In a room at Texas Children Cancer Center in Houston, eight-year-old Simran Jatar lay in bed with a drip (點滴) above her to fight her bone cancer. Over her bald (禿的) head, she wore a pink hat that matched her clothes. But the third grader’s cheery dressing didn’t mask her pain and weary eyes.
Then a visitor showed up. “Do you want to write a song?” asked Anita Kruse, 49, rolling a cart equipped with an electronic keyboard, a microphone and speakers. Simran stared. “Have you ever written a poem?” Anita Kruse continued. “Well, yes,” Simran said.
Within minutes, Simran was reading her poem into the microphone. “Some bird soaring through the sky,” she said softly. “Imagination in its head…” Anita Kruse added piano music, a few warbling (鳴, 唱) birds, and finally the girl’s voice. Thirty minutes later, she presented Simran with a CD of her first recorded song.
That was the beginning of Anita Kruse’s project, Purple Songs Can Fly, one that has helped more than 125 young patients write and record songs. As a composer and pianist who had performed at the hospital, Kruse said that the idea of how she could help “came in one flash”.
The effect on the kids has been great. One teenage girl, curling (蜷縮) in pain in her wheelchair, stood unaided to dance to a hip-hop song she had written. A 12-year-old boy with Hodgkin’s disease who rarely spoke surprised his doctors with a song he called I Can Make It.
“My time with the kids is heartbreaking because of the severity of their illnesses,” says Anita Kruse. “But they also make you happy, when the children are smiling, excited to share their CD with their families.”
Simran is now an active sixth grader and cancer-free. From time to time, she and her mother listen to her song, Always Remembering, and they always remember the “really sweet and nice and loving” lady who gave them a shining moment in the dark hour.
小題1:Simran Jatar lay in bed in hospital because ______.
A．most of her hair had fallen out
B．she was receiving treatment for cancer
C．she felt depressed and quit from school
D．she was suffering from a pain in her back
小題2:What do we know about Anita Kruse’s project?
A．It helps young patients record songs.
B．It is supported by singers and patients.
C．It aims to replace the medical treatment.
D．It offers patients chances to realize their dreams.
小題3:What does the case of a 12-year-old boy suggest?
A．Most children are naturally fond of music.
B．He was brave enough to put up performance.
C．The project has positive effect on young patients.
D．Singing is the best way to treat some illnesses.
小題4:What is probably the best title for the passage?
A．Purple Songs Can Fly
B．Singing Can Improve Health
C．A Shining Moment in Life
D．A Kind Woman—Anita Kruse

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:A
文章講述的是一個人用音樂來幫助那些遭受痛苦的孩子的告訴。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段1,2行eight-year-old Simran Jatar lay in bed with a drip (點滴) above her to fight her bone cancer.可知Ｂ正確。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第4段1,2行one that has helped more than 125 young patients write and record songs.可知A正確。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第5段第一行The effect on the kids has been great.可知這種做法對孩子有積極的影響，這個男孩就是一個例子。
小題4:主旨大意題。文章講述的是一個人用音樂幫助那些遭受痛苦的孩子們，A的意思符合文章的意思。
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A．Yale University was her last choice
B．Yale must keep its promise to Marie
C．Marie Colvin was confident of herself
D．Marie Colvin was good at persuading
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C．flexibility and creativity
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a. She was doing a story in Syria and got killed.  
b. She was admitted to Yale University.
c. She studied in Brazil as an exchange student.
d. She was hired by The Sunday Times of London.
e. She began to take an interest in journalism.
A．d→e→c→a→bB．c→b→e→d→a
C．e→d→c→b→aD．b→c→d→e→a
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A．Calapagos as a Paradise for Adventures
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A．treatedB．directedC．showedD．swapped
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A．offB．outC．upD．down
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B．knew what her duty in life was
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D．was most interested in music and drawing
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A．ButB．SoC．OrD．Yet
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Ursula  34  long and hard. On Christmas Eve, she went to a store. She moved slowly through crowds of shoppers,  35  things in her mind. Finally she bought a baby dress. She immediately called a taxi.  “Excuse me, please, can you help me find a poor family with a baby?”  “A poor family?” said the  36  driver. “Yes, a very poor family.” Ursula told the man what she was trying to do. He listened in silence, and then said, “I know a family who needs just about everything.”
When they reached a building, the driver said, “They live on the third floor.” Ursula shook her head, “Would you take this dress to them and tell them it’s from someone …someone who has everything.”
Early the next day, Ursula   37  everyone for the presents she received. Then, she began to   38  why there seemed to be none from her. She told about what she did the night before. When she finished, there was a long   39  . “You see,” she added, “I try to do a kindness in your   40  .  And this is my Christmas present to you.”
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A．In returnB．As a result C．By the wayD．In a sense
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A．talked B．thought C．waitedD．worked
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A．selecting B．matchingC．rememberingD．organizing
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A．delighted B．a(chǎn)nxiousC．surprisedD．respectful
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A．thanked B．encouragedC．praisedD．a(chǎn)dmired
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A．settle B．repeat C．a(chǎn)rgue D．explain
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A．delay B．silence C．time D．break
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A．case B．opinion C．memory D．name

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