Ellen Parker was worried about her health. She could not walk very quickly and it was difficult for her to climb stairs. She was soon out of breath.
“I suppose I had better go to the doctor.” she thought.
She went to the doctor and told him her problem.
“I’m not at all surprised.” he said, “I know what your problem is.”
He examined her and then gave her some advice.
“If you don’t do what I say, Mrs Parker,” he said, “You will have a heart attack (心臟病發(fā)作). It could kill you.”
Ellen was very worried as she left the doctor’s. She knew that she had to take his advice but that it would not be easy and it would take time.
The next day she went shopping. The first shop she went into was a butcher shop (肉鋪).
“I’d like ten pounds of steak (牛排), please.” she said.
“Certainly, madam.” the butcher replied and went into the cold room and found a large piece of steak. He brought the huge piece of meat back into the shop and placed it on the scale (稱).
“That’s just ten pounds.” he said.
“That’s big enough.” Mrs Parker said.
The butcher worked out the price.
“At S｜4.99 a pound that will be S｜49.90, please. Would you like me to cut it up into smaller pieces for you?”
“Oh, I don’t want to buy the meat.” Mrs Parker said.
“If you don’t want to buy it,” the butcher replied angrily, “Why did you ask me to get it for you?”
“My doctor told me that I am too heavy and have to lose ten pounds. I wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.”
小題1:Why did Ellen Parker visit the doctor?
A．She had a heart attack.B．She had a problem with her health.
C．She was unhappy about her weight. D．She could not sleep well.
小題2:Why did Ellen Parker ask for ten pounds of steak?
A．She wanted to buy some for dinner.
B．She wanted to lose weight.
C．Her doctor had told her to eat steak.
D．She wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.
小題3:What was Ellen Parker’s real problem?
A．She ate too much steak.B．She weighed too much.
C．She was often out of breath.D．She could not walk very quickly.

小題1:B
小題1:D
小題1:B
這篇幽默故事的大意是：Ellen Parker由于身體虛弱去看醫(yī)生，醫(yī)生建議她減肥。Ellen Parker聽(tīng)從了醫(yī)生的建議，卻進(jìn)了一家賣肉的商店并向店主要了10磅重的一塊牛排。當(dāng)?shù)曛饕跺X時(shí)，她卻說(shuō)自己并不想賣肉，只是想看看10磅肉到底有多大一塊。至此，我們知道Ellen Parker到肉店去的目的并非買肉，而是想要弄明白自己如果減掉10磅肉的話，到底需要減下多大一塊。
小題1:B。這是一道信息歸納題。根據(jù)文章首段的“Ellen Parker was worried about her health. She could not walk very quickly and it was difficult for her to climb stairs. She was soon out of breath.”不難看出Ellen Parker“爬樓困難、氣喘吁吁”。由此，我們得出“Ellen Parker 的健康有問(wèn)題”這一結(jié)論。
小題1:D。這是一道細(xì)節(jié)理解題。答案源自短文最后一段的“I wanted to see what ten pounds of flesh looked like.”一句中。Ellen Parker到肉店去并非是為了買肉，而是要看看10磅肉究竟有多大一塊。
小題1:B。這也是一道邏輯推理題。文章第一段提到Ellen Parker的身體很虛弱，最后點(diǎn)明醫(yī)生讓她減肥10磅。據(jù)此，我們可以推斷出她所有的健康問(wèn)題皆由身體肥胖所致。
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In the essay, I wrote about my desire to skydive, stating George Brush Sr. did it at age 80. Why not me? I was just 84 and in pretty good health. A year went by and I heard nothing. But then at a community party in late April 2009, they announced that I was one of the winners. I just couldn’t believe it. Inspired by this， I decided to realize my dream, even though some of my family members and my doctor were against it.
On June 11, 2009, nearly 40 of my family and friends gathered in the area close to where I would land while I headed up in the airplane. My instructor, Jay, guided me through the experience. The plane was the noisiest one I had ever been in, but I wasn’t frightened—I was really just looking forward to the experience. When we reached 13,000 feet, Jay instructed me to throw myself out of the plane. When we first hit the air, the wind was so strong that I could hardly breathe. For a second I thought, “What have I gotten myself into?” But then everything got calmer. We were in a free fall for about a minute before Jay opened the parachute（降落傘）, then we just floated downward for about five minutes. Being up in the clouds and looking at the view below was unlike anything I have ever felt—much better than the hot air balloon. I was just enjoying it.
Skydiving was really one of the greatest experiences of my life. I hope other people will look at me and realize that you don’t stop living just because you are 84 years old. If there’s something you want to experience, look into it. If it’s something that is possible, make it happen.
小題1:What happened to the author in 2001?
A．She flew an airplaneB．She entered a competition
C．She went on a hot air balloon rideD．She moved into a retirement community
小題2:The author mentioned George Bush Sr. in her essay to       .
A．build up her own reputationB．show her admiration for him
C．compare their health conditionD．make her argument persuasive
小題3:How did the author feel immediately after she jumped out of the plane?
A．ExcitedB．ScaredC．Nervous D．Regretful
小題4:What did the author enjoy most when she was skydiving?
A．The beautiful cloudsB．The wonderful view
C．The company of JayD．The one-minute free fall
小題5:Which word could be used to replace the word “instructor,” in Paragraph 3?
A．doctorB．conductorC．pilotD．trainer

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