In a room at Texas Children Cancer Center in Houston, eight-year-old Simran Jatar lay in bed with a drip (點(diǎn)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(疲倦的) eyes.

Then a visitor showed up. “Do you want to write a song?” asked Anita Kruse, 49, rolling a cart equipped with an electronic（電子） keyboard, a microphone and speakers（揚(yáng)聲器）. 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（作曲家） 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.

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（沮喪的） and quit from school

D. she was suffering from a pain in her back

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.

3.What does the case（實(shí)例） 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.

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

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：文章講述了寬恕他人的好處。Jason開車時(shí)一直想著與女朋友吵架的事，結(jié)果撞到了一輛汽車。事故造成了一位女士和她的女兒受傷。Jason鼓起勇氣請(qǐng)求她們的原諒，那位善良的女士原諒了Jason，最后他們成了好朋友。

1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段eight-year-old Simran Jatar lay in bed with a drip (點(diǎn)滴) above her to fight her bone cancer.八歲的Simran Jatar躺在床上打著點(diǎn)滴以對(duì)抗她的骨癌， 可以看出選項(xiàng)B她正在接受癌癥治療，所以B正確。

2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段第一句：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. 這是Anita Kruse項(xiàng)目開始，紫歌曲能飛，一個(gè)已經(jīng)幫助超過125年輕患者創(chuàng)作和錄制歌曲的項(xiàng)目， 可以判斷出A幫助年輕的病人錄歌正確。

3.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段中：A 12-year-old boy with Hodgkin’s disease who rarely spoke surprised his doctors with a song he called I Can Make It. 一個(gè)患有霍奇金病很少說話的12歲男孩用一首他稱之為“我一定能成功”的歌曲使他的醫(yī)生驚訝， 可以判斷出C正確。

4.That was the beginning of Anita Kruse’s project, Purple Songs Can Fly， 判斷為是本文的主題句， 前面介紹的是這個(gè)項(xiàng)目的開始，后面介紹這個(gè)項(xiàng)目的積極效果，所以A項(xiàng)點(diǎn)明主題正確。

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