I was sitting in the surgical waiting area at the hospital waiting for word of my wife's operation. The small room was filled with other families and friends who were 36 waiting to hear how their loved ones were doing.
There was a young boy sitting quietly in the__37__.He held a small box of__38__in one hand and a tablet( 寫字板)in the other. Every so often he'd place the tablet on his lap and draw something. As the hours passed I began to see the room almost__39__.And there was a strange silence.
“Daddy，when is Mommy going home？”the young boy asked，breaking the__40__.
“Tomorrow，”his father replied. The boy picked up his crayons and__41__something on the tablet.
I _42__him as he moved his feet back and forth，looking up at the ceiling and then toward the sunshine－filled window.“When's__43__，Daddy？”he asked. His father__44__him over to sit by him. “Come，_45__here next to me，”he said with a gentle tone in his voice.
__46__his things，the little boy walked slowly to his father's side from the corner.
The man_47__out and held his son by his shoulders.
“There are three days in life. Yesterday，today and tomorrow. One is over and done，one we live in，the other we__48__.We can't live in yesterday，but if we are happy enough today，we will be even happier tomorrow，”he said in an attempt to__49__the boy.
The little boy looked at him for a moment and said，“If Mommy is going home tomorrow，I'll be__50__. So，I want it to be tomorrow already, Daddy.”
Now hanging on every word of this__51__，I leaned forward to hear his response. It was__52__.
“Son，the one great thing about today is once it__53__，it is already almost tomorrow.”
I thought about how__54__it was. Even in my adult life. I still live waiting for what tomorrow may__55__.Now I know that it is already “almost tomorrow.”
小題1:
A．eagerlyB．patientlyC．happilyD．curiously
小題2:
A．chairB．cornerC．distanceD．shadow
小題3:
A．giftsB．toysC．chalksD．crayons
小題4:
A．darkB．fullC．emptyD．clean
小題5:
A．promiseB．ruleC．recordD．silence
小題6:
A．wroteB．drewC．printedD．carved
小題7:
A．followedB．foundC．watchedD．caught
小題8:
A．todayB．yesterdayC．futureD．tomorrow
小題9:
A．knockedB．orderedC．calledD．pulled
小題10:
A．standB．sitC．lieD．sleep
小題11:
A．GatheringB．ForgettingC．SavingD．Choosing
小題12:
A．gotB．tookC．setD．reached
小題13:
A．spendB．wasteC．killD．expect
小題14:
A．frightenB．satisfyC．persuadeD．warn
小題15:
A．happierB．calmerC．smarterD．sadder
小題16:
A．storyB．argumentC．conversationD．discussion
小題17:
A．humorousB．sillyC．positiveD．perfect
小題18:
A．endsB．startsC．passesD．lasts
小題19:
A．meaningfulB．importantC．interestingD．fantastic
小題20:
A．happenB．comeC．bringD．need

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:C
小題5:D
小題6:B
小題7:C
小題8:D
小題9:C
小題10:B
小題11:A
小題12:D
小題13:D
小題14:B
小題15:A
小題16:C
小題17:D
小題18:B
小題19:A
小題20:C
文章通過一對父子的對話告訴我們不要等待明天，要積極的面對未來。
小題1:形容詞辨析。根據(jù)上下文可知是在醫(yī)院的手術室外面。所以人們應該是在焦急地等待親人的消息。
小題2:名詞辨析。A椅子；B角落；C距離；D陰影。由句意可知那個孩子是在角落里。
小題3:名詞辨析。根據(jù)下文的41空前面可知D正確。
小題4:上下文串聯(lián)根據(jù)上文的As the hours passed可知很長時間過去了，那么應該是很多人都走了，房間空了也安靜下來了。
小題5:名詞辨析。解析同上。
小題6:上下文串聯(lián)。拿起來蠟筆，自然就應該是在畫板上畫了什么內容。
小題7:動詞辨析。根據(jù)上下文可知我觀察這這個孩子。
小題8:上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)下文父親的解釋可知孩子是問父親明天在那里。
小題9: 固定詞組。Call sb over讓某人走過來；可知父親是讓兒子和他坐在一起。
小題10:動詞辨析。解析同上。
小題11:動詞辨析。A整理；B忘記；C存，節(jié)�。籇選擇。根據(jù)句意課男孩整理好東西朝父親走了過去。
小題12:固定短語。Reach out伸出手去；
小題13:上下文串聯(lián)。父親在這里解釋昨天，今天和明天。昨天是已經(jīng)過去的，今天是我們所生活的。明天是我們所期待的。
小題14:動詞辨析。根據(jù)上下文可知他是想滿足孩子的求知欲。
小題15:上下文串聯(lián)。由句意可知：如果媽媽明天能回家，我會更加高興。
小題16:上下文辨析。由上文可知我聽見的是這對父子的對話。
小題17:形容詞辨析。A幽默的；B愚蠢的；C積極的；D完美的。根據(jù)上下文可知我認為他們的對話很完美。
小題18:動詞辨析。根據(jù)句意可知父親告訴孩子：一旦開始了，今天就變成了明天，就無法回到以前了。
小題19:形容詞辨析。根據(jù)下文可知我認為父親的話非常有意義。
小題20:上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)句意可知：即使是我，很多時候也在等待著明天給我?guī)淼臇|西。
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B．the poor arrangement of teaching content
C．the fast pace of human scientific development
D．the rising standard of living
小題4:What does the author think of communication through print for children?
A．It enables children to gain more social information.
B．It develops children’s interest in reading and writing.
C．It helps children to read and write well.
D．It can control what children are to learn.
小題5:What does the author think of the change in today’s children?
A．He feels their adultlike behavior is so funny
B．He thinks the change worthy of note.
C．He considers it a rapid development.
D．He seems to be upset about it.

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Dr. Jack M. Gwaltney, Jr. a professor at the University Of Virginia School Of Medicine infected six student volunteers with virus, the most common cause of colds. A few days later, when they were coughing and sneezing, he gathered 37 more people and divided them into three groups. Group 1 members spent three days and nights in the same room with one of the infected students, separated by a screen so they couldn't touch one another. Group 2 sat around a table while an infected volunteer talked, coughed and sang to them. Group 3 held hands with an infected student for ten seconds, and then touched their own noses or eyes.
Although most scientists at the time, the mid-70s, believed colds were spread by virus-laden droplets spread through the air when infected people coughed or sneezed, Gwaltney suspected physical contact might play an important role. Sure enough, of the 15 people who had touched a student volunteer, 11 became infected—compared with only one of those who had been sitting at the table, and none who had spent three days and nights together.
"The best evidence we have is that hand-to-hand contact is the most efficient way of transmitting virus," says Gwaltney. The study was one of a series that helped establish Gwaltney's reputation as a leading authority. Dr. Robert Couch says, "It would not be inappropriate to call him Mr. Common Cold."
When Gwaltney is asked how close scientists are to finding a cure, he replies: "If you mean ‘get rid of’, I don't think we're going to be able to do that with cold viruses any time soon. But if you look in the dictionary, you'll see that 'cure' is explained as a successful treatment. And we're not just getting more effective at treating the symptoms (癥狀)—we're getting at the root cause too. "
小題1:Dr. Jack M. Gwaltney conducted the experiment in order to__________.
A．find out the most common cause of colds
B．infect the student volunteer
C．find out the role physical contact plays in the common colds
D．find out the role virus-laden air plays in the infection of colds
小題2:The result of the experiment shows that ___ plays an important role in the infection of colds.
A．sneezing at the infected person
B．touching the infected person
C．sitting together with the infected person
D．talking with the infected person
小題3:Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Dr. Gwaltney was sure that hand-to-hand touch is the cause of the common cold.
B．Only one of the people who had spent three days and nights together became infected.
C．Dr. Gwaltney conducted many an experiment as to the cause of colds.
D．Dr. Gwaltney tested altogether 43 volunteers to see how they could develop colds.
小題4:Mr. Common Cold is______.
A．a newly-found virus
B．a nickname (綽號) of respect to Dr. Gwaltney
C．a method to cure colds
D．a way by which the other scientists laughed at Dr. Gwaltney
小題5:When Dr. Gwaltney gives a reply in the end of the passage, he means that______.
A．they have found the fundamental cause of colds
B．they have managed to wipe out the cold viruses
C．they have meant to experiment more
D．they have made much progress in dealing with colds

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