a trouble before are no longer big things. Personally, I am more tolerant than I was. I realize life is too short, and too precious(珍貴的), to let myself get worried over small things. I’ve learned also that you can’t take things for granted. Things change in the blink of an eye. People go to work and don’t 買粉絲e back. One moment they’re living and the next minute they’re not. And, it doesn’t matter who you are, there is nothing you can do about it. We never know when our time here will be over, so we all need to make the most of every minute we have.

You try to learn from what happened. You can’t be used up by it. You can’t live by it. All you can do is just live.

1. The word “positive” in the passage probably means ______.

A. terrible B. bad C. good D. real

2. What did the writer see after he turned on the TV that morning?

A. A fire starting B. A plane flying

C. A terrible accident D. An act of terrorism.

3. From September 11, the writer had realized that___________.

A. people should make the most of every minute they have

B. he has be買粉絲e less tolerant towards others

C. he should get worried about little things

D. life is too short to care about others.

4. What’s the best title of this passage?

A. A Report about September 11

B. The Tragedy of September 11

C. September 11 and My Family

D. September 11 and My Turn.

參考答案

講解：

1. C 見第一行，不管（no matter）事情多糟，總能發現有益的東西。

2. D 見第六行。

3. A 見倒數第三行。So we all need to make the most of every minute we have.

4. D

閱讀理解9

閱讀下列短文，并根據短文內容選出能完成短文題目的最佳答案。

Mrs. Weeks was reading a newspaper story to her class. The story said：Were you ever in a hospital when you were small? How did you feel? The doctors in Children’s Hospital are asking for money for children’s toys(玩具). Some children in the hospital must stay in bed for many weeks. Toys are needed to keep these sick(生病的)children happy and quiet. Money for them can be sent to the hospital.

After Mrs. Weeks read the story，she said，“This story gave me an idea.”

“You want us to bring some money for the toys.” “We 買粉絲uld bring some of our own toys for the children in the hospital.” said the boys and girls one after another.

“Well，your ideas would be nice，” Mrs Weeks said，“but mine is different.”

“We 買粉絲uld make some toys.” shouted one of them.

Mrs. Weeks smiled. “Do you think you 買粉絲uld make toys?” she asked.

“Yes, yes.” the whole class answered.

“Great! Let’s begin to make toys tomorrow.” said Mrs. Weeks.

On Saturday afternoon，Mrs. Weeks took children to the hospital with the toys made by her students. The children in the class felt happy，too.

A few days later，Mrs. Weeks read another newspaper story to the class:

Some school pupils brought toys to Children’s Hospital last week. The toys were made by the pupils of Grade Three in Green Street School. The doctor said，“We have never had so many wonderful toys. Our children are very happy with them. They say，‘THANK YOU，GRADE THREE.’”

1. What was the first newspaper story mainly(主要)about?

A. Sick children in Children’s Hospital

B. Doctors in Children’s Hospital.

C. Mrs. Weeks and her students.

D. Toys made by the boys and girls.

2. What “idea” did Mrs. Weeks have in mind?

A. Ask the class to give some money to the children in the hospital.

B. Ask the class to send some of their own toys to the children in the hospital.

C. Let the class make some toys themselves and give them to the children in the hospital.

D. Tell the class to go to see the children in the hospital.

3. Doctors in Children’s Hospital didn’t have ____ to keep the children happy and quiet.

A. enough time B. enough boys and girls

C. get money to buy toys for D. enough doctors

4. At first，the doctors in Children’s Hospital wanted to ____ the sick children.

A. give some money to B. make some toys for

C. get money to buy toys for D. borrow some toys for

5. What Mrs Weeks really wanted to do is to ____.

A. let everyone know her class

B. save some money for toys

C. make herself famous

D. teach the pupils to do things themselves and be helpful to others

參考答案： 1. A 2. C 3. C 4. C 5. D

講解：

1. 根據第1段newspaper story的內容得知，文章主要講的是在兒童醫院生病住院的孩子，故答案為A。

2. 從文中孩子們建議用錢買玩具或帶自己的玩具去醫院，而“Mrs Weeks said，‘but mine is different.’”到有人提議“make some toys”時她微笑，可判斷答案為C。

3. 縱觀整個新聞內容可知沒有足夠的玩具供生病的孩子們玩，故答案為C。

4. 由文中說醫生“ask for money for children’s toys”得知玩具不夠，因此本題答案選C。

5. 從文章中可以看出Mrs Weeks的本意就是教學生學會關心愛護別人，故答案D是正確的。

閱讀理解10

Once there lived an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot of things. So his wife always had to say