北邮大学英语2阶段作业二

一、阅读理解（共1道小题，共25.0分）

1.

My aunt Edith was a widow（寡妇） of 50, working as a secretary, when doctors discovered what was then thought to be a very serious heart disease.

Aunt Edith doesn’t accept defeat easily. She began studying medical reports in the library and found an article in a magazine about a well-known heart surgeon, Dr. Michael DeBakey, of Houston, Texas. He had saved the life of someone with the same disease. The article said his fees were very high; Aunt Edith couldn’t possibly pay them. But could he tell her of someone whose fees she could pay?

So Aunt Edith wrote to him. She simply listed her reasons for wanting live: her three children, who would be on their own in three or four more years, her

little-girl dream of traveling and s eeing the world. There wasn’t a word of

self-pity----only warmth and humor and the joy of living. She mailed the letter, not really expecting an answer.

A few days later, my doorbell rang. Aunt Edith didn’t wait to come in; she

stood in the hall and read aloud:

Your beautiful letter moved me very deeply. If you can come to Houston, there will be no charge for either the hospital or the operation.

Signed: Michael DeBakey.

2.

1.

Aunt Edith_____when she knew she had a very serious heart disease.

2.

1.stopped working as a secretary

2.didn’t lose hope

3.stayed in the hospital

4.asked many doctors for help

3.

From the story we can see _____.

4.

1.Dr. Michael DeBakey was not famous at all

2.Aunt Edith could afford Dr. Michael DeBakey’s fees

3.Dr. Michael DeBakey was experienced in dealing with Aunt Edith’s disease

4.Aunt Edith accepted defeat easily

5.

In Aunt Edith’s letter to the doctor, ______.

6.

1.she showed she was warm, humorous and enjoying living

2.she avoided talking about her children

3.she showed she was very sad

4.she said she had a little girl who dreamed of traveling and seeing the world

7.

When Aunt Edith mailed her letter, _____.

8.

1.she was determined to move the doctor

2.she expected some wonder would happen

3.she knew it would never reach the doctor

4.she didn’t expect the doctor would give her a reply

9.

Michael DeBakey mainly told Aunt Edith in the letter that_____.

10.

1.he was going to operate on her for free

2.he thought he was unable to offer help

3.her letter was well-written

4.he r disease was so serious that he couldn’t cure her

试题分值：25.0

得分：[5, 5, 5, 5, 5]

提示：[1]B.细节题。本题问“Edith姑妈______当她听说自己患上了严重的心脏病。”中心词是“a very serious heart disease”。答案在第二段的第一句，该句大意是“Edith姑妈不会轻易言败”。据此，可知答案是B（她没有失去希望）。A的意思是“不做秘书了”，C 的意思是“呆在医院里”，D的意思是“向很多医生求助”。

[2]C.细节题。题目问“从故事中，我们可以看出________。”但是题干信息不足，所以我们还得浏览四个选项。A的意思是“Michael DeBakey医生一点都没有名。”B的意思是“Edith 姑妈可以负担得起Michael DeBakey医生的医治费用。”C的意思是“Michael DeBakey医生处理Edith姑妈的这种病特别有经验。”D的意思是“Edith姑妈轻易言败。”从上面第2题的解释中我们可知D是错误的。而A、B、C三个句子中心词都有“Dr. Michael DeBakey”。经过定位，答案在第二段。该段大意是“Edith姑妈不轻易言败。她开始在图书馆研读医学报告，在一份杂志上读到一篇文章，该文章讲到了德州休斯顿的一位著名的心外科医生，Michael DeBakey。这位医生挽救了一位和Edith姑妈一种病症的病人。文章还说这名医生的治疗费用很高。Edith姑妈根本负担不起这样的费用。但是，这位医生是否能给她推荐一位她能承担得起费用的医生呢？“据此，可知答案是C。

[3]A.细节题。本题问“在Edith姑妈给医生写的信中，_______。”中心词是“letter”，答案在第三段。该段大意是“所以，Edith姑妈就写信给了DeBakey医生。信中她仅仅列举了几条她想活下去的原因：她有三个孩子，再过三、四年这些孩子就能自立了；她小时候的梦想，梦想着周游世界。信中没有一丝的自我可怜，而是洋溢着热心、幽默和生活的快乐。她寄出了这封信，也没有期待对方能真的回应。”据此，可知答案是A（她展示出自己是热心、幽默和