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Conjoined Twins Lead Separate But Active LivesLori and Reba Schappell have never been alone and they want to keep it that way.
The 40-year-old conjoined twins in Pensylvania, US have read about others locked together by an accident of birth who have been medically separated. But they insist only death can part them.“We've never imagined a life divided. ” Lori said.
Lori and Reba are joined together at the side of their heads, facing in opposite directions. Their blood supply is partly linked, but each has a separated brain.
Reba suffers from a disease which has left her completely dependent on her sister.
Lori wheels her everywhere they go in a specially designed chair. They both attended college, then went in different professional directions. Lori worked in a laundry room at a hospital for six years before giving that up to allow Reba to try to become a country singer.
Her first song is called “The Fear of Being Alone” , which was inspired(啟示) by Reba and Lon's desire for togetherness.
Reba's career has taken her across the United States, Europe and parts of Asia. While the twins receive some money from the government, the earnings from Reba's concerts go to AIDS and cancer charities(慈善機構(gòu)) .
The sisters have set goals for themselves. Reba looks forward to a successful career as a country singer, while Lori said she hopes to get married and have children of her own.
“ I'm not the only woman at age 40 not to have children . ” Lori said. “So when it comes, it comes. Meanwhile, I live wonderfully from day to day . ”
1.When Lori said “We've never imagined a life divided” , she meant that ________.
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A.they don't wish to be made separate
B.they think their case is beyond medical help
C.independent life would be too good to think of
D.they would die once separated
2.By “l(fā)ead separate lives ”the title means that ________.
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A.either of the two can look after herself
B.the twins do different things
C.they face in opposite directions
D.they are no longer conjoined now
3.When Reba gives performances as a country singer, Lori ________.
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A.works in a laundry
B.continues her college education
C.brings up her children
D.looks after her sister
4.The twins lead active lives because they ________.
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A.a(chǎn)re fed up with staying at home, doing nothing
B.need more money
C.want to prove themselves as useful citizens
D.have to earn their own bread
5.From the last paragraph we can understand that Lori ________.
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A.thinks it's too late for her to have children
B.is sure she'll get married and have children
C.prefers to have things go naturally
D.would rather rat change her way of life
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科目:高中英語 來源:江西省白鷺洲中學(xué)2010-2011學(xué)年高二下學(xué)期第三次月考英語試題 題型:050
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Adults usually do not remember most of the things that are taught by their teachers at school. But this story is one such lesson that I will never forget. Every time I drift off course, I think of this story.
It was a normal Monday morning, and my teacher was teaching us on important things in life and about devoting ourselves to what is important to us. This is how the story went:
An old man lived in a certain part of London, and he would wake up every morning and go to the sub-way. He would get onto the train right to Central Lon-don, and then sit at the street corner and beg. He would do this every single day of his life. He sat at the same street corner and begged for almost 20 years.
His house was dirty, and a stench (惡臭) came out of the house and it smelled terrible. The neighbors could not stand the smell any more, so they called for the police officers to clear the place. The officers knocked down the door and cleaned the house. There were small bags of money all over the house that he had collected over the years.
The police counted the money, and they soon realized that the old man was a millionaire (百萬富翁). They waited outside his house expecting to share the good news with him. When the old man arrived home that evening, one of the officers told him that there was no need for him to beg any more as he was a rich man now, a millionaire.
But the old man said nothing at all; he went into his house and locked the door. The next morning he woke up as usual, went to the subway, sat at the street corner and continued to beg.
Clearly, this old man had no great plans, dreams or anything significant (有意義的) for his life. We learn nothing from this story other than staying focused on the things we enjoy doing.
The underlined part in the first paragraph may mean ______.
A. I get tired of learning my subjects B. I fail to listen to lessons attentively
C. I go in the wrong direction of life D. I wouldn’t like to go to school
The neighbor called the police because ______.
A. the old man kept begging money from them every day
B. there was something dangerous in the old man’s house
C. the old man wouldn’t buy tickets for the train
D. they couldn’t bear the smell from the old man’s house
When the old man knew he was a millionaire, he ______.
A. remained calm B. became excited C. felt worried D. became nervous
What lesson do we learn from the story?
A. Make great plans for your life. B. Keep on doing what you like.
C. Do something that is good to society. D. Depend on yourself rather than others.
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Fear and its companion pain are two of the most useful things that men and animals possess, if they are properly used. If fire did not hurt when burnt, children would play it until their hands were burnt away. Similarly, if pain existed but fear did not, a child would burn itself again and again, because fear would not warn it to keep away from the fire that had burnt it before. A really fearless soldier— and some do exist — is not a good soldier because he is soon killed ; and a dead soldier is of no use to his army. Fear and pain are therefore two guards without which men and animals might soon die out.
In our first sentence we suggested that fear ought to be properly used.If, for example, you never go out of your house because of the danger of being knocked down and killed in the street by a car, you are letting fear rule you too much. Even in your house you are not completely safe: an airplane may crash on your house, or ants may eat away some of the beams in your roof so that the latter falls on you, or you may get cancer!
The important thing is not to let fear rule you, but instead to use fear as your servant and guide. Fear will warn you of dangers; then you have to decide what action to take.
In many cases, you can take quick and successful action to avoid the danger. For example, you see a car coming straight towards you: fear warns you, you jump out of the way, and all is well.
In some cases, however, you decide that there is nothing that you can do to avoid the danger. For example, you cannot prevent an airplane crashing onto your house. In this case, fear has given you its warning, you have examined it and decided on your course of action, so fear of this particular danger is no longer of any use to you, and you have to try to overcome it.
1.Children would play with fire until their hands were burnt away if ________.
A.they were given no warning beforehand
B.they had never burnt themselves
C.they had no sense of pain
D.they were fearful of the fire
2.A really fearless soldier_________.
A.is of little use to the army B.is without equal
C.is nothing but a dead soldier D.easily gets killed in a battle
3.Fear should be used properly because_________.
A.a(chǎn)n airplane may crash on your house
B.you may get cancer
C.fear can only be used as a servant and guide
D.men are now letting fear rule them too much
4.Which of the following is implied but not stated in the passage?
A.Fear is always something helpful.
B.Too much fear is harmful.
C.Fear ought to be used as a servant and guide.
D.Fear is something unbeneficial.
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