For the 17 years my life was very happy. Then the first sad thing happened. My mother became very ill, and soon she knew that she was dying. Just before she died, she asked Elizabeth and me to go to her room. She held our hands and said, “Victor and Elizabeth, my children, I’m very happy because you love each other, and because one day you’ll get married. Everyone in the family loves you, Elizabeth. Will you take my place in the family, my dear? I can die happy if you look after them when I have gone.”
My mother died and we were very sad, because we loved her dearly. Elizabeth was brave and helped us; her sweet smile gave us some happiness in the unhappy days after my mother’s death. The time came for me to go to university. I didn’t want to leave my sad family, but we all knew that I should go. It was hard to leave, too, because the parents of my good friend Henry would not let him go to university with me. So I had gone alone.
On my first day at university I met my teacher, Professor Waldman, who was one of the greatest scientists in the world. He gave a wonderful talk to all the students who were starting at the university. He ended his talk by saying, “Some of you will become the greatest scientists of tomorrow. You must study hard and discover everything that you can. This is why God made you intelligent—to help other people.”
After the professor’s talk, I thought very carefully. I remembered the storm when I was 15; I remembered how the lightning had destroyed the tree. From then on, I wanted to use electricity to help people, and I wanted to discover the secrets of life. I decided to work on these two things.
I started to work the next day. I worked very hard and soon Professor Waldman and I realized that I could learn to be a very good scientist.
The professor helped me very much, and other important scientists who were his friends helped me, too. I was interested in my work and I did not take one day’s holiday during the next two years, I did not go home, and my letters to my family were very short.
After two years, I had discovered many things and I built a scientific machine that was the best in the university. My machine would help me answer the most important question of all. How does life begin? Is it possible to put life into dead things? To answer these questions about life I had to learn first about death. I had to watch bodies from the moment when they died and the warm life left them. In the hospital and in the university, I watched the dying and the dead. Day after day, month after month, I followed death, so it was a dark and terrible time.
I built a tall mast about 150 meters high, which is higher than the tallest building in the city, to catch lightning and send the electricity down to my machine in the lab. I believed I could use that electricity to give life to things that were dead.
Then one day, the answer came to me. Suddenly I was sure that I knew the secret of life.
小題1:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Elizabeth married shortly after Victor’s mother died.
B.Elizabeth was a brave girl who loved Victor and gave him much help.
C.Victor’s mother was very angry when she knew he loved Elizabeth.
D.Victor did not want to leave his family because his mother died not long before.
小題2:Victor did all the following during his research in the university EXCEPT that       .
A.he discovered many things and built a scientific machine
B.he learnt much about death both in the hospitals and in the university
C.he worked hard and took only one day’s holiday during the next two years
D.he built a tall mast to catch lightning and send the electricity down to the lab
小題3:According to the author, the secret of life is to        .
A.give life to things that were dead
B.use electricity to help others
C.build the best machine to learn about death
D.become the greatest scientist of tomorrow
小題4:Which is the correct order about the life of Victor?
① Victor’s mother passed away.
② Victor got help from the professor and other scientists.
③ Victor went to university and attended the professor’s talk.
④ Victor found the answer to giving life to things that were dead.
⑤ Victor experienced a storm, seeing the lightning destroying the tree.
A.①②③④⑤B.⑤①②④③C.①③②⑤④D.⑤①③②④

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:D
文章講述是主人公在母親去世后發(fā)奮讀書(shū),后來(lái)夢(mèng)想實(shí)現(xiàn)讓死亡的生命復(fù)活,并致力于其中。
小題1:事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)根據(jù)第二段Elizabeth was brave and helped us可知。
小題2:事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題,根據(jù)第六段I was interested in my work and I did not take one day’s holiday during the next two years, I did not go home, and my letters to my family were very short可知,他并沒(méi)有請(qǐng)假。
小題3:推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后的 I believed I could use that electricity to give life to things that were dead.Then one day, the answer came to me. Suddenly I was sure that I knew the secret of life可知。
小題4:通讀文章可知。
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A.surroundingB.separatingC.dividingD.trapping
小題3:
A.disappointedlyB.separatelyC.equallyD.surprisingly
小題4:
A.strengthB.effortsC.powerD.energy
小題5:
A.stageB.sceneC.spotD.place
小題6:
A.stillB.yetC.everD.even
小題7:
A.known asB.considered asC.looked asD.taken as
小題8:
A.taken careB.taken care ofC.taking careD.taking care of
小題9:
A.costB.paidC.tookD.spent
小題10:
A.containB.includeC.includingD.containing
小題11:
A.commentsB.praiseC.criticizeD.words
小題12:
A.in specialB.in practicalC.in ratherD.in especial
小題13:
A.touchB.warmC.moveD.leave
小題14:
A.kept his mindB.gave his mindC.made his mindD.changed his mind
小題15:
A.becauseB.forC.sinceD.because of
小題16:
A.other thanB.in steadC.instead ofD.or rather
小題17:
A.StillB.ButC.HoweverD.Though
小題18:
A.surprisedB.a(chǎn)fraidC.scaredD.a(chǎn)stonished
小題19:
A.passB.a(chǎn)crossC.thoughD.past
小題20:
A.can’tB.don’tC.mustn’tD.won’t

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