Unit1Wordpower&GrammarandusageⅠ.阅读理解A（2013·广州高一检测）“CanIseemybaby?”askedthehappynewmother.Thebundle(acollectionofthingswrappedorboxedtogether)wasplacedinherarmsandwhenshemovedthefoldofclothtolookuponhistinyface,shegasped—thebabyhadbeenbornwithoutears.Time,however,provedthatthebaby’shearingwasperfectexcepthisappearance.Onedaywhenherushedhomefromschoolandthrewhimselfintohismother’sarms,hecriedoutbitterly,“Aboy,abigboy...calledme—af...freak.”Shesighed,knowingthathislifewastobeendlessofheartbreaks.Hegrewup,handsomeforhismisfortune.Afavoritewithhisfellowstudents,hemighthavebeenclasspresident,butforthat.Hedevelopedagiftforliteratureandmusic.Theboy’sfatherhadatalkwiththefamilydoctor.“Couldnothingbedone?”“Ibelievewecouldgraft(移植)onapairofouterears,iftheycouldbedonated(捐献),”thedoctordecided.Sothesearchbeganforapersonwhowouldmakesuchasacrificeforayoungman.Twoyearswentby.Then,“You’regoingtothehospital,son.MotherandIhavesomeonewhowilldonatetheearsyouneed.Butit’sasecret.”saidthefather.Theoperationwasabrilliantsuccess.Histalentsblossomedintogenius.Schoolandcollegebecameaseriesofsuccesses.Laterhemarriedandenteredthediplomatic(外交)service.“ButImustknow!”heurgedhisfather.“Whogavesomuchforme?Icouldneverdoenoughforhim.”“Idonotbelieveyoucould,”saidthefather，“buttheagreementwasthatyouarenottoknow...notyet.”Theyearskeptthesecret,butthedaydidcome...oneofthedarkestdaysthateverpassedthroughason.Hestoodwithhisfatheroverhismother’scasket(棺材).Slowlyandtenderly,thefatherstretchedforthahandandraisedthethick,reddish-brownhairtoletoutthesecret.1.Thestoryismainlyabout______.A.howaboyhadnewearsthroughanoperationB.whatadevotedparentprivatelydidforthechildC.howadisabledboyturnedintoausefulpersonD.whyadonatormadeasacrificetoabrightboy2.Fromthefirstparagraphweknowthatthemother______.A.wasdeterminedtodonateherearstoperfecthersonB.keptherhusbandunknownaboutthebaby’ssituationC.feltshockedanddisappointedtoseehernewbabyD.complainedofherbadlucktohaveadisabledchild3.Theunderlinedword“freak”inParagraph2istheclosestinmeaningto“______”.A.slow-actingpersonB.funny-lookingchildC.badly-behavedstudentD.strangely-shapedcreature4.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Theagreementwasbetweenthedonatorandthefamily.B.Theboywassopopularthathewasmadeclasspresident.C.Finallytheboycametoknowwhothedonatorwas.D.Themotherdonatedherearstohersonaftershedied.5.Whatmorallessoncanwedrawfromthisreading?A.Realloveliesinwhatisdoneunknownratherthanwhatisdoneknown.B.Itisparents’responsibilitytohelptheirchildrenheartandsoul.C.Truebeautyliesonlyintheheartnotinappearance.D.Younggenerationsshouldlearntobegrateful.B（2013·济宁高一检测）BecauseofthechangeintheAmericanpublicschoolsystemoverthelastseveralyears,nowmanyparentschoosetohome-schooltheirchildren.Therearemanyreasonsbehindthis.Let’stakealookatafewofthem.Forsomeparents,theyhavereligious(宗教的)reasonsforhome-schooling.Thepublicschoolsystemdoesnothavereligiousteachings,sotheseparentswanttoputreligionintothechildren’sdailyschoolactivities.Thismightincludeteachingreligion-basedcoursesratherthancourseworkthatistaughtinpublicschools.Forsomeparents,theydonotfeelthattheirlocalschoolsystemofferstheirchildrenthebestlearningopportunities.Sotheywanttotakemattersintotheirownhands.Thismaybebecausethelocalschoolhasloweducationalstandards(标准)orforsomeother...
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