B
I was 11 years old standing outside in just my underwear while I watched the house that I grew up burning to the ground.
A few minutes earlier I was in bed when my grandma’s scream woke me up. A fire had broken out her room and woke her. Hearing her, my older brother jumped into action, running from room to room quickly waking everyone in the house. The house, however, was over 50 years old and made of wood. Before we could do anything, the fire burned it out. Luckily, we all ran outside before the firetook hold of every room.
I stood there shivering (发抖). I watched helplessly while my mom cried and my dad sighed (叹气). I wondered what was going to happen to us now that we lost all of our things.
The things that matter aren’t things. I saw my older brother running across the bridge near our house to get help. I saw my oldest brother who was on his walking stick standing unsteadily on one leg. I saw my grandma and dad wrapped in each other’s arms and my mom holding our little dog. I realized at that moment that we were all alive. Everything that was meaningful survived the fire. Our lives would continue. We would all be around to love each other for many years to come. And that was all that mattered.
I still think of that fire in the night. It helped me to become who I am today. It showed me for the very first time what is truly meaningful in this life. It helped me to learn that the love we share is far more important than the things we own.
Live your life for the things that matter, not for the things you own. Love others. Let the fire inside of you make this world a warmer place.
34. FromParagraph1 and Paragraph 2,we can know _________.
A. it didn’t take long to burn the house out B. we were all woken by the fire
C. the fire happened in an early morning D. all of us tried to put out the fire
35. You can put the sentence “As I looked around, though, I realized something for the first time:” at the beginning of ________.
A. Paragraph 2 B. Paragraph 3 C. Paragraph 4 D. Paragraph 5
36. The sentence “The things that matter” refers to (指的是) _______ .
A. what was going to happen B. the fire burned our house out
C. my mom cried and my dad sighed D. we would all stay together
37. Which sentence best shows the central theme in the text?
A. We were helpless because we had lost all of our things.
B. Everything that was meaningful had survived the fire.
C. The fire helped me to become the person who I am today.
D. The love we share is far more important than what we own.
C
“Tonight?” I was not ready for this.
“Tonight,” he repeated. “We are a few miles off theSpanish coast. It will be dark, and the wind is blowing in the right direction. You agreed,Dr. Aronnax, to escape(逃跑)withme. Remember your promise!” I said nothing. “At nineo’clock,” continued Ned Land, “I will go to the stairwith Conseil. You will wait in the library for our signal(信号). Ihave already put some food in the dinghy(小艇). Everything is done!”
“The sea is quite rough,” I said.
“Yes, but if we don’t go tonight, we will soon be too far from land!” I knew that he was right. I was also frightened. What would Captain Nemo do if he discovered our plan, or if we failed? I had notseen him for several days. Now, I did not want to see him. He might notice that I was nervous. I stayed in my room as the hours slowly passed.
At seven o’clock, I had dinner in my room. Only twohours to go! I was so nervous that I felt sick. I had a headache. I walked up and down in my room. As I looked around, I saw that Captain Nemo’s bedroom door was open. The room was empty.
It was eight o’clock, and I went to the dark library. As I waited, I felt a bump as the submarine(潜水艇) came to rest on the ocean floor.
The library door opened, and Captain Nemo entered. He told me that we were in Vigo Bay. A Spanish admiral(海军上将)had burned his own ships there in 1702 to prevent the British Navy from taking the huge amount of gold they were carrying. He took me to the window. The crew(船员)were gathering the gold from the sand andbringing it to the submarine. Now, I knew how CaptainNemo had become so rich.
38.What was NOT a reason Ned Land gave for wanting to escape that night?
A. They were close to the Spanish coast.B. The sea was quite rough.
C. They would not be found easily. D. The wind was good for them.
39. Why did Dr. Aronnax remain in his room?
A. He wanted to prepare well for the escape.B. He must have dinner in his room.
C. He didn’t want to see Captain Nemo.D. He didn’t want to leave the submarine.
40. Which of the following shows the correct order?
a. Captain Nemo gathered gold from Vigo Bay.
b. Ned asked Dr. Aronnax to escape.
c. Ned put some food in the dinghy.
d. British Navy was prevented from taking the gold.
e. I stayed in the library and waited.
A. d-c-b-e-a B. d-b-c-a-e C. e-c-b-a-d D. e-c-d-b-a
41. From the passage, we know Dr. Aronnax was _________ that night.
A. relaxed B. hopeful C. patient D. nervous
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