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　　牡一中高三学年期末考试 英语  试题第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
　　第一节：（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
　　A
　　It was a shopping trip I wouldn’t forget, because the list was items for my father, who had just been admitted to the long-term care center in our town. A year earlier, Mom and I were told that Daddy was in the middle stage of Alzheimer’s disease. Two months later, he started to rapidly deteriorate (恶化)，not just mentally, but also in his mobility. We could see he wanted to stand and walt his brain couldn’t transmit the message to his legs.
　　My mother, who was ill, struggled to care for Daddy in their home. Caregivers helped for part of each day. But it became increasingly clear that Daddy was reaching the point where he needed professional care. So that day we helped Daddy into the car for his trip to the care center.
　　As a daughter, I wanted to do something to make Daddy comfortable in the care center. When I was looking for things, suddenly an idea came into my head, which drove me to the toy area. There I bought a cute stuffed black-and-white dog. What a perfect companion for Daddy to have by his side. He loved his dogs and would miss them. So I hoped this stuffed one would help.
　　My dad’s face lit up when I gave him his new companion and he named him Artie after a good friend. It didn’t take long before Artie became the talk of the care center. Resting comfortably on Daddy’s lap, Artie went almost everywhere with Daddy in his wheelchair. One day, I was in the elevator with Daddy, Artie and one of the nurses, Lisa. The first thing Lisa said was, “Artie bit me today.” I looked at Daddy and asked him if that was true. He smiled as he [.Com]helped Artie “attack” Lisa’s arm again. Daddy still loved to share his snacks with Artie. One could know it when seeing all the cookie stains on Artie’s mouth.
　　Nine months after Daddy entered the care center, he passed away. Artie was in bed with him. Artie now sits on a shelf in my home next to many of Daddy’s things. I remember all the joy Artie brought to Daddy in the midst of Daddy’s battle with Alzheimer’s disease. It was Artie that accompanied Daddy to happily get through that period of darkness.
　　1. The author sent her father to the care center because ___________.
　　A. it was costly to hire caregivers
　　B. her father’s health condition got worse
　　C. her mother was too weak to look after her father
　　D. the care center promised to treat her father for free
　　2. What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?
　　A. The nurse was injured by Artie B. Artie loved to eat snacks very much
　　C. Dad tended to treat Artie as a real dog D. Dad was often misunderstood by others
　　3. What’s the best title for the paragraph?
　　A. The power of true love B. The importance of miracles
　　C. The admiration for a real hero D. The bright light in the darkness
　　B
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　　NASA says it could send astronauts to Mars as early as the 2030s. The mission would take more than two years, so NASA needs to know how people would react to living in a small group, isolated from the rest of the world, for such a long time. Some people may become depressed or bored living under those conditions. By studying people living in similar conditions here on Earth, NASA hopes to learn how to choose the most suitable people for a space mission, and how to help them get along.
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