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Ralph Wiley was born in 1926, on March 20. There were eight boys and four sisters, yet he says it wasn't a hard life. His father worked in a sawmill (锯木厂) in the woods. When Ralph was in the fifth grade, the teacher told him to go outside to get a whip (鞭), because she wanted to whip one of the students.
He walked outside, got the whip and stood in the doorway with it. “If you want it bad enough,” he told the teacher, “come and get it, because I'm not coming back in.”
That was his last day of school.
Ralph never did marry. He lived with his brother, Cliff. And he worked on a farm, with fifty whiteface cows.
Then he started collecting bottles and cans for the recycling (回收) center.
Then his brother died, and Ralph developed diabetes (糖尿病) and lost both legs.
Now he lives here in Bradbury Manor Nursing Home, and he likes it. He rolls around in his wheelchair all over the place. He's a happy person who feels life has been goad to him.
Why? After all, so many people would feel disappointed if they had never married… If they hadn't finished school… If they were old and lost both their legs and were living in a nursing home. Why does Ralph Wiley feel life has been good to him?
“I just do,” he says, “I get in bed by myself. I go to the bathroom by myself. I made my bed myself yesterday.”
We all make our own beds, and we all have to lie in them. Ralph has made his exceptionally comfortable. Which is why he shall surely rest in peace.
1．Ralph's childhood must have been ________.
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2．Why did Ralph leave school?
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A．Because he made a serious mistake and was dismissed (开除) from school.
B．Because the teacher whipped him and he was afraid to go back to school.
C．Because he's unwilling to see cruel punishment happen in the classroom.
D．Because he's tired of going to school.
3．What kind of people is Ralph?
①pessimistic (悲观的) ②optimistic (乐观的) ③timid (胆小的) ④carefree ⑤irresponsible ⑥kind
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4．What is the best title of the passage?
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A．Life Is Good.
B．From a Child to an Adult.
C．Life.
D．Ralph Wiley.
科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：053
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In the 1940s, Pinehaven Park was one of Crafton City's loveliest recreation(娱乐)areas. Over 40 acres of woods and fields were open to the public. In the 1950s, part of the park was taken over by Crafton City's garbage. Fifteen acres were to be used for landfill disposal(理置). As time went on, more and more of the park was used for garage disposal and less for recreation. Two years ago, the park was closed to the public for good. Along with household garbage, industrial chemicals had for years been dumped (倾倒)in the Pinehaven landfill. These poisonous chemicals had begun to seep(渗)back up through the soil. All of Pinehaven Park had become dangerously polluted.
Last year, the fish in the Crafton River began to die. After a series of investigations(研究), it became clear that the people of Crafton City were not to blame. 100～150 miles upstream, big paper mills were dumping industrial wastes into the river. Little by little, the level of poison in the river began to rise. Finally, it became so polluted that the fish themselves could no longer survive.
Downtown Crafton used to be a quiet area. Ten years of remarkable growth changed that in a big hurry. But with Crafton City's new prosperity(繁荣)came a new problem: air pollution. And it is a serious problem. Air pollution levels in Crafton are regularly reaching those of the nation's large industrial cities.
(1)Which of the following best states the central idea of the passage?
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A．Chemical dumping is a serious threat to Crafton City's soil.
B．The rapid growth of industry has brought air pollution to Crafton City.
C．The disposal of garbage can destroy recreation areas.
D．Industrial growth and progress have resulted in the pollution of Crafton City's water, air, and soil.
(2)According to the passage, what portion of the park had originally been marked for use as a garbage dump?
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A．Less than half B．Exactly half
C．About one third D．Most of it
(3)As it is used in the passage, the phrase“for good”means ________.
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A．practically B．for ever
C．thoroughly D．advantageously
(4)According to the passage, one result of dumping industrial chemicals into the landfill was that ________.
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A．the land became unsafe for humans
B．the animals on the land died
C．the poisonous chemicals were washed into the nearby river
D．the smoke from the chemicals polluted the air surrounding the landfill
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