It was a hot summer day. My dad and I were getting ready to go out for a ride on the boat.

It was a hot summer day. My dad and I were getting ready to go out for a ride on the boat. Just then the phone call came, the call changed that sunny and beautiful day into a cold and dark one.
When I saw my father answering the phone, he was crying. I’d never seen my dad cry before. My heart sank. What possibly could happen?
“Max, I’m so sorry,” I heard him say. That’s when it hit me. I knew that Suzie had died.
Max has been my dad’s best friend for years. Suzie, his daughter, had a serious illness. She knew she was different from other kids. Although she couldn’t live a normal life, she was still happy.
When Suzie and I were little girls, we spent quite a bit of time together. When Suzie was ten, she had to live in a hospital. About eight months before she died, we talked at least twice a week on the phone until the end. Suzie was always so excited to talk to me and wanted to know everything I did and every thing I ate.
When Suzie and I first started calling each other, I thought it would be more of a burden on me, but I was completely wrong. I learned so much from her. She gave me more than I could ever give her. I will never forget her or the talks we had. I now know that I must never take anything for granted, especially my health and the gift of life.
【小题1】That phone call on a summer day made the author very .A．sadB．darkC．coldD．disappointed【小题2】Which of the following is Not true?A．The author’s day had never cried before.B．Max was the best friend of the author’s dad.C．Suzie was in bad health, so she was always unhappy.D．Suzie enjoyed talking to the author on the phone.【小题3】The underlined word “it” probably refers to .A．all the talks between Suzie and the author on the phoneB．Suzie’s serious illnessC．Suzie’s deathD．the first talk between Suzie and the author on the phone【小题4】Which is the best title for the passage?A．The Gift of LifeB．A Cold Dark DayC．Suzie’s DeathD．My Friend SuzieA

(答案→)A 解析：本篇短文给我们讲述了我和爸爸准备旅行的时候，爸爸接到一个关于他的朋友的女儿不幸离世的消息。爸爸很伤心，接着讲述了我与爸爸的朋友的女儿的许多往事。【小题1】细节理解题.根据I’d never seen my dad cry before. My heart sank.描述,可知我以前从来没有看见爸爸哭过，我的心也很难过。.故选A.【小题2】细节理解题.根据Although she couldn’t live a normal life, she was still happy.描述,可知尽管她不能过一个正常的生活，他仍然很开心,故选C.【小题3】词义猜测题.根据When Suzie and I first started calling each other, I thought it would be more of a burden on me, but I was completely wrong.描述,可知当我和Suzie开始在电话上聊天的时候，我认为它将是一个负担，但是我完全错了.故选D.【小题4】标题归纳题.联系前文I now know that I must never take anything for granted, especially my health and the gift of life.可知此处指的是我现在知道我一定从来不对一些事想当然。特别是我的健康和生命的礼物.故选A

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