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BeautifulMind心灵驿站

Helpthatsavedalife

OnceIwenttoahospitalinGhana,tovisitadpctor-friendwhowasoffdutythatday.AtthehospitalgateIsawawoman.Sheseemedtohavetraveledfromafarawayvillagejusttobringhersickgirltothehospital.

Thegirlwassoillthatsheseemedtobedying;hereyeswerebulgingandshehadfilesalloverherbody.Allthemothercoulddowastowatchherchildsuffer.Thenursesinthehospitalwouldn’thelpher,perhapsbecauseshedidn’thaveanymoney.

WhenIsawthatshewascryingforhelp,Ipickedupthegirlandlookherstraighttothedoctors.Thedoctorsexaminedherandtoldthemotherthatherdaughterwasanaemic.Shewouldneedsomeblood.

Whentheysaidthis,thewomannearlyfainted.Shewaspoor.Therewasnowayshecouldpayforbloodforthegirl.IwassomovedthatIsaidthatshoudn’tworryaboutthemoney:

IwouldgivethebloodifIcould.Iwenttoadoctorandaskedifitwaspossibleformetohelpout.Thedoctorsaid:

’Let’ssee.”

Thedoctortestedmybloodgroup.ItwasOpositive.Thedoctorsaid:

”Thegirlislucky.”

Theytookmybloodandgaveittothegirl.Themotherwasverygrateful.ShesaidIhadbeenanangletoherdaughter.

Iwasveryrelievedthathadbeenabletosavethelifeofthegirl,andbringbackhopetoafamily.Sincethatday,I’vealwaystriedtohelpwhereIcould.

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Readingcomprehension

（A）Fillintheblanksaccordingtothepassage.Onlyonewordforeachblank.

（a）

JustbeforeChristmasin1917,aGermangirlcalledJulianawasflyingoverabigforestofAmerica.Theplanewasflyinghighinthesky.

Suddenly,therewasaloudnoise.Julianafoundherselffallingthroughtheair.sheclosedhereyes.Shewassurethatshewasgoingtodie.

Shefell3000meters.Whensheopenedhereyesagain,shefoundthatshehadlandedinatreeinthemiddleoftheforest.Shewasnotdead!

Shewasn’tevenbadlyhurt.Shewasstillsittinginherseat.Shewasholdingabagofsweets.Shewasaloneexceptforafewdeadbodieshereandthere.

Shebegantowalk.Atfirstshehadnothingtoeatexceptthesweets.Later,shefoundalittlefruit.Shehadneverseenthiskindoffruitbefore.Shefoundthatthefruitwassafeaftershesawsomemonkeyseatingit.

Afterfourdays,shecametoadeepriver.ShewalkedbythesideoftheriverforsixmoredaysandatlastarrivedatanIndianvillage.Shewassafe.

Fillintheblanksaccordingtothepassage.Onlyonewordforeachblank.

Theairaccidenthappenedintheseasonof

（1）______in1917.AGermangirlcalledJulianawasflyingoverabigforestofAmericawhensuddenlytherewasashewasalive.Shehadlandedinatree.Sheclimbeddownthetree,buttherewas

（2）______elseexcepther.Atfirstshe（3）______hadsweetstoeat.Later,shefoundalittlefruit.Afterfourdays,She（4）______adeepriver,shewalkedalongtheriverfor（5）_______sixdaysandatlastgottoanIndianvillage.Shewassafe.

（b）

Floodsarethemostcommonafterfire,andcanhappeninmanyplaces.Fastmovingwatercanknockdownpeople,andstrongfloodscanwashawaytreesanddestroybuildings.Wallsofwatercanreachheightsofabout3.8meters.Ifithasbeenrainingallthetime,youmustpayattention.Thefirstthingthatshouldbedoneisawatch.Ifafloodishappeningorwillhappensoon,peoplemustbewarned.Duringawatch,peopleshouldmovetheirexpensivethingstohigherfloors,andpeoplewillgotosafeplaces.payattention,whenafloodiscoming,ifyourcarstopsinfastrisingwater,giveitupandclimbtoahigherplacequicklybecauseafloodcanwashawaycarsinjusthalfameterofwater.Ithinkpeopleshouldknowmoreknowledgeoffloods.Wemustknowwhatwewilldoifafloodcometous.

Fillintheblanksaccordingtothepassage.Onlyonewordforeachblank.

Floodscanhappeninmanyplace.

（1）______canbeknockeddownbyfastmovingwater.Treesand

（2）______canalsobedestroyed.Wallsofwatercanreachabout3.8metershigh.Duringawatch,expensivethingsshouldbe（3）_______tohigherfloors.Ifyourcarstopsinfastrisingwater,giveituptoclimbtoahigherplace,orthefloodwillwashyoucarawayinjusthalfameterofwater.Ifa（4）______happenstous，wemustknowhowtolookafter（5）_____.

（c）

Afarmergrewsomevegetablesinhisgarden.Onedayhiswifewasillandhehadnomoney.Hehadtosellsomecabbagesandcarrotsinthemarket.Thenextmorninghetooktwobasketsofvegetablestotown.Butitwasraininghardthatafternoonandthereweren’tmanypeopleinthestreet.Whenhisvegetablesweresoldout,itwasdark.Heboughtsomemedicineandhurriedtohisvillage.

Onhiswayhomehesawapersonlyingonthesnow.Heplacedhisbasketsonthegroundandwasgoingtohelpthepersontohelpthepersontogetup.Atthattimehefounditwasadeadmanandtherewasmuchbloodonhisbody.Hewassofrightenedthatheranawayquickly,withouttakingthebasketswithhim.

Thenextafternoonthefarmerwassenttothepolicestation.Havingshownthebaskets,anofficerasked,“Aretheseyours?

”“Yes,sir,”thefarmeransweredtimidly（胆怯地）.“Haveyoukilledtheman?

”“No,no,sir,”thefarmersaidinahurry.“Whendidyouseethedeadman?

”“Aboutsevenyesterdayevening.”“Didyouseewhokilledtheman?

”“No,sir.”Theofficerbroughtoutaknifeandasked,“Haveyouseenityet?

”“No,sir.”Theofficerbecameangryandtoldthepolicemantobeathimupandsenthimintoprison.

Thateveningtheofficerwentontrying.Pointingtotheknife,heaskedagain,“Haveyouseenityet?

”“Yessir.”Theofficerwashappyandasked,“Whenandwhere?

”“Isawitherethisafternoon,sir.”

Fillintheblanksaccordingtothepassage.Onlyonewordforeachblank.

Onedayafarmer’swifewasillandthefarmerdidn’thavemoney.Hehadtosellsomevegetables.Becauseofthe

（1）__________day,therewere

（2）__________peopleinthemarket.Hedidn’tsellhisvegetables（3）___________itwasdark.Heboughtsome（4）__________andwenthomeina（5）____________.Ontheway,hesawapersonlyingonthesnow.Hewantedtohelptheman.

（d）

Ayoungmanwasgettingreadytograduatefromcollege.Hehadlovedabeautifulsportscarformanymouths,andknewhisfathercouldaffordtobuyit.Hetoldhisfatherthatwasallhewanted.

Agraduationdaywascomingnear,theyoungmanreceivednothingfromhisfather.Onthemorningofhisgraduation,hisfathercalledhimintohisstudy.Hetoldhissonhowproudhewastohavesuchafineson,andtoldhimhowmuchhelovehim.hegavehissonabeautifulgiftboxandsawaBible（圣经）,withhisnameinit.Angrily,heraisedhisvoicetohisfatherandsaid,“WithallyourmoneyyougivemeaBible?

”Hethenranoutofthehouse,leavingtheBible.

Manyyearslater,theyoungmanbecameaverysuccessfulbusinessman.Realizinghisfatherwasveryold,hethoughheshouldgotoseehim.Hehadnotseenhimsincethatgraduationday.Unfortunately,hereceivedatelegramtellinghimhisfatherhadpassedaway.

Hewenttohisfather’shouseandfoundtheBible,justasheleftityearsago.Withtears,heopenedtheBibleandbegantoturnpages.Ashewasreading,acarkeydroppedfromthebackoftheBible.Itwasthekeytothesportscarhehadwantedsomuch.Suddenlysadnessandregret（悔恨）filledhishurt.

Fillintheblanksaccordingtothepassage.Onlyonewordforeachblank.

Ayoungmanwantedhisfathertobuyhimasportscar.Butonthemorningofhisgraduation,hisfathergavehimagiftbox.Inittherewasnothingbutabiblewithhisname.Theyoungmanbecamevery

（1）_______.After

（2）______tohisfather,helefthishousewithouttakingtheBible.Manyyearslaterthemansucceededin（3）_______.Hethenrealizedthatheshouldseehisoldfather.

Buthisfatherhad（4）______.Inhisfather’sstudy,afterfindingthattheBiblehidthesecretofhisfather’slove,hefeltverysorryandregrettedthathehad（5）_______hisfather.

（e）

Wouldyouliketospendyourvacationtravelingbyballoon?

ThefirsttriptookplaceinFrancein1783.Itlastedforonlyeightminutes.Aboutayearlater,anAmericanandaFrenchmandecidedtocrossthechannel（海峡）.Theydiscoveredaholeintheballoon.Itgrewbiggerandbigger.Thegaskeepingtheballoonupwasescaping.Thementhrewalltheirbelongings（物品）intothewatertomaketheballoonlighter.Itstartedtogouphigheragain,butitwasstilltooclosetothewater.Finallythementhrewawaymostoftheirclosestosavethemselves.ThecrowdwaitingfortheminEnglandwasverysurprisedwhentheballoonlanded!

Fillintheblanksaccordingtothepassage.Onlyonewordforeachblank.

Thefirst

（1）_________tripbyballoontookplaceinFrenchin1783.Aboutayearlater,anAmericanandaFrenchmandecidedtofly

（2）_________theEnglishChannel.Duringtheflight,theydiscoveredaholeintheballoon.Thegasinitwasescaping.Inordertosave（3）_________,theythrewalltheirbelongingsintothewater.Whattheydid（4）__________.Theballoonstartedto（5）__________higheragain,butitwastooclosetothewater.Intheendtheythrewawaymostoftheircloses.Thecrowdwaitingforthemwasverysurprisedbecausethetwomenhadalmostnothingonwhentheylanded.

（f）

Thetelephoneplaysaveryimportantroleinourdailylifetoday.ItwasinventedinMarch1876byAlexanderGrahamBell,ateacherwholivedinBoston,Massachusetts.OnedayBellandaworkernamedWatsonwereindifferenttoomsworkingontheirnewinvention.Bellsaid,“Comehere.Iwantyou.”andWatsonheardthesewordsonthetelephoneintheothertoom.

WhenBellmadethefirsttelephoneandshoweditatanexhibition,nooneseemedinterested.Itwasregardedasatoy.

FortunatelytheemperorofBrazilhappenedtocometotheexhibition