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My aunt Edith was a widow of 50, working as a secretary, when doctors discovered what was then thought to be a very serious heart disease.

Aunt Edith doesn’t accept defeat easily .She began studying medical reports in the library and found an article in a magazine about a well-known heart surgeon, Dr. Michael DeBekey, of Houston, Texas.He had saved the life of someone with the same illness .The article said Dr. DeBekey’s fees were very high; Aunt Edith couldn’t possibly pay them .But could he tell her of someone whose fee she could pay?

So Aunt Edith wrote to him .She simply listed her reasons for wanting to live: her three children, who would be on their own in three or four more years, her little - girl dreamt of traveling and seeing the world .There wasn’t a word of self-pity-only warmth and humor and the joy of living .She mailed the letter, not really expecting an answer.

A few days later, my doorbell rang .Aunt Edith didn’t want to come in; she stood in the hall and read aloud. “Your beautiful letter moved me very deeply .If you can come to Houston, there will be no charge for either the hospital or the operation. Signed Michael DeBekey.”

That was seven years ago. Since then, Aunt Edith has been around the world .Her three children are happily married. For her age, she is one of the youngest, most alive people I know – all because of an open heart surgeon who knew how to honor his profession, and how to open his own heart.

56．Aunt Edith wrote a letter to Dr. Debakey to         .

A．ask for his advice       B．beg him to operate on her

C．ask him to introduce another doctor         D．ask for his sympathy

57．The underlined phrase “open heart” in the last paragraph means          .

A．open – minded  B．kind – hearted   C．patient       D．skillful

58．What can we conclude from the passage?

A．Dr. DeBakey is willing to operate on anyone free of charge.

B．Dr. DeBakey is expert in getting along with his patients.        

C．My aunt Edith is very poor and mean.

D．My aunt Edith is optimistic and strong – minded.

按照我国现行企业财产保险条款的规定，不属于不可保财产的是( )。

A．企业所有的铁路、桥梁、码头、堤堰等
B．不属于一般性的生产资料或商品的财产，如土地、矿藏等
C．违章建筑，非法占用的财产
D．处于运输途中的货物

下面四首诗，各描写了我国民间的一个传统节令的情景。按节令的时序，四首诗依次排列恰当的一项是（）。
①细雨成阴近夕阳，湖边飞阁照寒塘。黄花应笑关山客，每岁登高在异乡。
②银烛秋光冷画屏，轻罗小扇扑流萤。天街夜色凉如水，卧看牵牛织女星。
③无云世界秋三五，共看蟾盘上海涯。直到天头无尽处，不曾私照一人家。
④去年元夜时，花市灯如昼。月上柳梢头，人约黄昏后。

A．②④①③

B．④②①③

C．①②④③

D．④②③①

教师应如何备课

阅读冰心《往事》(一之十四)中的一段文字，然后回答题。
她住在灯塔的岛上，海霞是她的扇旗，海鸟是她的侍从；夜晚她曳着白衣蓝裳，头上插着新月的梳子，胸前挂着明星的璎珞；翩翩地飞行于海波之上……大风的时候……她驾着风车，狂飙疾转地在怒涛上驱走……下雨的时候……落泪了……黄昏的时候，霞光灿然，便是她回波电笑，云发飘扬……

在作品中，作者塑造这一形象的目的是什么