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I had just gone to bed after a very hard day when the phone rang.It was an eccentric(怪僻的)farmer.I had never met him before although I had often heard people talk about him.He sounded quite nervous and he had been talking for a minute or so before I understood anything.Even then all I could make_out was that someone called Milly had had a very bad accident.I hadn't the slightest idea who she was but I obviously had to go.
It had been snowing heavily that day and I didn't know the way.I had been driving for at least an hour when I finally found his place.He was standing there, waiting for me.It seemed Milly had died.“She meant more to me than anyone...even my own wife！” he said.I could see that he had been crying.I thought something terrible had taken place, a possible scandal(丑闻)．I was even more shocked when he told me he had put her in the barn(厩)．“I wouldn't leave her out in the cold！” he said.
Milly had clearly been a secret lover of his.I was about to tell him he could not expect me to cover anything up when he opened the barn door.He lifted his candle and I saw a dark figure on the ground.“She was such a good cow! I wouldn't let anyone but a doctor touch her！” he said, and burst into tears again.
解题导语：作者接到一个农民的电话，要他赶去救治“米莉”当他驾车赶到后却发现“米莉”是一头牛。1．The underlined phrase “make out” in the first paragraph means ________．
A．expectB．understand
C．see clearly
D．hear clearly
词义猜测题。根据“before I understood anything”和“I hadn't the slightest idea who she was but I obviously had to go.”可以推知“make out”指“理解弄清楚”。2．Before he arrived at the farmer's house, the writer expected to see Milly lying ________．
A．on the ground of a barn
B．on the floor of a room
C．in bed in a room
D．in bed in a barn
细节理解题。作者认为Milly是个人人出了事故应该躺在房间的床上故选C。C
3．What do we know about Milly from the story?
A．She had met with an accident.
B．She had caused a scandal.
C．She was seriously ill.
D．She was hidden somewhere.
细节理解题。根据“someone called Milly had had a very bad accident”可知Milly出了事故故选A。4．The farmer wished that the writer might ________．
A．look into the matter
B．bring Milly back to life
C．free him from a scandal
D．keep the whole thing a secret
常识理解题。Milly出了事故农民把作者找来的目的是Milly起死回生故选B。5．The person who told the story is probably a ________．
A．farmer
B．policeman
C．country doctor
D．newspaper reporter
推理判断题。根据“I wouldn't let anyone but a doctor touch her！”可推知作者应该是医生故选C。假如你是星光中学的学生李华，将参加主题为“My Chinese Dream”的英语演讲比赛，请撰写一篇演讲稿，主要内容包括：
1．梦想成为一名山村教师，帮助山村孩子。
2．山区偏僻，教育落后。
3．父母和朋友都反对。
4．我会怎么做。
注意：1.词数100左右。
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
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【参考范文】 I'm Li Hua from Xingguang Middle School. The topic of my speech is “My Chinese Dream”．areas is falling behind other areas. And the children there are longing for knowledge. Therefore, the problem about the lack of teachers is especially serious. It puzzles me that parents and friends aren't in favour of my idea of being a rural teacher. And they think I am foolish. I understand their thoughts and feelings, but I think the children in rural areas are in great need of me. I will study hard to go to college, thus realizing my dream.
I won't regret my choice. I will struggle for my dream. Come on and join me!
Thank_You!