reliable friend.
C.Persuading Brian to give up his new gift，his daughter’s health.
D.Telling Brian that he’s looking forward to meeting him in heaven. 答案 C
解析 推理判断题。根据文章第五段可知，Peter活命的前提是写信去说服他的一个可靠的朋友放弃刚刚得到的“礼物”，再结合Peter写的那封信可以得知，他的朋友Brian实现了他最大的愿望——女儿的身体健康，因此答案选C。 19.What’s the proper meaning of the underlined phrase “has been in a stupor”？ A.Be unable to think and understand clearly. B.Be asleep and dreaming a sweet dream. C.Be dishonest in front of friends. D.Be unable to sleep at night. 答案 A
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解析 词义猜测题。根据语境及画线部分所在句“My life has been in a stupor lately，but today I woke.”可知，“has been in a stupor”的意思与后面的“woke”相反，因此选择A。 20.What can you infer from the passage? A.Peter Crown introduced a good doctor to look after Brian’s daughter.
B.Only Peter Crown succeeded in showing the Devil a reliable friend.
C.Peter Crown finally failed to survive and died as scheduled.
D.Peter Crown handed the letter to Brian in person. 答案 C
解析 推理判断题。根据Peter给Brian写的信可知，为了让好朋友Brian的女儿获得健康，Peter放弃了自己活下去的机会，所以答案选C。 21.From Peter Crown’s story，what do you
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think is a reliable friend?
A.A reliable friend is one that supports you whenever you are in trouble.
B.A reliable friend would never give away your secrets and is loyal to you.
C.A reliable friend knows your greatest desire and will try his best to achieve it. D.A reliable friend is one that is always there being with you and depends on you. 答案 C
解析 推理判断题。Peter和Brian是互相信任的好朋友，从Peter的信中可看出，他知道Brian内心最大的愿望，而且他放弃了拯救自己的生命去成全这个愿望，所以答案选择C。 Ⅲ.书面表达
请你根据对下图的理解，用英语写一篇短文。你的短文应包括以下内容： 1.简单描述图片内容；
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2.谈谈你的理解和想法； 3.举例说明理由。
注意：1.词数150左右；
2.开头已给出，不计入总词数。 参考词汇：fertilizer n.肥料
Haste Makes Waste
As we all know，there goes an old saying，“Haste Makes Waste”.
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Haste Makes Waste
As we all know，there is an old saying，“Haste Makes Waste”. As is vividly shown
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