Unit4Astronomy:thescienceofthestarsⅠ.阅读理解[2017·四川绵阳诊断]Evenafterhisdeath,MitchellWhisenhunthasfoundawaytosurpriseandbringcomforttohiswifeandyoungdaughter,withsomelettersdesignatedtobeopenedoncertaindates.MitchelllosthisbattlewithMarfansyndrome(马方综合征)at26.Theraregeneticdisorderaffectsthebody'sconnectivetissue,whichisusedtoholdtogetherorgans,cellsandtissue.AshleyWhisenhunt,22,caredforherhusbanduntilhisdeathbutsaidshewasastonishedwhenshediscoveredthe30lettersheleftforher,their18-montholddaughterBrynleighandthecommunity.Thelittlegirlwillgrowupwithalettereveryyearfromhersecondto18thbirthdayfromamanshedidn'tgettospendmuchtimewithbutwholeftnodoubtthathelovedherunconditionally.“Throughhistestimony,thereissomuchsheisgoingtolearn”,AshleytoldABCNews.OneletterwasalsoaddressedtotheirLongview,Texas,community,thankingthemfortheirsupport.“Itjustblowsmymind”,Ashleysaidofherhusband'ssecretgesture.“Hethoughtabouteverybodyelseinsteadofhimself.”Ashleysaidshewouldrespectherhusband'swishesandopeneachletterasheplanned,however,therewasonespecialsurpriseleftforherthatshesaidhitherthehardest.InaspiralnotebookthatAshleyusedbeforeshedroppedoutofcollegetocareforherhusband,hewrotealettertoheraskingthatshepublishabookofpoetryhehadwritten.MitchellWhisenhuntevenplannedhisownfuneral,andthefuneraldirectorsaidhecouldn'ttellAshleybecauseitwasMitchell'splanandsecret.Ashleysaidshecouldn'thelpbutwonderwhatothersurprisesherhusbandhadinstore.“Thereareoneswestilldon'tknowabout”,shesaid.1.HowmanyletterswillAshleyWhisenhuntreceivefromherhusband?A.30.B.22.C.12.D.13.2.Theunderlinedword“ones”inthelastparagraphrefersto________.A.booksB.poemsC.notebooksD.surprises3.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.LovefromHeavenB.FightAgainstDiseasesC.RespectforFatherD.SecretsinStore答案:[解题导语]本文讲述了Mitchell在患马方综合征死后,仍给他的妻子和女儿以惊喜和安慰。他生前给她们写了一些信,并且指定在特定的日子打开。1.C“解析:细节理解题。根据第三段的shediscoveredthe30lettersheleftforher,their18montholddaughterBrynleighandthecommunity”“和第四段的Thelittlegirlwillgrowupwithalettereveryyearfromhersecondto18thbirthday”“以及第六段的OneletterwasalsoaddressedtotheirLongview,Texas,community”可知,他一共写了30封信,其中给女儿17封,社区l封,故给妻子应是12封,选C项。2.D“解析:词义猜测题。根据上文的Ashleysaidshecouldn'thelpbutwonderwhatothersurprisesherhusbandhadinstore.”可知,她禁不住想知道丈夫还有什么其他的惊喜,故ones应表示惊喜,选D项。3.A解析:标题判断题。根据第一段可知,Mitchell在他死后用信的方式给家人以安慰,所以选A“”项来自天堂的爱。Ⅱ.完形填空[2017·河南郑州预测]Ialwayswalktomyhusband'sofficeafterwork,waitforhimandthenwedrivehometogethereveryday.Oneday,whileIwaswaitingforhim,abeautifulCadillac(凯迪拉克轿车)__1__nearme.Iwasbusy__2__thecarwhenInoticedthedriver.__3__,shewasprobablythemost__4__womanIhadeverseenoutsideofamoviescreen.Hereyeswereasblueasthesea,andshehadteethlikepearls.Minuteslater,amanwalkedoverandtheydroveoff.Sittingthere,dressedinjeansandaTshirt,Iwantedto__5__.“Whyisitso__6__thatsomepeoplehaveitall”?Ithought.ThenextweekIsawheragain,andafterthatitalmostbecamemy__7__toseeher.Iwould__8__ifsheandherhusbandateoutalotandwheretheywent.IwantedhertogetoutofthecarsothatIcouldseeherin__9__length.Afewweekslater,thisquestionwas__10__forme.Iwaswaitingatmyu...