When Christie Andrews was born, she weighed less that half of one kilogram. Her heart was the size of a large coin. Her mother said Christie was so small that she could hold her in the palm of one hand.
Christie couldn’t breathe without a machine to give her oxygen. If she had been born 20 years earlier, she would probably have died at once. She needed two operations, but she survived without serious damage.
Twenty years ago , 90% of all premature(早產) babies died. Today, doctors manage to save four out of every five, because they have better machines for breathing and better ways to feed the babies.
But saving Christie’s life cost more than $ 400,000. In some cases, doctors spend 1 million dollars saving a single child. The parents usually don’t have enough money to pay. The government, an insurance company or the hospital picks up the bill. Even after a baby goes home from the hospital, it may require medical care.
Some people think it makes more sense to spend money saving 10 adults who have cancer or other diseases than saving one small baby. But nobody wants to be the doctor who has to tell parents to their faces, “Sorry, I won’t save your new child.”
1. Parents don’t pay their babies’ hospital bills because .
A. they don’t have enough money
B. they would rather save cancer patients
C. doctors don’t care if the babies die
D. it makes more sense to have a bigger baby
2.The true cost of saving a baby may be even more than 1 million because .
A. oxygen machine are expensive
B. the baby may require medical care after it leaves the hospital
C. doctors always charge more than they should
D. four out of five premature babies can now be saved
3.From the story we know that saving a cancer patient .
A. is easier than saving a baby B. is harder than saving a baby
C. is cheaper than saving a baby D. is more common than saving a baby
4.The main idea of the article is .
A. doctors must never decide whether to save babies or cancer patients
B. doctors are able to save premature babies, but the cost is very high
C. having a premature baby was cheaper and safer 20 years ago
D. Christie survived because the hospital paid her bills
閱讀快車系列答案科目：初中英語 來源：2011年黑龍江省哈爾濱市中考英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
Chris Jones recently completed a very unusual journey. Our reporter Mary Owen met him at
his home in the south of London and be told her all about the trip.
Reporter: What gave you the idea to make a trip around India on an elephant, Chris?
Chris: Well, it all started the idea two years ago when I was planning a trip to India. I visited a
photo exhibition of elephants and I realized that the only enjoyable way to make a trip around
India was on an elephant.
Reporter: What did you do next?
Chris: I flew to New Delhi and started looking for an elephant, I needed an elephant trained to
carry people. I didn’t know anything about elephants, so I asked an expert(專家) for help. He
taught me how to ride an elephant. He also helped me find an elephant.
Reporter: How long did it take to find a suitable elephant?
Chris: Not too long. I bought a female elephant called Tara for about 6, 000 dollars.
Reporter: Can you tell me about the journey?
Chris: Tara and I set off from New Delhi a week later. We were going to Sonepur in northern
India. There is a big elephant market there and I could sell Tara easily. And what a ride! Elephants
can travel at about 6 miles an hour and Sonepur is more than 1, 200 km away. It took us 64 days to
complete the journey.
Reporter: Did you have any problems on your journey?
Chris: Yes, a few. But nothing serious. On the third day, Tara hurt her foot. Btu that got better
quickly. Also, there was a lot of heavy rain during the first week and we got very wet!
Reporter: What happened when you reached Sonepur?
Chris: My plan was to sell Tara. But I was very fond of her. I couldn’t take her back to Britain
and I didn’t want to sell her at the market. I happened to meet some people who wanted an
elephant for their national park in southern India. I knew that Tara would be safe with them, so I
gave her to them. I was very sad to say goodbye.
【小題1】Chris got the idea to make a trip around India on an elephant from __________.
| A．a visit to a zoo | B．an elephant expert from India |
| C．the photos of elephant | D．an old friend who lived in India |
| A．when to buy an elephant | B．how to feed an elephant |
| C．where to sell his elephant | D．how to ride an elephant |
| A．it is a very interesting place |
| B．he would be able to sell Tara there easily |
| C．elephants cannot be sold anywhere else |
| D．it would take only a short time to get there |
| A．he realized that he did not really want to sell Tara |
| B．he visited some shopkeepers |
| C．he sold Tara to a national park |
| D．he decided to take Tara home with him |
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科目：初中英語 來源：2012屆江蘇省蘇州市草橋中學初三中考二模英語試卷（帶解析） 題型：閱讀理解
Chris Jones recently completed a very unusual journey. Our reporter Mary Owen met him at his home in the south of London and be told her all about the trip.
Reporter: What gave you the idea to make a trip around India on an elephant, Chris?
Chris: Well, it all started the idea two years ago when I was planning a trip to India. I visited a photo exhibition of elephants and I realized that the only enjoyable way to make a trip around India was on an elephant.
Reporter: What did you do next?
Chris: I flew to New Delhi and started looking for an elephant, I needed an elephant trained to carry people. I didn’t know anything about elephants, so I asked an expert(專家) for help. He taught me how to ride an elephant. He also helped me find an elephant.
Reporter: How long did it take you to find a suitable elephant?
Chris: Not too long. I bought a famale elephant called Tara for about 6.000 dollars.
Reporter: Can you tell me about the journey?
Chris: Tara and I set off from New Delhi a week later. We were going to Sonepur in northern India. There is a big elephant market there and I could sell Tara easily. And what a ride! Elephants can travel at about 6 miles an hour and Sonepur is more than 1,200 km away. It took us 64 days to complete the journey.
Reporter: Did you have any problems on your journey?
Chris: Yes, a few. But nothing serious. On the third day. Tara hurt her foot. But that got better quickly. Also, there was a lot of heavy rain during the first week and we got very wet!
Reporter: What happened when you reached Sonepur?
Chris: My plan was to sell Tara. But I was very fond of her. I couldn’t take her back to Britain and I didn’t want to sell her at the market. I happened to meet some people who wanted an elephant for their national park in southern India. I knew that Tara would be safe with them, so I gave her to them. I was very sad to say goodbye.
【小題1】Chris got the idea to make a trip around India on an elephant from ______
| A．a visit to a zoo |
| B．an elephant expert from India |
| C．the photos of elephant |
| D．an old friend who lived in India |
| A．when to buy an elephant |
| B．how to feed an elephant |
| C．where to sell his elephant |
| D．how to ride an elephant |
| A．it is a very interesting place |
| B．he would be able to sell Tara there easily |
| C．elephants cannot be sold anywhere else |
| D．it would take only a short time to get there |
| A．he realized that he did not really want to sell Tara |
| B．he visited some shopkeepers |
| C．he sold Tara to a national park |
| D．he decided to take Tara home with him. |
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科目：初中英語 來源：2012屆江蘇省泰州市四校初三第一次模擬英語試卷（帶解析） 題型：單詞拼寫
根據短文內容及首字母提示，補全空格內單詞，使短文完整、通順。
Some years ago, I went to Australia for a meeting with my friend, Chris. We decided to drive across the country to Brisbane after the meeting ended. The drive was going to take four days and most of it was across the desert, so we had to take food, water, and extra gas(汽油) w 1 us.
The first day was a lot of fun as we were excited and laughing at each other’s jokes. By the third day of driving in the seemingly endless desert, we began to get b 2 . We had been quiet for a few hours when Chris found some kangaroos in the distance. We were b 3 excited and decided to get a closer look. Chris speeded up to
c 4 up with the kangaroos. We got closer and closer, and Chris was doing 110 kilometers per hour. We were very close to the kangaroos—too close—when we heard a loud BANG!
Chris s 5 the car and we got out. Behind the car was a larger kangaroo l 6 completely quiet on the ground. Chris went over to the kangaroo and put his baseball cap on its h 7 . He took off his sunglasses and put them on the kangaroo and did the same with his jacket. Then he put his arm a 8 the kangaroo and told me to take a photo of them together. I was still surprised, but I took out my c___9___. While I was ready to take photos, I saw the kangaroo move. It suddenly woke up, looked at Chris, and jumped away into the distance before we could do anything.
I started laughing but Chris looked very serious. He said his wallet and passport were in the jacket. I started laughing even harder. I stopped laughing, h 10 , when he said that our car keys were also in the jacket!
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科目：初中英語 來源：2011-2012學年江蘇省泰興市初三第二次模擬考試英語試卷（解析版） 題型：單詞拼寫
根據短文內容及首字母提示，補全空格內單詞，使短文完整、通順。（請在答題卡上寫出完整單詞 ）
Some years ago, I went to Australia for a meeting with my friend, Chris. We decided to drive across the country to Brisbane after the meeting ended. The drive was going to take four days and most of it was across the desert, so we had to take food, water, and extra gas(汽油) w 1 us.
The first day was a lot of fun as we were excited and laughing at each other’s jokes. By the third day of driving in the seemingly endless desert, we began to get b 2 . We had been quiet for a few hours when Chris found some kangaroos in the distance. We were b 3 excited and decided to get a closer look. Chris speeded up to
c 4 up with the kangaroos. We got closer and closer, and Chris was doing 110 kilometers per hour. We were very close to the kangaroos—too close—when we heard a loud BANG!
Chris s 5 the car and we got out. Behind the car was a larger kangaroo l 6 completely quiet on the ground. Chris went over to the kangaroo and put his baseball cap on its
h 7 . He took off his sunglasses and put them on the kangaroo and did the same with his jacket. Then he put his arm a 8 the kangaroo and told me to take a photo of them together. I was still surprised, but I took out my c___9___. While I was ready to take photos, I saw the kangaroo move. It suddenly woke up, looked at Chris, and jumped away into the distance before we could do anything.
I started laughing but Chris looked very serious. He said his wallet and passport were in the jacket. I started laughing even harder. I stopped laughing, h 10 , when he said that our car keys were also in the jacket!
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科目：初中英語 來源：2011年初中畢業升學考試（江蘇無錫卷）英語（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
Chris Jones recently completed a very unusual journey. Our reporter Mary Owen met him at his home in the south of London and be told her all about the trip.
Reporter: What gave you the idea to make a trip around India on an elephant, Chris?
Chris: Well, it all started the idea two years ago when I was planning a trip to India. I visited a photo exhibition of elephants and I realized that the only enjoyable way to make a trip around India was on an elephant.
Reporter: What did you do next?
Chris: I flew to New Delhi and started looking for an elephant, I needed an elephant trained to carry people. I didn’t know anything about elephants, so I asked an expert(專家) for help. He taught me how to ride an elephant. He also helped me find an elephant.
Reporter: How long did it take to find a suitable elephant?
Chris: Not too long. I bought a female elephant called Tara for about 6, 000 dollars.
Reporter: Can you tell me about the journey?
Chris: Tara and I set off from New Delhi a week later. We were going to Sonepur in northern India. There is a big elephant market there and I could sell Tara easily. And what a ride! Elephants can travel at about 6 miles an hour and Sonepur is more than 1, 200 km away. It took us 64 days to complete the journey.
Reporter: Did you have any problems on your journey?
Chris: Yes, a few. But nothing serious. On the third day, Tara hurt her foot. Btu that got better quickly. Also, there was a lot of heavy rain during the first week and we got very wet!
Reporter: What happened when you reached Sonepur?
Chris: My plan was to sell Tara. But I was very fond of her. I couldn’t take her back to Britain and I didn’t want to sell her at the market. I happened to meet some people who wanted an elephant for their national park in southern India. I knew that Tara would be safe with them, so I gave her to them. I was very sad to say goodbye.
1.Chris got the idea to make a trip around India on an elephant from __________.
|
A．a visit to a zoo |
|
B．an elephant expert from India |
|
C．the photos of elephant |
|
D．an old friend who lived in India |
2.The elephant expert told Chris __________.
|
A．when to buy an elephant |
|
B．how to feed an elephant |
|
C．where to sell his elephant |
|
D．how to ride an elephant |
3.Chris decided to go to Sonepur because __________.
|
A．it is a very interesting place |
|
B．he would be able to sell Tara there easily |
|
C．elephants cannot be sold anywhere else |
|
D．it would take only a short time to get there |
4.When Chris arrived at the market in Sonepur, __________.
|
A．he realized that he did not really want to sell Tara |
|
B．he visited some shopkeepers |
|
C．he sold Tara to a national park |
|
D．he decided to take Tara home with him |
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