“Hey! The thermometer (温度计) reading shows 39℃ !” shouted Lily.
“What? This is critical right?” questioned Bella as she touched Emily’s forehead. “You are burning now. How do you feel?” she continued. “Terrible,” replied Emily with a weak voice.
Lily said, “I’ll get her some medicine from the doctor and a sound sleep will help her get better I guess.”
Emily, Bella, Lily and Anna were roommates and friends. These four were always together. But Emily and Anna were much closer to each other. As Emily’s father passed away when she was 12 and lived only with her mother, she just considered Anna her family. So although Emily was surrounded by Lily and Bella, she needed Anna by her side. However, to her great disappointment, Anna wasn’t there.
“Where is Anna? Where has she gone?” asked Emily.
“She rushed out just now. But she didn’t tell us where she went,” replied Bella.
Hearing Bella’s words, Emily started to feel angry towards her friend. She had fever and was in pain. How could she just went out without any explanation? She started thinking Anna was selfish and decided not to talk to her any more.
In the evening, Anna finally returned. But Emily just refused to talk to her until her mother called to ask about her health.
“How are you feeling, my dear?” asked Emily’s mother.
“I’m much better now mom. But how do you know I’m having a fever?” Emily didn’t know why her mother had known her illness.
“I called you this morning. I fell off the ladder when I was trying to repair the roof, but you didn’t answer. Then I called Anna and told her what had happened. She said you were asleep because of the fever. And she just rushed to our house and took me to the hospital. But don’t worry, the doctor had checked me. There is nothing serious and I just need some rest.”
1. 根据文本内容从方框中选择恰当的词并用其正确形式填入文本图示中，每词限用一次，有两词为多余选项。| consider ring surprise leave kind especial write attend comfortable proud disappoint anger | ||
| Emily was seriously ill and ↓ | → | Emily felt weak and ↓ |
| These four girls got on well with each other and Emily was ↓ | → | Emily became very ↓ |
| Bella said Anna ↓ | → | Emily became ↓ |
| Emily’s mother | → | Emily was |
2. How might Emily feel when hearing her mother’s words?
3. What might Emily do after talking to her mother?
4. What might happen in the end?
相似题推荐
David was a 14-year-old boy who was very honest and diligent. Recently, he had entered a new school and still had no friends yet. On Monday morning, he was nearly late for school. The night before, his family attended a wedding and reached home late, which contributed to his being late.
All the morning, David could not pay attention to anything and wanted the bell to ring so that he could buy something to eat. After a few hours, when the bell rang, David quickly opened his schoolbag to find his money, but just then he remembered that he had left for school in a hurry in the morning and forgotten to take money. He looked under his books, hoping to find some money but there was nothing.
Not knowing what to do, he walked out of the classroom and sat on a bench in front of the canteen (食堂). He saw a few of his classmates there, among whom was Bill. He was one of the richest kids in his class, but he was a very arrogant boy who thought everyone else was a loser. But as David was new, he didn’t know much about Bill.
When he went towards Bill and asked if he could borrow some money for his lunch, Bill laughed a lot and said,“I knew you were a loser, maybe a beggar?” Bill laughed out so loud that other kids also heard it and made fun of the situation. David didn’t answer Bill, and slowly walked back towards an empty bench.
When he reached the bench, he noticed something lying near it. It was a wallet. He picked it up and recognized it was Bill’s, as he remembered Bill ever showed it to his friends and told them that his uncle had bought it for him as a birthday gift. There was quite a lot of money inside for a kid.
At first, David wanted to keep it a secret and punish Bill.
Then Bill said: “Why are you giving it back?”
| A．However, it was not easy. A sense of guilt rising inside of him. Glancing first at Bill, who was still chatting happily, and then at the wallet in his hand, David finally made up his mind. He got up and went straight to Bill. Upon seeing David approach him, Bill said, “Hey loser! You okay? Still want money?” “No,” replied David, “I’ve just come to return your wallet which you dropped over there.” Bill stood, shocked. All his friends were silent too. |
| B．Billy rose at the break of day, hungry and thirsty. She could hear water trickling somewhere at a distance. Quickly she followed the sound to a stream. To her great joy, she also saw some berry bushes. She drank and ate a few berries. Never in her life had she tasted anything better. Feeling stronger now, Billy began to walk along the stream and hope it would lead her to the lake. |
| C．“Honesty matters.” explained David directly. Bill tried to avoid David’s shining eyes. What followed was an awkwardly (尴尬地) long silence, eventually ending with David’s stomach growling (腹鸣) loudly. Surprisingly, the arrogant boy reached out his hand and said, “What about having lunch together?” Before David could say anything, Bill quickly added, “Of course, my treat.” It was on that very day that David made his first friend in the new school, and he truly recognized the value of sincerity and honesty in a relationship. |
| D．If only Billy had not left her mobile phone in that bag with David. Billy kept moving, but the farther she walked, the more confused she became. As night was beginning to fall, Billy was so tired that she had to stop for the night. Lying awake in the dark, Billy wanted very much to be with David and her family. She wanted to hold him and tell him how much she loved him. |
Silent friends in a life storm
Dear Annalisa,
My dad died unexpectedly a few months ago and I feel angry with some of my oldest friends, who have hardly contacted me since it happened.
Three months on, I’ve finally heard from some of them through text about other matters. I didn’t mention my sad stories, and they didn’t ask.
I understand that death is a frightening subject and that people might worry about saying the wrong thing. Yet I still feel a bit hurt by their lack of contact after my dad’s funeral (葬礼).
Now I don’t want to face them because I don’t want to make them feel guilty (内疚的). Normally they are extremely good friends who I love very much. I have other friends, so I can manage this without their support. I just want to let go of the anger so I can get through this sadness. Hope to receive your advice.
Yours,
Amy
Dear Amy,
I’m so sorry to hear about your dad’s death.
Your anger may come from being unable to ask for the help you need. You also seem worried about troubling your friends too much.
It is likely that your friends are very concerned about you. Perhaps their own fear of the subject is too big to comfort you and, just as you say, they are frightened of saying the wrong thing. Also, people often want to “fix” things, but no one can fix death, so they may feel powerless to help you. In these situations, you have to be brave to break the ice and tell them not only what you need, but also how to offer help.
If you really can’t ask your “silent” friends for help, maybe you could count more on those other friends. You might find some psychological (心理的) treatment useful as well. Talking to someone with professional knowledge who understands your situation can help you carry the burden of sadness.
Yours,
Annalisa
1. 根据文章内容，使用文章中的原词完成下列表格，每空一词。| Amy’s problem | Some of her oldest friends have seldom contacted her since her dad’s death, making her feel angry and |
| Annalisa’s analysis (分析) | ● Amy’s anger comes from the fact that she is ● The subject of death is so frightening that her friends are at a loss what to say to ● Her friends may feel powerless to help her solve the problem so they choose to keep |
| Annalisa’s | ● Be brave to start a conversation with her friends. ● ● Seek |
2. 假如你是 Amy，请给Annalisa回一封信，表示感谢并告诉她你打算怎么做。写作词数应为40左右。
Dear Annalisa,
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Amy
3. 假定你是Amy的朋友，得知她的困扰，你将如何提供帮助？请用英语写出你可以做的三件事。There are many idioms or
Some friends are especially
