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Christopher Reeve was a successful actor，famous for the Superman films．But disaster came in 1995 when he fell from his horse and broke his back．The doctors thought he would die．However，he made amazing progress．At first，he couldn't breathe without a machine，but he learnt to breathe on his own．
Christopher made speeches all over the USA about his experiences，This encouraged a lot of people with all kinds of problems．
From their home，Christopher and his wife Dana spoke about their life after the accident．
Could you say something about your life after the accident?
"Four days after the accident，I came to understand my situation．The doctors said I was not going to pull through．Those days were terrible．But my wife Dana said，'You are still you and I love you．Be confident in yourself'．And that saved my life．Since that moment I have never thought of giving up．Of course，I've had moments of feeling sorry for myself，but I've never had any thoughts of killing myself．"
What do you think of your family?
"Great! Dana is so wonderful．We have always got on really well．My parents often quarreled with each other when I was young．But they've got closer since the accident．"
How do you spend your time?
"I spend most of my time on charity work to improve the life for all disabled people．I think they need my help．With the progress of new medical research，I'm confident that people like me would be able to walk again one day．So you can see I'm far too busy to think of giving up!"
Christopher Reeve died on October 10，2004．But people all over the world will always remember him as a superhero．
37．What does the first paragraph mainly talk about?
A．His riding accident． B．His marriage．
C．His death． D．His films．
38．The underlined sentence "I'm far too busy to think of giving up!" means _________．
A．So far I have been busy thinking of giving up
B．I'm so busy that I have no time to think of giving up
C．I'm so busy that I have to think of giving up
D．I have been so busy．So I have no time to think
39．Why did he spend most of his time on charity work?
A．Because he wanted people to remember him．
B．Because his wife asked him to do so．
C．Because he thought he would die soon．
D．Because he wanted to help disabled people．
40．Which of the following is TRUE?
A．The doctors thought he could breathe without a machine．
B．His speeches encouraged a lot of people with problems．
C．His parents got on well with each other before the accident．
D．Christopher Reeve never felt sorry for himself．

Answer 1

你好，答案是ABDB
37.A 从But disaster came in 1995 when he fell from his horse and broke his back及之后内容可作出判断 可直接排除BCD三项

38.B too...to太...而不能，等于so...that 译为“我太忙了，没时间去考虑放弃”

39.D 由这句话I spend most of my time on charity work to improve the life for all disabled people 知（to之后是阐述目的）

40.B 由这句话可知 Christopher Reeve died on October 10，2004．But people all over the world will always remember him as a superhero．

Answer 2

37. A
38. B
39. D
40. B