【正文】 68 its wounds, and gave it food and water. Even with all of this, the dog was still 69 (friend) every time the young man approached. But the young man did not give up. Weeks went by and the man continued attending to the dog. Then one day, as the young man approached, the dog wagged its tail. It was consistent love and kindness 70 won a lifelong friendship of loyalty. 四 .寫作技能（共兩節(jié)，共 35 分） （共 10 分） 假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。 A Think about the last time you felt afraid． Was it a fear of height?Did you oversleep on a weekday and fear you?d get into trouble at the office?In any case， you know what it feels like to feel fear． But one woman doesn?t． The woman， codenamed“UM”， gave her firstever interview after years of being studied by a team of researchers． The woman is given a code name because the researchers want to protect her from anyone who would take advantage of her inability to feel afraid． UM can?t tell you what fear is because she?s never experienced it． “I wonder what it?s like to actually be afraid of something， ”she said． The formal name for the disease is UrbachWieth disease， which is characterized by a hoarse(粗啞的 )voice， small bumps around the eyes， and calcium deposits(鈣沉積的 )in the brain． In the case of UM， the disease has transformed the part of her brain that controls the human response to fear． In the interview， UM talks about an event in her life where she was held at knifepoint and gunpoint， “I was walking to the store， and I saw a man on a park bench． He said． ?Come here， please， ?so I went over to him． He grabbed me by the shirt， put a knife to my throat and told me he was going to cut me． I told him， ?Go ahead and cut me， ?I wasn?t afraid at a11． And for some reason， he let me go． ” Doctors who have been studying UM?s condition for years have been trying different things that could strike fear into her． They finally figured something out—increasing UM?s carbon dioxide levels． Extra carbon dioxide concentration in the blood is known to cause fear and panic in health individuals． Increasing UM?s carbon dioxide levels did manage to give her a fright． 21． The text starts by_______． A． challenging the reader B． solving daily problems C． 1isting situations D． giving explanations 22． Why is the woman with UrbachWieth disease given a code name? A． To tell her case from other patients． B． To respect her privacy． C． To meet the researchers?demands． D． To ensure her safety． 23． From UM?s case， we can know that UrbachWieth disease may________. A． stop the brain from functioning normally B． 1ead to a decrease in calcium deposits C． stop the brain from responding quickly D． 1ead to an increase in carbon dioxide 24． What will probably happen to UM? A． Dying of the UrbachWieth disease． B． Getting the sense of panic． C． Experiencing another danger． D． Speaking with a hoarse voice． B My aunt died back in about 2020. She was eightyfour and so was my uncle. When she passed he felt miserable. They had been married for over 60 years. After my aunt?s death, he attended his church more frequently and his mourning was nearly unbearable to witness. His only daughter lived clear across the country in the south so he had only himself to make a fort. My cousin talked him into selling the house that he and my aunt had built together about twentyfive years before. It was very hard to part with the home they built together. One day he called my cousin who was living in Texas and told her that he reconnected with a lady from a church that he and my aunt went to forty years previously. She played the piano and his church was looking for new music. Her husband had died about seven years previously. He said he just wanted someone to go out to dinner with and spend time with. We were happy for them but had no idea how it would turn out. They were both almost eightyseven years old. They were like lovebirds and spent as much time together as they could. They both had one child each, she a son, he a daughter. The conflict in their relationship came one day when they neither wanted to leave their respective churches. Before too long they realized that they did not want to be apart. They would find a new church together. They planned to marry. When he took her to a jewelry store and bought her a diamond, the employees were so impressed that they had a big write up in our own local paper, “The ?Truth for Valentines? Day. ” They prepared for their wedding. They moved the wedding date up because neither wanted to wait any longer to “be together”. They got married in her house, where her first marriage took place. It was such a beautiful refreshing thing to see, two people who you would have thought had pretty much lived their lives, were beginning a new one together. of the following may serve as the best title of the passage above? A. Love me, love my dog B. Love is never too late C. Love is blind D. Love at first