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The doctors thought he would die. However, he made amazing progress. At first, he could not breathe without a machine, but he learned to breathe on his own. Christopher Reeve made speeches all over the USA about his experiences. This encourages (鼓勵 ) 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 got 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 confide nt 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 kil ling myself.” What do you think of your family? “ Great! Dana is so wonderful. We have always got on really well. My parents often quarreled (爭論 ) with each other when I was young. But they’ve got closer since the accident.” How do you spend your time? “I spent most of my time on charity work to improve the life for all di sabled 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, 2021. but people all over the world will always remember him as a superhero. ( ) 35. What does the first paragraph mainly talk about? A. His riding accident. B. His marriage (婚姻 ). C. His death. D. His films. ( ) 36. The underlined sentence “ I’m far too busy to think of giving up !” means ____. A. I have been busy thinking of giving up so far B. I am so busy that I have no time to think of giving up C. I’m so busy that I ha ve to think of giving up D. I have been so busy, so I have no time to think ( ) 37. 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. ( ) 38. 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. (C) It would be hard for a family to live on 300 yuan a month, wouldn’t it? that is how much Li Hua’s family have to live on for a whole year. The world is now trying to help people like Li Hua live better. From Tuesday until today, about 2,000 government leaders and scientists met in Shanghai to talk about stopping poverty (貧窮 ) around the world. According to the United Nations (UN 聯(lián)合國 ), the poorest people in the world live on less than yuan a day. Most of those people live in African countries like Sierra Leone and Somalia. These countries often have wars and lots of diseases. Now, more than one billion people in the world live in poverty. The UN said that by 2021, the number should be cut (削減 ) in half. To help people in China, the World Bank has given more than 37 billion yuan to help China build railways and schools and stop river pollution and deserts. Many places in China’s countryside, like Li Hua’s hom e in Chongqing, are very poor. Li Hua, 13, lives with her mother, two grandparents and a 16yearold brother in Chongqing. Her father is dead. The families make their lives by planting crops. The