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Barbara Pierce Bush, the US First Lady in the early 1990s, passed away at her home in Texas on April 17th, 2018, at the age of 92. Her husband of 94 years old, the former United States President George H.W. Bush, was with her at that time.
Barbara was born in 1925. Her family lived in New York. She met George H.W. Bush at a dance party when she was 16. They were engaged (订婚) to be married a year and a half later. George left to fight in World War II. They were married when George came home on leave(退役).
After they got married, George and Barbara had six children. Their daughter, Robin, died before she was four. She had leukemia. Leukemia is a cancer of the blood. This made the family appreciate every human's life more.
George was busy with his work in politics and public services. Barbara spent most of her time taking care of the whole family. George had to go to different places to work. Barbara did a lot of things to support her husband. For example, she planned 29 moves for the family in 44 years!
In 1989, George was elected president. Barbara became First Lady of America. She also later became the mother of a president when one of her six children George W. Bush was elected in 2000.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
(　　)1. When did Barbara Pierce meet George H.W. Bush?
A. In 1935. B. In 1941.
C. In 1945. D. In 1950.
(　　)2. After reading the passage, we can know leukemia is a kind of ______.
A. accidents B. medicine
C. illness D. business
(　　)3. The underlined word “appreciate” probably means ______ in Chinese.
A. 珍视 B. 忽视
C. 轻视 D. 仰视
(　　)4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The Bushes had a big family.
B. Barbara supported her husband's work.
C. Barbara spent most of her time serving the country.
D. George H.W. Bush had been a soldier before he became president.
(　　)5. The passage is mainly about ______.
A. two American presidents
B. Barbara, the US First Lady
C. an American president's family
D. an American president's life

答案： 1. B 由第二段开头两句可知，Barbara 1925年出生，16岁时遇到布什，是在1941年。故选B。
2. C 由文中“Leukemia is a cancer of the blood.”可知，Leukemia是血癌的一种，即白血病。故选C。
3. A 由上下文句意可知，女儿的夭折使家人对人的生命更加珍视。可推知appreciate意为“重视、珍视”。
4. C 根据文中“Barbara spent most of her time taking care of the whole family.”可知，Barbara花大部分时间在照顾家庭，而并非为国家服务。故C项表述错误。
5. B 文章主要介绍了曾经的美国第一夫人Barbara的生平。故选B。

Tourists can see some of the most beautiful paintings, the Lascaux Cave Paintings(拉斯科洞窟壁画) near the town of Montignac in the south of France.
______ One day in 1940, four boys were playing in the forest near Montignac. As they walked deep into the forest, one of them noticed an unusual rock. They moved on and tried to get a closer look. ______ They went through the door and stepped into a hole under the ground. It was a huge cave. ______ Soon, they were attracted by the amazing paintings on the walls.
The news about discovering the cave paintings spread out quickly. Many historians (历史学家) and artists came and studied the paintings. ______ They soon found out some of the paintings showed animals on the earth long ago. ______ In the end, historians believed the paintings were a symbol of a kind of ancient civilization which came about over 15 thousand years ago. The Lascaux Cave Paintings were added to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites(联合国教科文组织世界遗产) list in 1979.
阅读材料内容，从下面的选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章意思通顺、内容完整。(选项中有一项为多余选项)
A. Some paintings showed how people chased the animals and killed them for food.
B. Then they found it wasn't a rock but a door in the ground.
C. The paintings were discovered by accident.
D. The paintings soon become famous all over the world.
E. They wondered who caved the paintings and what they might mean.
F. They looked around to see what was inside.
1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______
4. ______ 5. ______

答案： 1. C 2. B 3. F 4. E 5. A