高中英语教学资料（缙云中学）汇编-Unit 1 Book 4 学案 单元测试.docVIP

Unit 1 Women of achievement 单元小测试一阅读理解“Whats the most important thing youve done in your life？” The question was put to me during a presentation I gave to a group of lawyers. The answer came to me in an instant. Its not the one I gave, because the situation wasnt right. As a lawyer in the entertainment industry, I knew the audience wanted to hear some amusing stories about my work with well-known persons. But heres the true answer： The most important thing Ive ever done occurred on October 8,1990. I began the day playing tennis with an old friend I hadnt seen for a while. Between points we talked about what had been happening in each others lives. He and his wife had just had a baby boy, who was keeping them up at night. While we were playing, a car came screaming up the road toward the courts. It was my friends father, who shouted to my friend that his baby had stopped breathing and was being rushed to the hospital. In a flash my friend was in the car and gone, disappearing in a cloud of dust. For a moment I just stood there, paralyzed (呆若木鸡). Then I tried to figure out what I should do. Follow my friend to the hospital? There was nothing I could accomplish there, I convinced myself. My friends son was in the care of doctors and nursed, and nothing I could do or say would affect the outcome. Be there for moral support? Well, maybe. But my friend and his wife both had large families, and I knew theyd be surrounded by relatives who would provide more than enough comfort and support, whatever happened. All I could do at the hospital, I decided, was get in the way. Also, I had planned a full day with my family, who were waiting for me to get home. So I decided to head back to my house and check in with my friend later. As I started my car, I realized that my friend had left his truck and keys at the courts. I now faced another problem. I couldnt leave the keys in the truck.So I decided to go to the hospital and give him the keys. When I arrived, I was directed to a roo