新教材译林版英语单元检测UNIT2Besportybehealthy

单元综合检测(二)(时间：100分钟；满分：120Ⅰ.阅读理解，满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AHaveyoueverbeentoTaiwan，thebiggestislandofChina?Doyouwanttovisitthere?We'llshowyouthebestTaiwanIslandonafour­daytour.Price:Only￥5，000Including:Round­wayplaneticketsbetweenBeijingandTaiwan.BusservicearoundTaiwan.Besttourguideservice.Places：SunandMoonLake:Ononesideoftheisland，thelakelookslikethesun，ontheothersideitlookslikethemoon.ThatiswhypeoplecallthelakeSunandMoonLake.AliMountain:ThenearestmountainaroundSunandMoonLake.AniceexperiencetohaveapartywithGaoshanpeople.Awonderfulplacetoseeaverybeautifulsunrise.PengLake:Agreatplaceforswimming，fishing，boatingandeatingdeliciousfruitandfreshfish.GaoXiong:Afulldaytogoshopping.BooknowOfficehourMonday—Friday:9：00am—7：00pm;Saturday:9：00am—4：00pmTel:6459­9561Soldoutthismonth.Bookbyphonenowfornextmonth.【语篇解读】这是一篇应用文。文章为一则去台湾的旅游广告，介绍了价格、游览地、旅行社营业时间和联系方式等信息。1．Theadvertisementwantsto________．A．invitemorepeopletotakethetourB．tellyousomethingaboutTaiwanC．describehowbeautifulTaiwanisD．showyouthebestofTaiwanA[推理判断题。根据第一段“HaveyoueverbeentoTaiwan，thebiggestislandofChina?Doyouwanttovisitthere?We'llshowyouthebestTaiwanIslandonafour­daytour.”可知你去过中国最大的岛屿台湾吗？你想去参观吗？我们将带你去参观最好的台湾岛。结合文章为一则去台湾的旅游广告，介绍了价格、游览地、营业时间和联系方式等信息。可推知，这则广告想邀请更多的人去旅游。故选A。]2．IfyougoonatripinTaiwan，wherecanyouseethebeautifulsunrise?A．OnSunandMoonLake.B．OnAliMountain.C．OnPengLake.D．InGaoXiong.B[细节理解题。根据AliMountain部分中“Awonderfulplacetoseeaverybeautifulsunrise.”可知能看到美丽日出的好地方。由此可知，如果你去台湾旅行，你在阿里山可以看到美丽的日出。故选B。]3．IfyouwanttovisitTaiwanthismonth，youhaveto________．A．visittheirofficeonSaturdayB．phonethenumber6459­9561C．turntosomeothertravelagenciesD．paymoretocoverthesametourC[细节理解题。根据最后一段“Soldoutthismonth.Bookbyphonenowfornextmonth.”可知本月已售罄。现在就打电话可以预定下个月的活动。由此可知，如果你这个月想去台湾，你只能找其他的旅行社。故选C。]BPlayingbasketballisn''swhatJewellChapman'shighschoolheadmastertoldherin1961whenhewasagainstthegirls'basketballprogram.“Wewereverydiscouraged，”saidChapman，aforward(前锋)forherhighschoolteamofDesMoines.Nearly50yearslater，'s62andplaysfor“HotPinkGrannies”，joiningabout10otherwomenonateamwhoseuniformsareblacktrousersandhotpinksocks.TheyplayintheIowaGrannyBasketballLeague.It'soneofdozensofbasketballleaguesforwomenover50thathavearisenacrossthecountry.Forsome，it'sachancetoexerciseandmeetpeople;forothers，it'saonce­refusedchancetomakeup．“Youseemoreandmoreelderlywomen'steamstakingpartinstateandnationalcompetitions，”saidMichaelRogers，aprofessorinsportsstudiesatWichitaStateUniversity.“Inthefutureitwillbesomethingcommontohaveleagueslikethis.”YearlysurveysbytheNationalSportingGoodsAssociationshowthenumberofwomenaged55andolderwhoplaybasketballatleast50timesayearhasgrownfrom16，000in1995tonearly131，000tenyearslater.ThewomenontheHotPinkGranniesaregood­naturedbutcompetitivewhengametimecomes.“IthinkI'mtough，”saysColleenPulliam，69，showingoffherstrongarmsatherchallengersinagameagainst“Strutters”，knownfortheirbrightyellowsocks.GrannyBasketballLeaguesandsimilargroupsspreadquicklythroughmuchofthecountry，includingCalifornia，Louisiana，NewMexico，PennsylvaniaandWashington，D.C.【语篇解读】本文是一篇报道。文章介绍美国涌现出许多以55岁以上女士为成员的篮球俱乐部。一些成员是为了锻炼或交友；另一些成员则是为了追求曾经的梦想，如62岁的JewellChapman年轻时就因为人们的偏见而放弃了篮球，而在差不多50年之后重返球场。4．WhichisrightaboutChapman?A．Shethinksplayingbasketballisn'tladylike.B．Sheisnow62yearsoldandfeelsdiscouraged.C．Sheplaysbasketballagainabout50yearslater.D．SheisaforwardintheHotPinkGrannies.C[细节理解题。由文章第三段“Nearly50yearslater，Chapmanisbackontheplayground.”可知，Chapman在将近50年之后重返篮球场。A项“notladylike”是60年代Chapman高中校长的认知；B项“feelsdiscouraged”和D项“aforwardintheHotPinkGrannies”犯了移花接木的错误。故答案为C。]5．Theunderlinedsentence“it'saonce­refusedchancetomakeup”inthefourthparagraphmeans________．A．itischancetorealizetheirolddreamsB．itischancetotakepartinsportsC．itischancetoearnareputationD．itischancetocompeteformedalsA[推理判断题。综观全文，这些大龄妇人打篮球并非为名或争奖牌。Chapman的例子说明，因为妇女打篮球过去被认为notladylike，许多人因discouraged而放弃，如今重拾梦想。故A项正确。once­refusedchance，曾遭剥夺的机会。]6．Whoisprobablyaplayerof“HotPinkGrannies”？A．DesMoines. B．ColleenPulliam.C．MichaelRogers. D．Strutters.B[细节理解题。文章第七段说HotPink队员竞争性强，第八段举出ColleenPulliam为例说明。A项是学校名；C项是一位教授；D项是球队名。故答案为B。]7．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A．Someelderlywomenplaybasketballwiththepurposeofgettingwealthy.B．GrannyBasketballLeagueshavespreadallovertheUSA.C．ThewomenontheHotPinkGranniesaregood­naturedandlesscompetitive.D．Thenumberofwomenaged55andolderwhoplaybasketballhasgreatlyincreased.D[推理判断题。A项错在withthepurposeofgettingwealthy;B项错在allovertheUSA(见文章最后一段)；C项错在lesscompetitive。据文章倒数第四段可知D项正确。]CPilates，yogaandtherunningmachinegetalltheattentionwhenitcomestopopularwaystostayhealthy.Thereis，however，amorehumbleexercisethatmightnotbesoattractive，buthasallthebenefits－walking.CertifiedfitnessprofessionalJolynnJaekelexplains，“WhatIloveabout，itisgoodforyourheart，yourheadandyourwallet.”Arecentreportdetailsthehealthbenefitsofwalking.Thereportfoundthatwalkingregularlytofulfillthe150minutesofmoderatephysicalexerciseeveryweek，recommendedbytheUK'schiefmedicalofficer，couldsave37，000liveseachyear.ScientistsattheLawrenceBerkeleyNationalLaboratoryinCaliforniafoundthatquickwalkingreducestheriskofheartdiseasemoreeffectivelythanrunning.Theyobservedparticipantsagedbetween18and80overasix­yearperiodandfoundthatwalkingreducedtheriskofheartdiseaseby9.3%，whilerunningreduceditby4.5%.Andthereisevenmoregoodnews:30minutesofquickwalkingoverfivedayscouldhelpyousleepeasily，accordingtoresearchbyOregonStateUniversity.Thestudybytheuniversityshowedthatwalkinghelpedparticipantssleepbetterandfeelmorealertduringtheday.Thesooneryougetstarted，thesooneryou'lln，gooutforyour30­minutewalkinanearbyparkorgreenspace.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了健康生活的最简单有效的方式——步行。8．Theunderlinedword“humble”inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans“________”．A．plain B．relaxingC．popular D．activeA[词义猜测题。根据第一段可知，当提到保持健康的方式时首先可以想到普拉提、瑜伽和跑步机。然而，有一种不太引人注目的简单运动却让人受益匪浅，那就是步行。由此可推知，画线词和“plain”意义相近。故A项正确。]9．WhatdoesJolynnJaekelthinkofwalking?A．It'slovedbypeopleofallages.B．It'smuchhealthierthanrunning.C．It'samoney­savingphysicalexercise.D．It'sbecomingmoreandmorepopular.C[细节理解题。根据第二段中的“WhatIloveaboutwalking...yourheadandyourwallet.”可知，步行对人的心脏和大脑都有好处并且可以省钱。故C项正确。]10．WhatdidscientistsattheLawrenceBerkeleyNationalLaboratoryfind?A．Walkinghelpspeoplewithsleepproblems.B．Walkingcontributestocuringheartdisease.C．Walking150minutesperweekcansavelives.D．Walkingisbetterthanrunninginsomecases.D[细节理解题。根据第三段第三句中的“foundthatquickwalkingreducestheriskofheartdiseasemoreeffectivelythanrunning”以及下文将步行和跑步从几个方面进行的对比来看，前者优于后者。故D项正确。]11．Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanwereadthistext?A．Comment. B．Lifestyle.C．Education. D．Science.B[推理判断题。纵观全文可知，本文主要介绍了健康生活的最简单有效的方式——步行。由此可推知，可从报纸上介绍生活方式的版块读到该文章。故B项正确。]DIfyouwanttostayyoung，sitdownandhaveagoodthink.ThisistheresearchfindingofateamofJapanesedoctors，whosaythatmostofourbrainsarenotgettingenoughexerciseand，asaresult，wearegrowingoldunnecessarilysoon.ProfessorTaijuMatsuzawawantedtofindoutwhyquitehealthyfarmersinnorthernJapanappearedtobelosingtheirabilitytothinkandreasonataratherearlyage，andhowthespeedofgettingoldcouldbesloweddown.WithateamofresearchersatTokyoNationalUniversity，hesetaboutmeasuringbrainvolumes(脑量)ofathousandpeopleofdifferentageswithdifferentjobs.Computertechnologyhelpedtheresearcherstogetmostexactmeasurementsofthevolumeofthefrontandsidepartsofthebrain，whichhavesomethingtodowithintellectandfeelings，anddecidethehumancharacter.Asweallknow，thebackpartofthebrain，whichcontrolsthetaskslikeeatingandbreathing，doesnotcontract(萎缩)withage.Contractionoffrontandsideparts—ascellsdieoff—wasseeninsomepeopleintheirthirties，butitwasstillnotfoundinsomesixtyandseventy­year­olds.Matsuzawaconcludedfromhisteststhatthereisasimplewaytopreventthecontraction—usingthehead.Thefindingsshowthatcontractionofthebrainbeginssoonerinpeopleinthecountrythaninthetowns.“Thosewithleastpossibility，”saysMatsuzawa，“arelawyers，followedbyuniversityprofessorsanddoctors.Whitecollarworkersdoingthesameworkdayafterdayingovernmentofficesare，however，aspossibletohavecontractingbrainsasthefarmworkers，busdriversandshopassistants.”【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一项研究的发现：不经常用脑的人的大脑比经常用脑的人要萎缩得早。所以要想保持大脑的年轻，就要多使用大脑。12．Theteamofdoctorswantedtofindout________．A．atwhatpointpeoplegrowmentallyoldB．howtomakepeoplelivelongerC．thesizeofcertainpeople'sbrainsD．whichpeoplearethemostcleverA[细节理解题。由第二段可知，这项调查是想弄清楚为什么人会在精神上变老，A项符合题意。]13．Theirresearchfindingsarebasedon________．A．anexaminationoffarmersinnorthernJapanB．testsgivenonathousandoldpeopleC．examiningthebrainvolumesofdifferentpeopleD．usingcomputertechnologyC[细节理解题。由第三段第一句“Withateamof...withdifferentjobs.”可知，这项研究是基于对不同的人的脑容量的检测，故选C。]14．Theresearchers'testsshowthat________．A．ourbrainscontractaswegrowolderB．onepartofthebraindoesnotcontractC．sixty­year­oldshavebetterbrainsthanthirty­year­oldsD．somepeople'sbrainshavecontractedearlierthanotherpeople'sD[细节理解题。由第四段的句子“Contractionoffrontandsideparts—ascellsdieoff—wasseeninsomepeopleintheirthirties...”可知，有的人的大脑萎缩得比其他人早。]15．Themostpossibleconclusionofthepassageisthat________．A．mostofustakemoreexerciseB．it'sbettertoliveinthetownC．thebraincontractsifitisnotusedD．themoreoneuseshisbrain，thesoonerhebecomesoldC[推理判断题。由倒数第二段的句子“Matsuzawaconcludedfromhisteststhatthereisasimplewaytopreventthecontraction—usingthehead.”可推知，人的大脑不经常使用会萎缩。]Ⅱ.阅读七选五，满分12.5分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Intheworldnothingismoreimportantthanhealth.Ifpeopletookawayourmoney，houses，cars，orevenourclothes，wecouldstillsurvive.16Thenhowcanwekeephealthy?Firstofall，weshouldeathealthily.Iusuallyavoideatingfoodhighinfat，likeFrenchfriesorcookies，whicharejunkfood.17Ionlyeatlittlemeat.18Ithelpsusbuildastrongbody.Regularexerciseisanimportantpartofkeepingmehealthy.Inaddition，Ithinkfriendsareanimportantpartofone'shealth.19IalwaysfeelbetterwhenIamwithfriendsthanwhenIamalone.WhenIamwithmyfriends，Ialwayslaugh.Laughingisalsoanimportantpartofhealth.Itisgoodtostaywithmyfriends.Byeatingproperlyandexercisingregularly，Icankeepmybodyataproperweightandkeephealthy.Byspendingtimewithmyfriends，Icankeepmymindaswellasmybodyhappy.Thesethingssoundeasytodo，butmanypeoplecan'tmanagethem.20A．What'smore，takingexerciseisveryimportant.B．Somepeopleappearfatbecausetheyofteneattoomuch.C．Ithinkastrongwillisnecessaryifwewanttokeepfit.D．Ieatalotofvegetablesandfreshfruitswhicharefullofvitamins.E．Therearesomepeoplewholikestayingalone，buttheykeephealthy.F．Butifourhealthweretakenaway，wecouldsurelydie.G．Manystudiesshowthatpeoplewithfewfriendsoftengetsick.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了健康的重要性以及如何保持健康。16．F[此空是一个承接句。句意为：如果人们拿走了我们的钱、房子、车甚至衣服，我们都可以活下来，可是如果我们的健康被剥夺了，我们肯定会死。故选F。]17．D[这是第一条建议，讲的是饮食。空前意为：我通常避免吃高脂肪的食物，如炸薯条或饼干，这些都是垃圾食品。空后意为：我很少吃肉。故D项“我吃大量富含维生素的蔬菜和新鲜水果。”符合语境。]18．A[这是第二条建议，多做运动。后面有暗示：经常锻炼是“我”保持健康的重要组成部分，故选A。]19．G[这是第三条建议，空后意为：当我和朋友在一起时比我独处时心情要好得多。此空强调的是朋友的重要性，故选G。]20．C[这些建议听起来容易但是很少有人能成功做到，所以保持健康需要付出努力，保持健康也需要我们有强大的意志力，故选C。]Ⅲ.完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Wheredoyougowhenyouwanttolearnsomething?School?Afriend?Atutor?Theseareall21placesoflearning.Butitmaywellbethatthelearningyoureallywant22somewhereelseinstead.Ihadthechanceofseeingthisfirsthandona23．Mydaughterplaysonarecreational(业余)soccerteam.Theydidwellthisseasonandso24atournament，whichnormallywasonlyformoreskilledclubteams.Thisledtosome25experiencesonSaturdayastheyplayedagainstteams26trained.Throughthefirsttwogames，herteamdidnotgetoneseriousshotongoal.Asaparent，I27seeingmydaughterplayingherbest，28stilldefeated.ItseemedthatsomethingclickedwiththegirlsbetweenSaturdayandSunday.Whenthey29fortheirSundaygame，theywere30different.Theyhadbeguntoapplyallkindsofplayandteamworktheyhadseenthedaybeforetotheir31．Theyplayedmuchbetterand32scoredagoal.It33methatplayingagainsttheotherteamwasagreat34momentforallthegirlsontheteam.Ithinkitisageneralprinciple.35isthebestteacher.Thelessonstheylearnedmaynotbedifferentfromwhattheywouldhavegotteninschool，butarecertainlymorepersonalandmeaningful，becausetheyhadtoworkthemoutontheirown.【语篇解读】这是一篇记叙文。作者的女儿所在的球队因为这个赛季表现突出而入围锦标赛。虽然在与强手角逐的比赛中失利，但是善于吸取教训的孩子们在周日的比赛中进球了。通过这次经历，作者感悟到通过亲身实践得来的经验更加富有意义。21． B．traditionalC．official D．specialB[考查形容词词义辨析。由上文的“Afriend?Atutor？”可知提到的学习途径都是传统意义上的学习途径。故选B项。]22． B．worksC．lies D．endsC[考查动词词义辨析。由空后的“somewhereelse”和句意可知，有可能你真正想要学习的地方在别处。故选C项。]23． B．holidayC．weekend D．squareC[考查名词词义辨析。由第三段第一句中的“SaturdayandSunday”可知，这场比赛是在周末举行，即作者在周末见到了这样的事情。故选C项。]24． B．enteredC．organized D．watchedB[考查动词词义辨析。由本句的“Theydidwellthisseason”可知，她们这个赛季做得很好，所以进入了高级别的锦标赛。故选B项。]25． B．strangeC．common D．practicalA[考查形容词词义辨析。根据第二段最后一句“I________seeingmydaughterplayingherbest，________stilldefeated”可知，女儿的球队艰难鏖战，但最终还是失败了，所以这些是痛苦的经历。故选A项。]26． B．poorlyC．newly D．betterD[考查副词词义辨析。由上一句中的“moreskilledclubteams”可知，她们的对手受过更好的训练。故选D项。]27． B．hatedC．avoided D．missedB[考查动词词义辨析。根据常识，作为父母，谁也不愿意看到竭尽全力踢球的孩子遭受失败的打击。所以hate(讨厌)符合语境。故选B项。]28． B．orC．but D．asC[考查连词词义辨析。由空前的“playingherbest”以及空后的“stilldefeated”可知，虽然女儿竭尽全力，但还是失败了，所以是转折关系。故选C项。]29．A.dressedup B．showedupC．madeup D．gaveupB[考查动词短语词义辨析。根据本句中“theirSundaygame”及下文“Theyhadbeguntoapplyallkindsofplayandteamwork”可知，女儿的球队出现在周日的比赛场上。故选B项。]30． B．hardlyC．basically D．completelyD[考查副词词义辨析。由下文“Theyhadbeguntoapplyallthekindsofplayandteamwork”以及“Theyplayedmuchbetter”可知，女孩们的表现非常好，与之前的比赛中截然不同。故选D项。]31． B．trainingC．game D．rulesC[考查名词词义辨析。根据上文“Whenthey________fortheirSundaygame，theywere________different.”可知，女儿的球队跟昨天相比已经完全不同了，由此推断出女儿的球队已经开始把前一天看到的和学到的，各种打法和团队协作的技巧运用到她们的比赛当中去。故选C项。]32． B．stillC．seldom D．againA[考查副词词义辨析。根据“Theyplayedmuchbetter”可知，此处表示递进关系，她们努力拼搏，甚至还进了一个球。故选A项。]33． B．struckC．reminded D．warnedB[考查动词词义辨析。由作者接下来阐发的感想可知，这是作者从这场比赛中突然想到的。固定句型Itstrikes/strucksb.that...意为“某人突然想到……”。故选B项。]34． B．thinkingC．encouraging D．learningD[考查形容词词义辨析。由文章第一句“Wheredoyougowhenyouwanttolearnsomething？”及下文“Thelessonstheylearnedmaynotbedifferent”可知，本文谈论的是学习，作者认为对于球队的每个孩子来说，这场比赛是一个学习的好机会。故选D项。]35． B．IndependenceC．Curiosity D．InterestA[考查名词词义辨析。结合整篇文章可知，和训练有素的对手比赛让孩子们学到了以前没有接触到的东西，获得了成功的经验，所以经验是最好的老师。故选A项。]Ⅳ.语法填空，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Ahealthylifestyleisrelatedtophysicalandmentalfitness.Doyouthinkitistimetomakechangestolead36.________healthierlife?Nowadaysmanypeoplesaytheyjustdon'tgetmuchtimetolookafter37，itiswhatyoudoandeateveryday38'snevertoolate.Thesearesomesuggestions39.________(give)byhealthexpertswhichcanhelpyouachieveyourgoal.Firstofall，addhealthyfooditemstoyourdiet.Forexample，eatinggreenvegetablesandfruits40.________(be)amustbecausetheycontainlotsofvitaminsandminerals41.________arenecessarytoyourbody.Doremembertoexercise42.________(regular)becauseitwillburnextrafatsinyourbodyandhelpyougaincontrolofyour43.________(weigh)．Ifyoucan'texerciseeveryday，atleastgoforawalkeveryday.Sleepatleast8hourseveryday44.________(make)youfeelfreshandenergetic.Inaddition，manypeopledosomeactivitieseveryday，45.________(say)thishelpsthemtodeveloptheirmind.Therearemanythingsyoucandotokeephealthy，butexercisingwillalwaysbeatthetop.【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。文章给出了保持健康的一些建议，包括合理的饮食，充足的睡眠以及适当的锻炼等。36．a[考查不定冠词。这里用不定冠词a表泛指，ahealthierlife意为“一种更健康的生活”。]37．their[考查形容词性物主代词。分析句子结构可知，此处用形容词性物主代词作定语，修饰名词health，意为“他们没有太多时间来顾及他们的健康”。]38．that[考查强调句。这是“Itis/was＋被强调部分＋that/who＋其他部分”的强调句型。]39．given[考查非谓语动词。这里过去分词形式given作后置定语，修饰名词suggestion。]40．is[考查主谓一致。动名词短语eatinggreenvegetablesandfruits作主语，谓语动词用单数形式。]41．that/which[考查关系代词。这是一个定语从句，先行词为lotsofvitaminsandminerals，故用关系代词that/which在从句中作主语。]42．regularly[考查副词。此处用副词作状语修饰动词exercise。]43．weight[考查名词。这里名词weight用在介词of之后，构成介宾结构。]44．tomake[考查动词不定式。此处不定式表示目的。]45．saying[考查分词作状语。主语manypeople与动词say存在逻辑上的主谓关系，故用现在分词形式作伴随状语。]Ⅴ.写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节应用文写作(满分15分)假如你是李华，你校将举行以“HowtoKeepHealthy”为题的作文比赛。请你写一篇参赛作文，内容包括：1．饮食方面；2．情绪方面；3．锻炼方面。注意：词数80左右。___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________【参考范文】HowtoKeepHealthyNowadays，moreandmorepeopleareconcernedabouttheirhealth.Soitisnecessaryforustoknowhowtokeephealthy.Firstofall，weshouldeatmorevegetable，keepingagoodstateofmindisalsogoodforourhealth.Weshouldalwayshaveanactiveattitudetowardslife.Lastbutnotleast，makesurewetakeproperexerciseeveryday.Runningorwalkinghasapositiveeffectonourhealth.Inaword，'stakeactionstobehealthier.第二节读后续写(满分25分)阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。ChristineclosedthedoortoAnna'，herclassmateandfriendhadfallenasleep.Downstairs，Christine'smom，Donna，wasgraspingAnna'smotherSheilaaroundtheshoulders.“Weshouldgo，”shesaid.“Getsomerest，huh？”Sheilanodded，blewhernose，andthenwavedthemgoodbye.Onthecarridehome，Christineworkedupthecouragetoaskthequestiononhermind.“Mom？WhywasSheilaweeping？”Shethoughtsheknewtheanswer，ofcourse：Anna'scancer.Inthepast，Annahadbeentheneighborhooddo­gooder，alwaysgoingdoortodoorforvariouscauses:thelocalanimalshelter，sufferingchildreninAfrica，orthefamilieswho'dlosttheirhomestofire.NowAnnacouldbarelyfeedordressherself.Christinethoughtitsounfairwhenbadthingslikethishappenedtogoodpeople.“Well，it'scomplex，butIguessyou'reoldenoughtounderstand.”“Understandwhat？”“UnderstandthatAnnaissick，yes，butAnnaactuallygetsalotofhelp.Thegovernmenthelpspayforalotofhermedicine.Shegetsmealsdeliveredtoherbyanonprofit.Sheevengetsmassagesfromlocalvolunteers.”“Wow！”“Herlife'sstillveryhard，ofcourse，andnoonewouldtradeplaceswithher，butwhenyouhavecancer，everyonecanseethatyouneedhelp，”continuedDonna.“Theydon'talwaysseethatthepeoplearoundyouaresuffering.”“PeoplelikeSheila？”“Yes，didyouknowthatSheilatookabreakfromherjobtostayhomewithAnna？”“No！”Christinewassurprised.ShehadneverthoughtaboutwhotookAnnatoherappointments，orfedherwhenshewastooweaktoliftaspoon.Ofcourseitwasherfamily.“Yes.Sothatmeansthatmanyofthethingstheyu'reevenworriednowaboutkeepingthehouse.”“Theirhouse？SoAnnamighthavetomove，while