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PARTTHREE READINGCOMPREHENSION(30%) Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages．Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements．ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD．Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassage Theysayacathasninelives,andIthinkthatpossiblesinceIamnowlivingmythirdlifeandI’mnotevenacat.MyfatherdiedwhenIwas15,andwehadahardstruggletomakealiving.Andmymother,whowasseriouslyillinherlastyears,diedwhilestillinher60s.Mysistermarriedsoonafter,andIfollowedherexamplewithintheyear. ThiswaswhenIbegantoenjoymyfirstlife.Iwasveryhappy,inexcellenthealth.IhadagoodjobinSanJoseandabeautifulhomeupthepeninsula(半岛)inSanCarlos.Lifewasapleasantdream.Thenthedreamended.Ibecameafflicted(使苦恼)withaslowlyprogressivediseaseofthemotornerves,affectingfirstmyrightarmandleg,andthenmyotherside.Thusbeganmysecondlife... InspiteofmydiseaseIstilldrovetoandfromworkeachday,withtheaidofspecialequipmentinstalledinmycar.AndImanagedtokeepmyhealthandoptimism(乐观),toadegree,becauseof14steps.Crazy?Notatall.Ourhomewasanaffairwith14stepsleadingupfromthegaragetothekitchendoor.Thosestepswereastandardmeasureoflife.Theyweremyyardstick,mychallengetocontinueliving.IfeltthatifthedayarrivedwhenIwasunabletoliftonefootuponestepandthendragtheotherpainfullyafterit---repeatingtheprocess14times,Iwouldbethrough---Icouldthenadmitdefeatandliedownanddie. ThenonadarknightinAugust,1971,Ibeganmythirdlife.ItwasrainingwhenIstartedhomethatnight;strongwindsandslashingrainbeatdownonthecarasIdroveslowlydownoneoftheless-traveledroads.Suddenlythesteeringwheeljerked(猝然一动).InthesameinstantIheardthebangofablowout.Itwasimpossibleformetochangethattire!Utterlyimpossible! IstartedtheengineandthumpedslowlyalonguntilIcametothedirtroad,whereIturnedinandwhereIfoundlightedwindowswelcomedmetoahouseandpulledintothedrivewayandhonkedthehorn. Thedooropenedandalittlegirlstoodthere.Whensheknewwhathappenedtome,shewentintothehouseandamomentlate 丁莉雅回答：
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