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Unit2同步测试 第一部分 阅读理解(共两节， 满分40分) 第一节 (共15小题； 每小题2分， 满分30分) A Once upon a time， a man heard that in a faraway place there was a burning holy flame (圣火). So he got up and left his home to find the holy flame and bring some of its light back home to his house. He thought， “When I have light， I will have happiness and life and all the people I love will have it too.” He traveled far， far away and finally found the holy flame， with which he lit his light. On his way back， he had only one worry: his light could go out. On his way home he met someone who was freezing and didn’t have any fire. They begged him to give them some of his fire. The man with the light thought for a moment. Wasn’t his light too valuable， too holy to be given away for something ordinary like that？ Despite these doubts， he decided to give some of his light to the ones who were freezing in the darkness. The man continued his journey home and when he had almost reached his house， a terrible storm started. He tried to protect his light from the rain， but in the end his light went out. To return the long way back to the place where the holy flame was burning was impossible， but he was strong enough to return to the people whom he had helped on his way home. And with his light， he could light his own again. 1. Before the man found the holy flame， he . A. gave up everything B. lived a happy life C. traveled a long distance D. suffered from hot weather 2. Why was the man worried on his way back home？ A. He was afraid someone would steal his money. B. His light could go out all of a sudden. C. He could get wet in a storm. D. Someone might beg him for some fire. 3. Which of the following words can best describe the man？ A. Honest and clever. B. Hard-working but unlucky. C. Strict and serious. D. Determined and warm-hearted. B Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman doctor in the United States. Her success opened the wa