大题冲关秘笈-第6辑阅读理解话题类（下）三逸闻趣事类

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精 逸闻趣事以日常生活中的事情入手,描述一些鲜为人知的事。幽默故事是其主要内容.选材多来源于日常生活，给人似曾相识之感,但随着故事的发展、展开、结束，给人以意外的感觉.逸闻趣事类文章有以下趋势：1.特点:文章简短，描述一个片断。2.命题:多考查对事件的发生、发展和结局进行合理的推断.3。选材：描述＂另类＂,标新立异。人物故事类细读文章通读短文，弄清楚故事的全过程，总结出文章的中心。把握脉络在阅读这类文章时要搞清楚what/who/why/when/when等问题.解决问题在搞清楚事情全过程之后进行答题，并确定答案。Passage1（2015·广东A) Peterlovedtoshopusedarticles。Almostamonthago，heboughtapopularwordgamethatusedlittlepiecesofwoodwithdifferentlettersonthem。Ashewaspurchasingit,thesalesgirlsaid，＂Oh,look,thegameboxhasn’tevenbeenopenedyet.Thatmightbeworthsomemoney。＂ Peterexaminedtheboxand,sureenough，itwascompletelycoveredinfactory-sealedplastic。Andhesawadateof1973onthebackofthebox。 ＂Youshouldputthatupforauction(拍卖）ontheInternet，andseewhathappens,＂thesalesgirlsaid。 ＂Yes，you’reright。Peoplelikesomethingrare,＂Peteragreed。＂Ican’timaginetherebeingverymanyunopenedboxesofthisgamestillaround40yearslater.＂ ＂Don’tforgettotellmeifyousellit，＂thesalesgirlsmiled. ＂Noproblem,＂Petersaid. Afterhegothome,Peterwentonlinetoseveralauctionwebsiteslookingforhisgame.Buthecouldn’tfindit。ThenhetypedinthenameofthewordgameandhitSearch。Thesearchresultwas543websitescontaininginformationaboutthechangesofthegame.Overtheyears,thegamehadbeenproducedusinglettersindifferentsizesandgameboardsindifferentcolors。Healsofoundsomelistsofgamefanslookingforvariousversionsofthegame.Peteremailedsomeofthem,tellingthemwhathehad。 Twoweekslater，Peterwentbacktotheshop。 ＂Hello。Doyoustillremembertheunopenedwordgame?＂ Thesalesgirllookedathimforasecond，thenrecognizedhimandsaid，＂Oh，hi!＂ ＂I'vegotsomethingforyou，＂Petersaid。＂Isoldthegameandmade$1，000.Thankyouforyoursuggestion.＂Hehandedherthree＄100bills. ＂Wow!＂thesalesgirlcriedout.＂Thankyou。Ineverexpectedit。＂1.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesPeter’swordgame？ A.Itwasmadearound40yearsago。 B。Ithadgameboardsindifferentsizes. C.Itwaskeptinaplasticbagwithaseal. D。Ithadlittlepiecesofwoodindifferentcolors。2.WhatdidthesalesgirlprobablythinkofPeter'swordgame？ A.Oldandhandy。 B.Rareandvaluable. C.Classicandattractive。 D.Colorfulandinteresting。3.Petergotthenamesofthegamefansfrom. A。anauction B.theInternet C.agameshop D.thesecond-handshop4.Whathappenedattheendofthestory? A。Petergavethegirl＄300asareward. B。ThesalesgirlbecamePeter’sfriend. C.Peterreturnedthewordgamefor＄1,000. D.ThesalesgirlfeltconfusedtoseePeteragain.5.Whatisthemainthemeofthestory? A。It’simportanttokeepapromise。 B.It’sgreattoshareinotherpeople’shappiness. C.Weshouldbegratefulforthehelpfromothers. D。Somethingrareisworthalargeamountofmoney.Passage2（2015·新课标全国卷ⅠA） Mycolortelevisionhasgivenmenothingbutaheadache.IwasabletobuyitalittleoverayearagobecauseIhadmyrelativesgivememoneyformybirthdayinsteadofalotofclothesthatwouldn’tfit.Iletasalesclerkfoolmeintobuyingadiscontinuedmodel。Irealizedthisadaylater，whenIsawnewspaperadvertisementsforthesetatseventy—fivedollarslessthanIhadpaid.ThesetworkedsobeautifullywhenIfirstgotithomethatIwouldkeepitonuntilstationssignedoffforthenight.Fortunately，Ididn’tgetanychannelsshowingall—nightmoviesorIwouldneverhavegottentobed. ThenIstarteddevelopingaproblemwiththesetthatinvolvedstatic（静电）noise。Forsomereason，whencertainshowsswitchedintoacommercial，aloudnoisewouldsoundforafewseconds。Gradually，thisnoisebegantoappearduringashow,andtogetridofit，Ihadtochangetoanotherchannelandthenchangeitback.Sometimesthistechniquewouldnotwork，andIhadtopickupthesetandshakeittoremovethesound。Iactuallybegantobuildupmyarmmuscles（肌肉）shakingmyset. Whenneitherofthesemethodsremovedthestaticnoise，Iwouldsithelplesslyandwaitforthenoisetogoaway。AtlastIendeduphittingthesetwithmyfist,anditstoppedworkingaltogether.Mytriptotherepairshopcostme＄62，andthesetisworkingwellnow,butIkeepexpectingmoretrouble.6.WhydidtheauthorsayhewasfooledintobuyingtheTVset? A。Hegotanoldermodelthanhehadexpected. B。Hecouldn’treturnitwhenitwasbroken. C。Hecouldhaveboughtitatalowerprice. D。Hefailedtofindanymovieshowsonit。7.Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacethephrase＂signedoff＂inParagraph1? A.endedalltheirprograms B.providedfewerchannels C.changedtocommercials D。showedall-nightmovies8。HowdidtheauthorfinallygethisTVsetworkingagain? A.Byshakingandhittingit。 B.Byturningitonandoff。 C。Byswitchingchannels. D.Byhavingitrepaired。9.Howdoestheauthorsoundwhentellingthestory? A。Curious。 B。Anxious。 C.Cautious. D。Humorous。Passage1 【语篇解读】Peter买了一个用木头做的字谜游戏，在女售货员的建议下把它转卖了,而且赚了1000美元。Peter回到那家店给了这个女售货员300没有以表示感谢。1.A【解析】考查细节理解.通过第二段最后一句中的＂adateof1973onthebackofthebox＂与第四段最后 一句中的＂stillaround40yearslater＂可知本题答案。2。B【解析】考查推理判断。通过第一段最后一句＂Thatmightbeworthsomemoney＂和第三段中的＂You shouldputthatupforauction（拍卖)＂可推知答案。3。B【解析】考查细节理解.通过第七段中的＂Peterwentonlinetoseveralauctionwebsites。。。＂和＂Healso foundsomelistsofgamefanslookingfor。。。＂可知答案.4。A【解析】考查细节理解。通过倒数第二段中的＂Thankyouforyoursuggestion＂＂Hehandedherthree$100 bills＂可知，Peter给女售货员300美元以表感谢。5.C【解析】考查主旨大意。Peter在女售货员的建议下把一个有很多年头的wordgame转卖，赚了1000美 元,之后Peter为了感谢这个女售货员，给了她300美元，故选C。Passage16。C【解析】7.A【解析】考查词义猜测。结合画线部分所在的句子＂ThesetworkedsobeautifullywhenIfirstgotithome that Iwouldkeepitonuntilstationssignedoffforthenight＂可知，此处指作者一开始把它带回家时,一切 如此顺利以至于作者一直看到电视台＂停止播放节目＂。故选A。8.D【解析】考查细节理解。依据最后一段的＂Mytriptotherepairshopcostme＄62,andthesetisworkingwell now＂可知,最终作者到维修店才使电视机恢复正常.9.D【解析】Passage1（2017届江西省九江第一中学高三上学期第三次月考） Instagramisafast，beautifulandfunwaytoshareyourlifewithfriendsandfamily。Takeapictureorvideo，chooseafilter（修图）totransformitslookandfeel，andthenposttoInstagram—it’sthateasy。YoucanevensharetoFacebook,Twitterandmore。It’sanewwaytoseetheworld。SomanyphotosoffoodarecontainedonInstagram—nowapop-updinerinLondonistakingadvantageofthisnewtrendbylettingpeoplesettlethebillfortheirmealssimplybyuploadingphotosoftheirdishestosocialnetworks。 Ialwaysthoughtpeople’stakingpicturesoftheirfoodwaskindofsilly,butatthisnewpop-uprestaurantintheUK,I’dprobablydoittoo.＂ThePictureHouse＂istheworld’sfirstpay—by—photorestaurant。Youorder,clickaphotoofthefood,shareonInstagramandeatforfree! Therestaurantbelongstofrozenfoodgiant(巨人）BirdsEye，whocameupwiththeideatocashinonpeople’saddictionwithphotographingfoodandsharingthepicturesonline。TheyconductedasurveyandfoundoutthatmorethanhalfoftheBritishpopulationregularlytookpicturesoftheirmeals。Sotheyrealizeditwasabetterwaytoadvertisetheirnewdiningrange。 Thepop-updinerwasopeninSoho,LondonforthreedaysinMay，andisnowmovingtoothermajorUKcities．Theyservetwo—coursemealsthatcustomersdon’thavetopayfor，iftheyphotoandInstagramit. TherestaurantisapartofBirdsEye’s＂FoodforLife＂campaign,anewmarketingprojectthataimsatchangingthewaypeoplelookatfrozenfood.＂Takingphotosoffoodenablespeopletoshowoffandtosharetheirmealtimemoments—fromtheeverydaytothespecial，＂saidmarketingdirectorMargaretJobling． ThereactiontothePictureHousehasbeengreatsofar。Andthepay-by—pictureconcepthasproventobeaneffectiveway.Alternativepaymentmethodsareactuallygainingpopularityamongalotofbusinesses。LastyearinacafeinGermanycustomerspaybyhowmuchtimetheyspendthere，notbywhattheyeat．1。Instagramprobablyis________． A。aprogramusedtosharephotos B.acampaignof＂FoodforLife＂ C。arestaurantfreeofcharge D。anewmarketingproject2。Whatcanweinferfromthepassage? A.ThePictureHousewasopenedinScotland B。LotsofBritishpeopleliketakingphotosoftheirmeals。 C.ThePictureHouseistheworld'sfirstpay-by-photorestaurant. D.TheBritishpeople’sresponsetothePictureHouseisquitecold。3.＂ThePictureHouse＂encouragessharingphotosofitsfoodto_______． A。raisethepriceoffrozenfood B.createanewsocialmediatrend C。attractmorecustomers D.rewardtheregularcustomers4．Whichofthefollowingcanserveasthebesttitleforthepassage? A。FoodforLife B.ThePop—upDiner C。NoNeedtoPay D。PaybyPicturePassage2（2016·苏州一模） Aftermuchthought，Icameupwithabrilliantplan。IworkedoutawayforRichtomeetmymotherandwinherover.Infact，Iarrangeditsomymotherwouldwanttocookamealespeciallyforhim。 RichwasnotonlynotChineseandhewasafewyearsyoungerthanIwas。Andunfortunately，helookedmuchyoungerwithhiscurlyredhair，smoothpaleskin，andthesplashoforangefreckles（雀斑）acrosshisnose.Hewasabitontheshortside，compactlybuilt.Inhisdarkbusinesssuits，helookednicebuteasilyforgettable,whichwaswhyIdidn’tnoticehimthefirstyearweworkedtogetheratthefirm。Butmymothernoticedeverything. ＂SowhatdoyouthinkofRich?＂Ifinallyasked，holdingmybreath. Shetossedtheeggplantinthehotoil,angryhissingsound。＂Somanyspotsonhisface，＂shesaid。 ＂Theyarefreckles。Frecklesaregoodluck.＂Isaidabittooheatedlyintryingtoraisemyvoiceabovethenoiseofthekitchen。 ＂Oh？＂Shesaidinnocently. ＂Yes，themorespotsthebetter。＂ SheconsideredthisamomentandthensmiledandspokeinChinese：＂Whenyouwereyoung，yougotthechickenpox.Somanyspots，youhadtostayhomefortendays.Solucky，youthought。＂ Icouldn’tsaveRichinthekitchen。AndIcouldn’tsavehimlateratthedinnertable. WhenIofferedRichafork，heinsistedonusingtheslipperyivorychopsticks.Halfwaybetweenhisplateandhisopenmouth，alargechunkofredcookedeggplantfellonhisbrandnewwhiteshirt。 Andthenhehelpedhimselftobigportionsoftheshrimpandsnowpeas，notrealizingheshouldhavetakenonlyapolitespoonful. Hedeclinedthenewgreens，thetenderandexpensiveleavesofbeanplants.Hethoughthewasbeingpolitebyrefusingseconds,whenheshouldhavefollowedmyfather'sexample，whomadeabigshowoftakingsmallportionsofseconds，thirdsandevenfourths，alwayssayinghecouldn'tresistanotherbiteandthengroaninghewassofullhethoughthewouldburst。 ButtheworstwaswhenRichcriticizedmymother’scookingandhedidn’tevenknowwhathehaddone.AsistheChinesecook’scustom，mymotheralwaysmademodestremarksaboutherowncooking.Thatnightshechosetodirectittowardherfamoussteamedporkandpreservedvegetabledish，whichshealwaysservedwithspecialpride。 ＂Ai！Thisdishnotsaltyenough，noflavor，＂shecomplained，aftertastingasmallbite。 Thiswasourfamily’scuetoeatmoreandproclaimitthebestshehadevermade.Butbeforewecoulddoso，Richsaid，＂Youknow,allitneedsisalittlesoysauce.＂Andheproceededtopourariverfulofthesaltyblackstuffonthechinaplate,rightbeforemymother’shorrifiedeyes. AndeventhoughIwashopingthroughoutthedinnerthatmymotherwouldsomehowseeRich’skindness，hissenseofhumorandboyishcharm。Iknewhehadfailedmiserablyinhereyes. Richobviouslyhadadifferentopiniononhowtheeveninghadgone.Whenwegothome，Iwasstillshuddering，rememberinghowRichhadfirmlyshakenbothmyparents’handswiththatsameeasyfamiliarityheusedwithnervousnewclients。＂Linda，Tim,＂hesaid，＂we’llseeyouagain。＂Myparents’namesareLindoandTinJong，andnobodyexceptafewolderfamilyfriendsevercallsthembytheirfirstnames。 ＂Whatdidshesaywhenyoutoldher？＂Iknewhewasreferringtoourgettingmarried. ＂Ineverhadachance，＂Isaid，whichwastrue。HowcouldIhavetoldmymotherIwasgettingmarried,whenateverypossiblemomentwewerealone，sheseemedtoremarkonhowpaleandillhelooked。 Richwassmiling。＂Howlongdoesittaketosay,Mom，Dad，Iamgettingmarried？＂ ＂Youdon’tunderstand。Youdon’tunderstandmymother.＂5。WhichisNOTthereasonwhytheauthordidn'ttellhermothershewasgettingmarried？ A.Shedidn’thaveachancetotellhermother. B。HermotherdislikedRich’sfreckledface。 C。Motherwasimpressedbyhisboyishcharmandhumor。 D。ShewasshockedbyRich’sviolationofculturaltaboo.6。Whatdoestheunderlinedword＂shuddering＂mostprobablymean？ A。Hesitating。 B.Regretting. C.Shaking. D。Reflecting.7.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthestory? A。RichMetMyMother B.EastVSWest C。ChineseFamilyGathering D.OfTableManners8.Theauthorwrotethisstoryina/antone. A.poetic B.humorous C.pessimistic D.objectivePassage1 【语篇解读】文章主要介绍了许多餐厅正在利用Instagram这个软件来推广自己的食物,人们可以通过把照片传到网上来支付购买食物的费用。1.A【解析】推理判断题。根据第一段中＂Instagramisafast，beautifulandfunwaytoshareyourlifewithfriends andfamily.Takeapictureorvideo，chooseafilter(修图)totransformitslookandfeel,andthenpostto Instagram—it'sthateasy。YoucanevensharetoFacebook,Twitterandmore.It’sanewwaytoseetheworld. SomanyphotosoffoodarecontainedonInstagram…＂可知，它是一个可以快速分享照片的系统.故选A。2.B【解析】推理判断题。根据第一段中＂SomanyphotosoffoodarecontainedonInstagram—nowapop—up dinerinLondonistakingadvantageofthisnewtrendbylettingpeoplesettlethebillfortheirmealssimplyby uploadingphotosoftheirdishestosocialnetworks.＂和第三段中＂Theyconductedasurveyandfoundout that morethanhalfoftheBritishpopulationregularlytookpicturesoftheirmeals.Sotheyrealizeditwasa betterwaytoadvertisetheirnewdiningrange。＂可知，很多英国人喜欢在吃饭的时候拍照。故选B。3.C【解析】推理判断题.根据＂Sotheyrealizeditwasabetterwaytoadvertisetheirnewdiningrange.＂可知, 他们觉得这是一个很好宣传他们新的食物的方式，从而可以吸引更多的客人。故选C。4。D【解析】主旨大意题。文章主要介绍了许多餐厅正在利用Instagram这个软件来推广自己的食物,人们 可以通过把照片传到网上来支付购买食物的费用。故选D。Passage2 【语篇解读】本文主要讲述了我带着我的中国男友回家见家长所发生的事,由于不同国家的文化差异，在晚餐上出现了很多意料之外的事，因此我没有机会跟妈妈说我要结婚了。文用幽默的语句写出了不同国家的文化差异带给我们的影响。5。C【解析】细节理解题。根据AndeventhoughIwashopingthroughoutthedinnerthatmymotherwould somehowseeRich'skindness，hissenseofhumorandboyishcharm。Iknewhehadfailedmiserablyinher eyes.可知我希望妈妈看到他的孩子气和幽默,但是妈妈并没有这么感觉，故选C。6。C【解析】词义猜测题。根据Whenwegothome，Iwasstillshuddering，rememberinghowRichhadfirmly shakenbothmyparents'handswiththatsameeasyfamiliarityheusedwithnervousnewclients。及＂Inever hadachance，＂Isaid，whichwastrue。HowcouldIhavetoldmymotherIwasgettingmarried.可知我在 犹豫什么时候告诉妈妈我要结婚了,故选C。7。A【解析】主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了里琦见我妈妈的过程中发生的一系列事情，故选A.8.B【解析】推理判断题。全文写了我带里琦见我妈妈的经过，用幽默的基调写出了所发生的事，故选B.Passage1ASpecialAppointment ThefollowingyearIgotChristmasEvedutyagain.At9pmsharp，thewardclerktoldmetherewasacouplewhowantedtospeakwithme。WhenIapproachedthem，themanintroducedhimselfasMr。Leeandsaid，＂Youprobablydon’trememberme,butlastChristmasEveyousavedmylife.Thankyoufortheyearyougaveme。＂Heandhiswifehuggedme，handedmeasmallgift，andleft。 Thefollowingyearanewdoctorhadjoinedthegroup，butIwantedtoseeifMr。andMrs.Leewouldreturn。Thistime,Ivolunteeredfortheshift.Ikeptaneyeonthedoor。Onceagain，atexactly9pm,theLeesappeared，carryingawarmlywrappedbundle.Itwastheirnewgrandchild.Mr。Lee,hisfamilyandIspent13ChristmasEvestogether.Inthelateryearsthestaffallknewaboutthestoryandwouldworktogivemetimewithhiminthebreakroom，wherewespentahalf—houreachChristmasEve。 ThelastyearIsawhim,hebroughtmeagift。Icarefullyopenedthepackageandfoundacrystalbellinside。Itwasengravedwithasingleword：Friendship。Now，myfamily,friendsandIringthatbelleveryChristmasEveatexactly9pmandofferourbestwishestothemanwhowewon'tforget.1。WorkingonChristmasEvewasconsidered＂athanklessjob＂because. A。mostpatientswereseriouslyill B。patientsrefusedtoexpressthanks C。doctorshadnothingtodoonthatday D。doctorscouldn’tgetpraiseforthehardjob2。Whentheauthorleftthehospitalthenextmorning，Mr。Lee。 A。wasstillinastateofdanger B。wasreallyangrywithher C。gotreadytoleavethehospital D.recoveredfromhisheartattack3。Accordingtothepassage，theauthorformedahabitof. A.celebratingChristmasEvewithherfamily B。givingChristmasgiftstothehospitalstaff C.spendingChristmasEvewithMr。Leeinhospital D。ringingthebellforpatientsintheemergencydepartment4。WhydoestheauthorringthebellonChristmasEve？ A。Tohonorherworkingexperience. B。Totellkidsthetraditionalcustom. C。Torememberanoldfriendofhers. D。Toshowthebeginningoftheholiday.Passage2 Lifeislikeaboxofchocolates：youneverknowwhatyou’regoingtoget。Icouldn’tunderstandthisbetteruntilIcameacrossCarlos，whoIwouldneverhavebelievedwasgoingtochangemylife。Oneday，IhadmyarmsfullofbooksandIwasrushingintotheclassroomwhenIranintosomethingsolid.ItwasCarlos. ＂MyGod，you’retall，＂hesaid. Ofcourse，theclassbegantolaugh。Angry,Iwalkedtomyseatwithoutaword。 IglancedbacktoseeifReedHarringtonwaslaughingwiththerest。Thatwouldbethelaststraw。ButReedwasstudyingchemistryanddidnotseemtobeawareofanythingelse。Ididn'tknowwhyIconsideredReedmyfriend。MaybejustbecausehewasagoodtwoinchestallerthanI。Anyway，everytimeIblewoutmybirthdaycandlesandmadeawish,itwasforadatewithReedHarrington. ＂Takethatseat，＂Mr.McCarthytoldthecocky（狂妄自信的)newcomerCarlos,pointingtotheonlyemptyone,inthebackoftheroom。 Carloslaughedwidely。＂ButIneedacoupleofdictionaries.＂Againtheclasslaughed,butnowtheywerelaughingwithCarlos,notathim.Hehadbeenhereonly10minutesandalreadyhehadthemonhisside。 Thebellrangforclasses。AsIstooduptogo,IsawCarloscomingtowardme.＂I'msorryIembarrassedyou，＂hesaid.Ilookedstraightheadoverthetopofhisblackhair.＂That'sallright.＂ ＂Ioughttoknowbetter.＂Hewasstillblockingmyway。＂What’syourname？＂＂KarenForbes。＂＂YouprobablyheardmesayI’mCarlosHerrera。＂Heheldouthishand。Unwillingly,Ishookhandswithhim.Helookedupatmeseriouslywithhisbrowneyes，＂Idon’tseewhyyou'resotouchy。＂ Ibrushedbyhimandsaidsharply,＂Youwouldn’tunderstand。＂ Hefollowedmeafewsteps。＂I’mjusttheonewhoshould，Karen,＂hesaid,＂YouandIhavealotincommon。＂ ItwastheschoolelectionsthatmademethinkofCarlosagain.ReedHarringtonwasvotedpresidentandCarlosvice-president.＂Howcome？＂Ikeptaskingmyself，＂Howcomethisshrimpwhohasonlybeenintownforalittle.＂ Sothatmorning.IstoppedCarlosandsaid，＂Itdoesn’tseemtobotheryou-beingshort.＂Helookedupatme，＂OfcourseImindbeingshort。Butthereisn’tanythingIcandoaboutit.WhenIrealizedIwasgoingtohavetospendmylifeinthisundersizedskin,Ijustdecidedtomakethebestofitandconcentrateonbeingmyself.＂＂Youseemtogetalonggreat。＂Iadmitted,＂Butwhataboutme？Nobodywantstodateagirltallerthanhe.＂＂Thetroublewithyouisthatyou’reafraidtobeyourself。You’resmart。Andyoucouldbepretty.Infact，youmightbemorethanpretty。＂Ifeltmyselfturningred。5。Theauthorwasangrybecause

。 A.Carloswastoorudetoher B。theclassmadefunofher C。shehadtocarrymanybooks D。ReedHarringtondidn’tdateher6。Theunderlinedword＂touchy＂inparagraph8probablymeans

. A。annoyed B。cheerful C.curious D。moved7。WecaninferfromParagraph4thattheauthor

。 A.thoughtReedwasthesameasothers B。hopedReedwaslaughingwithothers C.caredmuchaboutReed’sattitude D。couldn’tstandCarlosplayingtricksonher8.Accordingtothetext，whichisthemostlikelyending? A.CarlosandReedbecameverygoodfriends. B。Carlosandtheauthorarguedwitheachother。 C.Carloswaselectedpresidentofthestudentcommittee。 D。TheauthorchangedherattitudetowardsCarlos.Passage3 ItwastheafternoonofDecember24，thedaybeforeChristmas；andasthenewestdoctorinouroffice，Ihadtowork。TheonlythingthatbrightenedmydaywasthebeautifullydecoratedChristmastreeinourwaitingroomandagiftsenttomebyafellowIwasdating—adozenlong—stemmedredroses。 AsIwascleaningmyoffice,Iwastoldaladyurgentlyneededtospeakwithme。AsIsteppedout，Inoticedayoung，tired-lookingwomanwithababyinherarms。Nervously，sheexplainedthatherhusband—aprisonerinanearbyprison—wasmynextpatient.Shetoldmeshewasn’tallowedtovisitherhusbandinprisonandthathehadneverseenhisson.Herrequestwasformetolettheboy’sfathersitinthewaitingroomwithheraslongaspossiblebeforeIcalledhimforhisappointment.Sincemyschedulewasn'tfull，Iagreed。Afterall,itwasChristmasEve. Ashorttimelater，herhusbandarrived—withchainsonhisfeetandhands,andtwoarmedguardsasbodyguards。Thewoman’stiredfacelituplikeourlittleChristmastreewhenherhusbandtookaseatbesideher。Ikeptglancingouttowatchthemlaugh，cryandsharetheirchild.Afteralmostanhour,Icalledtheprisonerbacktomyoffice.Thepatientseemedlikeagentleandmodestman.Iwonderedwhathepossiblycouldhavedonetobeheldundersuchconditions.Itriedtomakehimascomfortableaspossible。 Attheendoftheappointment,IwishedhimaMerryChristmas，adifficultthingtosaytoamanheadedbacktoprison.Hesmiledandthankedme。Healsosaidhefeltsaddenedbythefacthehadn’tbeenabletogethiswifeanythingforChristmas.Onhearingthis,Iwasinspiredwithawonderfulidea。 I'llneverforgetthelookonboththeirfacesastheprisonergavehiswifethebeautiful，long—stemmedroses.I’mnotsurewhoexperiencedthemostjoy-thehusbandingiving,thewifeinreceiving，ormyselfinhavingtheopportunitytoshareinthisspecialmoment.9。Whatcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraph？ A.Thewriterwasanewcomertoheroffice。 B.AfellowsentheradozenredrosesasChristmaspresent。 C.Shewasatworkwithalightheart. D.ShewasinlowspiritsbecauseshehadtoworkbeforeChristmas。10.Theyoungwomancametothewriter'sofficeforthepurposeof_______. A。havingherbabyexamined B.havingherhusbandexamined C。gettingachanceforherfamilytogettogether D。givingherhusbandachancetomakehisescape11.Theunderlinedpartinparagraph3probablymeans________。 A.tobesenttohospital B.tobecomeaprisoner C.tobecomfortable D.tobeseparatedfromhisfamily12.Whatdoesthewriterlearnfromthestory？ A.Anactofkindnesscanmeanalot. B.Who