高中英语黄金阅读理解试题高二版

高中英语黄金阅读（高二版）

GoldenReadingforSeniorMiddleSchoolStudents

一、人物类

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ComputerprogrammerDavidJoneseamed

£35,000ayeardesigningnewcomputergames,yethecannotfindabankpreparedtolethimhaveacheckcard.Inste

ad,hehasbeentoldtowaitanothertwoyearsuntilheis18.

HeworksfbrasmallfirminLiverpoohwheremostyoungpeopleofhisagearefindingjobs.David^biggesthea

dacheiswhattodowithhismoney.Thoughhehashighpayment,hecannotdriveacar,orgetcreditcards(^^-^-).

Davidgothisjobfourmonthsago,ayearafterleavingschoolwithsixO-levels(普通成

^)andworkingfdratimeinacomputershop.ulgotthejobbecausethepeoplewhorunthefirmknewlhadalreadywri

ttensomeprograms,,9hesaid.

”【suppose

£SS^OOsoundsalotbutlhopeitwillcometomorethanthatthisyear.^Hespendssomeofhismoneyonrecordsandc

lothes,andgiveshismother£20aweekasheliveswithhisparents.Butmostofhissparetimeisspentworking.

"Unfortunately,computingwasnotpartofburstudiesatschool^hesaid/'Butlhadbeenstudyingitinbooksan

dmagazinesforfouryearsinmysparetime.Iknewwhatlwantedtodoandneverconsideredstayingonatschool.Mo

stpeopleinthisbusinessarefairlyyoung,anyway.lwouldliketoearnamillionandlsupposeearlyretirement(退

休)isapossibility.Youneverknowwhenthemarketmightdisappear.”

l.WhyisDavidsodifferentfromotheryoungpeopleofhisage?

A.HeearnsanextremelyhighpaymentB.Hehasgotajob

C.HelivesathomewithhisparentsD.Hedoesnotgooutmuch

2.David,sgreatestproblemisthat.

A.hecan^betreatedasanadultbythebankB.hedoesn^makeasmanygamesashewishes

C.hedoesn^knowwhattobuywiththemoneyD.heistooyoungtodriveacar

3.Hewasemployedbythecompanybecause.

A.hehadworkedinacomputershopB.hehadwrittensomecomputerprograms

C.heiscleverandworkshardathislessonsD.hehadlearnttousecomputersatschool

4.HeleftschoolaftertakingsixO-levelsbecause.

A.hewasafraidofgettingtoooldtostartcomputingB.hedidnotenjoyschool

C.hewantedtoworkwithcomputersD.hewantedtoearnalotofmoney

5.WhydoesDavidthinkhemightretireearly?

A.HethinkscomputergamesmightnotalwayssellsowellB.Hewantstostopworkingwhenheisamillionaire

C.OnehastobeyoungtowritecomputerprogramsD.Hethinkshisfirmmightclosedown

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IfCatlinwasthepainteroftheAmericanlndiansandBierstadtthepainteroftheRocky

Mountains,theartistoftheWesterncowboysandsettlerswasRemington.BorninNew

York,thesonofawealthypublisher,RemingtonwasaboxerandafdotballplayeratYale

University—thelastmanwouldexpecttobecometheartistoftheOldWest.Butasaboyhelovedhorsesandfedonthe

journalsofsomefamouswriters.

Attheageofnineteen,heleftcollegetolookforadventures.HetraveledfromMontanatoTexasasaprospector(

勘探

者）.Remingtonhadalwaysbeeninterestedinjournalism.Nowhebegantowriteaboutandtopaintanddrawwhathe

saw.Thesubjectofthe"WinningoftheWest^attractedtheEast.Magazinesandnewspaperswerefilledwithaccoun

tofprospectors^dventures^ndofbattleswithcattlethievesandotheroutlaws—allthetalesthatwerethennewsan

dhavebecomelegendssince.Therewerealsostoriesbymanyotherwriters.Oftenthesewerepresentedbydrawings

andpaintingsfromRemington^hand^utitwasasasuccessfuljournalistthatRemingtonwasagreatartist.

l.Inhispictures,Remingtonoftenpainted.

??????A.theprospectors,stories?B.mountainsandriversC.horseraces??????????D.Americanlndians

2.Fromthetext,wecanleamthatRemingtonbasedhisartonthe.

??????A.storieshehadreadinthenewspaper??????B.thingshehadseenandexperienced

??????C.ideashehadleamedatYaleUniversity??????D.paintingshehadcopiedfromearlysettlers

3.Duringhisyouth,Remington.

A.showedhisgiftasanartistB.wasinfluencedbyhisfather

??????C.enjoyedsportsandreadingD.learnedjoumalismatYaleUniversity

4.Theparagraphsbeforethispassagemostprobablydiscussed.

A.cowboysinAmericanarthistory???B.worksofCatlinandBierstadt

C.theproblemof'WinningtheWesf^ZD.magazinesaboutthewest

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AmericanmagicianDavidBlainelefttheglassboxinwhichhehadlivedfbr44dayswithoutfoodonOctoberl9.

Hundredsofpeoplecametowatchtheendofhisstarvationexperiment^hichhadbecomeoneofLondon^maintou

ristattractions.

Lookingthinneranddarker,30year-oldBlainewastakenoutofhisboxovertheRiverThames（泰晤士

河）andimmediatelysenttohospital.Hewasthenslowlyreintroducedtofood,aprocess（过

§）doctorssaidcouldbelifethreatening.HehadbeendrinkingonlywatersinceSeptember5.

AnativeofBrooklyn,New

York,Blainefirstbecameknownasastreetmagicianintheearlyl990s.Hesoonfoundhimselfdoingmagictricksin

barsforthelikesofAmericanactorLeonardoDiCaprioandhissupermodelfriends.

OverthelastdecadeBlainehasbecomefamouswithacombinationofbreathtakingmagicandclevertricksaim

edatgettingalotofattention.

In1999,hewasburiedinacoffin（棺

材）fbronew66kand,in2000,hespent62hoursinagiantblockofice.Lastyearhestoodonthetopofa25・meterpillar（

ft^-）inthecenterofNewYorkfbr35hoursbeforejumpingintoapileofboxes.

"IthinkalotofpeopleareunabletoacceptthattheyYeabletodowhattheycando^hesaid/'Theydon^realizew

ecansurvive.Thehumanbeingisanamazingcreation.^^

Butheseemedtohavesufferedfromspendingsolongintheglassbox.Hesaidthatattimeshewasunabletosee,h

adseriousbackpainsandlosthissenseoftaste.

l.ItisfbrDavidBlainetoeatfoodaftersuchalongstarvation.

A.pleasantB.deliciousC.dangerousD.important

2.Havingspentsuchalongtimeintheglassbox,hesufferedthefollowingEXCEPTthat.

A.hehadbecomeblindB.hehadseriousbackpains

C.helosthissenseoftasteD.hewasinweakhealth

3.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeDavidBlaine?

A.Brave.B.Adventurous.C.Mad.D.Crazy.

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofDavidBlaine?

A.Blainewasimmediatelysenttohospitalafterhewastakenoutofhisboxbecausehewasindangerousconditi

on.

B.BlainewasbornandbroughtupinEngland.

C.InBlaine\opinion^eoplecancreateawonder.

D.Blainedidn,thaveanyfoodfor44days.

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Filmstarsmaycomeandgo,butPaulNewman'scareer（事

H/）islong-lasting.Newmanhasworkedinfilmsfor40years.HismostrecentoneopenedinDecember.

Thefilmiscalled"Nobody^Foor\NewmanplaysaGO-year-oldconstructionworkernamedSully.Tosomep

eople,SullyseemstobeaIoser.Buthehasalotofcharm（魅

Xl）.Hislifechangeswhenhissoncomestotown.Lateinlife,Sullylearnstogrowup.

"Fveplayedalotofcharactersandthecharacterlplayin^obody^Foorisclosertomethananyotherrolervedone,

^saysNewman.

Newmanturned70yearsoldonJanuary26,1998/4Nobody,sFoor,ishis52ndfilm.HehaswontwoOscarsinhiscar

eer.

Newmanhasfbundsuccessinotheraspects（方

0）oflife.Hehasbeenmarriedfor36years.Hetookupcarracingattheageof47andwonprizes.

Twelveyearsago,hestartedafbodcompanycalledNewman^Own.Hegivesawayallhismoneyhelpingthepoor.

1.Theunderlinedsentenceimplies.

A.manyfilmstarsleavethescreenafterthey\ebecomesuccessfiil

B.Itisnoteasyforafilmstartolosehisorhercharm

C.notallfilmstarscanremainfamousforalongtime

D.filmstarsaresuccessfulnotonlyonthescreen

2.NewmanlikesthecharacterofSullybecause.

A.hefindsalotinthecharacterthatisnewtohimB.helikesplayinganordinaryperson

C.hehasneverplayedsuchawonderfulroleD.heseesmoreofhimselfinSully

3.Newmanwasborninthe.

A.1920sB.1930sC.1940sD.1950s

4.Thewriterwrotethispassagemainlyto.

A.provethatapersoncanbesuccessfulinmanywaysB.showusamostrecentfilmbyPaulNewman

C.introduceafamousfilmstar,PaulNewmanD.tellusaboutSully,amoviecharacterinarecentfilm

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Itwasearlymorning.PeterCorbetthelpedMarkWellmanoutofhiswheelchairandontotheground.Theystood

beforeElCapitan^hugemassofrockalmostthree-quartersofamilehighinCalifbrnia^beautifulYosemite

Valley.IthadbeenMark^dreamtoclimbEl

Capitanforaslongashecouldremember.Buthowcouldapersonwithouttheuseofhislegshopetotrytoclimbit?

Markknewhecouldn^finishtheclimbalone^uthisfriendPete^anexpertrockclimbe^wouldbetheretolend

ahelpinghand.HeandMarkthoughtthatitwouldtakesevendaystoreachthetop.

Peterclimbedabout100feetupandhammeredapiton（岩

）intotherock.Fasteningoneendofal65-footropetothepiton,heletoneendoftheropefalldown.Markcaughtthe

ropeandfastenedittohisbeltwithaspecialinstrument.ThisinstrumentwouldallowMarktomoveupward,butwou

Idpreventhimfromfallingevenasmuchasasingleinch.HenextreachedabovehisheadandfastenedaT-shapedbart

otherope,usingthesamekindofinstrument.

Marktookadeepbreath,pushedtheT-barupalmostasfarashisarmscouldreach,andbeganthefirstofthe7,000

pun-upsneededtoreachthetop.Highabove,Peterletoutacheer."You'reonyourway.”

Sevenyearsbefbre,attheageoftwenty-one,Markhadfallenwhilemountainclimbing,injuringhisbackbone.

Thefallcosthimtheuseofhislegs,butheneverlosthisloveofadventureorhisjoyfulspirit.

Forthefirstfourdaysthetwomenprogressedsteadilyupwardwithoutincident.Butonthefifthdayanunbearab

lyhotwindbegantoblow,andastimewentby,itbecamestrongerandstronger,causingMarktosway（Jg

摆）violentlyonhisrope.ButMarkkeptondeterminedlypushinguptheT-barandpullinghimselfup.Inspiteofthat,

hehadtoadmitthathefeltalotbetterwhenthewindfinallydieddownandhisbodytouchedsolidrockagain.

Ittookthemonedaymorethantheyhadexpected,butonJuly26atl:45intheafternoon,thecrowdofpeoplewait

ingonthetopwentwildwithjoyasthetwoheadsappeared.MarkWellmanhadshownthatifyousetyourheartandmi

ndonagoal,nowallistoohigh,nodreamimpossible.

l.WhathadMarkWellmanlongdesiredtodo?

A.Tofinishoneofthemostdifificultrockclimbsintheworld.B.TobethefirsttoclimbElCapitan.

C.ToclimbthehighestmountaininCalifornia.D.TohelphisfriendPeterclimbElCapitan.

2.HowdidMarkclimbthemountain?

A.Hefastenedtheropetohiswheelchair.B.Hehammeredinpitonssothathehadsomethingtoholdonto.

C.HeheldontotheT-barandPeterpulledhimup.D.HepulledhimselfupusingaT-barandspecialequipment.

3.HowdidMarklosetheuseofhislegs?

A.Helosthisfootingandfellfromthesideofamountain.B.HefellduringhisfirstattemptonElCapitan.

C.Hislegswerebrokenbyfallingrocks.D.Whileworkingoutinthegym,heinjuredhisbackbone.

4.WhatwastheworstproblemMarkhadduringtheclimb?

A.HestruckagainsttherockandhurthisaiTns.B.Astrongwindblewhimawayfromtherock.

C.Hekeptfallingseveralinches.D.Whileswayinginspace,hebecametemfied.

4.HowdidMarkreacttodifficultiesduringtheclimb?

A.Headmittedthathewasfrightened.B.Heoftenworriedabouthisfriend^condition.

C.Hewasabletoremainclamanddetermined.D.Hewasjokingtocheerhimselfup.

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Itdoesn^matterwhenorhowmuchapersonsleeps^uteveryoneneedssomeresttostayalive.Thafswhatalld

octorsthought,untiltheyheardaboutAlHeq)in.AlHerpin,itwassaid,neverslept.Couldthisbetrue?Thedoctorsde

cidedtoseethisstrangemanthemselves.

AlHerpinwas90yearsoldwhenthedoctorscametohishomeinNew

Jersey.Theythoughtfbrsurethathegotsomesleepofsomekind.Sotheystayedwithhimandwatchedeverymovem

enthemade.Buttheyweresurprised.Thoughtheywatchedhimhourafterhouranddayafterday.TheyneversawHer

pinsleeping.Infact,hedidnotevenownabed.Heneverneededone.

TheonlyrestthatHerpinsometimesgotwassittinginacomfortablechairandreadingnewspapers.Thedoctor

swerepuzzledbythisstrangecontinuoussleeplessness.Theyfbundonlyoneanswerthatmightexplainhisconditio

n.Herpinrememberedsometalkabouthismotherhavingbeeninjuredseveraldaysbeforehewasborn.Butthatwas

all.Wasthistherealreason?Noonecouldbesure.Herpindiedattheageof94.

l.Themainideaofthispassageisthat.

A.largenumbersofpeopledonotneedsleepB.apersonwasfdundwhoactuallydidn^needanysleep

C.everyoneneedssomesleeptostayaliveD.peoplecanlivelongerbytryingnottosleep

2.ThedoctorscametovisitHerpin,expectingto.

A.curehimofhissleeplessnessB.findthathissleeplessnesswasnotreallytrue

C.findawaytofreepeoplefromtheneedofsleepingD.findoutwhysomeoldpeopledidn^needanyasleep

3.Afterwatchinghimclosely,thedoctorscametobelievethatAlHerpin.

A.wastoooldtoneedanysleepB.oftensleptinachair

C.needednosleepatallD.neededsomekindofsleep

4.OnereasonthatmightexplainHerpin,ssleeplessnesswas

A.thathehadn^gotabedB.thathehadgraduallygottiredofthesleepinghabit

C.hismother^injurybefbrehewasbornD.hismagnificentphysicalcondition

Keyl【答案解析】本文讲述了少年电脑程序员David的苦恼和愿望。

1.Ao细节题。木艮据ComputerprogrammerDavidJoneseamed£35,000ayear可推知此题答案为Ao

2.Ao推断题。根据

David'sbiggestheadacheiswhattodowithhismoney.Thoughhehashighpayment^ecannotdriveaca^orgetcredi

tcards(信用卡)可知，他最大的苦恼是他没有被当成大人看待。

3.BO细节题。根据Ihadalreadywrittensomeprograms可得出此答案。

4.Co细节题。木艮据Iknewwhatlwantedtodoandneverconsideredstayingonatschool可推出此答案。

5.Ao细节题。根据Youneverknowwhenthemarketmightdisappear可得出答案。

Key21答案与解析】Remington不仅是一位成功的新闻记者，他还是一位伟大的画家。在他的

画中体现的是他亲身经历的和亲眼看到的一切。

l.Ao语义理解题。从第2段最后一包_话

OftenthesewerepresentedbydrawingsandpaintingsfromRemington'shand可以看出Remington所画的内

容是什么。-一一

2.Bo判断题。木艮据第2段第4句话Nowhebegantowriteaboutandtopaintanddrawwhathesaw.aJIX

推知。

3.Co语义理解题。根据...asaboyhelovedhorsesandfedonthejoumalsofsomefamouswriters可知答案

为C。（其中的feedon意为“从…得到供养”）

4.B判断题。文章第1句话

IfCatlinwasthepainteroftheAmericanIndiansandBierstadttheportrayer（painter）oftheRockyMountains,theart

istoftheWesterncowboysandsettlerswasRemington是过渡句，由此可以推知，前面文章很可能是讨论

worksofCatlinandBierstadto

Key3【答案与解析】本文主要讲述美国魔术师DavidBlaine多次挑战人体极限，这次又进行了

44天的饥饿实验。

l.Co推测题。木艮据Hewasthenslowlyreintroducedtofood,aprocessdoctorssaidcouldbelifethreatening

可知，进食对他来说是个威胁生命的过程。

2.Ao细节题。文中说attimeshewasunabletosee,是说他有时看不见东西，但并不等于说他的眼

睛瞎了。故A的说法不符合事实。

3.Bo推断题。根

据...buriedinacoffinforoneweek...spent62hoursinagiantblockofice...stoodtheontopofa25-meterpillarinthe

centerofNewYorkfor35hoursbeforejumpingintoapileofboxes等细节描写，我们可以得出这个结论：

DavidBlaine喜欢冒险，当然这里面看“勇敢”的成分，但两者比较一下，可知Adventurous更佳。

故选B。

4.BO细节题。根据AnativeofBrooklyn,NewYork我们可以知道Blaine是地地道道的美国人。

Key4【答案解析】本文介绍了着名影星Newman传奇的一生。

l.Co推断题。根据Filmstarsmaycomeandgo可以推断出一般电影明星的艺术青春不会太长久，

故选Co

2.Do理解题。根据...thecharacterlplayin'Nobody'sFoorisclosertomethananyotherrolel'vedone可推

知此题答案为D。

3.A。细节题。根据Newmanturned70yearsoldonJanuary26,1998可以推算出他出生在上个世纪

20年代。

4.CO主旨题。从全文可以看出来这是一篇名人介绍。

Key5【答案与解释】马克在一次登山运动中不幸摔伤了脊椎骨，成了一名靠轮椅生活的残疾人。

但作为一名乐观的、极富冒险精神的登山爱好者，没有放弃“攀爬”加利福尼亚州的近3/4英里高

的ElCapitan的梦想。在他的朋友（一位登山运动健将）彼特的协助下，马克凭着顽强的毅力和特

殊装备终于征服了ElCapitan,实现了多年的夙愿。

l.Ao主旨题。从第1段可知Mark是一名残疾人，对他来说要登上ElCapitan的顶峰是件十分

困难的事。

2.D。细节题。从第3段中可找到正确答案。

3.A。细节题。从第5段中可找到答案。

4.B。语义理解题。根据第6段第2句可知答案为B。

5.Co语义理解题。从第6段第3句可以做出正确理解。Key61答案与解析】本文记述了一

名叫AlHei-pin的怪人，他不需要睡眠，但是没有确定他为什么可以不休息。

l.Bo主旨题。阅读全文可知A项与原文意思相反；D项在文中没有被提到；C项是医生们以

前的看法，但后来发现并不是所有人都需要睡眠，因此选B。

2.B。细节题。根据文章第1段最后两句：这有可能是真的吗？于是医生们亲自去看，由此可

推知此题答案为Bo

3.C。细节题。根据文章第2段最后三句：他们天天观察，发现他没有睡过，甚至连床也没有。可

推知此题答案为Co

4.C。细节题。根据最后一段最后三句：AlHerpin记得有人说他母亲在生他前受过伤，可推知

此题答案为Co

二、故事类

（1）

Inthelastfiftyyears,alotofpeoplehaveleftEuropeandgonetoliveinAustralia.OneofthemwasaHungarianm

an.HelivedinAustraliafbralongtime,andhehadalotofgoodfriendsthere.Healwayssaidtothem/Australiaisbea

utifuhbutHungaryisbeautifuttoo.^Thenoneyearhesaidtohisfriends/'rmgoingtogobacktoHungarytovisitmy

hometown.^Allhisfriendssaidtohim/'Wewanttogowithyou^ecauseyouoftensayHungaryisabeautifulcountr

y^ndwewanttovisitit/TheHungarianAustraliantookhisfriendsfromSydneytoRomeinabigplane^ndthenthe

ywentfromRometoBudapestinatrainastheywantedtoseethemountains,andthevillagesandthetowns.

TheystayedinBudapestnearlyaweek,andtheylikeditverymuch.OnedaytheywenttothezooinBudapestan

dsawtwokangaroosthere.

TheseAustralianswereveryhappybecausekangarooswerefromtheirhometown.Theysaidtothem/'Come

here^ldfriendsiComeandseeyourAustralianbrothersf^Butthekangaroosdidnotmove.

ButthentheHungarianAustralianspoketotheminHungarian/'Comeheref^hesaid^ndbothofthekangaroosr

antohim.

TheotherAustralianslaughedandsaid,“Lookatthat.They'reAustralians,buttheyonlyknowHungarian!”

1.TheHungarianmovedtoAustralia.

A.lastyearB.afewyearsagoC.about50yearsagoD.over1OOyearsago

2.TheHungarianwantedtogobacktoHungaryto.

A.seethekangaroosB.hishometownC.visithisoldfriendsthereD.payavisittothezoo

3.HowdidtheygettoBudapestfromSydney?

A.Byairandbytrain.B.Byship.C.Byair.D.Bytrain.

4.KangarooisakindoffamousinAustralia.

A.animalB.treeC.languageD.plant

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Whenmyfatherwasgettingreadyforwork,ourhousewasruledbyknocksandwords.

Heusedtocomedownstairstobreakfast.

Themomingpaperlaybesidehisplate.Healwaysreadthe"Deaths^first^ndthenheknockedonceonthetable.

Oneofmysistersbroughthisbread^lreadybutteredfbrhim.Usuallyhesaidnothingjbutoncelheardhimsay/'Ilove

youverymuch,Edith.Iwouldlovemoreifyoubutteredmybreadonbothsides.^Hereadthepaperallthroughbreakf

ast.

Twoknocksonthetablemeanf'Iamreadyfbrmytea.^Ifasingleknockfollowedthatmeant/'Morebread^lea

se.”

Afterbreakfosthesaid,"Boots.^ThepaperwasspreadC展

开）fbrhimoverthebackofanarm-chair.Yesterday,spaperwasputonthechairfbrhisfeet,andhisbootswerebrough

ttohim,fi*eshlycleaned.Hereadstandingatthesametimeputtingonhisboots.WithonebootfinishedhesaidJBus.''

Atthatpointoneofthegirlswentoutsidetothegardengateandwaitedthere.Heijobwastostopabuswhenitcame.Itc

ameearlysometimesandithadtowaitfbrmyfather/€Overcoat,hat.,9Oneofmysistershadalreadybrushedhisoverc

oat.Nowshehelditopenfbrhim.Anothergirlcamewithhishat,nicelybrushed.uHandkerchief,pipe（烟

斗）.,,Theywerebroughtandput,withhistobacco（烟

^）,intohispocket.Helookedoutofthewindowandsaideither€6Walkingstick,,or66Umbrella,,.Itwashandedtohim.

Readynow,hewasstillreadingthepaper.Hedidn^putitdownuntilheheardtheshouf'Buscomingi^Thenhekissed

mymotherandwentout.Thegirlsbreathedfreely.

Howluckyamanwastohaveawifeandfivedaughtersathome!

l.Whenthefathermadethefirstknock,hemeant.

A.hehadbeguntoreadthemorningnewspaperB.hewasmadetofeelsadbythe^Deaths^news

C.hewouldstarttoreadtheotherpartsofthepaperD.hisbreakfastshouldbegin

2.WhatdoesuEdith,9mean?

A.Akindofbread.B.Oneofthewriter^sisters.C.Thewriter.D.ThewriterSmother.

3.Allthedaughterswerequitebusyinthemorningbecause.

A.theirfatherneverhelpedthemB.theirfatheralwaysgavedifferentinstructionsatthesametime

C.eachofthemhadtostartandfinishheijobjustontimeD.theywerenotcIeverorquickenoughtodotheiijobs

4.Whatwasthefather^favorite?

A.Readingnewspaper.B.Havingbreadbutteredonbothsides.C.Givinginstructions.

D.Beingcleanandtidy.

5.Fromthestorywemayseethat.

A.thefatherwassolazythathehardlydidanythingB.thefatherwasthe"centre^ofthefamily

C.Everygirlinthefamilywasafraidtodowrongbecausetheydidn^knowclearlyenoughwhattodo

D.Thefatherwashatedbyallhisdaughters

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rvelovedmymother^desksincelwasjusttallenoughtoseeabovethetopofitasmothersatdoingletters.Stand

ingbyherchairjookingattheinkbottle,pensandwhitepaper,Idecidedthattheactofwritingmustbethemostwonde

rfulthingintheworld.

Yearslater,duringherflnalillness,motherkeptdifferentthingsfbrmysisterandbrothe匚“Butthedeskjshesai

dagainJisfbrElizabeth.”

Ineversawherangry,neversawhercry.IknewsheIovedme;sheshoweditinaction.Butasayounggirl,Iwanted

heart-to-hearttalksbetweenmotheranddaughter.

Theyneverhappened.Andagulfopenedbetweenus.Iwas6ttooemotional（易动感情

的）”.Butshelived"onthesurface”.

Asyearspassedandlhadmyownfamily.Ilovedmymotherandthankedherfbrourhappyfamily.Iwrotetoheri

ncarefulwordsandaskedhertoletmeknowinanywayshechosethatshedidforgiveme.

Ipostedtheletterandwaitedfbrheranswer,nonecame.

Myhopeturnedtodisappointment,thenlittleinterestand,finally,peaceitseemedthatnothinghappened.Icou

Idn^besurethattheletterhadevengottoMother.Ionlyknewthatlhadwrittenit^ndlcouldstoptryingtomakeherint

osomeoneshewasnot.

Nowthepresentofherdesktoldme^sshe^neverbeenableto4hatshewaspleasedthatwritingwasmychosen

work.Icleanedthedeskcarefullyandfoundsomepapersinside一aphotoofmyfatherandaoneletter,fblded（

折叠）andrefoldedmanytimes.

Givemeananswer,myletterasks,inanywayyouchoose,Mother,youalwayschosetheactthatspeakslouderth

anwords.

l.Thewriterbegantolovehermother^desk.

A.afterMotherdiedB.befbreshebecameawriterC.whenshewasachildD.whenmothergaveittoher

2.Thepassageshowsthat.

A.Motherwascoldonthesurfacebutkindinherhearttoherdaughter

B.Motherwastooseriousabouteverythingherdaughterhaddone

C.Mothercaredmuchaboutherdaughterinwords

D.Motherwrotetoherdaughterincarefulwords.

S.Theworld"gulf^nthepassagemeans.

A.deepunderstandingbetweentheoldandtheyoung.B.differentideasbetweenthemotherandthedaughter.

C.freetalksbetweenmotheranddaughter.D.partoftheseagoingfarinland.

4.WhatdidMotherdowithherdaughter,sletteraskingforforgiveness?

A.Shehadneverreceivedtheletter.B.Foryears,sheoftentalkedabouttheletter.

C.Shedidn^fbrgiveherdaughteratallinallherlife.D.Shereadtheletteragainandagaintillshedied.

5.What\thebesttitleofthepassage?

A.MylettertoMotherB.MotherandChildrenC.MyMother^Desk

D.TalksbetweenMotherandme.

(4)

Aftergivingatalkatahighschool,Iwasaskedtopayavisittoaspecialstudent.Anillnesshadkepttheboyhome,b

uthehadexpressedaninterestinmeetingme,anditwouldmeanagreatdealtohim.lagreed.

Duringthenine-miledrivetohishome,IfoundoutsomethingaboutMatthew.Hehadmusculardystrophy(后几

肉萎缩

).Whenhewasborn,thedoctortoldhisparentsthathewouldnotlivetoseefive,thentheyweretoldhewouldnotma

keittoten.Nowhewasthirteen.HewantedtomeetmebecauseIwasagold-medalpowerlifter,andIknewaboutover

comingobstaclesandgoingfonnydreams.

IspentoveronehourtalkingtoMatthew.Neveroncedidhecomplainorask/'WhymeV^Hespokeaboutwinnin

gandsucceedingandgoingfbrhisdreams.Obviousl^heknewwhathewastalkingabout.Hedidn^mentionthathis

classmateshadmadefunofhimbecausehewasdifferent.Hejusttalkedabouthishopesforthefuture,andhowoneda

yhewantedtoliftweightwithme.

Whenwefinishedtalkingjwenttomybriefcaseandpulledoutthefirstgoldmedallwonandputitaroundhisne

ck.Itoldhimhewasmoreofawinnerandknewmoreaboutsuccessandovercomingobstaclesthanleverwould.Helo

okedatitfbramoment,thentookitoffandhandeditbacktome.Hesaid/4Youareachampion.Youearnedthatmedal.

SomedaywhenlgettotheOlympicsandwinmyownmedaUwillshowittoyou.”

LastsummerlreceivedaletterfromMatthew^parentstellingmethatMatthewhadpassedaway.Theywanted

metohavealetterhehadwrittentomeafewdaysbefore:

DearRick,

Mymomsaidlshouldsendyouathank-youletterfbrthepictureyousentme.Ialsowanttoletyouknowthatthedoctor

stellmethatldon^havelongtoliveanymore.ButlstillsmileasmuchasIcan.

ItoldyousomedaylwasgoingtotheOlympicsandwinagoldmedal.ButlknownowIwillnevergettodothat.Butlkn

owrmachampion,andGodknowsthattoo.WhenIgettoHeaven,Godwillgivememymedalandwhenyougetthere

Jwillshowittoyou.Thankyouforlovingme.

Yours,

Matthew

l.Theboywantedtomeettheauthorbecause.

A.hewasinterestedinweightliftingB.hewantedtogetagoldmedal

C.headmiredtheauthorverymuchD.hewantedtheauthortoknowhim

2.Theunderlinedpartinthethirdparagraphprobablymeans"

A.Whydoyoucometoseeme?B.WhydoIhavetostayathome?

C.WhydoesthediseasefallonmeD.Whynotgiveagoldmedaltome

3.Wecaninferfiromthepassagethat.

A.MatthewisadeterminedboyB.Rickusedtohavethesamedisease

C.MatthewbecameachampionfinallyD.RickregardedMatthewasnormal

4.Theboyrefusedtheauthor,smedalbecause.

A.hewasnotworthyofitB.hewouldnotbepitiedbyothers

C.heknewhewoulddiesoonD.hethoughthehimselfcouldearnoneinthefuture

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MaggiewasverygladthatJameswasnotafrequentvisitortothehouse.Inthechildren^opinion^heyhadsomet

hingthattheycouldn'texplainorunderstandabouthimandthatexcitedtheirimagination.HestirredMaggie^ange

r,however,sothatsheoftensaidtoherhusbandjlt'samercythatbrotherofyoursdoesn'tcomeoftener.”

Infect!amescameonceayear,unexpectedly,aroundeighto^lockintheevening^ndhestayedfbrsixhoursofc

losediscussionwithhisbrother.Hisarrivalwasasignaltothechildrenthattheirbedtimewouldbedelayed.Notthath

eeverspoketothemorplayedwiththem.Hetooknonoticeofthem,asifhewasunabletoseechildren,atleastuntilthet

imecamefbrhimtogo.Indeed,afterhisfirstgreetingandacarelesskiss,JamestooknonoticeofMaggieeither,excep

ttoadd/'YouUlbegettingonwiththesuppe^Maggie.^Suchwashisregardfbrher.

Maggiepaidhimbackinherownway.Shekeptthechildrenup,thefdurofthem,tokeephercompany,shesaid,b

utofcoursetheysangandmadeanoiseandbroketheendlesssoundo£James,voice.Verylate,theydroppedoffioslee

pintheirchairs.Then,whenJameswasabouttogo,Maggiewokethemupandsomoreorlessforcedhimtopartwithfo

urshillingsbeforeheleft.Thatgavehersomesatisfaction,fbrJames,thoughrich,wasunwillingtogiveorsharewhat

hehad.HealwayswenthomebythelasttrainJustaftertwoo^lock.

Maggie^childrensecretlystaredattheiruncle.TheycouldnotfbrgetthathehadJntheirmother^words/lostt

wowivesandtakenathird/TheywonderedaboutthosetwounfdrtunateJostladies.Theyaskedeachotherwhatthe

irfate（命

运）hadbeen,andifneithercouldeverbefbundagain.Jamesneverbroughthisthirdwifewithhimnorevermentione

dher.Thechildrendecidedthathemustbesofrightenedoflosingherthatheneverallowedheroutsidethedoor.

l.MaggieneverpreparedanythingspecialforJamesbecause.

A.hewasamandifficulttopleaseB.sheneverknewwhenhewascoming

C.shewastoobusylookingafterherchildrenD.heneverstayedlongenoughforameal

2.WhatdoweknowaboutJames'behaviour?

A.Hewasakindman,withloveforthefamily.B.Hewasunselfish,especiallytowardshisbrother.

C.Hewasanxioustopleasethefamily,especiallythechildren.D.Hewasrudetohissister-in-law

3.Maggiefeltpleasedwhen.

A.shepaidJamesthemoneythatsheowedhimB.Jamesgavesomemoneytothechildren

C.shehadtowakeJamesuptocatchhistrainD.Jamesthankedherforthenicesupper

4.ThechildrendidnotrealizethattwoofJames,wives.

A.weredeadB.sufferedfromlossofmemoryC.hadrunawayfromhimD.mightreappearoneday

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