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高中英语黄金阅读（高二版）

GoldenReadingforSeniorMiddleSchoolStudents

一、人物类

（1）

ComputerprogrammerDavidJonesearned£35,000ayeardesigningnew

computergames,yethecannotfindabankpreparedtolethimhaveacheckcard.

Instead,hehasbeentoldtowaitanothertwoyearsuntilheis18.

HeworksfbrasmallfirminLiverpool,wheremostyoungpeopleofhisage

arefindingjobs.David'sbiggestheadacheiswhattodowithhismoney.Thoughhe

hashighpayment,hecannotdriveacar,orgetcreditcards（信用卡）.

Davidgothisjobfourmonthsago,ayearafterleavingschoolwithsix

O-levels（普通成绩）andworkingfbratimeinacomputershop."Igotthejob

becausethepeoplewhorunthefirmknewIhadalreadywrittensomeprograms,

hesaid.

“Isuppose£35,000soundsalotbutIhopeitwillcometomorethanthat

thisyear."Hespendssomeofhismoneyonrecordsandclothes,andgiveshis

mother£20aweekasheliveswithhisparents.Butmostofhissparetimeisspent

working.

"Unfortunately,computingwasnotpartofourstudiesatschool,"hesaid.

“ButIhadbeenstudyingitinbooksandmagazinesfbrfouryearsinmysparetime.

IknewwhatIwantedtodoandneverconsideredstayingonatschool.Mostpeople

inthisbusinessarefairlyyoung,anyway.IwouldliketoearnamillionandI

supposeearlyretirement（退休）isapossibility.Youneverknowwhenthemarket

mightdisappcar.^^

1.WhyisDavidsodifferentfromotheryoungpeopleofhisage?

A.HeearnsanextremelyhighpaymentB.Hehasgotajob

C.HelivesathomewithhisparentsD.Hedoesnotgooutmuch

2.David'sgreatestproblemisthat.

A.hecan'tbetreatedasanadultbythebank

B.hedoesn'tmakeasmanygamesashewishes

C.hedoesn'tknowwhattobuywiththemoney

D.heistooyoungtodriveacar

3.Hewasemployedbythecompanybecause.

A.hehadworkedinacomputershop

B.hehadwrittensomecomputerprograms

C.heiscleverandworkshardathislessons

D.hehadlearnttousecomputersatschool

4.HeleftschoolaftertakingsixO-levelsbecause.

A.hewasafraidofgettingtoooldtostartcomputing

B.hedidnotenjoyschool

C.hewantedtoworkwithcomputers

D.hewantedtoearnalotofmoney

5.WhydoesDavidthinkhemightretireearly?

A.Hethinkscomputergamesmightnotalwayssellsowell

B.Hewantstostopworkingwhenheisamillionaire

C.Onehastobeyoungtowritecomputerprograms

D.Hethinkshisfirmmightclosedown

【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。根据ComputerprogrammerDavidJonesearned£35,000a

year可推知此题答案为A。

2.Ao推断题。根据David'sbiggestheadacheiswhattodowithhismoney.

Thoughhehashighpayment,hecannotdriveacar,orgetcreditcards（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。根据IknewwhatIwantedtodoandneverconsideredstaying

onatschool可推出此答案。

5.Ao细节题。根据Youneverknowwhenthemarketmightdisappear可得

出答案。

（2）

IfCatlinwasthepainteroftheAmericanIndiansandBierstadtthepainterof

theRockyMountains,theartistoftheWesterncowboysandsettlerswasRemington.

BominNewYork,thesonofawealthypublisher,Remingtonwasaboxeranda

footballplayeratYaleUniversity—thelastmanwouldexpecttobecometheartist

oftheOldWest.Butasaboyhelovedhorsesandfedonthejournalsofsome

famouswriters.

Attheageofnineteen,heleftcollegetolookforadventures.Hetraveledfrom

MontanatoTexasasaprospector（勘探者）.Remingtonhadalwaysbeeninterested

injournalism.Nowhebegantowriteaboutandtopaintanddrawwhathesaw.The

subjectofthe“WinningoftheWest“attractedtheEast.Magazinesandnewspapers

werefilledwithaccountofprospectors9adventures,andofbattleswithcattle

thievesandotheroutlaws—allthetalesthatwerethennewsandhavebecome

legendssince.Therewerealsostoriesbymanyotherwriters.Oftenthesewere

presentedbydrawingsandpaintingsfromRemington'shand,butitwasasa

successfuljournalistthatRemingtonwasagreatartist.

1.Inhispictures,Remingtonoftenpainted.

A.theprospectors9storiesB.mountainsandrivers

C.horseracesD.AmericanIndians

2.Fromthetext,wecanlearnthatRemingtonbasedhisartonthe.

A.storieshehadreadinthenewspaper

B.thingshehadseenandexperienced

C.ideashehadlearnedatYaleUniversity

D.paintingshehadcopiedfromearlysettlers

3.Duringhisyouth,Remington.

A.showedhisgiftasanartistB.wasinfluencedbyhisfather

C.enjoyedsportsandreadingD.learnedjournalismatYaleUniversity

4.Theparagraphsbeforethispassagemostprobablydiscussed.

A.cowboysinAmericanarthistory

B.worksofCatlinandBierstadt

C.theproblemof"WinningtheWest”

D.magazinesaboutthewest

【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。

1.Ao语义理解题。从第2段最后一句话Oftenthesewerepresentedby

drawingsandpaintingsfromRemington'shand可以看出Remington所画的内容

是什么。

2.Bo判断题。根据第2段第4句话Nowhebegantowriteaboutandtopaint

anddrawwhathesaw.可以推知。

3.Co语义理解题。..asaboyhelovedhorsesandfedonthejournalsof

somefamouswriters可知答案为C。（其中的feedon意为“从…得到供养”）

4.Bo判断题。文章第1句话IfCatlinwasthepainteroftheAmericanIndians

andBierstadttheportrayer（painter）oftheRockyMountains,theartistofthe

WesterncowboysandsettlerswasRemington是过渡句，由此可以推知，前面文

章很可能是讨论worksofCatlinandBierstadto

（3）

AmericanmagicianDavidBlainelefttheglassboxinwhichhehadlivedfor

44dayswithoutfoodonOctober19.Hundredsofpeoplecametowatchtheendof

hisstarvationexperiment,whichhadbecomeoneofLondon'smaintourist

attractions.

Lookingthinneranddarker,30year-oldBlainewastakenoutofhisboxover

theRiverThames（泰晤士辛可）andimmediatelysenttohospital.Hewasthenslowly

reintroducedtofood,aprocess（过程）doctorssaidcouldbelifethreatening.Hehad

beendrinkingonlywatersinceSeptember5.

AnativeofBrooklyn,NewYork,Blainefirstbecameknownasastreet

magicianintheearly1990s.Hesoonfoundhimselfdoingmagictricksinbarsfor

thelikesofAmericanactorLeonardoDiCaprioandhissupermodelfriends.

OverthelastdecadeBlainehasbecomefamouswithacombinationof

breathtakingmagicandclevertricksaimedatgettingalotofattention.

In1999,hewasburiedinacoffin（棺材）foroneweekand,in2000,hespent

62hoursinagiantblockofice.Lastyearhestoodonthetopofa25-meter

pillar（柱子）inthecenterofNewYorkfor35hoursbeforejumpingintoapileof

boxes.

“Ithinkalotofpeopleareunabletoacceptthatthey'reabletodowhatthey

cando,"hesaid."Theydon'trealizewecansurvive.Thehumanbeingisan

amazingcreation.,,

Butheseemedtohavesufferedfromspendingsolongintheglassbox.He

saidthatattimeshewasunabletosee,hadseriousbackpainsandlosthissenseof

taste.

1.ItisfbrDavidBlainetoeatfoodaftersuchalongstarvation.

A.pleasantB.deliciousC.dangerousD.important

2.Havingspentsuchalongtimeintheglassbox,hesufferedthefollowing

EXCEPTthat.

A.hehadbecomeblindB.hehadseriousbackpains

C.helosthissenseoftasteD.hewasinweakhealth

3.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeDavidBlaine?

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

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofDavidBlaine?

A.Blainewasimmediatelysenttohospitalafterhewastakenoutofhisbox

becausehewasindangerouscondition.

B.BlainewasbomandbroughtupinEngland.

C.InBlaine'sopinion,peoplecancreateawonder.

D.Blainedidn'thaveanyfoodfor44days.

【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。

1.C。推测题。根据Hewasthenslowlyreintroducedtofood,aprocessdoctors

saidcouldbelifethreatening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...buriedinacoffinfbroneweek...spent62hoursina

giantblockofice...stoodtheontopofa25-meterpillarinthecenterofNewYork

for35hoursbeforejumpingintoapileofboxes等细节描写，我们可以得出这个

结论：DavidBlaine喜欢冒险，当然这里面有“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。

（5）

Filmstarsmaycomeandgo,butPaulNewman'scareer（事'也）islong-lasting.

Newmanhasworkedinfilmsfor40years.HismostrecentoneopenedinDecember.

Thefilmiscalled“Nobody'sFool".Newmanplaysa60-year-oldconstruction

workernamedSully.Tosomepeople,Sullyseemstobealoser.Buthehasalotof

charm（魅力）.Hislifechangeswhenhissoncomestotown.Lateinlife,Sully

learnstogrowup.

'TveplayedalotofcharactersandthecharacterIplayin'Nobody'sFool'is

closertomethananyotherroleFvedone,,,saysNewman.

Newmanturned70yearsoldonJanuary26,1998."Nobody'sFool"ishis

52ndfilm.HehaswontwoOscarsinhiscareer.

Newmanhasfoundsuccessinotheraspects(方面)oflife.Hehasbeenmarried

for36years.Hetookupcarracingattheageof47andwonprizes.

Twelveyearsago,hestartedafoodcompanycalledNewman'sOwn.Hegives

awayallhismoneyhelpingthepoo匚

1.Theunderlinedsentenceimplies.

A.manyfilmstarsleavethescreenafterthey'vebecomesuccessful

B.Itisnoteasyfbrafilmstartolosehisorhercharm

C.notallfilmstarscanremainfamousfbralongtime

D.filmstarsaresuccessfulnotonlyonthescreen

2.NewmanlikesthecharacterofSullybecause.

A.hefindsalotinthecharacterthatisnewtohim

B.helikesplayinganordinaryperson

C.hehasneverplayedsuchawonderfulrole

D.heseesmoreofhimselfinSully

3.Newmanwasbominthe.

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

4.Thewriterwrotethispassagemainlyto.

A.provethatapersoncanbesuccessfulinmanyways

B.showusamostrecentfilmbyPaulNewman

C.introduceafamousfilmstar,PaulNewman

D.tellusaboutSully,amoviecharacterinarecentfilm

【答案解析】本文介绍了著名影星Newman传奇的一生。

1.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...thecharacterIplayin^obody^Fool'isclosertome

thananyotherroleI'vedone可推知此题答案为D。

3.Ao细节题。*艮据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。

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Itwasearlymorning.PeterCorbetthelpedMarkWellmanoutofhis

wheelchairandontotheground.TheystoodbeforeElCapitan,ahugemassofrock

almostthree-quartersofamilehighinCalifornia\beautifulYosemiteValley.Ithad

beenMark'sdreamtoclimbElCapitanfbraslongashecouldremember.Buthow

couldapersonwithouttheuseofhislegshopetotrytoclimbit?

Markknewhecouldn'tfinishtheclimbalone,buthisfriendPeter,anexpert

rockclimber,wouldbetheretolendahelpinghand.HeandMarkthoughtthatit

wouldtakesevendaystoreachthetop.

Peterclimbedabout100feetupandhammeredapiton（岩钉）intotherock.

Fasteningoneendofa165-fbotropetothepiton,heletoneendoftheropefall

down.Markcaughttheropeandfastenedittohisbeltwithaspecialinstrument.

ThisinstrumentwouldallowMarktomoveupward,butwouldpreventhimfrom

fallingevenasmuchasasingleinch.Henextreachedabovehisheadandfastened

aT-shapedbartotherope,usingthesamekindofinstrument.

Marktookadeepbreath,pushedtheT-barupalmostasfarashisarmscould

reach,andbeganthefirstofthe7,000pull-upsneededtoreachthetop.Highabove,

Peterletoutacheer."You'reonyourway.^^

Sevenyearsbefore,attheageoftwenty-one,Markhadfallenwhilemountain

climbing,injuringhisbackbone.Thefallcosthimtheuseofhislegs,buthenever

losthisloveofadventureorhisjoyfulspirit.

Forthefirstfourdaysthetwomenprogressedsteadilyupwardwithout

incident.Butonthefifthdayanunbearablyhotwindbegantoblow,andastime

wentby,itbecamestrongerandstronger,causingMarktosway（摇摆）violentlyon

hisrope.ButMarkkeptondeterminedlypushinguptheT-barandpullinghimself

up.Inspiteofthat,hehadtoadmitthathefeltalotbetterwhenthewindfinally

dieddownandhisbodytouchedsolidrockagain.

Ittookthemonedaymorethantheyhadexpected,butonJuly26at1:45in

theafternoon,thecrowdofpeoplewaitingonthetopwentwildwithjoyasthetwo

headsappeared.MarkWellmanhadshownthatifyousetyourheartandmindona

goal,nowallistoohigh,nodreamimpossible.

1.WhathadMarkWellmanlongdesiredtodo?

A.Tofinishoneofthemostdifficultrockclimbsintheworld.

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.Hestruckagainsttherockandhurthisarms.

B.Astrongwindblewhimawayfromtherock.

C.Hekeptfallingseveralinches.

D.Whileswayinginspace,hebecameterrified.

4.HowdidMarkreacttodifficultiesduringtheclimb?

A.Headmittedthathewasfrightened.

B.Heoftenworriedabouthisfriend'scondition.

C.Hewasabletoremainclamanddctennincd.

D.Hewasjokingtocheerhimselfup.

【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ElC叩itan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E1

Capitan的顶峰是件十分困难的事。

2.Do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。

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Itdoesn'tmatterwhenorhowmuchapersonsleeps,buteveryoneneedssome

resttostayalive.That'swhatalldoctorsthought,untiltheyheardaboutAlHerpin.

AlHerpin,itwassaid,neverslept.Couldthisbetrue?Thedoctorsdecidedtosee

thisstrangemanthemselves.

AlHerpinwas90yearsoldwhenthedoctorscametohishomeinNewJersey.

Theythoughtforsurethathegotsomesleepofsomekind.Sotheystayedwithhim

andwatchedeverymovementhemade.Buttheyweresurprised.Thoughthey

watchedhimhourafterhouranddayafterday.TheyneversawHerpinsleeping.In

fact,hedidnotevenownabed.Heneverneededone.

TheonlyrestthatHerpinsometimesgotwassittinginacomfortablechairand

readingnewspapers.Thedoctorswerepuzzledbythisstrangecontinuous

sleeplessness.Theyfoundonlyoneanswerthatmightexplainhiscondition.Herpin

rememberedsometalkabouthismotherhavingbeeninjuredseveraldaysbeforehe

wasbom.Butthatwasall.Wasthistherealreason?Noonecouldbesure.Herpin

diedattheageof94.

1.Themainideaofthispassageisthat.

A.largenumbersofpeopledonotneedsleep

B.apersonwasfoundwhoactuallydidn'tneedanysleep

C.everyoneneedssomesleeptostayalive

D.peoplecanlivelongerbytryingnottosleep

2.ThedoctorscametovisitHerpin,expectingto.

A.curehimofhissleeplessness

B.findthathissleeplessnesswasnotreallytrue

C.findawaytofreepeoplefromtheneedofsleeping

D.findoutwhysomeoldpeopledidn'tneedanyasleep

3.Afterwatchinghimclosely,thedoctorscametobelievethatAlHerpin

A.wastoooldtoneedanysleepB.oftensleptinachair

C.needednosleepatallD.neededsomekindofsleep

4.OnereasonthatmightexplainHerpin'ssleeplessnesswas.

A.thathehadn'tgotabed

B.thathehadgraduallygottiredofthesleepinghabit

C.hismother'sinjurybeforehewasbom

D.hismagnificentphysicalcondition

【答案与解析】本文记述了一个名叫AlHerpin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

至U；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

Bo

2.Bo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B。

3.Co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C。

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C,

二、故事类

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Inthelastfiftyyears,alotofpeoplehaveleftEuropeandgonetolivein

Australia.OneofthemwasaHungarianman.HelivedinAustraliaforalongtime,

andhehadalotofgoodfriendsthere.Healwayssaidtothem,"Australiais

beautiful,butHungaryisbeautiful,too."Thenoneyearhesaidtohisfriends,"I'm

goingtogobacktoHungarytovisitmyhometown."Allhisfriendssaidtohim,

“Wcwanttogowithyou,becauseyouoftensayHungaryisabeautifiilcountry,and

wewanttovisitit."TheHungarianAustraliantookhisfriendsfromSydneyto

Romeinabigplane,andthentheywentfromRometoBudapestinatrainasthey

wantedtoseethemountains,andthevillagesandthetowns.

TheystayedinBudapestnearlyaweek,andtheylikeditverymuch.Oneday

theywenttothezooinBudapestandsawtwokangaroosthere.

TheseAustralianswereveryhappybecausekangarooswerefromtheirhome

town.Theysaidtothem,"Comehere,oldfriends!ComeandseeyourAustralian

brothers!?,Butthekangaroosdidnotmove.

ButthentheHungarianAustralianspoketotheminHungarian,uComehere!”

hesaid,andbothofthekangaroosrantohim.

TheotherAustralianslaughedandsaid,"Lookatthat.They'reAustralians,but

theyonlyknowHungarian!^^

1.TheHungarianmovedtoAustralia.

A.lastyearB.afewyearsago

C.about50yearsagoD.over100yearsago

2.TheHungarianwantedtogobacktoHungaryto.

A.seethekangaroosB.hishometown

C.visithisoldfriendsthereD.payavisittothezoo

3.HowdidtheygettoBudapestfromSydney?

A.Byairandbytrain.B.Byship.

C.Byair.D.Bytrain.

4.KangarooisakindoffamousinAustralia.

A.animalB.treeC.languageD.plant

【答案与解析】本文讲一个从欧洲移民去澳大利亚的匈牙利人多年后带他

的朋友重返故里看到袋鼠时发生的有趣的事。

1.Co细节判断题。运用排除法：由于文章中说HelivedinAustraliafora

longtime,所以可排除A和B；根据文章第1句Inthelastfiftyyears...排除

选项Do故选C较为恰当。

2.Bo细节题。根据I'mgoingtogobacktoHungarytovisitmyhometown

可知答案是Bo

3.Ao细节题。根据TheHungarianAustraliantookhisfriendsfromSydney

toRomeinabigplane,andthentheywentfromRometoBudapestinatrainas

theywantedtoseethemountains,andthevillagesandthetowns可知他们从

Sydney到Rome乘的是飞机，然后坐火车从Rome到Budapest,所以他们

从Sydney到Bud叩est是先乘飞机，再坐火车，故选A。

4.Ao细节判断题。根据...bothofthekangaroosrantohim可知kangaroos

是有生命的，而且会ran（跑），比较4个答案可知只能选A。

（2）

Whenmyfatherwasgettingreadyforwork,ourhousewasruledbyknocks

andwords.

Heusedtocomedownstairstobreakfast.

Themorningpaperlaybesidehisplate.Healwaysreadthe“Deaths“first,and

thenheknockedonceonthetable.Oneofmysistersbroughthisbread,already

butteredforhim.Usuallyhesaidnothing,butonceIheardhimsay,“Iloveyou

verymuch,Edith.Iwouldlovemoreifyoubutteredmybreadonbothsides."He

readthepaperallthroughbreakfast.

Twoknocksonthetablemeant“Iamreadyformytea."Ifasingleknock

followedthatmeant,"Morebread,please.”

Afterbreakfasthesaid,“Boots."Thepaperwasspread（展开）forhimoverthe

backofanann-chair.Yesterday'spaperwasputonthechairforhisfeet,andhis

bootswerebroughttohim,freshlycleaned.Hereadstandingatthesametime

puttingonhisboots.Withonebootfinishedhesaid,"Bus."Atthatpointoneofthe

girlswentoutsidetothegardengateandwaitedthere.Herjobwastostopabus

whenitcame.Itcameearlysometimesandithadtowaitfbrmyfather.t4Overcoat,

hat.^^Oneofmysistershadalreadybrushedhisovercoat.Nowshehelditopenfbr

him.Anothergirlcamewithhishat,nicelybrushed."Handkerchief,pipe（烟斗）.”

Theywerebroughtandput,withhistobacco（烟草），intohispocket.Helookedout

ofthewindowandsaideither"Walkingstick^^or“Umbrella”.Itwashandedtohim.

Readynow,hewasstillreadingthepaper.Hedidn'tputitdownuntilheheardthe

shout“Buscoming!^^Thenhekissedmymotherandwentout.Thegirlsbreathed

freely.

Howluckyamanwastohaveawifeandfivedaughtersathome!

1.Whenthefathermadethefirstknock,hemeant.

A.hehadbeguntoreadthemorningnewspaper

B.hewasmadetofeelsadbythe"Deaths”news

C.hewouldstarttoreadtheotherpartsofthepaper

D.hisbreakfastshouldbegin

2.Whatdoes"Edith"mean?

A.Akindofbread.B.Oneofthewriter'ssisters.

C.Thewriter.D.Thewriter'smother.

3.Allthedaughterswerequitebusyinthemorningbecause.

A.theirfatherneverhelpedthem

B.theirfatheralwaysgavedifferentinstructionsatthesametime

C.eachofthemhadtostartandfinishherjobjustontime

D.theywerenotcleverorquickenoughtodotheirjobs

4.Whatwasthefather'sfavorite?

A.Readingnewspape匚B.Havingbreadbutteredonbothsides.

C.Givinginstructions.D.Beingcleanandtidy.

5.Fromthestorywemayseethat.

A.thefatherwassolazythathehardlydidanything

B.thefatherwasthe“centre“ofthefamily

C.Everygirlinthefamilywasafraidtodowrongbecausetheydidn'tknow

clearlyenoughwhattodo

D.Thefatherwashatedbyallhisdaughters

【答案与解析】本文讲一个幸福的男人在早上由他的五个女儿和妻子服侍

的故事。

1.Do细节题。根据第3段第2句thenheknockedonceonthetable.Oneof

mysisterbroughthisbread,alreadybutteredforhim可知答案为D。

2.Bo判断题。根据Iloveyouverymuch,Edith.Iwouldlovemoreifyou

butteredmybreadonbothsides可知Edith是他女儿的名字。

3.Co判断题。文中描写出了五个女儿早上的忙碌，他们的父亲总是不停

地让为她们做事，而且他的命令只限于几个单词，甚至动作，所以应该选择C»

4.Ao推断题。根据第3段最后一句Hereadthepaperallthroughthe

breakfast以及早饭以后直到上车还在看报纸可知他很喜欢看报纸，因此应该选

择A,

5.Bo推断题。看过全文我们知道整个早上他家里所有的人都在为他服务，

由此可以看出他的家是以他为中心的，因此应该选择Bo

⑶

I'velovedmymother'sdesksinceIwasjusttallenoughtoseeabovethetop

ofitasmothersatdoingletters.Standingbyherchair,lookingattheinkbottle,

pensandwhitepaper,Idecidedthattheactofwritingmustbethemostwonderful

thingintheworld.

Yearslater,duringherfinalillness,motherkeptdifferentthingsformysister

andbrother."Butthedesk/9shesaidagain,t4isforElizabcth.^^

Ineversawherangry,neversawhercry.Iknewshelovedme;sheshowedit

inaction.Butasayounggirl,Iwantedheart-to-hearttalksbetweenmotherand

daughter.

Theyneverhappened.Andagulfopenedbetweenus.Iwas"tooemotional（易

动感情的）Butshelived"onthesurface^^.

AsyearspassedandIhadmyownfamily.Ilovedmymotherandthankedher

fbrourhappyfamily.Iwrotetoherincarefulwordsandaskedhertoletmeknow

inanywayshechosethatshedidforgiveme.

Ipostedtheletterandwaitedforheranswer,nonecame.

Myhopeturnedtodisappointment,thenlittleinterestand,finally,peaceit

seemedthatnothinghappened.Icouldn'tbesurethattheletterhadevengotto

Mother.IonlyknewthatIhadwrittenit,andIcouldstoptryingtomakeherinto

someoneshewasnot.

Nowthepresentofherdesktoldme,asshe'dneverbeenableto,thatshewas

pleasedthatwritingwasmychosenwork.Icleanedthedeskcarefullyandfound

somepapersinside-aphotoofmyfatherandaoneletter,fblded（折叠）and

refoldedmanytimes.

Givemeananswer,myletterasks,inanywayyouchoose,Mother,you

alwayschosetheactthatspeakslouderthanwords.

1.Thewriterbegantolovehermother'sdesk.

A.afterMotherdiedB.beforeshebecameawriter

C.whenshewasachildD.whenmothergaveittoher

2.Thepassageshowsthat.

A.Motherwascoldonthesurfacebutkindinherhearttoherdaughter

B.Motherwastooseriousabouteverythingherdaughterhaddone

C.Mothercaredmuchaboutherdaughterinwords

D.Motherwrotetoherdaughterincarefulwords.

3.Theworld"gulF'inthepassagemeans.

A.deepunderstandingbetweentheoldandtheyoung.

B.differentideasbetweenthemotherandthedaughter.

C.freetalksbetweenmotheranddaughter.

D.partoftheseagoingfarinland.

4.WhatdidMotherdowithherdaughter'sletteraskingforforgiveness?

A.Shehadneverreceivedtheletter.

B.Foryears,sheoftentalked