故事類

第一部分五年高考題薈萃

Passage1

（09?上海A篇）

Evenatschooltherehadbeenanunhealthycompetitionbetween

GeorgeandRichard.

'TilbethefirstmillionaireinColefbrd!^^Richardusedtoboast.

“Andyou'llbesorryyouknewme,“Georgewouldreply“because

Ellbethebestlawyerintown!,,

GeorgeneverdidbecomealawyerandRichardnevermadeany

money.Insteadbothmenopenedbookshopsonoppositesidesof

ColefordHighStreet.Itwashardtomakemoneyfrombooks,which

madethecompetitionbetweenthemworse.

Nowwithonlyonebookshopintown,businesswasbetterfor

George.Butsometimeshesatinhisnarrow,oldkitchenandgazedoutof

thedirtywindow,thinkingabouthisformerrival（競爭對手\Perhaps

hemissedhim?

Georgewasveryinterestedinolddictionaries,He'drecentlyfounda

collectorinAustraliawhowassellingararefirstedition.Whentheparcel

arrived,thebookwasinperfectconditionandGeorgewasdelighted.But

whilehewashavinglunch,Georgeglancedatthephotointhenewspaper

thatthebookhadbeenwrappedin.Hewasastonished—thesmilingface

wasolderthanherememberedbutunmistakable!Trembling,George

startedreading.

“BookendshaveboughttenbookstoresfromtheirrivalsDylans.

Thecompany,ownedbymulti-millionaireRichardPike,isnowthe

largestbooksellerinAustralia.

65.GeorgeandRivhardwereatschool.

A.roommatesB.goodfriendsC.competitorsD.booksellers

66.HowdidGeorgefeelaboutRichardafterhisdisappearance?

A.HeenviedRichard'smarriage.

B.HethoughtofRichardfromtimetotime.

C.Hefeltluckywithnorivalintown.

D.HewasguiltyofRichard'sdeath.

67.GeorgegotinformationaboutRichardfrom.

A.adictionarycollectorinAustralia

B.thelatter'srivalsDylans

C.ararefirsteditionofadictionary

D.thewrappingpaperofabook

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68.WhathappenedtoGeorgeandRichardintheend?

A.BothGeorgeandRichardbecamemillionaires.

B.Bothofthemrealizedtheiroriginalambitions.

C.GeorgeestablishedasuccessfulbusinesswhiteRichardwas

missing.

D.RichardbecameamillionairewhileGeorgehadnogreatsuccess.

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Passage2

（09?北京A篇）

HowITurnedtoBeOptimistic

IbegantogrowupthatwinternightwhenmyparentsandIwere

returningfrommyaunt'shouse,andmymothersaidthatwemightsoon

beleavingforAmerica.Wewereonthebusthen.Iwascrying,andsome

peopleonthebuswereturningaroundtolookatme.IrememberthatI

couldnotbearthethoughtofneverhearingagaintheradioprogramfor

schoolchildrentowhichIlistenedeverymorning.

Idonotremembermyselfcryingforthisreasonagain.Infact,I

thinkIcriedverylittlewhenIwassayinggoodbyetomyfriendsand

relatives.WhenwewereleavingIthoughtaboutalltheplacesIwas

goingtosee-thestrangeandmagicalplacesIhadknownonlyfrom

booksandpictures.ThecountryIwasleavingnevertocomebackwas

hardlyinmyheadthen.

Thefouryearsthatfollowedtaughtmetheimportanceofoptimism,

buttheideadidnotcometomeatonce.ForthefirsttwoyearsinNew

YorkIwasreallylost-havingtostudyinthreeschoolsasaresultof

familymoves.IdidnotquiteknowwhatIwasorwhatIshouldbe.

Motherremarried,andthingsbecameevenmorecomplexforme.Some

timepassedbeforemystepfatherandIgotusedtoeachother.Iwasoften

sad,andsawnoendto“thehardtimes.”

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MyresponsibilitiesinthefamilyincreasedalotsinceIknew

Englishbetterthaneveryoneelseathome.Iwroteletters,filledoutforms,

translatedatinterviewswithImmigrationofficers,tookmygrandparents

tothedoctorandtranslatedthere,andevendiscussedtelephonebillswith

companyrepresentatives.

FrommyexperiencesIhavelearnedoneimportantrule:Almostall

commontroubleseventuallygoaway!Somethinggoodiscertainto

happenintheendwhenyoudonotgiveup,andjustwaitalittle!I

believethatmylifewillturnoutallright,eventhoughitwillnotbethat

easy.

56.HowdidtheauthorgettoknowAmerica?

A.Fromherrelatives

B.Fromhermother

C.FromBooksandpictures

D.Fromradioprograms

57.UponleavingforAmericatheauthorfelt.

A.confusedB.excitedC.worriedD.amazed

58.ForthefirsttwoyearsinNewYork,theauthor.

A.oftenlostherway

B.didnotthinkaboutherfuture

C.studiedinthreedifferentschools

D.gotonwellwithherstepfather

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59.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraph4?

A.Sheworkedasatranslator

B.Sheattendedalotofjobinterviews

C.Shepaidtelephonebillsforherfamily

D.ShehelpedherfamilywithherEnglish

60.Theauthorbelievesthat.

A.herfuturewillbefreefromtroubles

B.itisdifficulttolearntobecomepatient

C.therearemoregoodthingsthanbadthings

D.goodthingswillhappenifonekeepstrying

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（09?湖北A篇）

MygrandfathercamefromHungaryandwastheonlyoneinhis

familywhosettleddownintheUnitedStates.Therestofhisfamily

remainedinEurope.WhenWorldWarIbrokeout,heseemedtohave

becomeanotherman,downhearted.Suchobviouschangewasnotborn

outofhiswelfare,butoutoffear:ifhisonlyson,myuncle,hadtogoto

war,itwouldbecousinfightingagainstcousin.

Onedayin1918,myUncleMiltonreceivedhisdraftnotice.My

grandparentswereveryupset.Butmymother,attheageof10,feltontop

oftheworldabouthersoldierbrothergoingofftowar.Realizinghowhe

wasregardedbyhislittlesisterandallofherfriends,myunclebought

themallservicepins,whichmeantthattheyhadalovedoneinthe

service.Allthelittlegirlsweredelighted.

Themomentcamewhenmyuncleandtheothersoldiers,without

anytrainingbutallinuniforms,boardedthetrain.Thebandplayedand

thecrowdcheered.Althoughnoonenoticed,I'msuremygrandmother

hadatearinhereyefortheonlyson.Thetrainslowlypulledout,butnot

aboutathousandyardswhenitsuddenlypaused.Everyonestaredin

wonderasthetrainslowlyreturnedtothestation.Therewasadead

silencebeforethedoorsopenedandthemenstartedtostepout.Someone

shouted,Thewarisover."Foramoment,nobodymoved,butthenthe

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peopleheardsomeonebarkordersatthesoldiers.Themenlinedup

intwolines,walkeddownthesteps,andwiththebandplaying,marched

downthestreet,asreturningheroes,tobewelcomedhome.Mymother

saiditwasgreatday,butshewasjustalittledisappointedthatitdidn't

lastatinybitlonger.

51.Whatthegrandfatherwasmostworriedaboutwas.

A.thespreadoftheworldwar

B.thesafetyofhislivingtwocousins

C.adropinhislivingstandards

D.hisrelativeskillingeachother

52.Theunderlinedphrase“draftnotice“means“_______2

A.orderforarmyservice

B.trainticketforEurope

C.letterofrejection

D.noteofwarning

53.Whatdidthe"servicepins”(inPara.2)standforinthedyesofthe

littlegirls?

A.Strength.

B.Courage.

C.Victory.

D.Honor.

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54.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheendingofthe

story?

A.Disappointing.

B.Unexpected.

C.Uncertain.

D.Inspiring.

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（09?四川B篇）

July21st-20xxwasatypicalEnglishsummer'sday—itrainedfor

24hours!Asusual,Irushedhomefromworkatmiddaytocheckonthe

house.Nothingwasamiss.BythetimeIleftworkat5pm.However,

theroadintoourvillagewasflooded.Ourhousehadneverbeenflooded

but,asIopenedthefrontdoor,awaveofwatersgreetedme.Thank

Godthekidsweren'twishme,becausethehousewas5feetdeepinwater.

Welosteverythingdownstairs.Andtheplasterhadtobetornoffthe

waifsceilingspulleddown.

Atfirstwetriedtopushonthrough.Wedidn'twanttomovethe

childrenoutofhome,sowecampedupstairs.Weputasheetofplastic

acrossthefloortoprotectusfromthedamp.Butafterthreemonths,we

feltverysick,sowemovetoawoodenhouseinapark.Thehousewas

small,butatfirstwewerealljustdelightedtobeinanewplace.

Unfortunately,thingstooklongerthanexpectedandweweretherefor10

months.Thelifetherewasinconvenient.Whatsurprisedmemostwas

howmuchImissedbeingpartofacommunity（社區）.Wehadlivedina

friendlyvillagewithgoodneighbors,andI'dneverthoughthowmuchI,

rdmissthat.

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Althoughoursituationwasverybad,it'sdifficulttofeeltoosorry

foryourselfwhenyoulookatwhat'shappeningelsewhere.Iwatcheda

newsreportaboutfloodsinNorthernIndiaandthought."Wedidn't

haveastrawhut（茅草房）thatwasforChristmas.ButIcan'twait一I'm

goingtothrowapartyforourfriendsinthevillagetosaythanksfortheir

support.Thisyear,Iwon'tneedanygifts—livingawayfromhomefor

monthshasmademerealizehowlittleweactuallyneedormissallour

possessions.Althoughwearereplacingthings,there'sreallynorush一

wehaveourhomeback,andthat'sthemainthing.

45.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“amiss“inthefirstparagraph

mean?

A.Wrong.B.Missing.C.Right.D.Found

46.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthattheauthor.

A.wassickofstayingupstairs

B.caredmuchaboutherchildren

C.couldnotstandlivinginawoodenhouse

D.didnotdealwellwithherfamilyaffairsduringtheflood

47.Whydoestheauthorsaythattheywereluckyinthethirdparagraph?

A.Becausehersituationwasnotserious.

B.Becausemanyotherpaceswereflooded.

C.BecauseshehadbeentoNorthernIndia.

D.Becausesomeotherssufferedevenmore.

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48.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttoexpressbytellingherstory?

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A.Shevaluedhumanfeelingsmorethanbefore.

B.Sherealizedshealmostdidn'tneedpossession.

C.ShefoundChristmasgiftsnolongerbadlyneeded.

D.Shethoughtherownhomewasthemostimportant.

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（09?浙江A篇）

Iwasinarushasalways,butthistimeitwasforanimportantdateI

justcouldn'tbelatefor!Ifoundmyselfatacheckoutcounterbehindan

elderlywomanseeminglyinnohurryasshepaidforhergroceries.APhD

studentwithnotalotofmoney,Ihadhurriedintothestoretopickup

someflowers.Iwasinahugerush,thinkingofmyupcomingevening.I

didnotwanttobelateforthisdate.

WewereinBoston,aplacenotalwaysknownforsmallconversation

betweenstrangers.Thewomanstoppedunloadingherbasketandlooked

upatme.Shesmiled.Itwasanicesmile-warmandreassuring-andI

returnedhergiftbysmilingback.

“Mustbeaspeciallady,whoeveritisthatwillbegettingthose

beautifulflowers,“shesaid.

“Yes,she'sspecial,“Isaid,andthentomyembarrassment,the

wordskeptcomingout.

"It'sonlyourseconddate,butsomehowIamjusthavingthefeelingshe's

'theone'.Jokingly,Iadded,“TheonlyproblemisthatIcan'tfigureout

whyshe'dwanttodateaguylikeme.^^

“Well,Ithinkshe'sveryluckytohaveaboyfriendwhobringsher

suchlovelyflowersandwhoisobviouslyinlovewithher,^^thewoman

said.,^“Myhusbandusedtobringmeflowerseveryweek-evenwhen

timesweretoughandwedidn'thavemuchmoney.Thosewereincredible

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days;hewasveryromanticand-ofcourse-Imisshimsincehe's

passedaway.^^

Ipaidformyflowersasshewasgatheringuphergroceries.There

wasnodoubtinmymindasIwalkeduptoher.Itouchedheronthe

shoulderandsaid,“Youwereright,youknow.Theseflowersareindeed

foraveryspeciallady."Ihandedhertheflowersandthankedherforsuch

aniceconversation.

IttookheramomenttorealizethatIwasgivinghertheflowersIhad

justpurchased.t4Youhaveawonderfulevening,,5Isaid.Ileftherwitha

bigsmileandmyheartwarmedasIsawhersmellingthebeautiful

flowers.

Irememberbeingslightlylateformydatethatnightandtellingmy

girlfriendtheabovestory.Acoupleofyearslater,whenIfinallyworked

upthecouragetoaskhertomarryme,shetoldmethatthisstoryhad

helpedtosealitforher-thatwasthenightthatIwonherheart.

41.Whywasthewriterinahurrythatday?

A.Hewastomeethisgirlfriend.

B.Hehadtogobacktoschoolsoon.

C.Hewasdelayedbyanelderlylady.

D.Hehadtopickupsomegroceries.

42.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“hergifit''(Paragraph2)referto?

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A.Herwords.B.Hersmile.

C.Herflowers.D.herpoliteness.

43.Whydidthewritergivehisflowerstotheelderlylady?

A.Shetoldhimanicestory.

B.Sheallowedhimtopayfirst.

C.Shegavehimencouragement.

D.Shelikedflowersverymuch.

44.Whatisthemessageconveyedinthestory?

A.Flowersareimportantforadate.

B.Smalltalkishelpful.

C.Loveandkindnessarerewarding.

D.Elderlypeopledeserverespecting.

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（09?重慶A篇）

Iwaswaitingforaphonecallfrommyagent.Hehadlefta

messagethenightbefore,tellingmethatmyshowwastobecancelled.I

calledhimseveraltimes,buteachtimehissecretarytoldmethathewas

inameetingandthathewouldcallmelater.SoIwaitedandwaited,but

therewasstillnocall.Threehourspassingby,Ibecamemoreandmore

impatient.Iwascertainthatmyagentdidn'tcareaboutmywork,andhe

didn'tcareaboutme.Iwasovercomewiththatthought.Istartedtoshout

atthephone,“Letmewait,willyou?Whodoyouthinkyouare?”

AtthattimeIdidn'trealizemywifewaslookingon.Without

showinghersurprise,sherushedin,seizedthephone,toreoffthewires,

andshoutedatthephone,"Yeah!Whodoyouthinkyouare?Bad

telephone!Badtelephone!”Andshesweptitintothewastebasket.

Istoodwatchingher,speechless.Whatonearth?

Shesteppedtothedoorwayandshoutedattherestofthehouse,

“Nowhearthis!Allobjectsinthisroom-ifyoudoanythingtoupsetmy

husband,outyougo!”

Thensheturnedtome,kissedme,andsaidcalmly,“Honey,youjust

havetolearnhowtotakecontrol.Withthat,shelefttheroom.

Afterwatchingacrazywomanrushinginandout,shoutingat

everythinginsight,Inoticedthatsomethinginmymood（情緒）had

changed.Iwaslaughing.HowcouldIhavetroublewiththatphone?Her

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anticshelpedmerealizeIhadbeendrivencrazybysmallthings.

Twentyminuteslatermyagentdidcall.Iwasabletolistentohimand

talktohimcalmly.

56.Whydidtheauthorshoutatthetelephone?

A.Hewasmadatthetelephone.

B.Hewasangrywithhisagent.

C.Hewasanxiousabouthiswife.

D.Hewasimpatientwiththesecretary.

57.Whatdidtheauthor'swifedoaftersheheardhisshouting?

A.Shesaidnothing.

B.Sheshoutedathim.

C.Shecalledtheagent.

D.Shethrewthephoneaway.

58.Whatmadetheauthorlaugh?

A.Hisownbehavior.

B.Hiswife'ssuggestion.

C.Hischangeablefeelings.

D.Hiswife'ssweetkiss.

59.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"antics“referto?

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A.Smartwords.

B.Unusualactions.

C.Surprisinglooks.

D.Anxiousfeelings.

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（09?廣東A篇）

Lisawasrunninglate.Lisa,25,hadalottodoatwork,plusvisitors

ontheway:herparentswerecominginforThanksgivingfromher

hometown.Butasshehurrieddownthesubwaystairs,shestartedtofeel

uncomfortablywarn.Bythetimeshegottotheplatform,Lisafeltweak

andtired—maybeithadn'tbeenagoodideatogivebloodthenightbefore,

shethought.Sherestedherselfagainstapostclosetothetracks.

Severalyardsaway,Frank,43,andhisgirlfriend,Jennifer,found

aspotclosetowherethefrontofthetrainwouldstop.Theyweredeepin

discussionaboutahousetheywerethinkingofbuying.

Butwhenheheardthescreamfollowedbysomeoneyelling,"Oh,

myGod,shefellin!^^Frankdidn'thesitate.Hejumpeddowntothetracks

andransome40feettowardthebodylyingontherails."No!Not

you!”hisgirlfriendscreamedafterhim.

Shewasrighttobealarmed.BythetimeFrankreachedLisa,he

couldfeelthetracksshakingandseethelightcoming.Thetrainwas

about20secondsfromthestation.

Itwashardtolifther.Shewasjustout.Buthemanagedtoraiseher

thefourfeettotheplatformsothatbystanderscouldholdherbythegrins

anddragherawayfromtheedge.ThatwaswhereLisabrieflyregained

consciousness,feltherselfbeingpulledalongtheground,andsaw

someoneelseholdingherpurse.

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Lisathoughtshe'dbeenrobbed.Awomanheldherhandandaman

gavehisshirttohelpstopthebloodpouringfromherhead.Andshetried

totalkbutshecouldn't,andthatwaswhensherealizedhowmuchpain

shewasin.

Policeandfireofficialssoonarrived,andFranktoldthestorytoan

officer.Jennifersaidherboyfriendwascalmontheir40-minutetrain

ridedowntown-justashehadbeensecondsaftertherescue,which

madeherthinkaboutherreactionatthetime."Isawthetraincomingand

1wasthinkinghewasgoingtodie,“sheexplained.

41.WhatwasthemostprobablecauseforLisa'sweakness?

A.Shehadrunalongway.

B.Shefelthotinthesubway.

C.Shehaddonealotofwork.

D.Shehaddonatedbloodthenightbefore.

42.WhydidJennifertrytostopherboyfriend?

A.Becausetheywouldmisstheirtrain.

B.Becausehedidn'tseethetraincoming.

C.BecauseshewassureLisawashardtolift.

D.Becauseshewasafraidthetrainwouldkillhim.

43.HowdidFranksaveLisa?

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A.Byliftinghertotheplatform.

B.Byhelpingherrisetoherfeet.

C.Bypullingheralongtheground.

D.Bydraggingherawayfromtheedge.

44.WhendidLisabecomeconsciousagain?

A.Whenthetrainwasleaving.

B.Aftershewasbackontheplatform.

C.Afterthepoliceandfireofficialscame.

D.Whenamanwascleaningthebloodfromherhead.

45.Thepassageisintendedto

A.warnusofthedangerinthesubway

B.showUShowtosavepeopleinthesubway

C.tellUSaboutasubwayrescue

D.reportatrafficaccident

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（09?廣東B篇）

Weoncehadapostercompetitioninourfifthgradeartclass.

“Youcouldwinprizes,“ourteachertoldUSasshewrotethe

posterinformationontheblackboard.Shepassedoutsheetsof

constructionpaperwhilecontinuing,“Thefirstprizeistendollars.You

justhavetomakesurethatthewordsontheblackboardappear

somewhereonyourposter.”

Westudiedtheboardcritically.SomeofUSlookedwithoneeyeand

heldupcertaincolorsagainsttheblackboard,rockingthesheetstothe

fightorleftwhileweconjuredupourdesigns.Otherstwistedtheirhair

aroundtheirfingersorchewedtheireraserswhiledeepinthought.We

hadplansforthatten-dollargrandprize,eachandeveryoneofUS.I'm

goingtospendmineoncandies,onehopefulwouldannounce,while

anotherpracticedlookingserious,wiseandrich.

Everyoneintheclassmadeaposter.Someofususedpartsofthose

fancypapernapkins,whileothersusednothingbutcoloredconstruction

paper.SomeofUSusedbigdesigns,andsomeofuspreferredtogather

ourarttidilydowninonecomerofourposterandletthespacedrawthe

viewer'sattentiontoit.SomeofUSwouldwanderpastthegoodstudents'

desksandthenreturntoourownprojectswithagrowingsenseof

hopelessness.Itwasyetanothergrown-uptrickofthesoiltheyseemed

especiallyfondofomakingallofUSbelievewehada

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fairchance,andthenalways-always-rewardingthesameold

winners.

IbelieveIdrewasailboat,butIcan'tsaythatwithanycertainty.I

madeit.Iadmiredit.Ideterminedittobetheverybestofallofthe

postersIhadseen,andthenIturneditin.

Minutespassed.

Noonecamealongtogivemethegrandprize,andthensomeone

distractedme,andIprobablyneverwouldhavethoughtaboutthatposter

again.

Iwasstillsittingatmydesk,thinking,Whatposter?Whenthe

teachergavemeanenvelopewithaten-dollarbillinitandeveryonein

theclassapplaudedforme.

46.Whatwastheteacher'srequirementfortheposter?

A.Itmustappearintime.

B.Itmustbedoneinclass.

C.Itmustbedoneonaconstructionsheet.

D.Itmustincludethewordsontheblackboard.

47.Theunderlinedphraseinparagraph3mostprobablymeans

A.formedanideaforB.madeanoutlinefor

C.madesomespaceforD.chosesomecolorsfor

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48.Aftertheteacher'swords,allthestudentsintheclass

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A.1ookedveryserious

B.thoughttheywouldberich

C.begantothinkabouttheirdesigns

D.begantoplaygames

49.Afterseeingthegoodstudents'designs,somestudents

A.lovedtheirowndesignsmore

B.thoughttheyhadafairchance

C.puttheirowndesignsinacomer

D.thoughttheywouldnotwintheprize

50.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor

A.enjoyedgrown-uptricksverymuch

B.lovedpostercompetitionsverymuch

C.feltsurprisedtowinthecompetition

D.becamewiseandrichafterthecompetition

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（09?廣東C篇）

AfewyearsagoIhadan"aha!"momentregardinghandwriting.

Ihadinmyhandasheetofpaperwithhandwritteninstructionsonit

forsomesortofeditorialtask.ItoccurredatfirstthatIdidnotrecognize

thehandwriting,andthenIrealizedwhoseitmustbe.Ifinallybecame

awareofthefactthatIhadbeenworkingwiththiscolleagueforatleasta

year,maybetwo,andyetIdidnotrecognizeherhandwritingatthat

point.

Itwasaveryimportanteventinthecomputerizationoflife—asign

thattheinformal.Friendlycommunicationofpeopleworkingtogetherin

anofficehadchangedfromnotesinpentoinstantmessagesandemails.

Therewasatimewhenourworkdayswerefilledwithlittleletters,and

werecognizedoneanother'shandwritingthewayweknewvoicesor

faces.

Asachildvisitingmyfather'soffice,1waspleasedtorecognize,

inlittlenotesonthedesksofhisstaff,thesamehandwriting1wouldsee

athomeinthenoteshewouldleaveonthefridge—exceptthatthose

notesweresigned€^dad,,insteadof"RFW".

AllthishasbeenonmymindbecauseofthetalkaboutTheRiseand

FallofHandwriting,abookbyFlorey.Sireshowsinherbookadeep

concernaboutthefallofhandwritingandthefailureofschoolstoteach

childrentowritewell,butmanyothersarguethatpeopleinadigitalage

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can'tbeexpectedtolearntoholdapen.

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Idon'tbuyit.

Idon'twanttoseeanyonecutofffromtheexpressive,personal

associationsthatapenstillpromotesbetterthanadigitalkeyboarddoes.

Formanyabiographer,partofreallygettingtoknowtheirsubjectsis

learningtoreadtheirhandwriting.

Whatsomepeopleadvocateisteachingoneofthemanyattractive

handwritingsbasedonthehandwritingof16th-centuryItaly.Thatmay

soundimpossiblygrand—asiftheywantkidstolearntodrawbycopying

classicalpaintings.However,theyhaveworkedinmanyschoolsystems.

51.Whywastheauthorsurprisedatnotrecognizinghiscolleague's

handwriting?

A.Hehadworkedwithhiscolleaguelongenough.

B.Hiscolleague'shandwritingwasSObeautiful.

C.Hiscolleague'shandwritingwasSOterrible.

D.HestillhadalotofWorktodo.

52.Peopleworkingtogetherinanofficeusedto.

A.talkmoreabouthandwriting

B.takemorenotesonworkdays

C.knowbetteroneanother'shandwriting

D.communicatebetterwithoneanother

53.Theauthor'sfatherwrotenotesinpen.

A.tobothhisfamilyandhisstaff

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B.tohisfamilyinsmallletters

C.tohisfamilyonthefridge

D.tohisstaffonthedesk

54.Accordingtotheauthor,handwrittennotes

A.arehardertoteachinschools

B.attractmoreattention

C.areusedonlybetweenfriends

D.carrymoremessage

55.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattheauthor

A.thinksitimpossibletoteachhandwriting

B.doesnotwanttolosehandwriting

C.putstheblameonthecomputer

D.doesnotagreewithFlorey

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（09?寧夏、海南A篇）

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IsuddenlyheardanelephantcryingasthoughfrightenedLooking

downIimmediatelyrecognizedthatsomethingwaswrongandrandown

totheedgeofthenearbankThereIsawMaShwewithher

three-month-oldcalfstrugglinginthefast-risingwateranditwasa

life-and-deathstruggleHercalfwasfloatingandscreamingwithfearMa

Shwewasasneartothefarbankasshecouldget,holdingherwhole

bodyagainsttherushingwaterandkeepingthecalfpressedagainsther

hugebody.Everynowandthentherushingwaterwouldsweepthecalfa

way.

Therewasasuddenriseinthewaterandthecalfwaswashedclean

overthemother'sbodyandwasgoneMaShweturnedquicklytoreachit

andpressedthecalfwithherheadandtrunk（象鼻）againsttherocky

bankThenwithahugeeffortshepickeditupinhertrunkandtrieduntil

shewasabletoplaceitonanarrowshelfofrock

JustatthismomentshefellbackintotheriverIfshewerecarried

downitwoul