高中英語黃金閱讀（高二版）

GoldenReadingforSeniorMiddleSchoolStudents

一、人物類

（i）

ComputerprogrammerDavidJonesearned￡35,000ayeardesigningnewcomputergames,yethe

cannotfindabankpreparedtolethimhaveacheckcard.Instead,hehasbeentoldtowaitanothertwoyears

untilheis18.

HeworksforasmallfirminLiverpool,wheremostyoungpeopleofhisagearefindingjobs.David's

biggestheadacheiswhattodowithhismoney.Thoughhehashighpayment,hecannotdriveacar,orgetcredit

cards（信用卡）.

Davidgothisjobfourmonthsago,ayearafterleavingschoolwithsixOlevels（普通成績）andworking

fbratimeinacomputershop.gotthejobbecausethepeoplewhorunthefinnknewIhadalreadywritten

someprograms,hesaid.

“Isuppose￡35,000soundsalotbutIhopeitwillcometomorethanthatthisyear."Hespendssomeof

hismoneyonrecordsandclothes,andgiveshismother￡20aweekasheliveswithhisparents.Butmostof

hissparetimeisspentworking.

''Unfortunately,computingwasnotpartofourstudiesatschool,hesaid.C6ButIhadbeenstudyingitin

booksandmagazinesfbrfouryearsinmysparetime.IknewwhatIwantedtodoandneverconsideredstaying

onatschool.Mostpeopleinthisbusinessarefairlyyoung,anyway.IwouldliketoearnamillionandIsuppose

earlyretirement（退休）isapossibility.Youneverknowwhenthemarketmightdisappear.^^

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.hehadleamttousecomputersatschool

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】本文講述了少年電腦程序員David的苦惱和愿望。

1.Ao細節題。根據ComputerprogrammerDavidJonesearned￡35,000ayear可推知此題答

案為A。

2.Ao推斷題。根據David'sbiggestheadacheiswhattodowithhismoney.Thoughhehashigh

payment,hecannotdriveacar,orgetcreditcards（信用卡）可知，他最大的苦惱是他沒有被當成大人

看待。

3.Bo細節題。根據Ihadalreadywrittensomeprograms可得出此答案。

4.Co細節題。根據IknewwhatIwantedtodoandneverconsideredstayingonatschool可推

出此答案。

5.Ao細節題。根據\buneverknowwhenthemarketmightdisappear可得出答案。

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IfCatlinwasthepainteroftheAmericanIndiansandBierstadtthepainteroftheFbcky

Mountains,theartistoftheV\festerncowboysandsettlerswasFtemington.BorninNewY^rk,theson

ofawealthypublisher,Ftemingtonwasaboxerandafootballplayerat\aieUniversity—thelastman

wouldexpecttobecometheartistoftheOldV\fest.Butasaboyhelovedhorsesandfedonthe

journalsofsomefamouswriters.

Attheageofnineteen,heleftcollegetolookforadventures.HetraveledfromMontanato

■fexasasaprospector（勘探者）.Ftemingtonhadalwaysbeeninterestedinjournalism.Nowhebeganto

writeaboutandtopaintanddrawwhathesaw.Thesubjectofthe4tWinningofthe惟st”attracted

theEast.Magazinesandnewspaperswerefilledwithaccountofprospectors5adventures,andof

battleswithcattlethievesandotheroutlaws—allthetalesthatwerethennewsandhavebecome

legendssince.Therewerealsostoriesbymanyotherwriters.Oftenthesewerepresentedby

drawingsandpaintingsfromFtemington^hand,butitwasasasuccessfuljournalistthatFtemington

wasagreatartist.

1.Inhispictures,Ftemingtonoftenpainted.

A.theprospectors*storiesB.mountainsandrivers

C.horseracesD.AmericanIndians

2.Fromthetext,wecanlearnthatFtemingtonbasedhisartonthe.

A.storieshehadreadinthenewspaper

B.thingshehadseenandexperienced

C.ideashehadlearnedat治IeUniversity

D.paintingshehadcopiedfromearlysettlers

3.Duringhisyouth,Ftemington.

A.showedhisgiftasanartistB.wasinfluencedbyhisfather

C.enjoyedsportsandreadingD.learnedjournalismat詒IeUniversity

4.Theparagraphsbeforethispassagemostprobablydiscussed.

A.cowboysinAmericanarthistory

B.worksofCatlinandBierstadt

C.theproblemofuWinningtheV\festn

D.magazinesaboutthewest

【答案與解析】Ftemington不僅是一位成功的新聞記者，他還是一位偉大的畫家。在他的畫中體現

的是他親身經歷的和親眼看到的一切。

1.Ao語義理解題。從第2段最后?句話Oftenthesewerepresentedbydrawingsandpaintings

fromFtemington'shand可以看出Ftemington所畫的內容是什么。

2.Bo判斷題。根據第2段第4句話Nowhebegantowriteaboutandtopaintanddrawwhathe

saw.可以推知。

3.Co語義理解題。IKm..asaboyhelovedhorsesandfedonthejournalsofsomefamouswriters

可知答案為C。（其中的feedon意為“從…得到供養”）

4.Bo判斷題。文章第1句話IfCatlinwasthepainteroftheAmericanIndiansandBierstadtthe

portrayer（painter）oftheFbckyMountains,theartistoftheV\festerncowboysandsettlerswas

Ftemington是過渡句，由此可以推知，前面文章很可能是討論worksofCatlinandBierstadto

（3）

AmericanmagicianDavidBlainelefttheglassboxinwhichhehadlivedfor44dayswithoutfood

onOctober19.Hundredsofpeoplecametowatchtheendofhisstarvationexperiment,whichhad

becomeoneofLondon5smaintouristattractions.

Lookingthinneranddarker,30year-oldSainewastakenoutofhisboxovertheRverThames（泰

晤士7可）andimmediatelysenttohospital.Hewasthenslowlyreintroducedtofood,aprocess（過程）

doctorssaidcouldbelifethreatening.HehadbeendrinkingonlywatersinceSeptember5.

AnativeofBrooklyn,New\brk,Blainefirstbecameknownasastreetmagicianintheearly

1990s.HesoonfoundhimselfdoingmagictricksinbarsforthelikesofAmericanactorLeonardo

DiCaprioandhissupermodelfriends.

Q/erthelastdecadeSainehasbecomefamouswithacombinationofbreathtakingmagicand

clevertricksaimedatgettingalotofattention.

In1999,hewasburiedinacoffin（棺材）foroneweekand,in2000,hespent62hoursinagiant

blockofice.Lastyearhestoodonthetopofa25-meterpillar（柱子）inthecenterofNew\brkfor35

hoursbeforejumpingintoapileofboxes.

uIthinkalotofpeopleareunabletoacceptthatthey'reabletodowhattheycando,"hesaid.

uTheydon'trealizewecansurvive.Thehumanbeingisanamazingcreation.”

Butheseemedtohavesufferedfromspendingsolongintheglassbox.Hesaidthatattimeshe

wasunabletosee,hadseriousbackpainsandlosthissenseoftaste.

1.ItisforDavidBlainetoeatfoodaftersuchalongstarvation.

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.Blainewasimmediatelysenttohospitalafterhewastakenoutofhisboxbecausehewasin

dangerouscondition.

B.BlainewasbornandbroughtupinBigland.

C.InBlaine5sopinion,peoplecancreateawonder.

D.Blainedidn'thaveanyfoodfor44days.

【答案與解析】本文主要講述美國魔術師DavidBlaine多次挑戰人體極限，這次又進行了44天的

饑餓實驗。

1.Co推測題。Hewasthenslowlyreintroducedtofood,aprocessdoctorssaidcouldbelife

threatening可知，進食對他來說是個威脅生命的過程。

2.Ao細節題。文中說attimeshewasunabletosee,是說他有時看不見東西，但并不等于說他的

眼睛瞎了。故A的說法不符合事實。

3.B。推斷題。根據..buriedinacoffinforoneweek.,spent62hoursinagiantblockofice..stood

theontopofa25-meterpillarinthecenterofNew\brkfor35hoursbeforejumpingintoapileof

boxes等細節描寫，我們可以得出這個結論：DavidSaine喜歡冒險，當然這里面有“勇敢”的成分，

但兩者比較?下，可知Adventurous更佳。故選B。

4.Bo細節題。根據AnativeofBrooklyn,New\brk我們可以知道Blaine是地地道道的美國人。

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Filmstarsmaycomeandgo,butPaulNewman'scareer（事業）islong-lasting.Newmanhasworkedin

filmsfor40years.HismostrecentoneopenedinDecember.

Thefilmiscalled“Nobody'sFool”.Newmanplaysa60-year-oldconstructionworkernamedSully.To

somepeople,Sullyseemstobealoser.Buthehasalotofcharm（魅力）.Hislifechangeswhenhissoncomesto

town.Lateinlife,Sullylearnstogrowup.

"I'veplayedalotofcharactersandthecharacterIplayin'Nobody'sFooPisclosertomethananyother

roleI'vedone,“saysNewman.

Newmanturned70yearsoldonJanuary26,1998.“Nobody'sFoorishis52ndfilm.Hehaswontwo

Oscarsinhiscareer.

Newmanhasfoundsuccessinotheraspects（方面）oflife.Hehasbeenmarriedfor36years.Hetookup

carracingattheageof47andwonprizes.

Twelveyearsago,hestartedafoodcompanycalledNewman'sOwn.Hegivesawayallhismoneyhelping

thepoor.

1.Theunderlinedsentenceimplies.

A.manyfilmstarsleavethescreenafterthey'vebecomesuccessful

B.Itisnoteasyforafilmstartolosehisorhercharm

C.notallfilmstarscanremainfamousforalongtime

D.filmstarsaresuccessfulnotonlyonthescreen

2.NewmanlikesthecharacterofSullybecause.

A.hefindsalotinthecharacterthatisnewtohim

B.helikesplayinganordinaryperson

C.hehasneverplayedsuchawonderfulrole

D.heseesmoreofhimselfinSully

3.Newmanwasborninthe.

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

4.Thewriterwrotethispassagemainlyto.

A.provethatapersoncanbesuccessfulinmanyways

B.showusamostrecentfilmbyPaulNewman

C.introduceafamousfilmstar,PaulNewman

D.tellusaboutSully,amoviecharacterinarecentfilm

【答案解析】本文介紹了著名影星Newman傳奇的一生。

1.Co推斷題。根據Filmstarsmaycomeandgo可以推斷出般電影明星的藝術青春不會太長久，

故選Co

2.D。理解題。根據..thecharacterIplayin'Nobody,sFool1isclosertomethananyotherroleI've

done可推知此題答案為Do

3.Ao細節題。根據Newmanturned70yearsoldonJanuary26,1998可以推算出他出生在上個

世紀20年代。

4.Co主旨題。從全文可以看出來這是?篇名人介紹。

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Itwasearlymorning.FteterCorbetthelpedMarkV\fellmanoutofhiswheelchairandontothe

ground.Theystoodbefore日Capitan,ahugemassofrockalmostthree-quartersofamilehighin

California'sbeautiful\bsemiteValley.IthadbeenMark'sdreamtoclimb日Capitanforaslongashe

couldremember.Buthowcouldapersonwithouttheuseofhislegshopetotrytoclimbit?

Markknewhecouldn'tfinishtheclimbalone,buthisfriendPeter,anexpertrockclimber,would

betheretolendahelpinghand.HeandMarkthoughtthatitwouldtakesevendaystoreachthetop.

Fteterclimbedabout100feetupandhammeredapiton(巖釘)intotherock.Fasteningoneend

ofa165-footropetothepiton,heletoneendoftheropefalldown.Markcaughttheropeand

fastenedittohisbeltwithaspecialinstrument.ThisinstrumentwouldallowMarktomoveupward,

butwouldpreventhimfromfallingevenasmuchasasingleinch.Henextreachedabovehishead

andfasteneda『shapedbartotherope,usingthesamekindofinstrument.

Marktookadeepbreath,pushedthe『barupalmostasfarashisarmscouldreach,andbegan

thefirstofthe7,000pull-upsneededtoreachthetop.Highabove,Fteterletoutacheer.“Wreon

yourway.”

&venyearsbefore,attheageoftwenty-one,Markhadfallenwhilemountainclimbing,injuring

hisbackbone.Thefallcosthimtheuseofhislegs,butheneverlosthisloveofadventureorhis

joyfulspirit.

Forthefirstfourdaysthetwomenprogressedsteadilyupwardwithoutincident.Butonthefifth

dayanunbearablyhotwindbegantoblow,andastimewentby,itbecamestrongerandstronger,

causingMarktosway(JSM)violentlyonhisrope.ButMarkkeptondeterminedlypushingupthel^bar

andpullinghimselfup.Inspiteofthat,hehadtoadmitthathefeltalotbetterwhenthewind

finallydieddownandhisbodytouchedsolidrockagain.

Ittookthemonedaymorethantheyhadexpected,butonJuly26at1:45intheafternoon,the

crowdofpeoplewaitingonthetopwentwildwithjoyasthetwoheadsappeared.MarkWellmanhad

shownthatifyousetyourheartandmindonagoal,nowallistoohigh,nodreamimpossible.

1.WhathadMarkWellmanlongdesiredtodo?

A.Tofinishoneofthemostdifficultrockclimbsintheworld.

B.Tobethefirsttoclimb日Capitan.

C.ToclimbthehighestmountaininCalifornia.

D.TohelphisfriendFteterclimb日Capitan.

2.HowdidMarkclimbthemountain?

A.Hefastenedtheropetohiswheelchair.

B.Hehammeredinpitonssothathehadsomethingtoholdonto.

C.HeheldontotheT-barandFteterpulledhimup.

D.Hepulledhimselfupusinga『barandspecialequipment.

3.HowdidMarklosetheuseofhislegs?

A.Helosthisfootingandfellfromthesideofamountain.

B.Hefellduringhisfirstattempton日Capitan.

C.Hislegswerebrokenbyfallingrocks.

D.Whileworkingoutinthegym,heinjuredhisbackbone.

4.WhatwastheworstproblemMarkhadduringtheclimb?

A.Hestruckagainsttherockandhurthisarms.

B.Astrongwindblewhimawayfromtherock.

C.Hekeptfallingseveralinches.

D.Whileswayinginspace,hebecameterrified.

4.HowdidMarkreacttodifficultiesduringtheclimb?

A.Headmittedthathewasfrightened.

B.Heoftenworriedabouthisfriend5scondition.

C.Hewasabletoremainclamanddetermined.

D.Hewasjokingtocheerhimselfup.

【答案與解釋】馬克在一次登山運動中不幸摔傷了脊椎骨，成了一名靠輪椅生活的殘疾人。但作為

?名樂觀的、極富冒險精神的登山愛好者，沒有放棄“攀爬”加利福尼亞州的近3/4英里高的日Capitan

的夢想。在他的朋友(一位登山運動健將)彼特的協助下，馬克憑著頑強的毅力和特殊裝備終于征服了

日Capitan,實現了多年的夙愿。

1.Ao主旨題。從第1段可知Mark是?名殘疾人，對他來說要登上日Capitan的頂峰是件十分

困難的事。

2.Do細節題。從第3段中可找到正確答案。

3.Ao細節題。從第5段中可找到答案。

4.Bo語義理解題。根據第6段第2句可知答案為B。

5.Co語義理解題。從第6段第3句可以做出正確理解。

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Itdoesn'tmatterwhenorhowmuchapersonsleeps,buteveryoneneedssomeresttostayalive.That's

whatalldoctorsthought,untiltheyheardaboutAlHerpin.AlHerpin,itwassaid,neverslept.Couldthisbe

true?Thedoctorsdecidedtoseethisstrangemanthemselves.

AlHerpinwas90yearsoldwhenthedoctorscametohishomeinNewJersey.Theythoughtforsurethat

hegotsomesleepofsomekind.Sotheystayedwithhimandwatchedeverymovementhemade.Buttheywere

surprised.Thoughtheywatchedhimhourafterhouranddayafterday.TheyneversawHerpinsleeping.Infact,

hedidnotevenownabed.Heneverneededone.

TheonlyrestthatHerpinsometimesgotwassittinginacomfortablechairandreadingnewspapers.The

doctorswerepuzzledbythisstrangecontinuoussleeplessness.Theyfoundonlyoneanswerthatmightexplain

hiscondition.Herpinrememberedsometalkabouthismotherhavingbeeninjuredseveraldaysbeforehewas

born.Butthatwasall.Wasthistherealreason?Noonecouldbesure.Herpindiedattheageof94.

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.OnereasonthatmightexplainHerpin5ssleeplessnesswas.

A.thathehadn'tgotabed

B.thathehadgraduallygottiredofthesleepinghabit

C.hismother'sinjurybeforehewasbom

D.hismagnificentphysicalcondition

【答案與解析】本文記述了一個名叫AlHerpin的怪人，他不需要睡眠，但是沒有確定他為什么可

以不休息。

1.Bo主旨題。閱讀全文可知A項與原文意思相反；D項在文中沒有被提到；C項是醫生們以前的

看法，但后來發現并不是所有人都需要睡眠，因此選B。

2.Bo細節題。根據文章第1段最后兩句：這有可能是真的嗎？于是醫生們親自去看，由此可推知

此題答案為Bo

3.Co細節題。根據文章第2段最后三句：他們天天觀察，發現他沒有睡過，甚至連床也沒有。可

推知此題答案為Co

4.Co細節題。根據最后?段最后三句：AIHerpin記得有人說他母親在生他前受過傷，可推知此題

答案為C。

二、故事類

(1)

Inthelastfiftyyears,alotofpeoplehaveleftEuropeandgonetoliveinAustralia.Oneofthem

wasaHungarianman.HelivedinAustraliaforalongtime,andhehadalotofgoodfriendsthere.He

alwayssaidtothem,"Australiaisbeautiful,butHungaryisbeautiful,too."Thenoneyearhesaidto

hisfriends,uTmgoingtogobacktoHungarytovisitmyhometown."Allhisfriendssaidtohim,u\Ne

wanttogowithyou,becauseyouoftensayHungaryisabeautifulcountry,andwewanttovisitit.”

TheHungarianAustraliantookhisfriendsfrom^dneytoFbmeinabigplane,andthentheywent

fromFbmetoBudapestinatrainastheywantedtoseethemountains,andthevillagesandthe

towns.

TheystayedinBudapestnearlyaweek,andtheylikeditverymuch.Onedaytheywenttothe

zooinBudapestandsawtwokangaroosthere.

TheseAustralianswereveryhappybecausekangarooswerefromtheirhometown.Theysaidto

them,uComehere,oldfriends!ComeandseeyourAustralianbrothers!MButthekangaroosdidnot

move.

ButthentheHungarianAustralianspoketotheminHungarian,uComehere!”hesaid,andboth

ofthekangaroosrantohim.

TheotherAustralianslaughedandsaid,uLookatthat.They*reAustralians,buttheyonlyknow

Hungarian!5,

1.TheHungarianmovedtoAustralia.

A.lastyearB.afewyearsago

C.about50yearsagoD.over100yearsago

2.TheHungarianwantedtogobacktoHungaryto.

A.seethekangaroosB.hishometown

C.visithisoldfriendsthereD.payavisittothezoo

3.HowdidtheygettoBudapestfrom^dney?

A.Byairandbytrain.B.Byship.

C.Byair.D.Bytrain.

4.KangarooisakindoffamousinAustralia.

A.animalB.treeC.languageD.plant

【答案與解析】本文講一個從歐洲移民去澳大利亞的匈牙利人多年后帶他的朋友重返故里看到袋鼠

時發生的有趣的事。

1.Co細節判斷題。運用排除法：由于文章中說HelivedinAustraliaforalongtime,所以可排除

A和B；根據文章第1句Inthelastfiftyyears…排除選項D。故選C較為恰當。

2.Bo細節題。根據I'mgoingtogobacktoHungarytovisitmyhometown可知答案是B。

3.A。細節題。根據TheHungarianAustraliantookhisfriendsfromSidneytoFbmeinabigplane,

andthentheywentfromFbmetoBudapestinatrainastheywantedtoseethemountains,andthe

villagesandthetowns可知他們從Wdney到Fbme乘的是K機,然后坐火車從Fbme至ijBudapest,

所以他們從gdney到Budapest是先乘飛機，再坐火車，故選A。

4.Ao細節判斷題。根據...bothofthekangaroosrantohim可知kangaroos是有生命的，而且

會ran（跑），比較4個答案可知只能選A。

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Whenmyfatherwasgettingreadyforwork,ourhousewasruledbyknocksandwords.

Heusedtocomedownstairstobreakfast.

Themorningpaperlaybesidehisplate.HealwaysreadtheuDeaths"first,andthenheknocked

onceonthetable.Oieofmysistersbroughthisbread,alreadybutteredforhim.Usuallyhesaid

nothing,butonceIheardhimsay,uIloveyouverymuch,Edith.Iwouldlovemoreifyoubutteredmy

breadonbothsides.MHereadthepaperallthroughbreakfast.

TwoknocksonthetablemeantIamreadyformytea.”Ifasingleknockfollowedthatmeant,

uMorebread,please.M

Afterbreakfasthesaid,“Boots.”Thepaperwasspread（展開）forhimoverthebackofan

arm-chair.\festerday5spaperwasputonthechairforhisfeet,andhisbootswerebroughttohim,

freshlycleaned.Hereadstandingatthesametimeputtingonhisboots.Withonebootfinishedhe

said,“Bus.”Atthatpointoneofthegirlswentoutsidetothegardengateandwaitedthere.Herjob

wastestopabuswhenitcame.Itcameearlysometimesandithadtowaitformyfather.uCh/ercoat,

hat."Oneofmysistershadalreadybrushedhisovercoat.Nowshehelditopenforhim.Anothergirl

camewithhishat,nicelybrushed.Handkerchief,pipe（煙斗）."Theywerebroughtandput,withhis

tobacco（煙草）,intohispocket.HelookedoutofthewindowandsaideitheruV\falkingstick”or

“Umbrella”.Itwashandedtohim.Fteadynow,hewasstillreadingthepaper.Hedidn'tputitdown

untilheheardtheshout“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.Fteadingnewspaper.B.Havingbreadbutteredonbothsides.

C.Givinginstructions.D.Beingcleanandtidy.

5.Fromthestorywemayseethat.

A.thefatherwassolazythathehardlydidanything

B.thefatherwastheucentre"ofthefamily

C.Everygirlinthefamilywasafraidtodowrongbecausetheydidn'tknowclearlyenoughwhat

todo

D.Thefatherwashatedbyallhisdaughters

【答案與解析】本文講?個幸福的男人在早上由他的五個女兒和妻子服侍的故事。

1.Do細節題。根據第3段第2句thenheknockedonceonthetable.Oneofmysisterbroughthis

bread,alreadybutteredforhim可知答案為D。

2.Bo判斷題。根據Iloveyouverymuch,Edith.Iwouldlovemoreifyoubutteredmybreadon

bothsides可知Edith是他女兒的名字。

3.Co判斷題。文中描寫出了五個女兒早上的忙碌，他們的父親總是不停地讓為她們做事，而且他

的命令只限于兒個單詞，甚至動作，所以應該選擇Co

4.Ao推斷題。根據第3段最后一句Hereadthepaperallthroughthebreakfast以及早飯以后直

到上車還在看報紙可知他很喜歡看報紙，因此應該選擇Ao

5.Be推斷題。看過全文我們知道整個早上他家里所有的人都在為他服務，由此可以看出他的家是

以他為中心的，因此應該選擇Bc

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Hvelovedmymother'sdesksinceIwasjusttallenoughtoseeabovethetopofitasmothersat

doingletters.Sandingbyherchair,lookingattheinkbottle,pensandwhitepaper,Idecidedthat

theactofwritingmustbethemostwonderfulthingintheworld.

\barslater,duringherfinalillness,motherkeptdifferentthingsformysisterandbrother.uBut

thedesk,"shesaidagain,Kisfor日izabeth.”

Ineversawherangry,neversawhercry.Iknewshelovedme;sheshoweditinaction.Butasa

younggirl,Iwantedheart-to-hearttalksbetweenmotheranddaughter.

Theyneverhappened.Andagulfopenedbetweenus.Iwasutooemotional(易動感情的)”,But

shelived“onthesurface”.

AsyearspassedandIhadmyownfamily.Ilovedmymotherandthankedherforourhappyfamily.

Iwrotetoherincarefulwordsandaskedhertoletmeknowinanywayshechosethatshedid

forgiveme.

Ipostedtheletterandwaitedforheranswer,nonecame.

Myhopeturnedtodisappointment,thenlittleinterestand,finally,peaceitseemedthatnothing

happened.Icouldn'tbesurethattheletterhadevengottoMother.IonlyknewthatIhadwrittenit,

andIcouldstoptryingtomakeherintosomeoneshewasnot.

Nowthepresentofherdesktoldme,asshe'dneverbeenableto,thatshewaspleasedthat

writingwasmychosenwork.Icleanedthedeskcarefullyandfoundsomepapersinside-aphotoof

myfatherandaoneletter,folded（折置）andrefoldedmanytimes.

Givemeananswer,myletterasks,inanywayyouchoose,Mother,youalwayschosetheactthat

speakslouderthanwords.

1.Thewriterbegantolovehermother5sdesk.

A.afterMotherdiedB.beforeshebecameawriter

C.whenshewasachildD.whenmothergaveittoher

2.Thepassageshowsthat.

A.Mo