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故事类15篇

故事类

Passage1

（09·上海A篇）

EvenatschooltherehadbeenanunhealthycompetitionbetweenGeorgeandRichard.

“I’llbethefirstmillionaireinColeford!

”Richardusedtoboast.

“Andyou’llbesorryyouknewme,”Georgewouldreply“becauseI’llbethebestlawyerintown!

”

GeorgeneverdidbecomealawyerandRichardnevermadeanymoney.InsteadbothmenopenedbookshopsonoppositesidesofColefordHighStreet.Itwashardtomakemoneyfrombooks,whichmadethecompetitionbetweenthemworse.

Nowwithonlyonebookshopintown,businesswasbetterforGeorge.Butsometimeshesatinhisnarrow,oldkitchenandgazedoutofthedirtywindow,thinkingabouthisformerrival（竞争对手）。

Perhapshemissedhim?

Georgewasveryinterestedinolddictionaries,He’drecentlyfoundacollectorinAustraliawhowassellingararefirstedition.Whentheparcelarrived,thebookwasinperfectconditionandGeorgewasdelighted.Butwhilehewashavinglunch,Georgeglancedatthephotointhenewspaperthatthebookhadbeenwrappedin.Hewasastonished—thesmilingfacewasolderthanherememberedbutunmistakable!

Trembling,Georgestartedreading.

“BookendshaveboughttenbookstoresfromtheirrivalsDylans.Thecompany,ownedbymulti-millionaireRichardPike,isnowthelargestbooksellerinAustralia.”

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

68.WhathappenedtoGeorgeandRichardintheend?

A.BothGeorgeandRichardbecamemillionaires.

B.Bothofthemrealizedtheiroriginalambitions.

C.GeorgeestablishedasuccessfulbusinesswhiteRichardwasmissing.

D.RichardbecameamillionairewhileGeorgehadnogreatsuccess.

答案65.C66.B67.D68.D

Passage2

（09·北京A篇）

HowITurnedtoBeOptimistic

IbegantogrowupthatwinternightwhenmyparentsandIwerereturningfrommyaunt＇shouse,andmymothersaidthatwemightsoonbeleavingforAmerica.Wewereonthebusthen.Iwascrying,andsomepeople　onthebuswereturningaroundtolookatme.IrememberthatIcouldnotbearthethoughtofneverhearingagaintheradioprogramforschoolchildrentowhichIlistenedeverymorning.

Idonotremembermyselfcryingforthisreasonagain.Infact,IthinkIcriedverylittlewhenIwassayinggoodbyetomyfriendsandrelatives.WhenwewereleavingIthoughtaboutalltheplacesIwasgoingtosee—thestrangeandmagicalplacesIhadknownonlyfrombooksandpictures.ThecountryIwasleavingnevertocomebackwashardlyinmyheadthen.

Thefouryearsthatfollowedtaughtmetheimportanceofoptimism,buttheideadidnotcometomeatonce.ForthefirsttwoyearsinNewYorkIwasreallylost—havingtostudyinthreeschoolsasaresultoffamilymoves.IdidnotquiteknowwhatIwasorwhatIshouldbe.Motherremarried,andthingsbecameevenmorecomplexforme.SometimepassedbeforemystepfatherandIgotusedtoeachother.Iwasoftensad,andsawnoendto“thehardtimes.”

MyresponsibilitiesinthefamilyincreasedalotsinceIknewEnglishbetterthaneveryoneelseathome.Iwroteletters,filledoutforms,translatedatinterviewswithImmigrationofficers,tookmygrandparentstothedoctorandtranslatedthere,andevendiscussedtelephonebillswithcompanyrepresentatives.

FrommyexperiencesIhavelearnedoneimportantrule:

Almostallcommontroubleseventuallygoaway!

Somethinggoodiscertaintohappenintheendwhenyoudonotgiveup,andjustwaitalittle!

Ibelievethatmylifewillturnoutallright,eventhoughitwillnotbethateasy.

56.HowdidtheauthorgettoknowAmerica?

A.FromherrelativesB.Fromhermother

C.FromBooksandpicturesD.Fromradioprograms

57.UponleavingforAmericatheauthorfelt.

A.confusedB.excitedC.worriedD.amazed

58.ForthefirsttwoyearsinNewYork,theauthor.

A.oftenlostherwayB.didnotthinkaboutherfuture

C.studiedinthreedifferentschoolsD.gotonwellwithherstepfather

59.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraph4?

A.Sheworkedasatranslator

B.Sheattendedalotofjobinterviews

C.Shepaidtelephonebillsforherfamily

D.ShehelpedherfamilywithherEnglish

60.Theauthorbelievesthat.

A.herfuturewillbefreefromtroubles

B.itisdifficulttolearntobecomepatient

C.therearemoregoodthingsthanbadthings

D.goodthingswillhappenifonekeepstrying

答案56.C57.B58.C59.D60.D

Passage3

（09·湖北A篇）

MygrandfathercamefromHungaryandwastheonlyoneinhisfamilywhosettleddownintheUnitedStates.TherestofhisfamilyremainedinEurope.WhenWorldWarIbrokeout,heseemedtohavebecomeanotherman,downhearted.Suchobviouschangewasnotbornoutofhiswelfare,butoutoffear:

ifhisonlyson,myuncle,hadtogotowar,itwouldbecousinfightingagainstcousin.

Onedayin1918,myUncleMiltonreceivedhisdraftnotice.Mygrandparentswereveryupset.Butmymother,attheageof10,feltontopoftheworldabouthersoldierbrothergoingofftowar.Realizinghowhewasregardedbyhislittlesisterandallofherfriends,myuncleboughtthemallservicepins,whichmeantthattheyhadalovedoneintheservice.Allthelittlegirlsweredelighted.

Themomentcamewhenmyuncleandtheothersoldiers,withoutanytrainingbutallinuniforms,boardedthetrain.Thebandplayedandthecrowdcheered.Althoughnoonenoticed,I’msuremygrandmotherhadatearinhereyefortheonlyson.Thetrainslowlypulledout,butnotaboutathousandyardswhenitsuddenlypaused.Everyonestaredinwonderasthetrainslowlyreturnedtothestation.Therewasadeadsilencebeforethedoorsopenedandthemenstartedtostepout.Someoneshouted,”Thewarisover.”Foramoment,nobodymoved,butthenthepeopleheardsomeonebarkordersatthesoldiers.Themenlinedupintwolines,walkeddownthesteps,andwiththebandplaying,marcheddownthestreet,asreturningheroes,tobewelcomedhome.Mymothersaiditwasgreatday,butshewasjustalittledisappointedthatitdidn’tlastatinybitlonger.

51.Whatthegrandfatherwasmostworriedaboutwas.

A.thespreadoftheworldwar

B.thesafetyofhislivingtwocousins

C.adropinhislivingstandards

D.hisrelativeskillingeachother

52.Theunderlinedphrase“draftnotice”means““

A.orderforarmyservice

B.trainticketforEurope

C.letterofrejection

D.noteofwarning

53.Whatdidthe“servicepins”（inPara.2）standforinthedyesofthelittlegirls?

A.Strength.

B.Courage.

C.Victory.

D.Honor.

54.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheendingofthestory?

A.Disappointing.

B.Unexpected.

C.Uncertain.

D.Inspiring.

答案51.D52.A53.D54.B

Passage4

（09·四川B篇）

July21st.2007wasatypicalEnglishsummer’sday—itrainedfor24hours!

Asusual,Irushedhomefromworkatmiddaytocheckonthehouse.Nothingwasamiss.BythetimeIleftworkat5pm.However,theroadintoourvillagewasflooded.Ourhousehadneverbeenfloodedbut,asIopenedthefrontdoor.awaveofwatersgreetedme.ThankGodthekidsweren’twishme,becausethehousewas5feetdeepinwater.Welosteverythingdownstairs.Andtheplasterhadtobetornoffthewall’sceilingspulleddown.

Atfirstwetriedtopushonthrough.Wedidn’twanttomovethechildrenoutofhome.sowecampedupstairs.Weputasheetofplasticacrossthefloortoprotectusfromthedamp.Butafterthreemonths,wefeltverysick,sowemovetoawoodenhouseinapark.Thehousewassmall.butatfirstwewerealljustdelightedtobeinanewplace.Unfortunately,thingstooklongerthanexpectedandweweretherefor10months.Thelifetherewasinconvenient.WhatsurprisedmemostwashowmuchImissedbeingpartofacommunity（社区）.Wehadlivedinafriendlyvillagewithgoodneighbors,andI’dneverthoughthowmuchI，I’dmissthat.

Althoughoursituationwasverybad,it’sdifficulttofeeltoosorryforyourselfwhenyoulookatwhat’shappeningelsewhere.IwatchedanewsreportaboutfloodsinNorthernIndiaandthought.“Wedidn’thaveastrawhut（茅草房）thatwasforChristmas.ButIcan’twait—I’mgoingtothrowapartyforourfriendsinthevillagetosaythanksfortheirsupport.Thisyear,Iwon’tneedanygifts—livingawayfromhomeformonthshasmademerealizehowlittleweactuallyneedormissallourpossessions.Althoughwearereplacingthings,there’sreallynorush—wehaveourhomeback.andthat’sthemainthing.

45.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“amiss”inthefirstparagraphmean？

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.

48.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttoexpressbytellingherstory?

A.Shevaluedhumanfeelingsmorethanbefore.

B.Sherealizedshealmostdidn’tneedpossession.

C.ShefoundChristmasgiftsnolongerbadlyneeded.