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08阅读理解

Passage16

（08·宁夏、海南、全国ⅠA篇）

LastweekmyyoungestsonandIvisitedmyfatherathisnewhomeinTucson,Arizona．

Hemovedthereafewyearsago,andIwaseagertoseehisnewplaceandmeethisfriends．

Myearliestmemoriesofmyfatherareofatall,handsome,successfulmandevotedtohisworkandfamily,butuncomfortablewithhischildren．AsachildIlovedhim;asaschoolgirlandyoungadultIfearedhimandfeltbitterabouthim．HeseemedunhappywithmeunlessIgotstraightA’sandunhappywithmyboyfriendsiftheirfatherswerenotas“successful”ashewas．WheneverIwentoutwithhimonweekends,Iusedtostruggletothinkupthingstosay,feelingonguard．

Onthefirstdayofmyvisit,wewentoutwithoneofmyfather’sfriendsforlunchatanoutdoorcafé．Wewalkedalongthatafternoon,didsomeshopping,ateonthestreettable,andlaughedovermyson’sfunnyfacialexpressions．Gonewasmyfather’scritical（挑剔的）airandstrictrules．WhowasthispersonIknewasmyfather,whoseemedsofriendlyandinterestingtobearound?

Whathadheldhimbackbefore?

Thenextdaymydadpulledouthischildhoodpicturesandtoldmequiteafewstoriesabouthisownchildhood．Althoughourtimestogetherbecameeasierovertheyears,Ineverfeltclosertohimatthatmoment.Aftersomanyyears,I’matlastseeinganothersideofmyfather．Andinsodoing,I’mdelightedwithmynewfriend.Mydad,inhisnewhomeinArizona,isbacktomefromwherehewas．

56．Whydidtheauthorfeelbitteraboutherfatherwhenshewasayoungadult?

A．Hewassilentmostofthetime．

B．Hewastooproudofhimself．

C．Hedidnotlovehischildren．

D．Heexpectedtoomuchofher．

57．Whentheauthorwentoutwithherfatheronweekends,shewouldfeel．

A．nervousB．sorryC．tiredD．safe

58．WhatdoestheauthorthinkofherfatherafterhervisittoTucson?

A．Morecritical．B．Moretalkative．

C．Gentleandfriendly．D．Strictandhard-working．

59．Theunderlinedwords“mynewfriend”inthelastparagraphreferto．

A．theauthor’ssonB．theauthor’sfather

C．thefriendoftheauthor’sfatherD．thecaféowner

答案56.D57.A58.C59.B

Passage17

（08·江苏D篇）

IthadbeensometimesinceJackhadseentheoldman.College,career,andlifeitselfgotintheway.Infact,Jackmovedclearacrossthecountryinpursuitofhisdreams.There,Intherushofhisbusylife,Jackhadlittletimetothinkaboutthepastandoftennotimetospendwithhiswifeandson.Hewasworkingonhisfuture,andnothingcouldstophim.

Overthephone,hismothertoldhim,“Mr.Belserdiedlastnight.ThefuneralisWednesday.”Memoriesflashedthroughhismindlikeanoldnewsreelashesatquietlyrememberinghischildhooddays.

“Jack,didyouhearme?

”

“Oh,sorry,Mom.Yes,Iheardyou.It’sbeensolongsinceIthoughtofhim.

I’msorry,butIhonestlythoughthediedyearsago,”Jacksaid.

“Well,hedidn’tforgetyou.EverytimeIsawhimhe’daskhowyouweredoing.

He’dreminisce（回忆）aboutthemanydaysyouspentover‘hissideofthefence’asheputit,”Momtoldhim.

“Ilovedthatoldhousehelivedin,”Jacksaid.

“Youknow,Jack,afteryourfatherdied,Mr.Belsersteppedintomakesureyouhadaman’sinfluenceinyourlife,”shesaid.

“He’stheonewhotaughtmecarpentry.Iwouldn’tbeinthisbusinessifitweren’tforhim.Hespentalotoftimeteachingmethingshethoughtwereimportant...Mom,I’llbethereforthefuneral,”Jacksaid.

Busyashewas,hekepthisword.Jackcaughtthenextflighttohishometown.Mr.Belser’sfuneralwassmallanduneventful.Hehadnochildrenofhisown,andmostofhisrelativeshadpassedaway.

Thenightbeforehehadtoreturnhome,JackandhisMomstoppedbytoseetheoldhousenextdooronemoretime,whichwasexactlyasheremembered.Everystepheldmemories.Everypicture,everypieceoffurniture...Jackstoppedsuddenly.

“What’swrong,Jack?

”hisMomasked.

“Theboxisgone,”hesaid.

“Whatbox?

”Momasked.

“Therewasasmallgoldboxthathekeptlockedontopofhisdesk.Imusthaveaskedhimathousandtimeswhatwasinside.Allhe’devertellmewas‘thethingIvaluemost’,”Jacksaid.

Itwasgone.EverythingaboutthehousewasexactlyhowJackrememberedit,exceptforthebox.HefiguredsomeonefromtheBelserfamilyhadtakenit.

“NowI’llneverknowwhatwassovaluabletohim,”Jacksaidsadly.

Returningtohisofficethenextday,hefoundapackageonhisdesk.Thereturnaddresscaughthisattention.

“Mr.HaroldBelser”itread.

Jacktoreopenthepackage.Thereinsidewasthegoldboxandanenvelope.

Jack’shandsshookashereadthenoteinside.

“Uponmydeath,pleaseforwardthisboxanditscontentstoJackBennett.

It’sthethingIvaluedmostinmylife.”Asmallkeywastapedtotheletter.Hisheartracing,andtearsfillinghiseyes,Jackcarefullyunlockedthebox.Thereinsidehefoundabeautifulgoldpocketwatch.Runninghisfingersslowlyoverthefinecover,heopenedit.

Insidehefoundthesewordscarved:

“Jack,thanksforyourtime!

HaroldBelser.”

“Oh,myGod!

Thisisthethinghevaluedmost...”

Jackheldthewatchforafewminutes,thencalledhisassistantandclearedhisappointmentsforthenexttwodays.“Why?

”hisassistantasked.

“Ineedsometimetospendwithmyson,”hesaid.

66.WhydidJackthinkMr.Belserdiedyearsago?

A.CollegeandcareerpreventedhimfromrememberingMr.Belser.

B.JackwastoobusywithhisbusinessandfamilytothinkaboutMr.Belser.

C.JackwastoobusyrealizinghisdreamstothinkaboutMr.Belser.

D.Hispresentbusylifewashedawayhischildhoodmemories.

67.Jack’smothertoldhimonthephoneaboutMr.BelserEXCEPTthat.

A.Mr.BelseroftenaskedhowJackwasdoing

B.Mr.Belser’sfuneralwouldtakeplaceonWednesday

C.Mr.BelserhadaskedforJack’smailingaddress

D.Mr.Belserhadpleasantmemoriesoftheirtimetogether

68.WhydidBelsersendJackhisgoldwatch?

A.BecausehewasgratefulforJack’stimewithhim.

B.Becausehehadnochildrenorrelatives.

C.Becausehethoughthehadtokeephisword.

D.BecauseJackhadalwayswanteditduringhischildhood.

69.WhydidJacksayheneededsometimetospendwithhisson?

A.Hewasverytiredofhisworkandwantedtohaveagoodrest.

B.Hehadpromisedtosparemoretimetostaywithhisson.

C.Hehadmissedhissonandhisfamilyfordays.

D.Hecametorealizetheimportanceofthetimewithhisfamily.

70.Whichofthefollowingisthemostsuitabletitleforthispassage?

A.TheGoodOldTimes

B.WhatHeValuedMost

C.AnOldGoldWatch

D.TheLostChildhoodDays

答案66.C67.C68.A69.D70.B

Passage18

（08·北京A篇）

Twentyyearsago,Idroveataxiforaliving.OnenightIwenttopickupapassengerat2:

30AM.WhenIarrivedtocollect,Ifoundthebuildingwasdarkexceptforasinglelightinagroundfloorwindow.

Iwalkedtothedoorandknocked.“Justaminute,”answeredaweak,elderlyvoice.

Afteralongpause,thedooropened.Asmallwomaninhereightiesstoodbeforeme.Byhersidewasasmallsuitcase.

Itookthesuitcasetothecar,andthenreturnedtohelpthewoman.Shetookmyarmandwewalkedslowlytowardthecar.

Shekeptthankingmeformykindness.“It’snothing,”Itoldher.“IjusttrytotreatmypassengersthewayIwouldwantmymothertreated.”

“Oh,you’resuchagoodman,”shesaid.Whenwegotintothetaxi,shegavemeanaddress,andthenasked,“Couldyoudrivethroughdowntown?

”

“It’snottheshortestway,”Iansweredquickly.

“Oh,I’minnohurry,”shesaid.“I’monmywaytoahospice（临终医院）.Idon’thaveanyfamilyleft.ThedoctorsaysIdon’thaveverylong.”

Iquietlyreachedoverandshutoffthemeter（计价器）.

Forthenexttwohours,wedrovethroughthecity.Sheshowedmethebuildingwhereshehadonceworked,theneighborhoodwhereshehadlived,andthefurnitureshopthathadoncebeenaballroomwhereshehadgonedancingasagirl.

Sometimesshe’daskmetoslowdowninfrontofaparticularbuildingandwouldsitstaringintothedarkness,sayingnothing.

Atdawn,shesuddenlysaid,“I’mtired.Let’sgonow.”

Wedroveinsilencetotheaddressshehadgivenme.

“HowmuchdoIoweyou?

”sheasked.

“Nothing,”Isaid.

“Youhavetomakealiving,”sheanswered.“Oh,thereareotherpassengers,”Ianswered.

Almostwithoutthinking,Ibentandgaveherahug.Sheheldontometightly.Ourhugendedwithherremark,“Yougaveanoldwomanalittlemomentofjoy.”

56.Theoldwomanchosetoridethroughthecityinorderto______.

A.showshewasfamiliarwiththecity

B.seesomeplacesforthelasttime

C.letthedriverearnmoremoney

D.reachthedestinationontime

57.Thetaxidriverdidnotchargetheoldwomanbecausehe______.

A.wantedtodoherafavorB.shutoffthemeterbymistake

C.hadreceivedherpaymentinadvanceD.wasinahurrytotakeotherpassengers

58.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?

A.Givingisalwaysapleasure.

B.Peopleshouldrespecteachother.

C.Anactofkindnesscanbringpeoplegreatjoy.

D.Peopleshouldlearntoappreciateothers’concern.

答案56.B57.A58.C

Passage19

（08·湖北A篇）

Margaret,marriedwithtwosmallchildren,hasbeenworkingforthelastsevenyearsasanightcleaner,cleaningofficesinabigbuilding.

Shetrainedasanurse,buthadtogiveitupwhenherelderchildbecameseriouslyill.“Iwouldhavelikedtogobacktoit,buttheshifts（工作班次）areallwrongforme,asIhavetobehometogetthechildrenupandofftoschool.”

Sosheworksasacleanerinstead,from9p.m.till6a.m.fivenightsaweekforjust￡90,beforetaxandinsurance.“It’sbetterthanitwaslastyear,butIstillthinkthatpeoplewhowork‘unsocialhours’shouldgetabitextra.”

Thehoursshe’schosentoworkmeanthatsheseesplentyofthechildren,butverylittleofherhus