第三章 閱讀理解分類匯編：故事類

~~故事類第一部分五年高考題薈萃Passage1(09·上海A篇)EvenatschooltherehadbeenanunhealthycompetitionbetweenGeorgeandRichard.“I’llbethefirstmillionaireinColeford!”Richardusedtoboast.“Andyou’llbesorryyouknewme,”Georgewouldreply“becauseI’llbethebestlawyerintown!”GeorgeneverdidbecomealawyerandRichardnevermadeanymoney.InsteadbothmenopenedbookshopsonoppositesidesofColefordHighStreet.Itwashardtomakemoneyfrombooks,whichmadethecompetitionbetweenthemworse.Nowwithonlyonebookshopintown,businesswasbetterforGeorge.Butsometimeshesatinhisnarrow,oldkitchenandgazedoutofthedirtywindow,thinkingabouthisformerrival（競爭對手）。Perhapshemissedhim?Georgewasveryinterestedinolddictionaries,He’drecentlyfoundacollectorinAustraliawhowassellingararefirstedition.Whentheparcelarrived,thebookwasinperfectconditionandGeorgewasdelighted.Butwhilehewashavinglunch,Georgeglancedatthephotointhenewspaperthatthebookhadbeenwrappedin.Hewasastonished—thesmilingfacewasolderthanherememberedbutunmistakable!Trembling,Georgestartedreading.“BookendshaveboughttenbookstoresfromtheirrivalsDylans.Thecompany,ownedbymulti-millionaireRichardPike,isnowthelargestbooksellerinAustralia.”65.GeorgeandRivhardwereatschool.A.roommatesB.goodfriendsC.competitorsD.booksellers66.HowdidGeorgefeelaboutRichardafterhisdisappearance?A.HeenviedRichard’smarriage.B.HethoughtofRichardfromtimetotime.C.Hefeltluckywithnorivalintown.D.HewasguiltyofRichard’sdeath.67.GeorgegotinformationaboutRichardfrom.A.adictionarycollectorinAustraliaB.thelatter’srivalsDylansC.ararefirsteditionofadictionaryD.thewrappingpaperofabook68.WhathappenedtoGeorgeandRichardintheend?A.BothGeorgeandRichardbecamemillionaires.B.Bothofthemrealizedtheiroriginalambitions.C.GeorgeestablishedasuccessfulbusinesswhiteRichardwasmissing.D.RichardbecameamillionairewhileGeorgehadnogreatsuccess.答案65.C66.B67.D68.DPassage2(09·北京A篇)HowITurnedtoBeOptimisticIbegantogrowupthatwinternightwhenmyparentsandIwerereturningfrommyaunt＇shouse,andmymothersaidthatwemightsoonbeleavingforAmerica.Wewereonthebusthen.Iwascrying,andsomepeopleonthebuswereturningaroundtolookatme.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.FromhermotherC.FromBooksandpicturesD.Fromradioprograms57.UponleavingforAmericatheauthorfelt.A.confusedB.excitedC.worriedD.amazed58.ForthefirsttwoyearsinNewYork,theauthor.A.oftenlostherwayB.didnotthinkaboutherfutureC.studiedinthreedifferentschoolsD.gotonwellwithherstepfather59.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraph4?A.SheworkedasatranslatorB.SheattendedalotofjobinterviewsC.ShepaidtelephonebillsforherfamilyD.ShehelpedherfamilywithherEnglish60.Theauthorbelievesthat.A.herfuturewillbefreefromtroublesB.itisdifficulttolearntobecomepatientC.therearemoregoodthingsthanbadthingsD.goodthingswillhappenifonekeepstrying答案56.C57.B58.C59.D60.DPassage3(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.thespreadoftheworldwarB.thesafetyofhislivingtwocousinsC.adropinhislivingstandardsD.hisrelativeskillingeachother52.Theunderlinedphrase“draftnotice”means““A.orderforarmyserviceB.trainticketforEuropeC.letterofrejectionD.noteofwarning53.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.BPassage4(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（社區(qū)）.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.Found46.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthattheauthor.A.wassickofstayingupstairsB.caredmuchaboutherchildrenC.couldnotstandlivinginawoodenhouseD．didnotdealwellwithherfamilyaffairsduringtheflood47.Whydoestheauthorsaythattheywereluckyinthethirdparagraph?A.Becausehersituationwasnotserious.B.Becausemanyotherpaceswereflooded.C.BecauseshehadbeentoNorthernIndia.D.Becausesomeotherssufferedevenmore.48.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttoexpressbytellingherstory?A.Shevaluedhumanfeelingsmorethanbefore.B.Sherealizedshealmostdidn’tneedpossession.C.ShefoundChristmasgiftsnolongerbadlyneeded.D.Shethoughtherownhomewasthemostimportant.答案45.A46.B47.D48.APassage5(09·浙江A篇)Iwasinarushasalways,butthistimeitwasforanimportantdateIjustcouldn’tbelatefor!Ifoundmyselfatacheckoutcounterbehindanelderlywomanseeminglyinnohurryasshepaidforhergroceries.APhDstudentwithnotalotofmoney,Ihadhurriedintothestoretopickupsomeflowers.Iwasinahugerush,thinkingofmyupcomingevening.Ididnotwanttobelateforthisdate.WewereinBoston,aplacenotalwaysknownforsmallconversationbetweenstrangers.Thewomanstoppedunloadingherbasketandlookedupatme.Shesmiled.Itwasanicesmile–warmandreassuring–andIreturnedhergiftbysmilingback.“Mustbeaspeciallady,whoeveritisthatwillbegettingthosebeautifulflowers,”shesaid.“Yes,she’sspecial,”Isaid,andthentomyembarrassment,thewordskeptcomingout.“It’sonlyourseconddate,butsomehowIamjusthavingthefeelingshe’s‘theone’.Jokingly,Iadded,“TheonlyproblemisthatIcan’tfigureoutwhyshe’dwanttodateaguylikeme.”“Well,Ithinkshe’sveryluckytohaveaboyfriendwhobringshersuchlovelyflowersandwhoisobviouslyinlovewithher,”thewomansaid.”“Myhusbandusedtobringmeflowerseveryweek–evenwhentimesweretoughandwedidn’thavemuchmoney.Thosewereincredibledays;hewasveryromanticand–ofcourse–Imisshimsincehe’spassedaway.”Ipaidformyflowersasshewasgatheringuphergroceries.TherewasnodoubtinmymindasIwalkeduptoher.Itouchedherontheshoulderandsaid,“Youwereright,youknow.Theseflowersareindeedforaveryspeciallady.”Ihandedhertheflowersandthankedherforsuchaniceconversation.IttookheramomenttorealizethatIwasgivinghertheflowersIhadjustpurchased.“Youhaveawonderfulevening,”Isaid.IleftherwithabigsmileandmyheartwarmedasIsawhersmellingthebeautifulflowers.Irememberbeingslightlylateformydatethatnightandtellingmygirlfriendtheabovestory.Acoupleofyearslater,whenIfinallyworkedupthecouragetoaskhertomarryme,shetoldmethatthisstoryhadhelpedtosealitforher–thatwasthenightthatIwonherheart.41．Whywasthewriterinahurrythatday?A．Hewastomeethisgirlfriend.B．Hehadtogobacktoschoolsoon.C．Hewasdelayedbyanelderlylady.D．Hehadtopickupsomegroceries.42．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“hergift”(Paragraph2)referto?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.答案41.A42.B43.C44.CPassage6(09·重慶A篇)Iwaswaitingforaphonecallfrommyagent.Hehadleftamessagethenightbefore,tellingmethatmyshowwastobecancelled.Icalledhimseveraltimes,buteachtimehissecretarytoldmethathewasinameetingandthathewouldcallmelater.SoIwaitedandwaited,buttherewasstillnocall.Threehourspassingby,Ibecamemoreandmoreimpatient.Iwascertainthatmyagentdidn’tcareaboutmywork,andhedidn’tcareaboutme.Iwasovercomewiththatthought.Istartedtoshoutatthephone,“Letmewait,willyou?Whodoyouthinkyouare?”AtthattimeIdidn’trealizemywifewaslookingon.Withoutshowinghersurprise,sherushedin,seizedthephone,toreoffthewires,andshoutedatthephone,“Yeah!Whodoyouthinkyouare?Badtelephone!Badtelephone!”Andshesweptitintothewastebasket.Istoodwatchingher,speechless.Whatonearth?Shesteppedtothedoorwayandshoutedattherestofthehouse,“Nowhearthis!Allobjectsinthisroom-ifyoudoanythingtoupsetmyhusband,outyougo!”Thensheturnedtome,kissedme,andsaidcalmly,“Honey,youjusthavetolearnhowtotakecontrol.”Withthat,shelefttheroom.Afterwatchingacrazywomanrushinginandout,shoutingateverythinginsight,Inoticedthatsomethinginmymood（情緒）hadchanged.Iwaslaughing.HowcouldIhavetroublewiththatphone?HeranticshelpedmerealizeIhadbeendrivencrazybysmallthings.Twentyminuteslatermyagentdidcall.Iwasabletolistentohimandtalktohimcalmly.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?A.Smartwords.B.Unusualactions.C.Surprisinglooks.D.Anxiousfeelings.答案56.B57.D58.A59.BPassage7(09·廣東A篇)Lisawasrunninglate.Lisa，25，hadalottodoatwork，plusvisitorsontheway:herparentswerecominginforThanksgivingfromherhometown.Butasshehurrieddownthesubwaystairs，shestartedtofeeluncomfortablywarn.Bythetimeshegottotheplatform，Lisafeltweakandtired--maybeithadn’tbeenagoodideatogivebloodthenightbefore，shethought.Sherestedherselfagainstapostclosetothetracks.Severalyardsaway，F(xiàn)rank，43，andhisgirlfriend，Jennifer，foundaspotclosetowherethefrontofthetrainwouldstop.Theyweredeepindiscussionaboutahousetheywerethinkingofbuying.Butwhenheheardthescream，followedbysomeoneyelling，“Oh，myGod，shefellin!”Frankdidn’thesitate.Hejumpeddowntothetracksandransome40feettowardthebodylyingontherails.“No!Notyou!”hisgirlfriendscreamedafterhim.Shewasrighttobealarmed.BythetimeFrankreachedLisa，hecouldfeelthetracksshakingandseethelightcoming.Thetrainwasabout20secondsfromthestation.Itwashardtolifther.Shewasjustout.Buthemanagedtoraiseherthefourfeettotheplatformsothatbystanderscouldholdherbythegrinsanddragherawayfromtheedge.ThatwaswhereLisabrieflyregainedconsciousness，feltherselfbeingpulledalongtheground，andsawsomeoneelseholdingherpurse.Lisathoughtshe’dbeenrobbed.Awomanheldherhandandamangavehisshirttohelpstopthebloodpouringfromherhead.Andshetriedtotalkbutshecouldn’t，andthatwaswhensherealizedhowmuchpainshewasin.Policeandfireofficialssoonarrived，andFranktoldthestorytoanofficer.Jennifersaidherboyfriendwascalmontheir40一minutetrainridedowntown—justashehadbeensecondsaftertherescue，whichmadeherthinkaboutherreactionatthetime.“Isawthetraincomingand1wasthinkinghewasgoingtodie，”sheexplained.41.WhatwasthemostprobablecauseforLisa’sweakness?A.Shehadrunalongway.B.Shefelthotinthesubway.C.Shehaddonea1otofwork.D.Shehaddonatedbloodthenightbefore.42.WhydidJennifertrytostopherboyfriend?A.Becausetheywouldmisstheirtrain.B.Becausehedidn’tseethetraincoming.C.BecauseshewassureLisawashardtolift.D.Becauseshewasafraidthetrainwouldkillhim.43.HowdidFranksaveLisa?A.Byliftinghertotheplatform.B.Byhelpingherrisetoherfeet.C.Bypullingheralongtheground.D.Bydraggingherawayfromtheedge.44.WhendidLisabecomeconsciousagain?A.Whenthetrainwasleaving.B.Aftershewasbackontheplatform.C.Afterthepoliceandfireofficialscame.D.Whenamanwascleaningthebloodfromherhead.45.Thepassageisintendedto_____________A.warnusofthedangerinthesubwayB.showUShowtosavepeopleinthesubwayC.tellUSaboutasubwayrescueD.reportatrafficaccident答案41.D42.D43.A44.B45.CPassage8(09·廣東B篇)Weoncehadapostercompetitioninourfifthgradeartclass.“Youcouldwinprizes，’’ourteachertoldUSasshewrotetheposterinformationontheblackboard.Shepassedoutsheetsofconstructionpaperwhilecontinuing，“Thefirstprizeistendollars.Youjusthavetomakesurethatthewordsontheblackboardappearsomewhereonyourposter.”Westudiedtheboardcritically.SomeofUSlookedwithoneeyeandheldupcertaincolorsagainsttheblackboard，rockingthesheetstothefightorleftwhileweconjuredupourdesigns.Otherstwistedtheirhairaroundtheirfingersorchewedtheireraserswhiledeepinthought.Wehadplansforthatten—dollargrandprize，eachandeveryoneofUS.I'mgoingtospendmineoncandies，onehopefulwouldannounce，whileanotherpracticedlookingserious，wiseandrich.Everyoneintheclassmadeaposter.Someofususedpartsofthosefancypapernapkins，whileothersusednothingbutcoloredconstructionpaper.SomeofUSusedbigdesigns，andsomeofuspreferredtogatherourarttidilydowninonecomerofourposterandletthespacedrawtheviewer'sattentiontoit.SomeofUSwouldwanderpastthegoodstudents’desksandthenreturntoourownprojectswithagrowingsenseofhopelessness.Itwasyetanothergrown-uptrickofthesoiltheyseemedespeciallyfondof。makingallofUSbelievewehadafairchance，andthenalways—always—rewardingthesameoldwinners.IbelieveIdrewasailboat，butIcan’tsaythatwithanycertainty.Imadeit.Iadmiredit.IdeterminedittobetheverybestofallofthepostersIhadseen，andthenIturneditin.Minutespassed.Noonecamealongtogivemethegrandprize，andthensomeonedistractedme，andIprobablyneverwouldhavethoughtaboutthatposteragain.Iwasstillsittingatmydesk，thinking，Whatposter?Whentheteachergavemeanenvelopewithaten-dollarbillinitandeveryoneintheclassapplaudedforme.46.Whatwastheteacher'srequirementfortheposter?A.Itmustappearintime.B.Itmustbedoneinclass.C.Itmustbedoneonaconstructionsheet.D.Itmustincludethewordsontheblackboard.47.Theunderlinedphraseinparagraph3mostprobablymeans_____________.A.formedanideaforB.madeanoutlineforC.madesomespaceforD.chosesomecolorsfor48.Aftertheteacher’swords，allthestudentsintheclass_________.A.1ookedveryseriousB.thoughttheywouldberichC.begantothinkabouttheirdesignsD.begantoplaygames49.Afterseeingthegoodstudents’designs，somestudents_________.A.1ovedtheirowndesignsmoreB.thoughttheyhadafairchanceC.puttheirowndesignsinacomerD.thoughttheywouldnotwintheprize50.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor______________.A.enjoyedgrown-uptricksverymuchB.1ovedpostercompetitionsverymuchC.feltsurprisedtowinthecompetitionD.becamewiseandrichafterthecompetition答案46.D47.A48.C49.D50.CPassage9(09·廣東C篇)AfewyearsagoIhadan“aha!”momentregardinghandwriting.Ihadinmyhandasheetofpaperwithhandwritteninstructionsonitforsomesortofeditorialtask.ItoccurredatfirstthatIdidnotrecognizethehandwriting，andthenIrealizedwhoseitmustbe.IfinallybecameawareofthefactthatIhadbeenworkingwiththiscolleagueforatleastayear，maybetwo，andyetIdidnotrecognizeherhandwritingatthatpoint.Itwasaveryimportanteventinthecomputerizationoflife—asignthattheinformal.Friendlycommunicationofpeopleworkingtogetherinanofficehadchangedfromnotesinpentoinstantmessagesandemails.Therewasatimewhenourworkdayswerefilledwithlittleletters，andwerecognizedoneanother'shandwritingthewayweknewvoicesorfaces.Asachildvisitingmyfather’soffice，1waspleasedtorecognize，inlittlenotesonthedesksofhisstaff，thesamehandwriting1wouldseeathomeinthenoteshewouldleaveonthefridge—exceptthatthosenotesweresigned“dad”insteadof“RFW”.AllthishasbeenonmymindbecauseofthetalkaboutTheRiseandFallofHandwriting，abookbyFlorey.Sireshowsinherbookadeepconcernaboutthefallofhandwritingandthefailureofschoolstoteachchildrentowritewell，butmanyothersarguethatpeopleinadigitalagecan’tbeexpectedtolearntoholdapen.Idon’tbuyit.Idon’twanttoseeanyonecutofffromtheexpressive，personalassociationsthatapenstillpromotesbetterthanadigitalkeyboarddoes.Formanyabiographer，partofreallygettingtoknowtheirsubjectsislearningtoreadtheirhandwriting.Whatsomepeopleadvocateisteachingoneofthemanyattractivehandwritingsbasedonthehandwritingof16th-centuryItaly.Thatmaysoundimpossiblygrand—asiftheywantkidstolearntodrawbycopyingclassicalpaintings.However，theyhaveworkedinmanyschoolsystems.51.Whywastheauthorsurprisedatnotrecognizinghiscolleague’shandwriting?A.Hehadworkedwithhiscolleaguelongenough.B.Hiscolleague’shandwritingwasSObeautiful.C.Hiscolleague’shandwritingwasSOterrible.D.Hestillhada1otofWorktodo.52.Peopleworkingtogetherinanofficeusedto____________.A.talkmoreabouthandwritingB.takemorenotesonworkdaysC.knowbetteroneanother'shandwritingD.communicatebetterwithoneanother53.Theauthor’sfatherwrotenotesinpen_________.A.tobothhisfamilyandhisstaffB.tohisfamilyinsmalllettersC.tohisfamilyonthefridgeD.tohisstaffonthedesk54.Accordingtotheauthor，handwrittennotes_______.A.arehardertoteachinschoolsB.attractmoreattentionC.areusedonlybetweenfriendsD.carrymoremessage55.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattheauthor__________.A.thinksitimpossibletoteachhandwritingB.doesnotwanttolosehandwritingC.putstheblameonthecomputerD.doesnotagreewithFlorey答案51.A52.D53.A54.D55.BPassage10(09·寧夏、海南A篇)IsuddenlyheardanelephantcryingasthoughfrightenedLookingdownIimmediatelyrecognizedthatsomethingwaswrongandrandowntotheedgeofthenearbankThereIsawMaShwewithherthree-month-oldcalfstrugglinginthefast-risingwateranditwasalife-and-deathstruggleHercalfwasfloatingandscreamingwithfearMaShwewasasneartothefarbankasshecouldget,holdingherwholebodyagainsttherushingwaterandkeepingthecalfpressedagainstherhugebody.Everynowandthentherushingwaterwouldsweepthecalfaway.Therewasasuddenriseinthewaterandthecalfwaswashedcleanoverthemother’sbodyandwasgoneMaShweturnedquicklytoreachitandpressedthecalfwithherheadandtrunk（象鼻）againsttherockybankThenwithahugeeffortshepickeditupinhertrunkandtrieduntilshewasabletoplaceitonanarrowshelfofrockJustatthismomentshefellbackintotheriverIfshewerecarrieddownitwouldbecertaindeathIknewaswellasshedid,thattherewasonespot（地點）whereshecouldgetupthebankbutitwasontheothersidefromwhereshehadputhercalfWhileIwaswonderingwhatIcoulddonextIheardthesoundofamother’sloveMaShwehadcrossedtheriverandgotupthebankandwasmakingherwaybackasfastasshecouldroaring（吼叫）allthetimebuttohercalfitwasmusic.56．Themomenttheauthorgotdowntotheriverbankhesaw______.A．thecalfwasabouttofallintotheriverB．MaShwewasplacingthecalfontherockC．thecalfwaswashedawaybytherisingwaterD．MaShwewasholdingthecalfagainsttherushingwater57．HowdidMaShwemanagetosavehercalffromthefast-flowingwater?A．ByputtingitonasafespotB．BypressingitagainstherbodyC．BytakingitawaywithherD．Bycarryingitonherback58．Howdidthecalffeelaboutthemotherelephant’sroaring?A．ItwasagreatcomfortB．ItwasasignofdangerC．ItwasacallforhelpD．Itwasamusicalnote59．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．AMother’sLoveB．ABraveActC．ADeadlyRiverD．AMatterofLifeandDeath答案56.D57.A58.A59.APassage11(09·湖南A篇)EddieMcKay,aonce-forgottenpilot,isasubjectofgreatinteresttoagroupofhistorystudentsinCanada.ItallstartedwhenGrahamBroad,aprofessorattheUniversityofWesternOntario,foundMcKay’snameinafootnoteinabookaboutuniversityhistory.McKaywasincludedinalistofuniversityalumni（校友）whohadservedduringtheFirstWorldWar,buthisnamewasunfamiliartoBroad,aspecialistinmilitaryhistory.Outofcuriosity,Broadspenthoursatthelocalarchives（檔案館）inafruitlesssearchforinformationonMcKay.Tiredanddiscouraged,hefinallygaveup.Onhiswayout,Broad’sglancehappenedtofallonanexhibitingcaseshowingsomeoldnewspapers.Hiseyewasdrawntoanoldpictureofayoungmanin