阅读理解之日常生活类专训.docx

阅读理解之日常生活类专训
阅读理解之日常生活类专训
（一)
Wｈen ｐeoｐｌe asｋ me ｔｏ nａmｅ tｙpicａl　Ｂritish diｓhes,　I hａve,　however, stｒugｇleｄ to ｔhinｋ of an aｎｓwer、 Yes,　we ｄｏ ｈａve ｏuｒ ｏwｎ　ｎaｔｉｏnal ｄｉshes、 We dｏ have fish anｄ　chips， aｎｄ wｅ haｖe　ｏｔher　dｉsｈes ｌike roast　diｎner aｎｄ shｅphｅｒd’s ｐiｅ、　But how　ｍｕch do　we ａctｕally ｅat　ｔhem?
Fish and ｃｈips, is maｄe up　of ｂattｅred （绞碎得) ｆish and　chips,　whicｈ　is ｏften aｃｐanied bｙ a　thick　pａstｅ (酱）、 Tｈe majoｒitｙ　of Britiｓh peoｐｌe reaｌly ｄo love ｔｈis ｄｉsh but　it ｉｓ noｔ ｓometｈiｎg ｔhat ｗe　would　ｅat， sａy, on ａ ｗeｅkｌy baｓis、 It’s　ａlｓo nｏt uｓuaｌlｙ soｍeｔｈing　that wｅ woulｄ cook at home、　Ｔｈe British ｐeople　associate this　dish wｉth　ｔhe sｅasｉde aｎｄ ｉt’s　somethｉng ｔhat　ｗill uｓuallｙ　ｂe eateｎ on　a　day ｔｒip thｅre， ｂought froｍ a takeawａy ｆish and chiｐ shop、
Aｎotheｒ fａvoｕritｅ Britｉsｈ　diｓｈ iｓ ｒoast dｉnner、 Ｔhiｓ　is made ｕp　of roaｓｔ meat, usｕallｙ chiｃken　or beef, aｃｐanied　by roaｓｔ　veｇetablｅs ａnd　ａ ｍeat　sauｃe ｃａｌleｄ gｒaｖｙ (肉汁）、　Iｔ is ｕｓｕally eatｅn oｎ　a Suｎdａｙ， perhaｐｓ ｆｏr a ｓpeciaｌ fａｍｉly　dinｎｅｒ、 It　ｃaｎ eiｔｈｅr　be cooked at hoｍｅ oｒ ｅaten ｉn a traditioｎａl puｂ、 We aｌso ｅａt a　morｅ　elaｂorａｔe ｖersｉｏn oｆ ｔhis for　oｕｒ Ｃｈristmas dinner、
Althougｈ　ｗe do　have　ｏur traditｉonａl dishｅs, our ｄiet has　bｅeｎ ｇrｅatly influenced by otheｒ countries、 Ｙou can fｉnd　a　wide range　of iｎｔernational foods　in thｅ superｍａｒket or varieties of differｅnt rｅsｔauｒanｔｓ　on oｕｒ hiｇｈ ｓｔreets、 A　fａｍｏｕs sayｉng　amｏngsｔ British peoｐlｅ is that　our naｔionａl dish ｉs ｎｏw cｈiｃkeｎ tikka　mａsａｌa, a dish which is heａvily influenceｄ　by Indian cuiｓｉne、
Ｄon’t expeｃｔ　to be　sｅｒved a tｒadiｔioｎal　dish ｉｆ you ever　ｇet inｖiｔed fｏｒ dinneｒ　at a　Briｔｉsh family’s　home!
８、 Whａt do yｏu ｋnｏw aboｕｔ　ｆish and　ｃhips?
A、 It is　a hｏme cｏｏkinｇ for the British people、 　B、 It iｓ a ｓeaｓiｄｅ dish eatｅn ｏn a ｄａy trip there、
C、　Iｔ　is ａ Ｓunday dish for　a family　dinnｅｒ、 　 　　 Ｄ、 Iｔ is ａｎ ｉnｔｅrnaｔｉonａl fｏod from Indｉa、
9、　Whａｔ is spｅｃial　about　ｒoａst ｄinｎｅｒ？
A、 It　is oｎｌｙ servｅd foｒ　Chriｓtmaｓ dｉnner、 　 　　B、 It is the　top　chｏｉce for a famiｌy ｄｉnner、
C、　It　iｓ ｔhe　ｍｏst populａｒ　with forｅigｎｅrs、 　 　 　D、 Iｔ　eｓ ｆｒoｍ a fｏｒeign cuisine、
１0、 Wｈich ｏf　the　follｏｗing mｉght　be an iｎterｎationaｌ　fｏｏd?
A、 Fish　ａnd chips、    B、 Ｒoast　dｉnｎer、 C、 Ｓhｅｐherd’s ｐiｅ、   　D、 Chicｋen tiｋkａ ｍasalａ、
11、 What　ｉs the pｕｒpose of tｈｅ　text？
Ａ、 To ｅxｐｌorｅ sｏｍe　Britiｓh ｎatiｏｎal diｓｈｅs、 　B、　To ｍaｋe aｎ aｄvｅrtisemenｔ for Ｂritish Disｈes、
C、 To intrｏduce　the Bｒitish tａble ｍaｎners、　 D、 Ｔo teｌl about Bｒｉtisｈ Eatiｎｇ Hａbｉts、
(二)
Ｍｙ ｐarents ａｎd ｔwo　olｄer　broｔｈers aｒrivｅd in Queens ｆroｍ Ｃｕba in 1967, sqｕeezing iｎtｏ a onｅ-bedrｏom ａpａrtmｅｎｔ that goｔ ｅven ｍoｒe crａmｐeｄ wｈen I shｏｗｅd ｕｐ two yeaｒｓ lａter、 Ｓuspiciｏus　ｏｆ ｅveryｏnｅ　aｎｄ ｕnａblｅ to municate　ｉn Ｅngliｓh, my　parents　weren’ｔ aboｕt to　let tｈeir kids haｎg　oｕt in　ｔhe streetｓ、 Ａnｄ siｎce they both ｗｏｒked， we boｙｓ ｓpeｎｔ a lot of ｔｉme at hoｍe、
Thｅ mａiｎ　public liｂｒaｒy on Mｅｒrｉck Boｕlevａrd ｗas ｔhe first place I was　ａllｏwｅd ｔｏ　visit on　my　owｎ、　I ｓtarted　goiｎg therｅ ｗhｅn I wａｓ eｉght、　Eveｒyｔｈiｎg Ｉ　neeｄiｎg ｗas　located on what　ｓｅemｅｄ tｏ me　an eｎdlｅss ｓiｎgle　ｆｌｏor、 Wanderinｇ aｒｏunｄ　that　bｕildiｎg aimlｅｓｓly on a Ｓａtuｒdaｙ ａftｅｒnooｎ offered a ｓenｓe　of freedoｍ I’d never expｅrienced ｂｅｆorｅ、
Oｎcｅ　my ｆather dropｐed　me oｆｆ, it didn’ｔ reａlｌy ｍatter　ｗhat I did　ｓｏ　lｏnｇ aｓ Ｉ coｕld explorｅ、 I finｄ iｔ intｅresting thaｔ peoplｅ ｔｏｄaｙ say tｈat librａries　arｅ no longｅr about boｏks; they ｗeｒen’t reａlly about books for ｍe ｂａck iｎ the　19７0s,　eiｔｈｅr、　Iｔ wａs morｅ ａｂout bｅing ａroｕｎd　oｔheｒ ｐeoｐle who ｌookeｄ like　ｔhｅy were being productive-turninｇ ｐageｓ, mａking　cｏpies, ｐａtieｎtlｙ waiting fｏr ｉtｅms、　Ａll tｈis　ｗａs ａttrａctiｖe tｏ ｍｅ、
I fｅlｔ a　certａin　level oｆ dｉgｎity and ｓelf-respect ａt thｅ libｒａrｙ、 I ｄｉdn’t bｏｒrow bｏoｋs　from　tｈe library ｄespiｔe　ｓｐending prａｃticaｌｌy　every　Ｓaturday of my childhooｄ tｈere、　Ｉ ｃertainlｙ　wenｔ ｏveｒ　hundreds ａnd hundｒedｓ of tｈem ｄuring　ｍy wａlkｓ ａｒound tｈe buiｌdiｎｇ- sportｓ, politics and ｔhe solar syｓｔem were　ｍｙ　ｆaｖorite sectioｎｓ、 But I feｌt ｎo grｅａt need　tｏ　bring books ｈome、　We had nｏ rｏom for　booｋｓ ｉn oｕr　apａrtment anｙway、 Ｉ fｅlｔ　ｌike a　pｏoｒ ｋiｄ when　Ｉ　read books at home、 I fｅlt lｉkｅ ｅveｒyonｅ else ｗｈｅn I ｒead boｏks at the libｒａrｙ、
4、 The uｎｄerｌined　ｗｏｒd “crampｅd” in Parａｇraph I　pｒobａbｌy　meａns “____＿___”、
A、 ｄangｅrous    B、　sｈabby    C、 mesｓy   　D、 croｗdeｄ
5、 Ｗhat ｄid the aｕｔhor appreｃiatｅ most aｂoｕt tｈe lｉbraｒy？
A、 The atmｏsphere　it ｐｒovideｓ、    B、 Thｅ ｂooks　ｈe couｌd explore、
C、 The pｒodｕｃｔiｖe peｏｐlｅ in it、   　Ｄ、 Ｔｈe seeｍｉnglｙ endless floor、
６、　Thｅ author dｉdn’t borｒｏｗ books　from tｈｅ ｌibｒａry　ｂecauｓｅ　＿__＿＿_＿_、
A、　ｈe ｈad finishｅd ｒeadｉｎg　all the books　he pｒeferrｅd B、 ｈe feｌt like　reading ａt ｔhe library　to ｅnｊoｙ freedom
C、 hｅ didn’ｔ　ｗanｔ ｔo ｌose ｈiｓ dignity and sｅｌｆ-rｅspect　D、 ｈe　ｗas　tｏo pｏor ｔo　afｆord thｅ　ｃｏsｔ of bｏｒrowing books
7、 Whiｃｈ ｏf tｈe ｆｏllowiｎｇ wｏｕld be　the　beｓt　ｔitlｅ for tｈe passａgｅ?
A、 Ｈｏｗ a Pｕblｉc Libraｒy　Seｔ Ｍe Free 　 B、　Cultｕre Ｓhocｋ　Is Ｎｅｖｅr a Barriｅｒ
C、 Mｙ Aｉｍlｅss　ａnd Boｒing　Cｈildhｏｏd 　 D、 A　Bｕiｌdｉnｇ Ｓｈａped ａ Ｎatｉon’s Spirit
（三)
Cherｉsｈ ｔhe Moｍentｓ with Our Ｐａrｅnts
Theｒe was somｅthing　in aｎ elderly　woman's　bｅhavior　thａｔ　caught ｍy eye、 Ｕnsurｅ of heｒ　ｓtｅpｓ, the woman moved sｌｏwｌy, alonｇ ｗith a　yoｕnger womａn　ｗho I gｕesｓed was her daughter、 Ｔｈe　daughteｒ was　ｒollｉng her eyｅs and checｋinｇ ｈeｒ　ｗａｔch every　few ｓeconds、
The older ｗomaｎ ｌｅｆt the ｙouｎger onｅ and beｇan to ticｋ through thｅ　DＶDs on tｈe nｅarest ｓhｅlｆ、 Ｗithoｕt ｈesitａｔiｏn, I walked ovｅｒ ａｎd askeｄ ｉf　I　coｕld　helｐ hｅr　fｉｎｄ somethiｎg、 Tｈe ｗoｍan ｓmilｅd aｔ ｍe ａnd ｓｈoｗeｄ　mｅ　a titlｅ ｏn　ａ　piece ｏf　pａper、
Rａｔheｒ ｔｈａn ｒush ｏfｆ to loｃate ｔｈe DVD for the　woman， I　aｓkeｄ　her　tｏ　walk wｉth　ｍｅ so I cｏｕld shoｗ hｅr whｅｒe ｓｈe couｌｄ ｆinｄ　ｉt、　Loｏkｉng ｂack，　I　thiｎk Ｉ waｎted ｔｏ　eｎｊｏy　hｅr panｙ ｆor a momeｎt、 Hｅr moｖｅments　rｅmiｎded me of　my　own moｔher, whｏ　had ｐａsｓｅd away　thｅ　prｅviｏus Cｈriｓtmas、
Aｓ　we waｌked, tｈe womaｎ ｓeemed ｇlaｄ oｆ　tｈe unrusｈed ｐanｙ and caｓual conｖｅｒsａtｉon、 We found ｔhｅ movie　and she ｔold ｍe it was the oｎｅ she＇d eｎjｏyed ｗｈen ｓｈe was her son's ａge anｄ tｈat　she ｈopｅd he woulｄ enjoｙ it as muｃh aｓ she　had、 Mayｂｅ, she　said he couｌd ｅnjoｙ ｉt with hｉs　own ｙｏung　chｉldｒen、
Ｉ acpaｎied ｈer ｔo the ｑuｅue aｔ　thｅ cａshｉｅｒ、 As the ｃashier　put thｅ DVD intｏ　a plasｔic ｂag,　I　ｗenｔ ｏvｅr ｔo　the yｏｕngeｒ wｏｍan, who was　stｉｌl ｔａppｉng　heｒ ｆooｔ ａt the front of tｈｅ store、
＂Is　thａt yｏur mom?＂ Ｉ asked、
I had ｅxpected her to tell me　it ｗas none oｆ　ｍｙ businesｓ、　But ｓｈe ｒｏlｌｅd her eyｅs aｎd　said, "Yeah、" There was annｏyａnｃe in hｅr　reply、 Stilｌ　wａtｃhinｇ　the mother, I ｓaid, "Mind　somｅ aｄviｃe?"
＂Go ahead,"　saiｄ　the daughｔer、
I sｍileｄ ｔｏ shｏｗ hｅr Ｉ waｓn'ｔ criticｉzing "Chｅrish ｈer," Ｉ ｓａiｄ,　＂When　sｈe's　goｎｅ, iｔ's the lｉttle mｏmenｔs ｔhat'lｌ e bａck to　ｙou、 Moments like thｉs、 I ｋｎow、”
It was true、 I ｍisseｄ my ｍｏm stiｌｌ ａnd　rｅmｅｍbereｄ with saｄnesｓ　thｅ　ｍomenｔs　whｅｎ I＇d ｕsｅd ｍy impａｔｉencｅ ｔo　ｍａke her　ｌife ｍｉseｒabｌe、
The eｌdｅrly womａｎ　moved　ｓｌｏｗly　bａck tｏ　ｈeｒ daｕｇhteｒ、 Ｔｏgether ｔｈｅy made ｔheir way tｏwaｒｄ the　ｓｔore'ｓ　ｅxit、 Thｅy stood ｔherｅ　for a moment， side　by　side, watchｉnｇ ｔhe ｒuｓh ｏf the ｈｏliｄay ｃuｒrｅnｔ、 Then the dａｕｇhｔｅr　gｌａnｃed over anｄ slowly plａｃｅd her arm wiｔｈ aｐpaｒentｌy unacｃustｏmed ａfｆection aｒｏund her motｈer's　shoulders　ａnd gently　guided her homｅ、
36、　The　ｄauｇhter chｅcked heｒ waｔcｈ frequenｔly　ｂecause sｈe __＿___＿_、
A、 had tｏ waiｔ fｏｒ ａ　frienｄ 　 　　 Ｂ、 wanted　to buy a new wａtch
C、 ｗaｓ impatiｅnt to shop with ｈｅr mom Ｄ、 ｗas uninterestｅd ｉn waｔcｈing the ＤVＤ
３7、　Fｒom Parａgrａphｓ　3　aｎd 4 wｅ kｎｏw ｔhaｔ ＿＿＿__＿＿_、
A、 ｔhe eｌdｅrlｙ woｍaｎ hadn't seen　the moｖie ｂｅｆorｅ
B、 the　eｌdeｒly woman founｄ　ｈeｒ ｓｏn's faｖoｒiｔe mｏvie
Ｃ、　thｅ aｕthor aｎd the eｌdly ｗｏｍaｎ huｒrieｄ　tｏ　ｆind　the DＶD
D、 the ａｕthoｒ　aｎd ｔhe eldｅrlｙ ｗoman enjoｙｅd　ｅach　oｔher's　ｐaｎy
38、 We can learｎ frｏm ｔｈe　pａｓsagｅ　that ______＿_、
A、　ｔhe authｏｒ　ｈad tｒeａtｅd her　ｍom　very well 　 B、 the ｅlderly woｍan　looｋed liｋe the auｔｈｏr's mom
C、 tｈe　auｔhoｒ　ｓcolded the　daughtｅr ｆor　her ｂeｈａviｏｒ D、 the daｕｇhter　chaｎｇed her attitｕde towaｒｄ ｈer moｍ
(四）
I rｅad ｓoｍｅwhere thａt wｅ ｓpend　a fuｌl thirｄ　of our livｅs waiting、　Ｂuｔ　ｗhere ａrｅ ｗe　doing　all oｆ thｉs ｗaitｉnｇ, and ｗhaｔ　ｄoes ｉt meａｎ ｔo an ｉmpatient sｏcｉety like ｏurs? To undｅrsｔand　tｈe ｉssue, leｔ’s takｅ a look　ａt tｈreｅ　tyｐｅs ｏf　“waits”、
    The　ｖery　purest form oｆ wａｉtｉng ｉs tｈe　Watched-Poｔ　Wait、 It ｉs withouｔ doubｔ ｔhe ｍost ａｎnoyｉng　oｆ　aｌl、　Taｋe fｉlling up the kｉtcｈen sink(洗碗池)　ａｓ an example、　There is absolｕtｅlｙ ｎｏthiｎg yｏu can do while ｔhis is　gｏｉng　on but　ｋｅｅp both eyes fiｘed on ｔｈe sinｋ until it’s　full、 Dｕｒing thｅse wａits， the　bｒaiｎ sｌｉps ａwａｙ ｆroｍ ｔhe ｂody ａnd waｎders abｏｕt　until　the ｗater　ruｎs ｏver　the edge ｏf　ｔhe counｔeｒ aｎd　onｔｏ yoｕr socks、 Tｈis　kiｎd　of　ｗａｉt　makeｓ the ｗaｉter ｈeｌpｌess aｎd ｍiｎdｌｅss、
A coｕsｉn to the Wａtｃhed-Ｐｏｔ Wａit is thｅ Forceｄ Wait、　Thiｓ oｎe reｑuires a bit　of disｃipline、 Properly ｐｒepaｒing packａged　noodlｅ sｏup reqｕiｒes a Forｃed Wａit、 Ｄirections aｒe very speｃifｉc、　“Bｒｉng three ｃups　of ｗateｒ to boiｌ， add miｘ， simmer　three　miｎutes,　ｒemove　fｒom　hｅat， let ｓｔaｎd　five ｍinutes、” Ｉ have my doubts thａt ａnyonｅ has aｃｔualｌy　ｆoｌlｏwｅｄ the pｒｏｃedures sｔrictｌy、 Afｔer ａll，　Forｃed Ｗaiting　requires　patｉｅnｃｅ、　
Perhaｐｓ ｔhｅ　mｏsｔ　ｐｏｗerｆul typｅ of ｗａｉting ｉs ｔhe Lucky-Ｂreａｋ Wait、 This type of　wait iｓ uｎｕsuaｌ in thaｔ iｔ　is foｒ thｅ most ｐart　vｏluntary、 Ｕnliｋe the Foｒced Waｉt, ｗhicｈ is　also voluntａry,　waｉtinｇ for yｏｕr lucky　bｒeak ｄoes noｔ nｅceｓsａrｉｌy mean that it ｗiｌl　hａppen、
Turninｇ one’s lｉfe into a ｗaiting　game　requires ｆaith aｎd hope, ａｎd iｓ ｓｔrictly ｆｏr　the　opｔiｍists　among ｕs、 On thｅ ｓｕrｆacｅ　iｔ seemｓ ａs ridｉｃulous as　folｌowing　ｔhe　dirｅctiｏns on sｏup mixｅs, ｂuｔ　the　Luckｙ-Bｒｅａk　Ｗait welｌ ｓeｒves those　who　are ｗillｉnｇ tｏ　do it、 As　ｌong aｓ ｏne　doesn’t ｅ to relｙ ｏn　ｉt， ｗishing foｒ ａ fｅw good tｈingｓ to happｅｎ　ｎever hｕｒts ａnyｂｏdｙ、
We　ｃertainlｙ dｏ spenｄ a　gｏoｄ　deaｌ ｏf　oｕr time ｗaiｔｉng、 The neｘｔ time　yoｕ’ｒe　sｔandinｇ　at ｔhe sｉnk waiting　fｏr it to fill whｉle　cooｋing nｏodｌe　soup　that yoｕ’ll ｈaｖｅ to ｅat untiｌ　a lａrge baｇ　of cash fａlls oｕｔ　of ｔhｅ sky， doｎ’t be dｅspｅｒatｅ、 You’rｅ prｏbably juｓt ａｓ　buｓy　as tｈe nexｔ guy、
51、 Wｈiｌｅ doing ａ Watｃhｅd－Pｏt Ｗaｉt,　we ｔｅnｄ to _＿_______＿＿、
A、 keｅｐ oｕrｓelveｓ busy B、 get absenｔ-minｄeｄ Ｃ、 grow aｎxious D、 stay fｏcused
52、 Wｈat is ｔhe diffｅreｎce betwｅｅn　ｔhe Forcｅｄ　Waiｔ anｄ　the Watchｅd－Ｐot Wａｉt?
A、　Ｔhe Foｒced Wait requires　ｓomｅ　sｅlf-coｎｔrol、 B、 The Ｆorｃed Wait　makes people passive、
C、 The Watｃｈｅd－Pot　Waｉt nｅｅds　ｄireｃtioｎs、　 　 D、　Ｔhe Watｃｈed-Ｐｏｔ Wait ｅｎｇaｇes　ｂodｙ ａｎd ｂｒain、
53、 What can wｅ learn　aboｕt the Luｃky-Break Waｉt?
Ａ、　Iｔ　iｓ　lｅss voｌuntary　ｔhan　thｅ Forced Ｗaiｔ、 　 B、 It doesn’t ａｌwａｙs bｒing ｔhe　ｄesired　resuｌｔ、
Ｃ、　Ｉｔ　iｓ moｒｅ ｆruitfuｌ thａn ｔhe Fｏrced Ｗait、 　 D、 Ｉt dｏｅsn’t　ｇｉｖe　people　ｆaｉｔh and hope、
54、 What　doeｓ the aｕｔhｏr advｉse us tｏ do ｔhe neｘt tｉmｅ we　are waｉｔinｇ?
A、 Taｋe ｉt seriousｌy、　 B、 Ｄon’t ｒely ｏn ｏthｅrs、 Ｃ、 Ｄo ｓoｍｅｔhinｇ ｅlse、 D、　Don’ｔ　ｌose heａrt、
55、 Ｔｈｅ ａuｔhｏr suｐports hｉs view by _＿_______、
A、 eｘplorｉng various causｅs　of “waitｓ” 　 Ｂ、 describing detaｉled ｐｒocessｅs of “ｗaiｔs”
C、 analyzing ｄiｆferenｔ caｔegories of “waｉtｓ” 　D、　revｅalｉnｇ frusｔraｔing conｓequｅnces of “waits”
（五）
Ｒaised in ａ motｈｅrleｓs　hｏmｅ,　ｍy fatｈer　ｗas ｅxtrｅｍelｙ　tightｆistｅd　tｏｗaｒｄs ｕs chiｌdreｎ、 Hｉs ａttｉtuｄe　didn’t sｏfｔen as　I ｇrew into adｕlthｏoｄ　aｎd ｗent to ｃollege、 I ｈaｄ to ｒide the　ｂus ｗhｅｎｅｖeｒ I　ｃaｍe hｏme、　Tｈｏugh the　bｕs　stopｐｅd abｏuｔ　two miｌes　from hoｍe,　Dad ｎｅver met mｅ， even in severｅ weather、 If　Ｉ gｒumbled, ｈｅ’ｄ say in his　ｌoudeｓt　fathｅr-ｖｏicｅ, “That’s　wｈat ｙou ａrｅ fｏr!”
Ｔｈｅ walk　dｉdｎ’t bothｅｒ　ｍｅ　aｓ much as　thｅ feaｒ oｆ　walｋing alone ａlone ｔhe ｈighway　aｎｄ ｃounｔｒｙ roａds、　I aｌso　ｆelt lｅss tｈan ｖalued　that ｍy ｆａther　dｉdn’t seem　conceｒneｄ　ａbｏuｔ ｍy ｓaｆety、 Ｂut ｔｈat feelｉnｇ wａs cancelleｄ one sprinｇ　evening、
Ｉt had　been a parｔiculaｒlｙ diffiｃult weｅk at cｏlleｇe ａftｅｒ lｏnｇ ｈｏｕrs iｎ　laｂs、　I lｏngｅｄ for　ｈome、 When ｔｈe bus ｒeａcｈed　ｔhｅ sｔoｐ, I ｓtｅpｐｅd oｆf　ａnd　dｒaggeｄ ｍy　suｉｔcase　to ｂegｉn ｔhe loｎｇ joｕｒnｅy ｈoｍe、
Ａ row　of ｈedｇe(树篱）eｄｇed tｈe ｄriveｗaｙ thａt　climbed　the　hill to　ｏuｒ houｓe、 Ｏnｃｅ　I hａd ｔurnｅｄ ｏｆｆ the　hｉghｗay ｔｏ　ｓｔart the ｌast　lａｐ　ｏｆ mｙ journｅy， I aｌways had　a sｅnｓｅ ｏｆ ｒelieｆ tｏ seｅ tｈe hｅdge　becａｕse it meａnt　ｔｈａt I was aｌmｏｓｔ home、 On ｔhａt partｉｃular evenｉng, ｔｈｅ ｈedｇｅ　hａd jｕst e into view wｈｅn、　I reaｌized　it was ｔhe　toｐ of mｙ ｆather’s head、　Thｅn I kｎoｗ,　eaｃh　timｅ I’ｄ ｅ　home, ｈe ｈaｄ　ｓｔooｄ　ｂehinｄ　tｈe heｄge , wａtchiｎg,　until he kｎｅw I had　arｒiｖeｄ safely、 Ｉ ｓwalloweｄ haｒd ａgａｉnsｔ tｈｅ ｔｅarｓ、 He　dｉd　ｃａre,　after all、
On lａter ｖisｉｔｓ, ｔhat spot　of gray beｃame mｙ watchｔower、 I　coｕld ｈardly wait unｔil I was ｃlosｅ enough to watcｈ fｏr its sｅｃｒｅt ｍoｖemenｔ　aboｖe the gｒeｅｎｅry、 Upon reaｃhｉng　home，　I　ｗould fiｎd　ｍy　faｔheｒ sｉtｔｉng　innocｅntlｙ iｎ　his chair、“So! Mｙ sｏn, iｔ’ｓ　yoｕ!” he’d saｙ, ｈiｓ　face lengtheninｇ into preｔenｄed suｒprｉｓe、
I rｅplied, “Ｙｅs, Dａd ，it’s ｍｅ、　I’ｍ ｈｏmｅ、”
2１、　Whaｔ doeｓ tｈe unｄｅrlined　wｏｒd　“grumblｅd”in Paｒａgraph I ｐrobably ｍｅan?
A、 Accｅpted ｈａppiｌy、       B、 Spokｅ ｕｎhappｉly、        Ｃ、 Agreｅd ｗillｉｎgly、       Ｄ、　Eｘpｌaiｎed cｌｅaｒly、
22、 Whａt madｅ the aｕｔｈｏr　ｆeeｌ ｕpｓet was ＿＿___、
A、　thｅ tirednｅsｓ　afｔeｒ　ｌｏng hours　iｎ lａbｓ、                        B、　the ｆeａｒ ｏｆ seeｉng somｅthiｎｇ ｍoｖing、
C、 the feelｉng of being leｓs than valｕｅｄ、                        Ｄ、 ｔｈe loｎelineｓs oｆ　ridｉng ｔhe bus　home、
23、　The　authoｒ’s　fatheｒ　ｗaｔchｅd behinｄ the ｈedgｅ becａuse＿______、
A、　he　ｗaｎｔed　tｏ hｅlp hiｓ son build　uｐ　cｏｕraｇｅ、   　    B、 B、 he　was conceｒned　abouｔ his ｓoｎ’s safｅｔy、
C、 ｈe diｄｎ’t waｎt　to　meｅt his son aｔ thｅ　ｄoｏｒwaｙ、   Ｄ、 hｅ didn’t thinｋ hｉs son was olｄ enoｕgｈ tｏ walk aloｎe、
24、 Wｈich of the ｆｏｌlｏwｉnｇ caｎ ｂe the　ｂest ｔiｔle　fｏr the teｘt?
A、 Terrｉble　Joｕrneｙ Hｏme、       B、 My Colｌeｇｅ Liｆe、 C、 Ｍy Faｔheｒ’s Ｓｅcret、        　Ｄ、 Riding Ｂｕs Ａlonｅ、
(六)
Life is diffｉcult、
Ｉt is a great tｒｕth bｅcause once we truly ｕndｅrstaｎd　ａnd accｅpt　ｉt, then lｉfe ｉｓ ｎｏ longer dｉfficulｔ、
Most do ｎot　fullｙ see thiｓ　ｔrｕth、 Ｉｎsteａｄ ｔheｙ plａｉn ａboｕt ｔｈeir　probｌemｓ　aｎd diffiｃuｌtｉｅs　ａs ｉｆ lｉｆe sｈould　ｂe easy、　Ｉｔ seems to tｈem thａt diffｉｃulties ｓtand foｒ a speciａl kind　ｏf sufｆering espeｃiａｌlｙ forceｄ on them　or ｅlse ｏn　tｈｅｉr ｆaｍiliｅｓ, tｈeir class, ｏr ｅvｅn their nａtion、
Ｗhat makes life diffiｃult is that ｔhｅ ｐｒｏcess　oｆ faｃｉｎg　and soｌvｉng　ｐrobleｍs　iｓ　ａ painｆul one、 Pｒoｂlemｓ, dｅpeｎｄｉng on their　natｕre， cause ｓadnｅss， ｏr ｌonelinｅsｓ oｒ regreｔ or anｇer or fear、
Ｔhｅse are ｕnfortaｂle feeｌｉngs，　ofｔeｎ as paｉｎfuｌ ａｓ any kind ｏf phyｓical　pain、　Anｄ ｓince　life causes a loｔ oｆ ｐrobleｍs， ｌife is always ｄｉfficult and is fｕll of　pain aｓ ｗell as joy、
Yeｔ, ｉt　ｉs in tｈis　ｗｈole ｐrocｅｓs　of　sｏｌｖing　ｐrobleｍｓ　that lifｅ hａｓ its ｍeaninｇ、 Ｐroblems　arｅ　ｔhe seriouｓ test tｈａt　tells us sucｃesｓ ｆrom　ｆailurｅ、　Wheｎ we wａnt　ｔo　encｏurage thｅ　gｒowtｈ of ｈumaｎ　ｓpirｉt, ｗe encourａｇe　ｔhe　human ability to soｌve　problems， jｕst　aｓ in school we ｓet prｏblemｓ　fｏr our cｈｉldｒen　tｏ sｏlve、　It is tｈｒｏugh thｅ pain of mｅeting and workinｇ out ｐroblems that ｗe　ｌearn、 As Benjamｉn Fｒａnklｉn　sａid, “Ｔhose　tｈiｎgs ｔｈat hｕrt, ｉnsｔｒuct(指导)、” Ｉt　is for　this reasoｎ thaｔ ｗiｓe　people learｎ not　to　feａr but to ｗelｅ thｅ paiｎ oｆ problems、
46、 Froｍ tｈe　ｐasｓage, it ｃａn be infｅrrｅｄ that          、
A、　prｏblems aｎd