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7.A brother and a sister got reunited after more than 60years,thanks to a letter in the Welwyn & Hatfield Times.For years John Hannant kept a photograph of his long-lost sister,hoping they would meet again.Margery,the oldest of the three children,had signed up for the RAF as part of the war effort,when John was still a baby.The family lost touch with her and as the decades passed only a single letter gave a clue to where she might be.The clue was enough for a WHT reader to recognize Margery and put the family back into touch.
John,67,said he had been searching for a long time and a friend suggested his writing to the paper.
"That's what made it,the letter to the paper a few months back,"he said."It's as if a dream came true.The last time we ever heard from Margery was in 1953after the floods.She wrote home to see if we were all right.My sister Dorothy wrote back,but Margery had moved again and never got the letter."
Having retired from his job as a gardener at Park House on the royal estate at Sandringham,Mr Hannant decided to take action once and for all.He and his wife Doreen,traveled to Margery's home in Chelwood Avenue,Hatfield,which she shares with her husband Jack Cooke.
Margery is 88this year(2008),and she was getting better after several months in hospital.She immediately recognized her brother.John said,"It's something that I never thought was going to happen,but I always hoped it would."
65.Why did Margery leave home?A
A.Because she signed up to serve in the army.
B.Because a war destroyed her home.
C.Because there was a flood in her hometown.
D.Because she went to search for her brother.
66.John found his sisterD.
A.by writing to his friend
B.by traveling around
C.with the help of Dorothy
D.with the help of a newspaper reader
67.When she wrote home for the last time,Margery wasC.
A.20 B.21 C.33 D.34
68.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?D
A.The photograph kept by John was the most important clue to where Margery might be.
B.Margery and Jack live with their children now.
C.Since 1953,Margery has come back home only once.
D.Margery was not in very good health.
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了Margery和John在几十年前因为Margery参军失散了,这次在一家杂志的帮助下,John终于找到了失散60多年的姐姐.
解答 65.A.细节理解题.根据文章第二段"Margery,the oldest of the three children,had signed up for the RAF as part of the war effort"可知Margery离开家是因为她参军服役了;故选A.
66.D.推理判断题.根据文章第三段"That's what made it,the letter to the paper a few months back"John为了找他姐姐给杂志写了信,可知他是在一家杂志的帮助下找到他姐姐的;故选D.
67.C.细节理解题.根据文章第四段"The last time we ever heard from Margery was in 1953after the floods"和最后一段"Margery is 88this year(2008)"可知Margery 最后一次回家时33岁;故选C.
68.D.推理判断题.根据文章最后一段"and she was getting better after several months in hospital"可知Margery的身体不太好;故选D.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.
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