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【题目】阅读理解。阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

“I never did hate the Yankees（北方佬）. All that I hated was the war...” That’s how my great-aunt Bettie began her story. I heard it many times as a child, whenever my family visited Aunt Bettie in the old house in Berryville, Virginia.

Bettie Van Metre had good reason to hate the Civil War. Her brother was killed at Gettysburg, and her husband, James, a Confederate（南方联盟军）officer, was taken prisoner and sent to an unknown prison camp somewhere.

One day in late September, Dick came to Bettie reporting that he had found a wounded Union soldier in a farmhouse half a mile away from the Van Metre home. When talking about her first sight of the man in the blood-spotted blue uniform, she always used the same words. “It was like walking into a nightmare: those awful bandages, that terrible smell.” She went out into the cool air, trying not to be sick at the thought of that smashed right hand, that missing left leg.

The man’s papers Bettie found in the farmhouse showed his identity: Henry Bedell, 30 years old. She knew that she should report the presence of this Union officer to the Confederate army, but she wouldn’t. This is how she explained it: “I kept wondering if he had a wife somewhere, hoping, and not knowing—just as I was. It seemed to me that the only thing that mattered was to get her husband back to her.”

Slowly, patiently, skillfully, Aunt Bettie fanned the spark of life in Henry Bedell. Of drugs or medicines she had almost none. And she was not willing to take any from the few supplies at the Confederate hospital. But she did the best she could with what she had.

The October nights in the valley grew cold. With the help of Dick and his wife, she moved the Union officer at night, to a hidden room above the warm kitchen of her own home. But the next day, Bedell had a high fever. Knowing that she must get help, she went to her family doctor, Graham Osborne. Dr. Osborne examined Bedell and said, “there was little hope unless proper medicines could be found.”

“I’ll get them from the Yankees at Harpers Ferry.” Bettie said. The doctor told her that Harpers Ferry was almost 20 miles away. Even if she reached them, the Yankees would never believe her. “I’ll take proof,” Bettie said. She found a blood-spotted paper bearing the official War Department seal （印章）. “When I show it, they’ll believe me.”

Early the next morning she set off with a list of medical items. For five hours she drove, stopping only to rest her horse. The sun was almost down when she finally stood before the general at Harpers Ferry. The general listened, but did not believe her. “Madam,” he said, “Bedell’s death was reported to us.” “He’s alive,” Bettie insisted. “But he won’t be much longer unless he has the medicines on that list.” “Well,” the general turned to a junior officer, “see that Mrs. Van Metre gets the supplies.”

With the medicines, Bedell gradually recovered. Ten days later he was walking with sticks. “I’d better go back as soon as possible.” Bedell told Bettie. So it was arranged that Dick should help Bettie deliver Bedell to Harpers Ferry in his wagon. Bedell lay down in a box filled with hay, his rifle and sticks beside him.

At Harpers Ferry, the soldiers were amazed when the Union officer with the missing leg rose from his hay-filled box. Bedell told the story to Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, who wrote a letter of thanks to Bettie and signed an order to free James Van Metre. It was arranged for Bedell to go with Bettie as she searched for her husband. Records showed that a James Van Metre had been sent to a prison camp in Ohio. Then at Fort Delaware, near the end of the line of prisoner, a tall man stepped out and walked clumsily into Bettie’s arms. Bettie held him, tears streaming down her face. And Henry Bedell, standing by on his sticks, wept, too.

【1】What might be Bettie’s tone when she used the underlined sentence to describe the first sight of Henry Bedell？

A. Pessimistic B. Desperate C. Shocked D. Sympathetic.

【2】Why wouldn’t Bettie report the presence of Bedell to the Confederate army.

A. Because she felt it her responsibility to save soldiers of the Union.

B. Because she wanted to save Bedell so that her husband could be freed.

C. Because Bedell was more a suffering human being than an enemy to Bettie.

D. Because Bedell begged Bettie not to give him away to the Confederate army.

【3】Dr. Osborn thought it was ______ of Bettie Van Metre to drive to Harpers Ferry for the medicines.

A. crazy B. kind .C. brave D. smart

【4】 Still recovering, Henry Bedell decided to leave as soon as possible mainly because ______.

A. he was eager to return to the Union to fight

B. he didn’t want to go on putting Bettie in danger

C. he was concerned about his safety at the Van Metre home

D. he could be treated with better medicines back at Harpers Ferry

【5】 Rearrange the following statements in terms of time order.

a. Bettie’s husband was found and freed.

b. Bettie helped deliver Bedell back to Harpers Ferry.

c. Bettie moved Bedell to a safe room in her own house.

d. Bettie drove all the way to Harpers Ferry to get the medicines for Bedell.

e. In spite of being short of medicines, Bettie attended to Bettie with what she had.

f. Bettie saw Bedell in a farmhouse half a mile away from her house for the first time.

A. f, e, c, b, d, a B. f, c, e, d, b, a

C. f, e, c, d, b, a. D. f, c, e, b, d, a

【6】What message is conveyed through the end of the story.

A. Giving is a reward in itself.

B. Happiness comes from giving.

C. God helps those who help themselves.

D. Help yourself by helping others

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】B

【5】C

【6】D

【解析】

【1】B 考查推理判断题。 根据第三段第三句““It was like walking into a nightmare: those awful bandages, that terrible smell.” She went out into the cool air, trying not to be sick at the thought of that smashed right hand, that missing left leg.”。“就像走进了噩梦一样，那些可怕的绷带，难闻的气味。” 她走进冷风中努力使自己不要因想到溃烂的右手和残缺的左腿而呕吐。选B。

【2】C 考查细节题。 根据第四段第二句““I kept wondering if he had a wife somewhere, hoping, and not knowing—just as I was. It seemed to me that the only thing that mattered was to get her husband back to her”。我不断地想知道他是否在某个地方有个妻子，就像我一样：盼望着，但又不知道情况如何。似乎与我有关的唯一事情是把她的丈夫送回去给她。可知，Bettie 同情Bedell .选C。

【3】 A 考查细节题。 根据第七段第二句“The doctor told her that Harpers Ferry was almost 20 miles away. Even if she reached them, the Yankees would never believe her.”医生告诉她Harpers Ferry 在20公里外。即使她拿到药，北方佬也不可能相信她。可知，医生觉得她简直是疯了。选A。

【4】B考查细节题。 根据第六段第二句“With the help of Dick and his wife, she moved the Union officer at night, to a hidden room above the warm kitchen of her own home.”。在迪克和他妻子的帮助下，她晚上偷偷把这个联军军官转移到她家温暖的厨房上秘密房间里。可见，她帮助Bedell是有风险的，Bedell 不想连累她。选B。

【5】C 考查细节题（排序题）根据第三段“Dick came to Bettie reporting that he had found a wounded Union soldier in a farmhouse half a mile away from the Van Metre home”找到f;根据第五段最后一句“But she did the best she could with what she had.找到e；根据第六段第二句“she moved the Union officer at night, to a hidden room above the warm kitchen of her own home”找到c；根据第七段第一句““I’ll get them from the Yankees at Harpers Ferry.”找到d；根据第九段第四句“So it was arranged that Dick should help Bettie deliver Bedell to Harpers Ferry in his wagon.”找到b；根据最后一段第三句“Bedell told the story to Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, who wrote a letter of thanks to Bettie and signed an order to free James Van Metre. It was arranged for Bedell to go with Bettie as she searched for her husband.”找到a.正确的顺序是：f e c d b a , 故选C。

【6】D 考查推理判断题 根据最后一段第二句“Bedell told the story to Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, who wrote a letter of thanks to Bettie and signed an order to free James Van Metre. It was arranged for Bedell to go with Bettie as she searched for her husband.”可知，Bettie救助一位受重伤的Bedell，北方军为了表示对她的感谢释放了她的被捕的丈夫。故选D。