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16.The Wake-up Call"What's that?"my ten-year-old daughter,Genie,asked.She'd caught me laughing at a piece of mail I'd just opened."Wake-up service; 2.50 per call."At the bottom was a phone number and a drawing of a rotary phone,like the one my great-aunt Sara had owned 40 years ago."Is that mail funny?"Genie asked.
"Not really,"I admitted."It's just outdated."
"What's a wake-up call?"She frowned.I explained how,before smart-phones,people sometimes paid someone to wake them with a call.
"Who sent this flyer?"she pressed.
"Probably someone older,"I said,"and could use some money."
Her eyes lit up."Can we order a wake-up?"she asked.
"We don't need it."I picked it up and headed for the recycling bin.
"Wait!"she shrieked.
"I feel sorry for the wake-up man,if he needs some money,"she said,tearing up."Can't we order?"
I looked at the flyer with its drawing of a rotary phone.I remembered,again,my great-aunt Sara and her rotary phone.As a kid,I'd visited her over Labor Day,when Jerry Lewis would host his charity event for the disabled kids.Aunt Sara would squeeze my hand,then reach for the rotary phone,dialing the number on the screen.Holding the receiver between us,we'd announce to the operator,"We'd like to help those kids."
Now here was my own child,showing the same big heart I'd once been encouraged to have,and how could I ignore her?I Googled the flyer's return address.The address belonged to a man called Raymond.He was in his mid-60s.We called him and,holding the receiver between us,the way Aunt Sara and I used to,told him we needed his services."Great!"Raymond said in a shaky but friendly voice,clearly amazed at receiving an order from a child.When I asked how to pay the 2.50,he answered,"Mail a check."
Genie was happy all week.Friday night,I put the phone by her pillow so she could answer Raymond's call.She bounded to my bedroom to tell me all about how he'd wished her a good morning and told her to have a great day,which she did.
Technology has made some things outdated.But there are still other things the world will always require.In the rush and hustle of my daily life,I'd temporarily forgotten that.I guess I just needed a wake-up call.
59.The author laughed at the mail becauseD.
A.it was printed roughly
B.the drawing in it was poor
C.the wake-up call cost too much
D.the service it offered was outdated
60.What did the author want to do with the flyer at first?A
A.Throw it away.
B.Let Genie read it.
C.Find out who sent it.
D.Keep it away from Genie.
61.What made the author finally decide to order a wake-up call?A
A.Her own childhood experience.
B.The less fortunate wake-up man.
C.Genie's curiosity about the service.
D.The information she found on Google.
62.What might"other things"in the last paragraph refer to?D
A.Bravery and curiosity.
B.Confidence and patience.
C.Honesty and humor.
D.Generosity and kindness.
分析 本文讲述女儿想订购电话叫醒服务,我认为没有必要,我回忆自己小时的经历同意的女儿的要求,在科学技术进步的今天,善良的心仍然是我们所需要的.
解答 59.D 考查细节理解题.根据文中提到"Is that mail funny?"Genie asked."Not really,"I admitted."It's just outdated."女儿问这个很有趣吗,不,但过时了,故选D项.
60.A考查细节理解题.根据文中 提到We don't need it."I picked it up and headed for the recycling bin我们不需要,我拿起它,准备扔到垃圾箱,故选A项.
61.A 考查推理判断题.根据倒数第四段提到作者想到自己童年的经历,故决定预定这项服务,因此选A项.
62.D 考查细节理解题.根据最后一段提到Technology has made some things outdated.But there are still other things the world will always require科技让一些东西过时但这个世界仍然需要一些东西,如体贴他人的善良,故选D项.
点评 本文是一个日常生活类阅读理解,题目涉及多道细节理解题,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.
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