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4.It was time to break free.I needed to run away and the Bloomsburg Fair was the best place to go.
I don't know if you can call it running away wince it was only and hour away from my home.But once I entered the fair grounds,I crossed over into another world.The loudspeaker offered background music over the sounds of people of people talking,bargaining and food sellers yelling for your attention.
I belonged here.I didn't know if I had it in my blood or not,but I always wanted to have a small food stand and travel in my off season from fair to fair selling goodies.Perhaps one day.It certainly wasn't a priority(优先考虑的事)in my life,Perhaps it should be.
After I was there awhile,I needed to get away to a quiet spot.Most of the time,I could find that anywhere the farm animals were kept. They needed the quiet. So I went there to find peace with the cows,goats,horses,pigs and yes,the turkeys.You'd think being this close to"Thanksgiving",they'd be a little scared,but they were not.
It was in the dairy barn(仓库) where I found peace this time.I so admired the young folks who tended to farm animals.I thought they had a greater appreciation for life.They participated in it firsthand.I once watched a young fanner help bring a baby cow into the world.
My favorite scene was to come across a young cowboy lying in the hay asleep among the cows that had settled down for a rest.There,with his heads in a small soft spot alongside his favorite cow,I had seen him in a much deserved sleep.Perhaps better at rest there than in his own bed.
I had the pleasure of speaking with a young teenage farm girl that day.
"You look so comfortable,"I said to her.
"Oh I am,"she said."Life makes it comfortable for me."
"You mean being a farm girl?"
"No,Life!That's the name of my cow,"she said,smiling as she gently patted the cow's side.
"I thought they called cows Betsy and Elsie. Why did you call her Life?"
"I discovered life again here. It was the only meaningful name that came to mind. I had been raised in the big city and really hated it. Then we moved to the country,running away from Lt all. I think my parents called it a mid-life crisis,"she said,laughing.
"Oh,I can understand that. I've been in one since birth,"I said.
"It was on the farm that I learned to love life again. I was there when Life was born. It was so exciting. My whole outlook on the world changed. So I named her Life. Now,I can say I really love'Life',"she said.
"How amazing!I write stories and J am always trying to get people to enjoy life,to wake up each day expecting the best from it. But they all too often go to bed with so much bad stuff in their soul,and on their mind,that they wake up feeling bad and expect it to only get worse from there. All too often it does,just because that's all they choose to see in that otherwise perfectly beautiful day,"I told her.
"That's too bad. They need to see a cow born,a chicken hatch. I guess they need to wake up early and hug Life!"she said,laughing.
"When was the last time you hugged Life?"she asked me.
"I am sorry to say even I have had trouble doing that lately,"I said.
"Come here!"she said.
Then standing up and stepping aside,she said,"Go ahead…hug Life!"
I paused for a moment and dropping all thoughts of looking silly,I did. I hugged a cow.
55.The writer went to the Bloomsburg Fair probably in order toD.
A. have fun
B. get ideas for writing
C. do shopping
D. escape something he disliked
56.The following things happened in the Bloomsbury Fair exceptB.
A. food sellers'shouting
B. the writer's selling goodies
C. people's bargaining and talking
D. the loudspeaker's broadcasting music
57.What can we learn from Paragraphs 5,6and 7?C
A. The writer tended to farm animals firsthand.
B. The cowboy was lazy and fell asleep among the cows.
C. The writer found peace where farm animals were kept.
D. The turkeys got into panic with"Thanksgiving"approaching
58.The underlined word"it"(Paragraph 14)refers toA.
A. the city B. the country C. the barn D. the fair
59.The writer was surprised at the farm girl's words and he thought people oftenC
A. expected to get the best things
B. enjoyed perfectly beautiful days
C. ignored the bright side of each day
D. felt really bad due to poor sleep at night
60.What can be the best title for the passage?B
A. Farm Life and Happiness B. Hugging Life
C.A Farm Girl and Her Cow D.Enjoying Freedom.
分析 作者想去寻找自由,于是来到一个集市上,集市上比较嘈杂,音乐声参杂着人们的谈话声、讲价声和叫卖声.作者决定寻找一个安静的地方,在农家牧场,作者通过和小女孩的对话,找到了一些安宁,感受到人们由于忙碌的生活,往往会忽视生活美好的一面.因此我们应该以积极的姿态对待生活,拥抱生活.
解答 55.D 推理判断题.根据"I needed to run away and the Bloomsburg Fair was the best place to go."可知,作者去布鲁斯伯格集市最可能是为了逃离一些他不喜欢的事,故选D.
56.B 细节理解题.根据第三段的"The loudspeaker offered background music over the sounds of people talking,bargaining and food sellers yelling for your attention."喇叭声在人们的谈话声、讨价还价声和叫卖食物引起人们注意的吆喝声中,充当着背景音乐,可知A、C、D是正确的,作者在布鲁斯伯格集市没有卖糖果,故选B.
57.C 细节理解题.根据"I needed to get away to a quiet spot.Most of the time,I could find that anywhere the farm animals were kept.They needed the quiet.So I went there to find peace with the cows,…It was in the dairy barn(仓库)where I found peace this time."可知,作者想前往一个安静的地方,因为牧场比较安静,因此,作者去了那里,作者在仓库找到了安静,故选C.
58.A 词义猜测题.根据"I had been raised in the big city and really hated it."可知,小女孩以前生活在大城市,她并不喜欢大城市,故选A.
59.C 推理判断题.根据"But they all too often go to bed with so much bad stuff in their soul,and on their mind,that they wake up feeling bad and expect it to only get worse from there.All too often it does,just because that's all they choose to see in that otherwise perfectly beautiful day,"但是他们经常带着不好的事情很早睡觉,而且醒来的时候,期待事情变得更加糟糕.可知作者对于农家女孩儿的话很惊讶,是因为他认为人们常常看到生活不好的一面,而忽视了每天美好的一面,故选C.
60.B 主旨大意题.根据"When was the last time you hugged Life?"she asked me…"I am sorry to say even I have had trouble doing that lately,"I said…Then standing up and stepping aside,she said,"Go ahead…hug Life!"可知,人们因为匆忙的生活而忽视了生活美好的一面,通过作者和小女孩的对话,文章的主题显现了出来,即我们应该以积极的姿态对待生活,拥抱生活,故选B.
点评 本文是故事类阅读,考查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,再做出正确选择.在做推理判断题时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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