Question

【题目】Kenyon Scudder once told me a story about his friend, Michael. Michael happened to be on a train sitting next to a young man who seemed worried. Finally the young man told the friend that he was a convict (罪犯) returning home from a prison far away. What he did had brought shame (羞耻) on his family, and they had neither visited him nor written to him. He hoped, however, that this was only because they were too poor to travel and too busy to write.

When he was set free he had written to tell them he wanted to go home. To make matters easy for them, however, he had asked them to put up a signal (信号) for him when the train passed their little farm. If the family had forgiven (原谅) him, they were to put up a white ribbon (丝带) in the big apple tree near the railway. If they didn't want him back, they were to do nothing, and he would stay on the train, and go far away.

As the train neared his hometown his suspense became so great that he was afraid to look out of the window. He asked Michael to watch for the big apple tree. They changed seats. In a minute, Michael put his hand on the young convict’s shoulder. "There it is," he said, his eyes filled with sudden tears. "It’s all right. The whole tree is white with ribbons."

【1】For which of the following reasons might the young man be worried?

A. His family hadn’t written to him frequently.

B. His family would not remember him.

C. His family might not allow him to go home.

D. His family hadn’t visited him for a long time.

【2】According to the passage, the white ribbon in the big apple tree means ________.

A. pleasure B. education

C. happiness D. forgiveness

【3】The word "suspense" underlined in the last paragraph can best be replaced by ________.

A. worry B. interest C. pain D. happiness

【4】Why did Michael cry at the end of the story?

A. The young man couldn’t live with his family.

B. he young man was very sad.

C. He was moved by the young man.

D. There were many white ribbons on the apple tree。

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了作者的一次乘车之行，遇到一位从狱中出来回家，而又担心家里人不能宽恕他过去的年轻人，而故事最后年轻人回到了家，也得到家里人的原谅。宽恕和原谅能救人的心！

【1】细节题。第一段讲What he did had brought shame on his family，这个年轻人有愧于家庭，他担心家里成员容不下他，所以才有他的担心，故选C。

【2】推理题。由第二段If the family had forgiven him, they were to put up a white ribbon (丝带) in the big apple tree near the railway可知年轻人祈求得到家里人的原谅，故选D。

【3】词义猜测题。联系上下文As the train neared his hometown his suspense became so great that he was afraid to look out of the window，当火车渐渐临近他的家乡的时候，他的（担心、担忧）变得异常激烈，以至于不敢抬头看窗外。可知suspense意思为焦虑，担心，意思等同于worry。故选A。

【4】文章主旨题。前文If the family had forgiven him, they were to put up a white ribbon in the big apple tree near the railway. If they didn't want him back, they were to do nothing。后文The whole tree is white with ribbons。树上挂满丝带，说明家里人原谅了他，看到这些他已经热泪盈眶了。故选D。