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   I was puzzled! Why was this old woman making such a fuss about an old copse which was of no use to anybody? She had written letters to the local paper, even to a national, protesting about a projected by-pass to her village, and, looking at a map, the route was nowhere near where she lived and it wasn’t as if the area was attractive. I was more than puzzled, I was curious.

   The enquiry into the route of the new by-pass to the village was due to take place shortly, and I wanted to know what it was that motivated her. So it was that I found myself knocking on a cottage door, being received by Mary Smith and then being taken for a walk to the woods.

“I’ve always loved this place,” she said, “it has a lot of memories for me, and for others. We all used it. They called it ‘Lovers lane’. It’s not much of a lane, and it doesn’t go anywhere important, but that’s why we all came here. To be away from people, to be by ourselves. ” she added.

It was indeed pleasant that day and the songs of many birds could be heard. Squirrels watched from the branches, quite bold in their movements, obviously few people passed this way and they had nothing to fear. I could imagine the noise of vehicles passing through these peaceful woods when the by-pass was built, so I felt that she probably had something there but as I hold strong opinions about the needs of the community over-riding the opinions of private individuals, I said nothing. The village was quite a dangerous place because of the traffic especially for old people and children, their safety was more important to me than an old woman’s strange ideas.

“Take this tree,” she said pausing after a short while. “To you it is just that, a tree. Not unlike many others here.” She gently touched the bark, “Look here, under this branch, what can you see?”

“It looks as if someone has done a bit of carving with a knife.” I said after a cursory inspection.

“Yes, that’s what it is!” she said softly.

   She went on, “He had a penknife with a spike for getting stones from a horse's hoof, and I helped him to carve them. We were very much in love, but he was going away, and could not tell me what he was involved in the army. I had guessed of course. It was the last evening we ever spent together, because he went away the next day, back to his Unit.”

   Mary Smith was quiet for a while, then she sobbed. “His mother showed me the telegram. ‘Sergeant R Holmes …Killed in action in the invasion of France.’…”

“I had hoped that you and Robin would one day get married.” she said, “He was my only child, and I would have loved to be a Granny, they would have been such lovely babies’- she was like that! ”

“Two years later she too was dead. ‘Pneumonia (肺炎), following a chill on the chest’ was what the doctor said, but I think it was an old fashioned broken heart. A child would have helped both of us.”

There was a further pause. Mary Smith gently caressed the wounded tree, just as she would have caressed him. “And now they want to take our tree away from me.” Another quiet sob, then she turned to me. “I was young and pretty then, I could have had anybody, I wasn’t always the old woman you see here now. I had everything I wanted in life, a lovely man, health and a future to look forward to.”

   She paused again and looked around. The breeze gently moved through the leaves with a sighing sound. “There were others, of course, but no one can match my Robin!” she said strongly. “And now I have nothing - except the memories this tree holds. If only I could get my hands on that awful man who writes in the paper about the value of the road they are going to build where we are standing now, I would tell him. Has he never loved, has he never lived, does he not know anything about memories? We were not the only ones, you know, I still meet some who came here as Robin and I did. Yes, I would tell him!”

   I turned away, sick at heart.

55. The main purpose of this passage is to ________.

   A. draw attention to the damage that wars cause

   B. persuade people to give up private interest

   C. arouse the awareness of being environmentally friendly

   D. introduce a touching but sad love story

56. Which of the following words can best describe Mary Smith?

   A. Selfish.            B. Faithful.           C. Changeable.        D. Stubborn.

57. The underlined sentence “I felt that she probably had something there” means ________.

   A. I thought there might be something hidden in the woods by Mary Smith

   B. I guessed there might be a story related with Mary Smith

   C. I thought there might be some reason for Mary Smith’s protest

   D. I guessed there might be a secret purpose of Mary Smith.

58. What was probably the carving on the wounded tree?

   A. The date when Robin Holmes would leave for army.

   B. Their wish that this place and tree would last long.

   C. Their names and a heart with a sign of arrow through it.

   D. Their protest against the war which tore them apart.

59. In Mary’s opinion, which of the following might have caused Robin’s mother’s death?

   A. Pneumonia       B. A chill on the chest     C. A heart attack     D. Severe sorrow

60. The “tree” probably stands for ________.

   A. her romance      B. her determination         C. her sadness          D. her dream

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It happened to a very young pastor (牧师).His church was very old and what's worse, a storm knocked a hole in the wall of the church.
One day the pastor1_____an auction(拍卖)and bid a beautiful tablecloth for six dollars. Hecarried the cloth back to the church and put it up on the wall. It completely hid the 2_____!
Just before noon of Christmas Eve, the pastor noticed a woman standing in the cold at the bus stop. “The 3 _____won’t be here for 40 minutes!” he called, and he invited her into the church to get 4_____ .She told him that she had come from the city to be interviewed for ajob as governess to the children of one wealthy family in town but she had been turned down.
The woman saw the tablecloth and rose suddenly. The pastor smiled and started to tell her about the storm 5_____, but she didn’tseem to 6_____“It is mine!” she said. “My husband had the cloth made 7_____ for mc !
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On Christmas Eve, after the service in church, one middle-aged man—the local clock-and-watch repairman—looked rather 11_____.‘‘It is strange,”he said in his soft accent.
Many years ago, my wife and I owned such a cloth.
The pastor suddenly became very 12_____ . He told him about the woman who had been in church 13_____ in the day.Together the two got in touch with the 14_____ who had interviewed her. And this man and his wife -who had been separated through so many saddened 15_____were reunited.

【小题1】
A.hadB. attendedC. heldD. took
【小题2】
A.wallB. churchC. holeD. table
【小题3】
A.bossB. companyC. trainD. bus
【小题4】
A.warmB. readyC. coolD. calm
【小题5】
A.damageB. storyC. factD. truth
【小题6】
A.workB. believeC. listenD. understand
【小题7】
A.carefullyB. attentivelyC. finallyD. especially
【小题8】
A.joinB. writeC. bringD. leave
【小题9】
A.amuseB. comfortC. pleaseD. help
【小题10】
A.criedB. acceptedC. refusedD. continued
【小题11】
A.puzz ledB. delightedC. determinedD. disappionted
【小题12】
A.sadB. shockedC. hopefulD. excited
【小题13】
A.laterB. earlierC. warmerD. colder
【小题14】
A.womanB. managerC. husbandD. family
【小题15】
A.weeksB. countriesC. ChristmasesD. centuries

It happened to a very young pastor (牧师).His church was very old and what's worse, a storm knocked a hole in the wall of the church.

One day the pastor1_____an auction(拍卖)and bid a beautiful tablecloth for six dollars. Hecarried the cloth back to the church and put it up on the wall. It completely hid the 2_____!

Just before noon of Christmas Eve, the pastor noticed a woman standing in the cold at the bus stop. “The 3 _____won’t be here for 40 minutes!” he called, and he invited her into the church to get 4_____ .She told him that she had come from the city to be interviewed for ajob as governess to the children of one wealthy family in town but she had been turned down.

The woman saw the tablecloth and rose suddenly. The pastor smiled and started to tell her about the storm 5_____, but she didn’tseem to 6_____“It is mine!” she said. “My husband had the cloth made 7_____ for mc !

She explained that she and her husband decided to go separately in the War II. They planned that he would 8_____ her. But she never saw him again. Later she heard that he had died. The pastor tried to 9_____ her, advising her to take the cloth with her. She 10_____ . Then she went away.

On Christmas Eve, after the service in church, one middle-aged man—the local clock-and-watch repairman—looked rather 11_____.‘‘It is strange,”he said in his soft accent.

Many years ago, my wife and I owned such a cloth.

The pastor suddenly became very 12_____ . He told him about the woman who had been in church 13_____ in the day.Together the two got in touch with the 14_____ who had interviewed her. And this man and his wife -who had been separated through so many saddened 15_____were reunited.

1.                A.had            B. attended       C. held D. took

 

2.                A.wall           B. church        C. hole D. table

 

3.                A.boss           B. company       C. train    D. bus

 

4.                A.warm          B. ready         C. cool D. calm

 

5.                A.damage        B. story          C. fact D. truth

 

6.                A.work           B. believe        C. listen    D. understand

 

7.                A.carefully        B. attentively      C. finally   D. especially

 

8.                A.join            B. write          C. bring    D. leave

 

9.                A.amuse         B. comfort        C. please   D. help

 

10.               A.cried          B. accepted      C. refused  D. continued

 

11.               A.puzz led        B. delighted      C. determined   D. disappionted

 

12.               A.sad            B. shocked       C. hopeful  D. excited

 

13.               A.later           B. earlier        C. warmer  D. colder

 

14.               A.woman         B. manager       C. husband  D. family

 

15.               A.weeks         B. countries      C. Christmases   D. centuries

 

 

It happened to a very young pastor (牧师).His church was very old and what's worse, a storm knocked a hole in the wall of the church.
One day the pastor1an auction(拍卖)and bid a beautiful tablecloth for six dollars. Hecarried the cloth back to the church and put it up on the wall. It completely hid the 2!
Just before noon of Christmas Eve, the pastor noticed a woman standing in the cold at the bus stop. “The 3 3won’t be here for 40 minutes!” he called, and he invited her into the church to get 4 .She told him that she had come from the city to be interviewed for ajob as governess to the children of one wealthy family in town but she had been turned down.
The woman saw the tablecloth and rose suddenly. The pastor smiled and started to tell her about the storm 5, but she didn’tseem to 6“It is mine!” she said. “My husband had the cloth made 7 for mc !
She explained that she and her husband decided to go separately in the War II. They planned that he would 8 her. But she never saw him again. Later she heard that he had died. The pastor tried to 9 her, advising her to take the cloth with her. She 10 . Then she went away.
On Christmas Eve, after the service in church, one middle-aged man—the local clock-and-watch repairman—looked rather 11.‘‘It is strange,”he said in his soft accent.
Many years ago, my wife and I owned such a cloth.
The pastor suddenly became very 12 . He told him about the woman who had been in church 13 in the day.Together the two got in touch with the 14 who had interviewed her. And this man and his wife -who had been separated through so many saddened 15were reunited.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      had
    2. B.
      attended
    3. C.
      held
    4. D.
      took
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      wall
    2. B.
      church
    3. C.
      hole
    4. D.
      table
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      boss
    2. B.
      company
    3. C.
      train
    4. D.
      bus
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      warm
    2. B.
      ready
    3. C.
      cool
    4. D.
      calm
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      damage
    2. B.
      story
    3. C.
      fact
    4. D.
      truth
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      work
    2. B.
      believe
    3. C.
      listen
    4. D.
      understand
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      carefully
    2. B.
      attentively
    3. C.
      finally
    4. D.
      especially
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      join
    2. B.
      write
    3. C.
      bring
    4. D.
      leave
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      amuse
    2. B.
      comfort
    3. C.
      please
    4. D.
      help
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      cried
    2. B.
      accepted
    3. C.
      refused
    4. D.
      continued
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      puzz led
    2. B.
      delighted
    3. C.
      determined
    4. D.
      disappionted
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      sad
    2. B.
      shocked
    3. C.
      hopeful
    4. D.
      excited
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      later
    2. B.
      earlier
    3. C.
      warmer
    4. D.
      colder
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      woman
    2. B.
      manager
    3. C.
      husband
    4. D.
      family
  15. 15.
    1. A.
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    2. B.
      countries
    3. C.
      Christmases
    4. D.
      centuries

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