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5.They say a cat has nine lives,and I think that possible since I am now living my third life and I'm not even a cat.My father died when I was 15,and we had a hard struggle to make a living.And my mother,who was seriously ill in her last years,died while still in her 60s.My sister married soon after,and I_followed_her_example_within_the_year.
This was when I began to enjoy my first life.I was very happy,in excellent health.I had a good job in San Jose and a beautiful home up the peninsula(半岛) in San Carlos.Life was a pleasant dream.Then the dream ended.I became afflicted(使苦恼) with a slowly progressive disease of the motor nerves,affecting first my right arm and leg,and then my other side.Thus began my second life…In spite of my disease I still drove to and from work each day,with the aid of special equipment installed in my car.And I managed to keep my health and optimism,to a degree,because of 14steps.Crazy?Not at all.Our home was an affair with 14steps leading up from the garage to the kitchen door.Those steps were a standard measure of life.They were my yardstick,my challenge to continue living.I felt that if the day arrived when I was unable to lift one foot up one step and then drag the other painfully after it-repeating the process 14times,I would be through-I could then admit defeat and lie down and die.
Then on a dark night in August,1971,I began my third life.It was raining when I started home that night;strong winds and slashing rain beat down on the car as I drove slowly down one of the less traveled roads.Suddenly the steering wheel jerked(猝然一动).In the same instant I heard the bang of a blowout.It was impossible for me to change that tire!Utterly impossible!
I started the engine and thumped slowly along until I came to the dirt road,where I turned in and where I found lighted windows welcomed me to a house and pulled into the driveway and honked the horn.
The door opened and a little girl stood there.When she knew what happened to me,she went into the house and a moment later came out,followed by a man who called a cheerful greeting.I sat there comfortable and dry,and felt a bit sorry for the man and the little girl working so hard in the storm.
About an hour later,the man's voice was heard,"This is a bad night for car trouble,but you're all set now."Thanks."I said,"How much do I owe you?"He shook his head,"Nothing.Cynthia told me you were a cripple.Glad to be of help.I know you'd do the same for me.There's no charge,friend."I held out a fivedollar bill,"No!I like to pay my way."He made no effort to take it and the little girl stepped closer to the window and said quietly,"Grandpa can't see it."

59."A cat has nine lives"here meansC.
A.a cat can live nine times longer than any other animal
B.a cat can die ninth
C.a lucky man can not die easily
D.the writer will live nine times
60.What do you think of the man who helped change the tire?B
A.Old,warmhearted but pitiable.
B.Blind,but warmhearted and happy.
C.A blind old man that has nothing to do every day.
D.A poor old man that is always ready to help others.
61.How do you understand the underlined sentence"I followed her example within the  year"?C
A.He listened to his sister carefully.
B.Mother told him that he must get the agreement from his sister for whatever he would do.
C.His sister got married.He,too.
D.His sister was a great woman.He must learn from her.

分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了作者经历了人生的三个阶段,从健康开朗到残疾抑郁,最后被一个盲人感动重新变得开朗.

解答 59.C.句意理解题.根据第一段:They say a cat has nine lives,and I think that possible since I am now living my third life and I'm not even a cat,他们说猫有九条命,我想,可能因为我现在的生活我的第三生命;可知一个幸运的人,不容易死;故选C.
60.B.推理判断题.根据最后一段:Nothing.Cynthia told me you were a cripple.Glad to be of help.I know you'd do the same for me可知那个帮他换轮胎的人是个盲人但是热情而快乐;故选B.
61.C.句意理解题.根据第一段:My sister married soon after,and I_followed_her_example_within_the_year可知他的妹妹也结婚了,他也是;故选C.

点评 考察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,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题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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