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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从以下各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　　I went there in 1948, no local (当地的) planes in those days, so I made the trip by but. It was a thousand kilometers long and it 1 twenty hours. I sat by a man about my own age, 24, He said his name was Karl Packer, but he 2 told me anything else. He disappointed me because he had so 3 to say. No opinions, no memories, no stories to 4 . Has his home, his life, the war and so on 5 no mark at all on him? It was very puzzling. I was glad when the pillows (枕头) were. 6 . I could politely try to sleep. I 7 I would never meet him again.

　　The next time I went to Fairburn was in 1974．By 8 , of course. The president was going to “open” the new town, 9 had taken 26 years to be 10 . I sat next to a man of about fifty, whose face was a book. I guessed he had something 11 to tell me. The face was rough (粗糙), brown and lined. There were 12 of worry and of fear perhaps, two old scars (疤痕). But in them, I saw 13 and power. I guessed he was the boss of 14 . Perhaps he had not expected it would be big or hadn't wanted it.

　　I was sure he had done it well. The thing had clearly taught him the power of decision, and command (指挥). We started to talk… The next two 15 were for me the most interesting and exciting that I remembered. He didn't give me a chance to speak. He kept me 16 , open-mouthed with wonder (惊奇). Our plan 17 at Fairburn. I shook hands with him and thanked him for making the journey so 18 . I told him my name. “It was my 19 ,” he said, “I was the chief engineer here until last year. I 20 the new town. Karl Packer is the name. Haven't we met somewhere?”

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 I just spent a wonderful holiday on a little Greek island together with my family. Ono day , my wife and I left the village we lived in to visit the other side of the island. There we_36_ to see a French lady who was walking with a cane(手杖). Clearly , it was not _37__for  her to climb up the 300 steps leading up to an old building. Noticing she had a French accent(口音) I __38_speaking French with her. She __39_that, saying her English wasn’t very good. We had a _40__. She said the next day she would visit the __41__we were in at that moment. I was looking forward to our___42_ again there, because I enjoyed _43__my French.

But the next day I didn’t see her. I __44_she had said that she would leave the island the day after. I must have __45__her. Yet , three days later I suddenly met her again at the beach. She told me she was taking the ferry boat that night 2 a.m. and was now___46_ a place to stay close to the port(港口),__47__she has difficulty taking her suitcase to the port herself. The hotel she mentioned was rather __48_and I suggested another restaurant which would cost her less, and was a short _49__for her to reach the port.  50 ,her hotel could not help her carry her suitcase anywhere. So I  51 _to carry the suitcase to the _52 _for her.

I did as I had promised, and the lady was  53  and kept thanking me . I did it _54__ , for my parents broght me up to give others a helping hand.

Watching the  55  on the lady’s face ,I wish I got the chance to do it more often.

36. A. failed                  B. happened           C. planned                    D. expected

37. A. common             B. hard                  C. tired                      D. relaxing

38. A. enjoyed            B. continued          C. started                         D. stopped

39. A. appreciated       B. shared               C. believed                 D. refused

40. A. discussion           B. conversation      C. fight                  D. competition

41. A. hotel                   B. house                C. country                    D. village

42. A. exam                  B. train                  C. meeting                    D. lesson

43. A. copying                  B. understanding    C. practicing              D reading

44. A. joked                  B. remembered       C. imagined               D. mentioned

45. A. missed                B. called                C. accepted            D. disappointed

46. A. escaping from     B. checking on       C. cleaning up         D. looking for

47. A. though                B. because             C. so                            D. but

48. A. dirty                   B. suitable              C. comfortable          D. expensive

49. A. flight                  B. walk                 C. sail                       D. sight

50. A. Unfortunately    B. Strangely          C. Differently          D. Unusually

51. A. hoped                 B. liked                  C. offered                     D. forgot

52. A. island                  B. building             C. beach                    D. restaurant

53. A. happy                 B. kind                  C. worried                    D. confused

54. A. seriously             B. luckily               C. naturally                D. carefully

55. A. pleasure                  B. excitement         C. surprise                 D. fear

   I just spent a wonderful holiday on a little Greek island together with my family. Ono day , my wife and I left the village we lived in to visit the other side of the island. There we_36_ to see a French lady who was walking with a cane(手杖). Clearly , it was not _37__for  her to climb up the 300 steps leading up to an old building. Noticing she had a French accent(口音) I __38_speaking French with her. She __39_that, saying her English wasn’t very good. We had a _40__. She said the next day she would visit the __41__we were in at that moment. I was looking forward to our___42_ again there, because I enjoyed _43__my French.

But the next day I didn’t see her. I __44_she had said that she would leave the island the day after. I must have __45__her. Yet , three days later I suddenly met her again at the beach. She told me she was taking the ferry boat that night 2 a.m. and was now___46_ a place to stay close to the port(港口),__47__she has difficulty taking her suitcase to the port herself. The hotel she mentioned was rather __48_and I suggested another restaurant which would cost her less, and was a short _49__for her to reach the port.  50 ,her hotel could not help her carry her suitcase anywhere. So I  51 _to carry the suitcase to the _52 _for her.

I did as I had promised, and the lady was  53  and kept thanking me . I did it _54__ , for my parents broght me up to give others a helping hand.

Watching the  55  on the lady’s face ,I wish I got the chance to do it more often.

36. A. failed                  B. happened           C. planned                    D. expected

37. A. common             B. hard                  C. tired                      D. relaxing

38. A. enjoyed            B. continued          C. started                         D. stopped

39. A. appreciated       B. shared               C. believed                 D. refused

40. A. discussion           B. conversation      C. fight                  D. competition

41. A. hotel                   B. house                C. country                    D. village

42. A. exam                  B. train                  C. meeting                    D. lesson

43. A. copying                  B. understanding    C. practicing              D reading

44. A. joked                  B. remembered       C. imagined               D. mentioned

45. A. missed                B. called                C. accepted            D. disappointed

46. A. escaping from     B. checking on       C. cleaning up         D. looking for

47. A. though                B. because             C. so                            D. but

48. A. dirty                   B. suitable              C. comfortable          D. expensive

49. A. flight                  B. walk                 C. sail                       D. sight

50. A. Unfortunately    B. Strangely          C. Differently          D. Unusually

51. A. hoped                 B. liked                  C. offered                     D. forgot

52. A. island                  B. building             C. beach                    D. restaurant

53. A. happy                 B. kind                  C. worried                    D. confused

54. A. seriously             B. luckily               C. naturally                D. carefully

55. A. pleasure                  B. excitement         C. surprise                 D. fear

He hated my name, Whitney. My family never knew why. He wished for my name to be Nicole, which was how it became my  （36）  name. He was the first man I ever trusted,  （37）  my father, and he still is one of the few men I trust. He loves me; after all, I am his granddaughter,  （38） .

He has a disease that causes his  （39）  to drift. He doesn’t remember his own wife half the time; I don’t know why I  （40）  he will remember me when I see him. My dad and grandmother held his hands as they  （41）  him in to see me for the first time in four months. His bones  （42）  under his skin, and I could tell that his  （43）  no longer occupied his mouth. He didn’t look like my grandfather; his face was that of a  （44） . He looked like he might have when he was in World War II, but Alzheimer’s（老年痴呆症）was his  （45）  now.

They sat him down. Without a glance at me, my grandfather  （46）  his head for at least a half hour, almost as if he were ashamed. Suddenly he  （47）  tracing（顺着轮廓描画）my palm, noticing every line and detail. His fingers fell through the spaces between  （48）  like sand. I stood up, still holding his hand, and took him for a walk to try to  （49）  him a bit.

When we returned, he did not want to sit. He looked at me with a grandfather’s  （50） . His eyes played with mine, searching for memories we had  （51） . He started to play with my hair, examining the faint color through his almost  （52）  eyes. I took his hand and spun myself around  （53）  we were dancing like we used to.

All too soon, it was time to  （54） . He planted a million kisses on my cheeks as I felt tears welling up in my eyes. I was his little girl again, although he didn’t remember my  （55） . That’s okay. He didn’t like it anyway.

36．  A． first               B．  last                     C．     middle             D．   full

37．  A． according to   B．  besides               C．     like                  D．   unlike

38．  A． always           B．  sometimes          C．perhaps         D．unbelievably

39．  A． mind              B．  eyes                   C．     hands              D．   body

40．  A． doubt             B．  hope                   C．     know              D．   expect

41．  A． walked           B．  called                 C．     carried             D．   pushed

42．  A． felt sharp        B．  looked terrible     C．     stood out         D．   hurt badly

43．  A． speech           B．  smile                  C．     tongue             D．   teeth

44．  A． soldier            B．  stranger              C．     patient             D．   victim

45．  A． war                B．  dream                 C．     career              D．   story

46．  A． turned            B．  raised                 C．     hung               D．   scratched

47．  A． stopped          B．  started                C．     remembered     D．   imagined

48．  A． them              B．  those                  C．     others              D．   mine

49．  A． calm              B．  move                  C．     amuse             D．   wake

50．  A． bravery          B．  intelligence          C．     softness           D．   weakness

51．  A． exchanged      B．  refreshed            C．     shared             D．   lost

52．  A． blind              B．  tearful                C．     cold                D．   sleepy

53．  A． so that            B．  as if                   C．     until                D．   because

54．  A． eat                 B．  rest                    C．     leave               D．   meet

55．  A． appearance     B．  childhood            C．     birthday           D．   name

From the day that she learned to walk, Katie’s parents had warned her not to walk past the wire fence. The fence divided the farm from the open grassland that ran for miles. A child would get lost in the high, waving grass. Katie’s mother would remind her about her sister Hannah. “Hannah was no older than you the day that she disappeared, ” Mama would say. Katie couldn’t think of anything worse than to be separated from her parents.

Katie had never seen her sister. Hannah had been lost before Katie was born. Katie often imagined one day a beautiful stranger would come up the road and it would be Hannah.

Now, more than twelve years after her disappearance, Hannah was coming home! She was found at a small village far away. A woman found the lost child many years ago and raised Hannah like one of her own children.

Katie and her mother were busy cleaning the spare bedroom all day.

The next day Hannah arrived. Katie raced out into the yard, her arms open wide. As she came closer to the tall, young woman, her arms dropped. The cry of welcome died in her throat. Hannah had sun—Browned skin. A blanket pulled around her shoulders. She stood staring, looking helpless as Katie’s mother moved forward to embrace(拥抱) her.

At that moment, Katie remembered the rabbit she caught last winter. She carried it home gently and built a comfortable house for it. The next morning the rabbit was gone. “It was used to freedom,” her mama had explained.

Hannah stayed at her new home for almost a month. She never slept in the soft bed. She seldom came out of her room. Whenever Katie went in, she always found Hannah looking our of the window. Katie’s parents kept telling her that it was just a matter of time. Hannah would get used to their ways. “After all,” Mama said, “we’re her real family.”

Then one night, when Katie went in to say good night, Hannah was gone. Her window was open wide. Katie looked around the empty room. She started to run downstairs to call her parents, but then stopped. She thought of the rabbit that she had caught. She wouldn’t tell. She would let her parents discover Hannah’s absence in the morning. Then Hannah would have had a head start on her long journey back to her family.

1．What happened to Hannah many years ago?

       A．She went to catch a rabbit and got lost.

       B．She got lost in the grass and was taken to a village.

       C．She walked past the fence and found a small village.

       D．She didn’t like living with her parents and ran away.

2．Katie’s experience with the rabbit helps her to believe         .

       A．people are cruel animals

       B．family members should always stay together

       C．people belong where they feel most comfortable

       D．both people and animals enjoy a life close to nature

3．Which words best describe Katie?

       A．Lonely and shy                                    B．Brave and confident.

       C．Honest and helpful.                              D．Kind and understanding

4．What can be inferred from the story?

      A．Hannah didn’t want a sister.

       B．It is always dangerous to walk alone.

       C．Hannah, in fact, was not Katie’s sister.

       D．We should think more of others’ happiness.