60. The author had to conduct the two women’s funerals probably because____.

　　 A. he wanted to comfort the two families　

B. he was an official from the community

　　 C. he had great pity for the deceased　　 D. he was minister of the local church

59. What is said about the two deceased elderly women?

　　 A. They lived out a natural life.

　　 B. They died of exhaustion after the long plane ride.

　　 C. They weren’t used to the change in weather.

　　 D. They died due to lack of care by family members.

58. It can be inferred from the passage that ___.

　　 A. the mother spoiled the boy.　　　 B. the boy found school life interesting

　　 C. the mother lost hope in the boy. D. the boy had no freedom at home.

答案　 DAB

Passage 58

(江西省白鹭洲中学2010届高三第三次月考)

B

　 I had an experiece some years ago, which taught me something about the ways in which people make a bad situation worse by blaming themselves. One January, I had to hold two funerals on successive days for two elderly women in my community. Both had died“full of years”, as the Bible would say. Their homes happened to be near each other, so I paid condolence(吊唁) calls on the two families on the same afternoon.

　 At the first home, the son of the deceased woman said to me,“If only I sent my mother to Florida and gotten her out of this cold and snow, she would be alive today It’s my fault that she died.”At the second home, the son of the other deceased woman said,“If only I hadn’t insisted on my mother’s going to Florida, she would be alive today. That long airplane ride, the sudden change of climate, was more than she could take. It’s my fault that she’s dead.”

　 You see that any time there is a death, the survivors will feel guilty. Because the course of action they took turned out bad, they believe that the opposite course ___keeping Mother at home, putting off the operation____ would have turned out better. After all, how could it have turned out any worse?

　　 There seem to be two elements involved in our willingness to feel guilty. The first is our pressing need to believe that the world makes sense, that there is a cause for every effect and a reason for everything that happens. That leads us to find patterns and connections both where they really exist and where they exist only in our minds.

　　 The second element is the view that we are the cause of what happens, especially the bad things that happen. It seems to be a short step from believing that every event has a cause to believing that every disaster is our fault. The roots of this feeling may lie in our childhood.

　　 A baby comes to think that the world exists to meet his needs, and that he makes everything happen in it. He wakes up in the morning and summons the rest of the world to his tasks. He cries, and someone comes to attend to him. When he is hungry, people feed him, and when he is wet, people change him. Very often, we do not completely outgrow that childish view that our wishes cause things to happen.

57. Why was Daniel going to put the dog in the washing machine?

　　 A. He meant to clean the dog.　　 B. He wanted to punished the dog

　　 C. He intended to make trouble.　　 D. He wished to draw his mother‘s attention.

56. What did Daniel do while his mother was talking to the author?

　　 A. He drove away the family car.　 B. He cut off the hair of the girl next door.

　　 C. He flooded the kitchen.　　　 D. He fell to the floor with the wardrobe.

59.The most proper title for the passage is ______.

　 　 A.A Forgetful Wallet Owner　　　　　　　 B. Two Car Collectors and a Good Deed　

　 C. Price Paid for Romance　　　　　 　　 D. Lost Wallet Found after 55 Years

答案　 BDDD

Passage 57

(江西省白鹭洲中学2010届高三第三次月考)

A

　Daniel Brown was just five years old when he climbed into the family car and let it roll away down the road. He was only three when he flooded the kitchen.

　His mother, Angela Brown, is in despair. She is very busy looking after her new baby, a little girl called Laura, as well as Daniel. She told us,“Daniel is so full of curiosity.”At that moment, we hear a huge crash and then silence. We go upstairs and find Daniel crawling out of a wardrobe(衣橱)he has pulled over onto the floors, with a book in his hand.“It’s for you, Mum,”he says and looks up at his mum and smiles. Seven-year-old Daniel has a lovely face. He has golden hair, big brown eyes, and a friendly smile. I have to admit that Daniel doesn’t look like a naughty boy.

Angela told me all about it,“Once I found him as he was about to put Jasper in the washing machine.”Jasper, she explained, is the Browns’dog.“When I asked him why, he said that he thought Jasper was dirty! It’s amazing how one little boy can cause so much trouble. Another time he cut off all the hair of the little girl next door. She was going to attend her sister’s wedding and the neighbors haven’t spoken to us since.

　　 Angela told me about Daniel’s most expensive crime “I was about to do the washing up when the baby started crying. Daniel decided to help and filled the kitchen sink with water. When I came in the water was already flooding the kitchen and was about to flood the hall. The carpet was ruined and had to be replaced. I hope things will get better as he gets older.”

　　 Amazingly, Daniel is quite well behaved in school. This may be because he is rarely bored. Meanwhile he continues to be the naughtiest little boy in England. Will his baby sister Laura grow up to be the naughtiest little girl?

58. What difference did the wallet make to Glenn?

　 　 A. He gained unexpected wealth.

　 　　 B. He got back his lost car as well.

　 　 C. He improved his poor memory a lot.

　 　 D. He recalled what had long been forgotten.

57. Which of the following happened last?

　 A. The vintage car was purchased.　 　 　　　B. An advertisement was placed.

　 C. Mr. Goodlove’s name was changed.　　　　　 D. Some personal belongings were found.

56. The lost wallet contained all the following EXCEPT ______.

　 A. some money 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. some jewellery

　 C. some receipts　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. some cards

59. What do the couple learn from their experience?

A. Strangers are usually of little help.　 B. One should take care of their bike.

C. News reports make people famous.　　D. An act of kindness can mean a lot.

答案　 DDBD

Passage 56

(河南省郑州外国语学校2010届高三上学期第三次月考)

(A)

A wallet misplaced during a romantic embrace has been returned to its forgetful owner after 55 years.

Two classic car collectors from the US state of Idaho found the wallet after it fell out of the back of a vintage (旧式的) car they were planning to restore. After an Internet search they found and contacted the owner, Glenn Goodlove. Mr. Goodlove said he probably lost the wallet in the back seat of his 1946 Hudson car while kissing a girl when he was home on leave from the US Navy.

Jon Beck, 61, and Chuck Merrill, 72, bought the now-vintage vehicle in Idaho after placing an ad in a local newspaper to buy a classic car in need of restoration. Driving the car home after buying it, the collectors stopped at a restaurant and saw something from below the back seat.

“Like a couple of kids, we thought we had a goldmine,” Mr. Beck said. Instead, they found some small change - the leather wallet held a $10 bill, Mr. Goodlove’s military ID, his social security card, his driver’s licence and several jewellery receipts from 1952.But they were all in the name of Glenn Putnam.

After searching online, Mr. Beck discovered that Mr. Putnam had since changed his name to Glenn Goodlove and moved to San Diego, California. He called Mr. Goodlove, asking to speak to a man who used to drive a ’46 Hudson.

“There was a silence for about 15 seconds,” Mr. Beck told the Twin Falls Times-News. “Then he said, ‘Who is that?’” Mr. Goodlove, now 75, says he did not even remember losing the wallet, but the find has brought memories of his youth in Everett, Washington, flooding back. “I could see the house and the car and the town and all the good stuff from living there,” he said. “They’ve been flowing ever since he talked to me.”