57.The author was surprised because 　　　　.

A.the quilt looked very strange

B.her grandmother liked the quilt

C.the quilt was the best she had seen

D.her mother had made some changes

56.Why did the author go to her mother’s home?

A.To see her mother’s quilts.

B.To help prepare for a show.

C.To get together for the family dinner.

D.To discuss her grandmother’s life.

71.Which of the following is closest to the main idea of the passage?

A.A friend in need is a friend indeed.

B.Where there is a will,there is a way.

C.A misfortune may turn out a blessing.

D.Kill two birds with one stone.

答案　 68.A　 69.A　 70.D　 71.C

Passage 26

(08·重庆A篇)

I arrived at my mother’s home for our Monday family dinner.The smells of food flew over from the kitchen.Mother was pulling out quilt(被子) after quilt from the boxes,proudly showing me their beauties.She was preparing for a quilt show at the Elmhurst Church.When we began to fold and put them back into the boxes,I noticed something at the bottom of one box.I pulled it out.“What is this?” I asked.

“Oh?” Mom said,“That’s Mama’s quilt.”

I spread the quilt.It looked as if a group of school children had pieced it together;irregular designs,childish pictures,a crooked line on the right.

“Grandmother made this?” I said,surprised.My grandmother was a master at making quilts.This certainly didn’t look like any of the quilts she had made.

“Yes,right before she died.I brought it home with me last year and made some changes,” she said.“I’m still working on it.See,this is what I’ve done so far.”

I looked at it more closely.She had made straight a crooked line.At the center of the quilt,she had stitched(缝) a piece of cloth with these words:“My mother made many quilts.She didn’t get all lines straight.But I think this is beautiful.I want to see it finished.Her last quilt.”

“Ooh,this is so nice,Mom,”I said.It occurred to me that by completing my grandmother’s quilt,my mother was honoring her own mother.I realized,too,that I held in my hands a family treasure.It started with the loving hands of one woman,and continued with the loving hands of another.”

70.How does Zoe feel about the country life according to the passage?

A.Tiresome and troublesome.

B.Romantic and peaceful.

C.Mentally exhausting but healthy.

D.Physically tiring but rewarding.

69.The most important reason why Zoe went to visit Kathy’s farm is that 　　　　.

A.Zoe lost her job as a PR consultant

B.Kathy persuaded her to do so

C.Zoe got tired of the city life

D.Zoe loved Wales more than London

68.When working as a PR consultant in London,Zoe thought she lived a 　　　　life.

A.satisfying　　　　　　　　　　 B.tough　　　　　　　　 　　 C.meaningless　　　　 　　 D.boring

44.Why did Teddy thank Mrs.Thompson at his wedding?

A.She had kept in touch with him.

B.She had given him encouragement.

C.She had sent him Christmas presents.

D.She had taught him how to judge people.

答案　 41.D　 42.C　 43.D　 44.B

Passage 25

(08·上海B篇)

Zoe Chambers was a successful PR (Public Relations) consultant and life was going well-she had a great job,a beautiful flat and a busy social life in London.Then one evening in June last year,she received a text message telling her she was out of work.“The first two weeks were the most difficult to live through,”she said.“After everything I’d done for the company,they dismissed me by text!I was so angry and I just didn’t feel like looking for another job.I hated everything about the city and my life.”

Then,Zoe received an invitation from an old schoolfriend,Kathy,to come and stay.Kathy and her husband,Huw,had just bought a farm in northwest Wales.Zoe jumped at the chance to spend a weekend away from London,and now,ten months later,she is still on the farm.

“The moment I arrived at Kathy’s farm,I loved it and I knew I wanted to stay,”said Zoe.“Everything about my past life suddenly seemed meaningless.”

Zoe has been working on the farm since October of last year and says she has no regrets.“It’s a hard life,physically very tiring,”she says.“In London I was stressed and often mentally exhausted.But this is a good,healthy tiredness.Here,all I need to put me in a good mood is a hot bath and one of Kathy’s wonderful dinners.”

Zoe says she has never felt bored on the farm.Every day brings a new experience.Kathy has been teaching her how to ride a horse and she has learnt to drive a tractor.Since Christmas,she has been helping with the lambing-watching a lamb being born is unbelievable,she says,“It’s one of the most moving experiences I’ve ever had.I could never go back to city life now.”

43.In what way did Mrs.Thompson change?

A.She taught fewer school subjects.

B.She became stricter with her students.

C.She no longer liked her job as a teacher.

D.She cared more about educating students.

42.What did Mrs.Thompson find out about Teddy?

A.He often told lies.

B.He was good at math.

C.He needed motherly care.

D.He enjoyed playing with others.

41.What did Mrs.Thompson do on the first day of school?

A.She made Teddy feel ashamed.

B.She asked the children to play with Teddy.

C.She changed Teddy’s seat to the front row.

D.She told the class something untrue about herself.