63．What
does the writer mainly tell us?
A．Black people lead a miserable life.
B．Black people don’t have enough rent money.
C．White people lead an expensive life.
D．White people have special baby doctors.
答案 60.C 61.D 62.A 63.A
Passage 22
(山东省滨州市2007届高三第四次模拟考试A篇)
My grandfather grew up in war－torn Europe. When German soldiers occupied
his home-town, the thriving city of Tarow, Poland, he refused to obey them and
eventually joined the Soviet army to fight for his country’s freedom. “Stand
straight, stand tall,” he told himself.
After the war, in 1947, he boarded
a boat for Manhatan. He was hungry and suffering from seasickness. All alone in
a new country, he was frightened about his future. Still, he marched head-on
into the hustle of the streets of New York. Soon he met other European
immigrants, each of them trying to find his or her own way. If they could do
it, why couldn’t he? “Stand straight, stand tall,” he would remind himself.
Thanks to the help of a loyal and
trusting friend, my grandfather gained a jewelry booth on Canal Street, New
York City. He once told me how nervous he was on that first day of work. He was
not only trying to learn this tough new business, but also a new language.
To his surprise, the men in
neighboring booths－who could have taken advantage of
him－offered their help and advice.
Within months, my grandfather was commanding his spot behind the counter,
selling diamonds and cultured pearls as if he’d been doing it his whole life.
Stand straight and stand tall.
In later years, my grandfather
would take both my mother and her sister down the aisle at their
weddings. As he stood with each of them, he thought about their new beginnings,
and of the adventures and journeys they would experience together. He also
thought about the children who would one day carry on his family name.
I am so proud to be one of those
children. Listening to my grandfather’s remarkable experiences has changed the
way I view my own life.