59．Grandpa probably inspired his grandchildren in time of trouble by saying “　　　 ”.

　　　 A．A friend in need is a friend indeed

　　　 B．God help those who help themselves

　　　 C．Stand straight, stand tall

　　　 D．Practice makes perfect

58．What does the underlined word “aisle” in the last but one paragraph mean?

　　　 A．passage　　　　　　　　　 B．path　　　　　　　　　　　 C．balcony　　　　　　　　　 D．pavement

57．Which is NOT true according to the passage?

　　　 A．My grandfather was a soldier during World war Ⅱ.

　　　 B．My grandfather went to America by sea.

　　　 C．My grandfather had been doing a jewelry business his whole life.

　　　 D．My grandfather ran his business successfully.

56．Which is the correct order of the things that happened in the passage?

　　　 a. My grandfather took both my mother and her sister down the aisle at their weddings.

　　　 b. World War Ⅱ broke out in Europe.

　　　 c. My grandfather went to America.

　　　 d. My grandfather began to run his diamond business.

　　　 e. The men in neighboring booths helped him.

　　　 A．b, c, a, d, e　　　　　　 B．b, c, d, e, a　　　　　　 C．b, c, e, a, d　　　　　　 D．c, b, e, d, a

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.

62．Why did the writer hide in a closet when the landowner came for rent?

　　　 A．The closet could only hold two kids.

　　　 B．Only two kids were allowed to live in the house.

　　　 C．They should pay more rent for two kids.

　　　 D．There was only one bedroom for the two kids.

61．Mother never told us to brush our teeth or to wash our hands because　　 .

　　　 A．she though we didn’t need to　　　　　　　　　　　 B．we didn’t like washing hands

　　　 C．we had done everything very well　　　　　　　　 D．there was no soap or water in our home

60．Mother got up at 6 a.m. every day ,because　 　.

　　　 A．she had to cook breakfast for her children

　　　 B．she had to catch the first bus to the factory

　　　 C．she had to work in the white man’s house

　　　 D．she had to go to see a special baby doctor

59．It can be concluded that　　 .

　　　 A．Grandpa never lost heart in time of hardships

　　　 B．Grandpa never threw doubt upon his fate

　　　 C．Grandpa was born to be a businessman

　　　 D．Grandpa didn’t live up to his friend’s expectations

答案　 56.B　 57.C　 58.C　 59.A

Passage 21

(北京东城区2006-2007学年度第一学期期末教学目标检测B篇)

But I wonder about my Momma sometimes, and all the other Negro(blacks )mothers who got up at 6 a.m. to go to the white man’s house with sacks over their shoes because it was so wet and cold. I wonder how they made it .They worked very hard for the man, they made his breakfast and they scrubbed his floors and they took care of his babies. They didn’t have too much time for us.

　　　 I wonder about my Momma ,who walked out of a white woman’s clean house at midnight and came back to her own where the lights had been out for three months ,and the pipes were frozen and the wind came in through the holes in the wall. She’d have to make deals with the rats: leave some food out for them so the wouldn’t bite the doors or the babies. The roaches(蟑螂)？Oh ,they were just like part of the family!

　　　 I wonder how she felt telling those white kids she took care of to brush their teeth after they ate, to wash their hands after they finish bathroom. She could never tell her own kids because there wasn’t soap or water back home.

　　　 I wonder how my Momma felt when we came home from school with a list of vitamins and pills the school nurse said we had to have .Momma would cry all night , and then go out and spend most of the rent money for pills. A week later ,the white man would come for his eighteen dollars’ rent and Momma would beg him to wait until tomorrow . She had to lie to him that she had lost her wallet or the relief check was coming soon or the white people had some money for her. Tomorrow I’d be hiding in the closet because there was only supposed to be two kids in the flat ,and I could hear the rent man shout at my Momma and call her a cheat. And when he finally went away, Momma put the sacks on her shoes and went off to the rich white man’s house to dress the rich white kids so their mother could take them to a special baby doctor.

58．Grandpa probably inspired his grandchildren in time of trouble by saying “　　 ”.

　　　 A．A friend in need is a friend indeed

　　　 B．God help those who help themselves

　　　 C．Stand straight ,stand tall

　　　 D．Practice makes perfect