The dirty, homeless man sat on the pavement, staring at the atones．He thought back more than twenty years to when he was a boy living in a small red brick house on this very street．He recalled the flower garden, the swing his dad made, and the bike he had saved up for months to buy．
The man shrugged impatiently, for the brightness of those pictures hurt him, and his memory travelled on another ten years．He had a job by then, plenty of friends and started to come home less．He did not really want to remember those years, nor the day when, because o' debts, he had gone home planning to ask for money．He felt embarrassed, but he knew exactly where his dad kept the money．When his parents stepped out of the room, he took what he wanted and left．
That was the last time he had seen them．Ashamed, he went abroad, and his parents knew nothing about the years of wandering or time in prison．But locked in his cell he often thought of home．Once free, he would love to see his parents again, if they were still alive, and still wanted to see him．
When his prison time was up, he found-a job, but couldn't settle．Something was drawing him home．He did not want to arrive penniless, so he hitchhiked most of the long journey back．But less than a mile from his destination he started to feel sick with doubt．Could they ever accept this man who had so bitterly disappointed them?
He spent most of that day sitting under a tree．That evening he posted a letter which, although short, had taken him hours to write．It ended with：
I know it is unreasonable of me to suppose you want to see me．．．so it's up to you．I'll come early Thursday morning．If you want me home, hang a white handkerchief in the window of my old bedroom．If it's there, I'll come in; if not, I'll wave good-bye and go．
And now it was Thursday morning and he was sitting on the pavement at the end of the street．Finally he got up and walked slowly toward the old house．He drew a long breath and looked．
His parents were taking no risks．________________
The man threw his head back, gave a cry of relief and ran straight through the open front door．
(1)
Why did the man shrug impatiently(paragraph 2)while he was thinking of his childhood?
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A．
The thoughts made him angry．
B．
He felt he had wasted time．
C．
He was anxious to go home．
D．
The sweet memory caused him much pain．
(2)
Why did it take him hours to write the letter?
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A．
He doubted if his parents still lived in that house．
B．
He had much news to tell his parents．
C．
He felt ashamed to ask for forgiveness．
D．
He was longing to return home and felt excited．
(3)
In what order did the following events take place?
a．He took the money from his parents．
b．He bought a bicycle with his savings．
c．He was sentenced to prison．
d．He wrote the letter home．
e．He sat on the pavement．
f．He hitchhiked back home．
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A．
b, a, c, d, e, f
B．
b, a, c, f, d, e
C．
a, c, b, d, f, a
D．
a, d, b, c, e, f
(4)
Which of the following best fits into paragraph 8?
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A．
Every inch of the house was covered in white．Sheets, pillowcases and table clothes had been placed on every window and door, making it look like a snow house．
B．
The house before him was just as he remembered： the red bricks, the brown door and nothing else．
C．
A colourful blanket was over the front door．On it, in large letters, was written, "Welcome home, son
D．
A police car was parked in the drive way, and two officers stood at the front door．
(5)
The best title of the passage is ________．
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A．
Sweet Memory
B．
White Handkerchief
C．
Abandoned Son
D．
Leaving Home
阅读理解
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
At Blossom End Railroad Station, 22-year-old Stanley Vine sat, waiting for his new employer．The surrounding green fields were so unlike the muddy landscape of war-torn France．After four horrible years as an army private fighting in Europe, Stanley had returned to England in February 1946．Armed now with some savings and with no prospects for a job in England, he answered a newspaper ad for farm help in Canada．Two months later he was on his way．
When the old car rumbled toward the tiny station, Stanley rose to his feet, trying to make the most of his five foot, four inch frame．The farmer, Alphonse Lapine, shook his head and complained, “You’re a skinny thing．” On the way to his dairy farm, Alphonse explained that he had a wife and seven kids．“Money’s tight．You’ll get room and board．You’ll get up at dawn for milking, and then help me around the farm until evening milking time again．Ten dollars a week．Sundays off．” Stanley nodded．He had never been on a farm before, but he took the job．
From the beginning Stanley was treated horribly by the whole family．They made fun of the way he dressed and talked．The humourless farmer frequently lost his temper, criticizing Stanley for the slightest mistake．The oldest son, 13-year-old Armand, constantly played nasty tricks on him．But the kind-hearted Stanley never responded．
Stanley never became part of the Lapine family．After work, they ignored him．He spent his nights alone in a tiny bedroom．However, each evening before retiring, he lovingly cared for the farmer’s horses, eagerly awaiting him at the field gate．He called them his gentle giants．
Early one November morning Alphonse Lapine discovered that Stanley had disappeared, after only six months as his farmhand．In fact no one in the community ever heard of him again．That is, until one evening, almost 20 years later, when Armand, opened an American sports magazine and came across a shocking headline, “Millionaire jockey, Stanley Vine, ex-British soldier and 5-time horse riding champion, began life in North America as a farmhand in Canada．”
(1)
Stanley Vine decided to go to Canada because ________．
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A．
he wanted to escape from war-torn France
B．
he wanted to serve in the Canadian army
C．
he couldn’t find a job in England
D．
he loved working as a farmhand
(2)
Which of the following is True according to the passage?
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A．
Stanley joined the French army when he was 18 years old．
B．
On the farm Stanley had to milk the cows 14 times a week．
C．
The Lapine family were rich but cruel to Stanley．
D．
Stanley read about the job offer in a newspaper．
(3)
What can we infer from the passage?
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A．
When Stanley first met his employer, he tried to impress him but failed．
B．
Stanley had never worked on a farm, so he made a lot of mistakes．
C．
Stanley’s weekly salary was not enough for him to live on．
D．
Stanley left the farm by train, without telling anyone why he did so．
(4)
What did Stanley like doing after work each day?
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A．
Hitch-hiking to different towns．
B．
Caring for the farmer’s horses．
C．
Wandering around the farm alone．
D．
Preparing meals on the farm．
(5)
Why was Armand so astonished when he read about Stanley in the magazine?
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A．
He didn’t know Stanley had been a British soldier．
B．
He had no idea Stanley had always been a wealthy man．
C．
He didn’t know his father paid Stanley so little money．
D．
He didn’t expect Stanley to become such a success．
