Question

Passage 3 (2015江蘇揚州廣陵區(qū)，C) 

    When my brother Joe was 6 months old,my mother brought him home from the hospital and told me to watch him while she fixed sup?per. We started playing a game I calleddogs" , rolling on the floor like pups (小狗) .Then I looked up and saw. my mother watching us.She was crying.

    He’ s  blind,she said.“The doctor told me today."

    I looked at Joe. He was laughing. “He can^Jt be blind, ^” I said. “He smiles at my face."

    He smiles at your voice,she said. “ He’ll never see your face.”

    That was that.Joe was blind.Mama went back to cooking. I went back to playing the game.From the age of 8 ,Joe boarded at a school for the blind’learning to read Braille (盲文). When he was 16 ,the school said heM learned enough and sent him home with a Braille typewriter.At 21,Joe moved out to live on his own,he said,“like a man”，in an apartmenl 48 kilometers away. He learned to cook,clean,and do almost anything else he needed.

    Then he met the love of his life. She was blind,too. When Joe called to tell me,he said/'Even a blind man can fall in love at first sight."

    They shared 10 good years before he lost her to cancer. Painfully soon after,he also lost our mother,who was his supporter,and our stepfather,who was Joe's best friend.

    What is left when you lose the loves of your life? My brother held close to himself three gifts ： Faith,hope and love. His faith grew stronger. He always had hope. And his love for his family has never gotten weaker,despite (盡管)death。Loved ones leave，but love remains。

    His legs are growing weaker.My sister and  I often wonder what will happen if Joe canl live on his own. It's not up to us. You don ’t find strength to do something until it^’s time to do it Joe has found it whenever he has needed it.I believe he will again.

1. When the writers mother brought Joe back from the hospital,the writer

  A. was sad because Joe couldn't see things clearly       B. introduced Joe to the family dog at once 

  C. worried that Mother might love Joe more 

  D. had great fun playing a game with Joe 

2. Which of the following order of events is CORRECT according to the article?

  a. Joe started learning Braille for the blind.

  b. Joe moved out and managed to live on his own.

  c. Joe was sent back home with his Braille typewriter,d   d. Joe had a hard time when he lost three beloved. e.Joe   e. fell in love with a blind girl the first time they met.

   A. abedc   B. ached   C. acebd   D. aecbd 

3. What does the writer mainly tell us through the article?

  A. People have to spend more time with their loved ones.

  B. The disabled need others’ respect and support to live on.

  C. Love,hope and faith can keep one going in face of difficulties.

  D. People should learn to get over the loss of their loved ones.

4. What does it  refer to in the sentence^“ Joe has found it whenever he has needed it.^” ?

  A. The belief in finding love again.

  B. The strength to deal with difficulties.

  C. The love for his family.

  D. The hope to have stronger legs.

Answer 1

1. D 2. B 3. C 4. B

Passage 3

[語篇解讀]“我”的弟弟Joe從小雙目失明。雖然他在成長的過程 中生活得很艱辛，經歷過痛苦與挫折，但他從未丟棄生命中最重要的 三樣東西:信仰、希望和愛。

1. D細節(jié)理解題。根據文章第一段第二句We started playing a game I called “dogs”，rolling on the floor like pups (小狗).可知，弟弟從醫(yī)院 回來后，作者和弟弟一起玩游戲很開心。故選D項。

2. B細節(jié)理解題。根據文章第五段及以后的內容可知，Joe八歲上盲 人學校學盲文；16歲學成回家;21歲搬出去獨立生活；后來他和一 個盲人女孩相愛;再后來他失去了三位至親:愛人、母親、繼父。故 選B項。

3. C主旨大意題。文章作者的弟弟盡管天生雙目失明，后來又先后 失去了三個他摯愛的親人，但是他卻能勇敢地面對困難，因為他始 終擁有faith,hope和love這三件“法寶”。作者想以他的弟弟為例， 告訴讀者有了 faith,hope和love,任何人都能勇敢地面對人生的磨 難，故選C項。

4. B詞義猜測題。根據Joe的生活經歷和最后一段第四、五句You don't find strength to do something until it's time to do it.Joe has found it whenever he has needed it.可知，此處it應指上文提及的strength ,即應 對困難的力量。故選B項。