Feeling exhausted and hopeless, I began walking to my car. Every step seemed tiring, and every step was another to survive. As I looked up into the sky I thought about how my grandmother had left me, and my anger began to return. I was annoyed by the loss, and my belief in God was beginning to fade. I couldn’t understand why these things happened. So as I stood in a public parking lot a million questions formed in my mind. Why did this happen to me? Aren’t we supposed to get signs from the people that pass on? Why did I not feel her presence anymore? Is there a heaven?
Suddenly, a woman driving right by my side rolled down her window and distracted my unanswered thoughts. “Excuse me, excuse me, excuse me,” she said loudly. Thinking she was going to ask for my parking spot, I simply pointed to my car. The thought of having to say where my car was seemed like too much to bear. “No, excuse me,” she said again.
At this point, I felt I had no choice but to see what this annoying lady wanted. As I got closer, I was startled—was this my grandmother’s nurse, Adu, who lived with her during her final months? I soon realized that she wasn’t, although the resemblance was unusual. Then, I realized that this Adu was searching for something in her bag. Surprisingly, I was overcome by a sense of relief that led me to be patient the entire time the lady was searching. Others would be nervous by a stranger reaching in their bag, but I wasn’t. She finally reached to the very bottom of her bag and handed me a three-page booklet. “It looks like you need this,” she said calmly with a warm smile on her face.
I looked down at the mysterious and obviously used booklet and on the front cover in big bold letters read “What Hope for Dead Loved Ones?”
It took me only a few seconds to comprehend the exchange with this woman, but by the time I looked up, she was gone.
I walked slowly into my car holding the tiny little book that was given to me with fear that it would fly away in the wind. I didn’t know what it was exactly, but I knew that if my grandmother had anything to do with that I didn’t want to let it go.
I felt a sense of relaxation as I opened the first page. It explained how people pass on, but their spirit remains with us. This was the first time since my grandma had passed that I felt her with me, just like I had wanted. I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, but I did know that I finally felt happiness from the surprising change in events.
I couldn’t, and still can’t, believe what had happened to me on that day. I don’t remember the specific details that you usually hear about like what the person was wearing, the time of day, or even the weather, but it doesn’t matter. It was a random day in November when my life turned back around and I began to feel hope again. It was real. It was a miracle. And, I’ll remember it for the rest of my life.
小題1:The author refused to say anything to the woman but just pointed to her own car at first mainly because ______.
A．the author did not know the woman
B．the woman interrupted the author’s thoughts
C．the author thought she wanted to use the vacant parking space
D．the author was too weak to say anything
小題2:What can we learn about the author’s grandmother?
A．She often made the author angry.B．She left nothing to the author.
C．She was kind to the author.D．She lost faith in God.
小題3:What can be inferred from the passage?
A．The author and the woman became good friends later.
B．The woman turned out to be the author’s grandmother’s nurse.
C．The author knows the specific details about this experience.
D．The author was very grateful to the unknown woman.
小題4:What would be the best title for the passage?
A．Miracle at the Parking LotB．What Hope for Dead Loved Ones?
C．True Love for My GrandmotherD．Adu, My Grandmother’s Nurse

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:A

試題分析：文章講述了作者在停車場遇見的不認識的女人給正在悲痛中的自己一本小冊子《已故的親友有什么希望？》。通過閱讀著本小冊子，使作者從悲痛中做出來，重新感到希望的故事。
小題1:細節(jié)題：根據(jù)第二段中“ Thinking she was going to ask for my parking spot”想她會想要我的停車位。故選C。
小題2:推理題：閱讀文章可知作者對奶奶的逝世很悲痛，感到絕望。根據(jù)常理可知作者的奶奶應對作者很好。故選C。
小題3:推理題：閱讀文章可知作者在停車場遇見的不認識的女人給正在悲痛中的作者一本小冊子《已故的親友有什么希望？》。通過閱讀著本小冊子，使作者從悲痛中做出來，重新感到希望，作者很感謝她。故選D。
小題4:主旨題：根據(jù)文章內容可知故事發(fā)生在停車場，一位不認識的女人給作者一本小冊子，從而把陷入悲痛的作者解救出來，看到生活的希望，因此是一個奇跡。故選A。
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A．c, d, e, a, eB．b, c, e, d, aC．b, e, c, a, dD．c, a, d, b, e
小題2: George Sang was so ______that he kissed the lost ticket and danced with the violinist.
A．movedB．disappointedC．madD．pleased
小題3:By telling the story, the writer intends to tell us that__________.
A．getting rich overnight is important
B．showing sympathy for others is important
C．being honest is of great importance
D．school fees are high at the present time
小題4:We can infer from the passage that______.
A．The Arts College the young violinist was going to attend is not in New York.
B．Many people usually put their money in their hat in the distant past.
C．George Sang may give some money to the young violinist as a reward.
D．all the people who win lotteries are generous and easy-going.

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