Standing alone at Browns party,Anna Mackintosh thought about her husband Edward,establishing him clearly in her mind’s eye. He was a thin man,forty-one years of age,with fair hair that was often untidy.In the seventeen years they’d been married he had changed very little:he was still nervous with other people,and smiled in the same shy way,and his face was still almost boyish.
She believed she had failed him because he had wished for children and she had not been able to supply any.She had been annoyed for this fact over the years and in the end,quite some time ago now,she had consulted Dr.Abbat at Edward’s request.
In the Browns’rich living room,its walls and ceilings giving out a bright light with a metallic surface of imitation gold,Anna listened to dance music coming from a tape recorder and continued to think about her husband.
In a moment he would be at the party too,since they had agreed to meet there,although by now it was three quarters of an hour later than the time he had planned to come.
The Browns were people he knew in a business way,and he had said he thought it wise that he and Anna should attend this gathering of theirs. She had never met them before,which made it more difficult for her,having to wait about,not knowing a soul in the room.
When she thought about it she felt herself unfairly treated,for although Edward was kind to her and always had been,it was far from thoughtful to be as late as this. Because of her nervous condition she felt afraid and had developed a sickness in her stomach.She looked at her watch and sighed.
【小題1】What made Anna feel that she had failed her husband,Edward?

A.Her bad relationship with her husband.
B.Her husband's youthful appearance
C.Her inability to have children
D.Her nervousness at parties
【小題2】Why did Anna stand alone at the party?
A.Her husband’s nervousness affected her
B.She didn’t like the Browns.
C.She wanted to enjoy the music.
D.She didn’t know anybody in the room
【小題3】Anna started to get angry because        
A.she wasn’t feeling well
B.her husband had usually been more thoughtful
C.she hated to see the Browns' wealth
D.she came to know that Mr.Brown was only a businessman
【小題4】Why did Edward want Anna to attend the party?
A.He knew that he was going to be late.
B.He believed she would impress the Browns.
C.He thought it clever for her to associate with the Browns.
D.He wanted her to learn how to do business from the Browns
【小題5】Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A.Edward had changed very little in character and appearance in the seventeen years after he got married.
B.Anna went to the Btowns’ house alone.
C.Anna was very anxious to meet her husband
D.It was exactly half an hour after the party began that Edward arrived at the Browns’party.


【小題1】C
【小題2】D
【小題3】B
【小題4】C
【小題5】 D

解析試題分析:文章介紹了Anna參加布朗一家聚會(huì)時(shí),因?yàn)檎煞蜻沒有到達(dá),一個(gè)人站在那里的心理活動(dòng)的描寫,從中可以看出她和丈夫的關(guān)系。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)題:從第二段的句子:She believed she had failed him because he had wished for children and she had not been able to supply any.可知Anna覺得對(duì)不起丈夫因?yàn)樗龥]有能夠給他生個(gè)孩子,選C。
【小題2】推理題:從文章倒數(shù)第二段的句子:She had never met them before,which made it more difficult for her,having to wait about,not knowing a soul in the room.可知Anna在聚會(huì)上一個(gè)人站著因?yàn)樗徽J(rèn)得任何人,選D
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)題:從文章最后一段的句子:When she thought about it she felt herself unfairly treated,for although Edward was kind to her and always had been,it was far from thoughtful to be as late as this.可知Anna開始生氣的,因?yàn)樗恼煞蛲ǔJ强紤]周到的人,選B
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)題:從文章第五段的句子:The Browns were people he knew in a business way,and he had said he thought it wise that he and Anna should attend this gathering of theirs.可知Edward 想讓Anna參加聚會(huì)是因?yàn)樗J(rèn)為Anna和布朗一家聯(lián)系是明智的,選C
【小題5】細(xì)節(jié)題:從文章第四段的句子:In a moment he would be at the party too,since they had agreed to meet there,although by now it was three quarters of an hour later than the time he had planned to come.可知Edward 比約好的時(shí)間遲了45分鐘還沒有到,所以D的表達(dá)是錯(cuò)誤的。
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【小題1】What can we infer from the passage?

A.Without the logjam, McRae’s car would have been swept into the Tillamook River.
B.The rain became heavier when McRae drove home.
C.McRae’s car was the only vehicle that was blocked in the Fawcett Creek that night.
D.Most of the time the weather in Oregon is quite good.
【小題2】Stephanie McRae’s screaming on the car’s roof suggested that she felt ______.
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【小題3】According to the passage, we can infer that Maggie ______.
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B.tried to swim to the bank in order to get help
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D.rescued her family using a ladder
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②Firefighters were sent to the broken road.
③The neighbors Maggie found called 911.
④The rescue team had got informed of the trouble at Fawcett Creek.
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She giggles, “Goodnight, Father. I love you.”
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The enquiry into the route of the new by-pass to the village was due to take place shortly, and I wanted to know what it was that motivated her. So it was that I found myself knocking on a cottage door, being received by Mary Smith and then being taken for a walk to the woods. “I’ve always loved this place,” she said, “it has a lot of memories for me, and for others. We all used it. They called it ‘Lovers lane’. It’s not much of a lane, and it doesn’t go anywhere important, but that’s why we all came here. To be away from people, to be by ourselves. ” she added.
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“Take this tree,” she said pausing after a short while. “To you it is just that, a tree. Not unlike many others here.” She gently touched the bark, “Look here, under this branch, what can you see?”
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Mary Smith was quiet for a while, then she sobbed. “His mother showed me the telegram. ‘Sergeant R Holmes …Killed in action in the invasion of France.’…”
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“Two years later she too was dead. ‘Pneumonia (肺炎), following a chill on the chest’ was what the doctor said, but I think it was an old fashioned broken heart. A child would have helped both of us.”
There was a further pause. Mary Smith gently caressed the wounded tree, just as she would have caressed him. “And now they want to take our tree away from me.” Another quiet sob, then she turned to me. “I was young and pretty then, I could have had anybody, I wasn’t always the old woman you see here now. I had everything I wanted in life, a lovely man, health and a future to look forward to.”
She paused again and looked around. The breeze gently moved through the leaves with a sighing sound. “There were others, of course, but no one can match my Robin!” she said strongly. “And now I have nothing - except the memories this tree holds. If only I could get my hands on that awful man who writes in the paper about the value of the road they are going to build where we are standing now, I would tell him. Has he never loved, has he never lived, does he not know anything about memories? We were not the only ones, you know, I still meet some who came here as Robin and I did. Yes, I would tell him!”
I turned away, sick at heart.
【小題1】The main purpose of this passage is to ________.

A.draw attention to the damage that wars cause
B.persuade people to give up private interest
C.a(chǎn)rouse the awareness of being environmentally friendly
D.introduce a touching but sad love story
【小題2】Which of the following words can best describe Mary Smith?
A.Selfish. B.Faithful. C.Changeable. D.Stubborn.
【小題3】The underlined sentence “I felt that she probably had something there” means ________.
A.I thought there might be something hidden in the woods by Mary Smith
B.I guessed there might be a story related with Mary Smith
C.I thought there might be some reason for Mary Smith’s protest
D.I guessed there might be a secret purpose of Mary Smith.
【小題4】What was probably the carving on the wounded tree?
A.The date when Robin Holmes would leave for army.
B.Their wish that this place and tree would last long.
C.Their names and a heart with a sign of arrow through it.
D.Their protest against the war which tore them apart.
【小題5】In Mary’s opinion, which of the following might have caused Robin’s mother’s death?
A.Pneumonia B.A chill on the chest C.A heart attack D.Severe sorrow
【小題6】The “tree” probably stands for ________.
A.her romance . B.her determination C.her sadness D.her dream

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The young boy saw me, or rather, he saw the car and quickly ran up to me, eager to sell his bunches of bananas and bags of peanuts. Though he appeared to be about twelve, he seemed to have already known the bitterness of life. “Banana 300 naira. Peanuts 200 naira.”
He said in a low voice. I bargained him down to 200 total for the fruit and nuts. When he agreed, I handed him a 500 naira bill. He didn’t have change, so I told him not to worry.
He said thanks and smiled a row of perfect teeth.
When, two weeks later, I saw the boy again, I was more aware of my position in a society where it’s not that uncommon to see a little boy who should be in school standing on the corner selling fruit in the burning sun. My parents had raised me to be aware of the advantage we had been afforded and the responsibility it brought to us.
I pulled over and rolled down my window. He had a bunch of bananas and a bag of peanuts ready. I waved them away. “What’s up?” I asked him. “I…I don’t have money to buy books for school.” I reached into my pocket and handed him two fresh 500 naira bills.
“Will this help?” I asked. He looked around nervously before taking the money. One thousand naira was a lot of money to someone whose family probably made about 5,000 naira or less each year. “Thank you, sir,” he said. “Thank you very much.”
When driving home, I wondered if my little friend actually used the money for school-books. What if he’s a cheat? And then I wondered why I did it. Did I do it to make myself feel better? Was I using him? Later, I realized that I didn’t know his name or the least bit about him, nor did I think to ask.
Over the next six months, I was busy working in a news agency in Northern Nigeria. Sometime after I returned, I went out for a drive. When I was about to pull over, the boy suddenly appeared by my window with a big smile ready on his face.
“Oh, gosh! Long time.”
“Are you in school now?” I asked.
He nodded.
“That’s good,” I said. A silence fell as we looked at each other, and then I realized what he wanted. “Here,” I held out a 500 naira bill. “Take this.” He shook his head and stepped back as if hurt. “What’s wrong?” I asked. “It’s a gift.”
He shook his head again and brought his hand from behind his back. His face shone with sweat. He dropped a bunch of bananas and a bag of peanuts in the front seat before he said, “I’ve been waiting to give these to you.”
【小題1】What was the author’s first impression of the boy?

A.He seemed to be poor and greedy.B.He seemed to have suffered a lot.
C.He seemed younger than his age.D.He seemed good at bargaining.
【小題2】The third time the author met him, the boy ______.
A.told him his purpose of selling fruit and nuts
B.wanted to express his thanks
C.a(chǎn)sked him for money for his schoolbooks
D.tried to take advantage of him
【小題3】Why did the author give his money to the boy?
A.Because he had enough money to do that.
B.Because he had learnt to help others since childhood.
C.Because he held a higher position in the society.
D.Because he had been asked by the news agency to do so.
【小題4】Which of the following best describes the boy?
A.Brave and polite.B.Kind and smart.
C.Honest and thankful.D.Shy and nervous.

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