Golden sunlight danced in the treetops, and children’s laughter filled the park. The smell of popcorn played on the breeze, and life seemed good. It was one of the happiest Saturday mornings I had spent with my little daughter, Gigi.

That is, until two strangers threw her into their car and sped away. It seemed like a bad dream. I could barely whisper when the police questioned me. For hours we waited,but there was no word on the whereabouts of the car. Tears would start to come. Then nothing. I was numb with fear.

“Go home, Ma’am,” the police officer said. “I’ll have someone drive you. We’ll also want to monitor your telephone. The kidnappers might call, and we’ll want to keep track. Trust me, these guys can’t get far. ” After what had just happened, it was hard for me to trust anything.

My friend Gloria came over that afternoon. “I heard about Gigi on the radio,” she said. “Everyone is looking for the car. The interstates are all blocked.” She took my hand.

“Look here,” Gloria said. “ I want you to have this picture, and I want you to pray with me.”

It was a picture of a little girl sound asleep in her bed. Standing by the bed was a tall, blond angel. His hand was touching the girl’s shoulder as he smiled down at her.

My nerves were frazzled. “You know I don’t believe in that kind of thing!” I snapped. “I’m too exhausted for any hocus-pocus right now, Gloria!I want my daughter home!” I started to shake, and then I began sobbing.

Gloria placed the photo on our mantle and knelt down beside me. “Just pray with me,” she said, holding my hand.

I had no strength left, so we prayed and waited what seemed an eternity. Together, we waited by the phone until sunset. The phone never rang.

Suddenly, the front door swung open. I looked up and screamed.

There stood Gigi. “Gigi! Thank God!” I cried, throwing my arms around her, “Where did those men take you? How did you get home? Did the police find you?”

“No Mommy!” said Gigi. “I was really scared because those men said they were taking me far away. We were going really fast on an old rock road never seen before. But then a tall man walked out in front of the car, and they ran off the road and hit a tree.”

Then the tall man ran up and opened the car door and pulled me out. He was really nice, and said I would be okay now, and that those men couldn't hurt me. I must have gone to sleep, because then I woke up here in front of our house. He must have brought me home,”

“But who... how did he know... where to bring you?” My voice broke and trailed to a whisper.

“I don’t know, Mommy,” Gigi said. “But he was really friendly, and I wasn’t scared of him at all.”

Just then Gigi noticed Gloria’s picture on the mantle. “That's him!” She gave a loud cry, pointing at the picture. “Mommy, the tail blond man dressed like an angel. That’s the man that pulled me out of the car!”

I felt chill-bumps across my neck and arms. Gloria turned pale. “Are you sure that's the man?” Gloria asked.

“Yeah, that's him. Except he didn’t have wings, and he was wearing blue jeans and a tee shirt. But that's him exactly. I’d remember him anywhere!”

Later that night, the police found the injured kidnappers in their damaged car fifty miles from our home. When questioned-the driver remembered making a sharp turn to avoid hitting a tall blond man and the backseat door that Gigi sat by had been completely torn off its hinges.

Twenty years have gone by. We have never heard from anyone claiming to have rescued Gigi and there have been no logical explanations for Gigi’s miraculous escape and return home from a wreck so far away.

There have always been things that people can't explain. But, from that day forward, I believe that all experiences, positive and negative, are given to us for our strengthening and learning.

Gigi now takes her little girl to the park on Saturdays. They enjoy the sunlight as it dances in the treetops, the smell of popcorn, and the laughter of children. She keeps Gloria's picture on her mantle, and she remembers her angelic friend. And, like my daughter, I have a faith that has carried me through many trials since that day many years ago.

1.The writer describes a happy scene at the beginning of the passage to___________.

A. introduce a topic

B. attract readers’attention

C. make a sharp contrast

D. show the beauty of nature

2.What is the writer’s attitude towards the pray together with Gloria?

A. Doubtful B. Curious

C. Grateful D. Causal

3.The main reason why the kidnappers could be arrested was that__________.

A. the police followed and caught them

B. Gloria’s best friend helped the police to find them

C. an angel spotted them and took them to the police station

D. they had an accident when a tall man tried to stop their car

4.What is conveyed in this passage?

A. the police are not reliable sometimes.

B. any bad man will be punished one day.

C. we should believe in God and pray every day.

D. we should always stay positive whatever happens.

5.We can learn from the passage that__________.

A. the story was told from Gigi’s point of view

B. the man who rescued Gigi had known her before

C. Gigi was sure that the angel in the picture rescued her

D. the writer believed what Gigi said at the very beginning

6.What can be best title for the passage?

A. picture of an angle B. power of God

C. Gigi’s escape D. Mommy’s anxiety.

 

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.D

5.C

6.A

【解析】

試題分析:本文作者以第一人稱記敘了女兒Gigi被綁架之后莫名其妙地得救和被送回來的神奇經(jīng)過

1.C 細節(jié)理解題。文章第一段描述幸福的周六上午的情景,與第二段進行對比,故選C項。

2.A 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第七段提到My nerves were frazzled. “You know I don’t believe in that kind of thing!” I snapped. 我的神經(jīng)一下崩潰了。“你知道我是不相信那種事的!”我聲音嚴厲地說可知選A項。

3.D 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第十二段提到We were going really fast on an old rock road never seen before. But then a tall man walked out in front of the car, and they ran off the road and hit a tree.可知我們在一條舊的巖石路上開得非?欤侵,有個高個男人在車的前面走出來,那些人就趕快逃開撞到一棵樹上了可知選D項。

4.D 細節(jié)推斷題。根據(jù)二十段段提到There have always been things that people can't explain. But, from that day forward, I believe that all experiences, positive and negative, are given to us for our strengthening and learning可知世上總有一些人們無法解釋的事情,但是,自從那天之后,我便深信那些事是神旨的功勞。我相信所有的經(jīng)歷,樂觀的也好,悲觀的也好,這些都給了我們力量和教導(dǎo)可知選D項。

5.C 推斷題。根據(jù)十五段提到Just then Gigi noticed Gloria’s picture on the mantle. “That's him!” She gave a loud cry, pointing at the picture. “Mommy, the tail blond man dressed like an angel. That’s the man that pulled me out of the car可知正在這時,Gigi注意到了披風(fēng)上Gloria的照片,“就是他!”她指著那張照片尖叫道!皨寢,那個高個子的金頭男人穿的衣服就和這位天使一樣,就是他把我從車里拉出來的,C項正確;

6.6】A 主旨標題。本文作者以第一人稱記敘了女兒Gigi被綁架之后莫名其妙地得救和被送回來的神奇經(jīng)過。開篇前兩段直接陳述事件:Gigi遭人綁架。經(jīng)過警察盤問回到家之后,作者疲憊不堪.第四段至第九段記敘Gloria給作者拿來一張照片,兩人為Gigi祈禱的經(jīng)過.第十段至十九段描述Gigi奇跡般地得救.在被一個高個男子救出來后.又不知如何被送回家。最后幾段是作者經(jīng)過該事件之后對人生的感悟,感到人生的種種經(jīng)歷都很寶貴,能夠讓人們成長,學(xué)到很多東西,故選A是最佳標題。

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