Question

Kenyon Scudder once told me a story about his friend, Michael. Michael happened to be on a train sitting next to a young man who seemed worried. Finally the young man told the friend that he was a convict (罪犯) returning home from a prison far away. What he did had brought shame (羞恥) on his family, and they had neither visited him nor written to him. He hoped, however, that this was only because they were too poor to travel and too busy to write.

When he was set free he had written to tell them he wanted to go home. To make matters easy for them, however, he had asked them to put up a signal (信號(hào)) for him when the train passed their little farm. If the family had forgiven (原諒) him, they were to put up a white ribbon (絲帶) in the big apple tree near the railway. If they didn't want him back, they were to do nothing, and he would stay on the train, and go far away.

As the train neared his hometown his suspense became so great that he was afraid to look out of the window. He asked Michael to watch for the big apple tree. They changed seats. In a minute, Michael put his hand on the young convict’s shoulder. "There it is," he said, his eyes filled with sudden tears. "It’s all right. The whole tree is white with ribbons."

1.For which of the following reasons might the young man be worried?

A. His family might not allow him to go home.

B. His family would not remember him.

C. His family hadn’t written to him frequently.

D. His family hadn’t visited him for a long time.

2.According to the passage, the white ribbon in the big apple tree means ________.

A. pleasure B. forgiveness

C. happiness D. education

3.The word "suspense" underlined in the last paragraph can best be replaced by ________.

A. pain B. interest

C. worry D. happiness

4.Why did Michael cry at the end of the story?

A. The young man couldn’t live with his family.

B. There were many white ribbons on the apple tree.

C. He was moved by the young man.

D. The young man was very sad.

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：一個(gè)失足青年刑滿釋放回家，但他擔(dān)憂家人是否原諒他。他給家人寫信，如果家人原諒他，他們將在鐵路附近的蘋果樹上掛上白絲帶。如果他們不想讓他回家，他們什么也別做。火車經(jīng)過他的家鄉(xiāng)時(shí)滿樹都是白絲帶，年輕人感動(dòng)得哭了。

1. the family had forgiven (原諒) him, they were to put up a white ribbon (絲帶) in the big apple tree near the railway. If they didn't want him back, they were to do nothing, and he would stay on the train, and go far away.如果家人原諒他，他們將在鐵路附近的蘋果樹上掛上白絲帶。如果他們不想讓他回家，他們什么也別做，他將留在火車上遠(yuǎn)走高飛。從這里可知此人并不知道他的家人是否原諒他，因此他很憂慮。故選A。

2. 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中If the family had forgiven (原諒) him, they were to put up a white ribbon (絲帶) in the big apple tree near the railway. 如果家人原諒他，他們將在鐵路附近的蘋果樹上掛上白絲帶。從這里可知a white ribbon代表原諒。故選B。

3. happened to be on a train sitting next to a young man who seemed worried. Michael碰巧在火車上坐在一個(gè)年輕人的旁邊，這個(gè)年輕人似乎擔(dān)憂的樣子。故選C。

4. whole tree is white with ribbons.整棵樹都是白絲帶。前面提到如果家人原諒他，讓他回家，就在樹上掛上白絲帶，現(xiàn)在樹上都是白絲帶，所以他感動(dòng)的哭了，故選B。

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