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They were going to Fort Lauderdale-- three boys and three girls -- and when they boarded the bus, they were carrying sandwiches and wine, dreaming of golden beaches and sea tides as the gray, cold spring of New York vanished behind them.
As the bus passed through New Jersey, they began to notice Vingo. He sat in front of them, dressed in a plain ill-fitting suit, never moving, his dusty face masking his age. He kept chewing the inside of his lip a lot, frozen into complete silence.
Deep into the night, the bus pulled into Howard Johnson"s, and everybody got off except Vingo. He sat rooted in his seat, and the young people began to wonder about him: perhaps he was a sea captain, a runaway from his wife, an old soldier going home. When they went back to the bus, one of the girls sat beside him and introduced herself.
¨We"re going to Florida," she said brightly. “I hear it"s really beautiful. "
"It is," he said quietly, as if remembering something he had tried to forget.
“Want some wine?" she said. He thanked her and retreated again into his silence. After a while, she went back to the others, and Vingo nodded in sleep.
In the morning, they awoke outside another Howard Johnson"s, and this time Vingo went in. The girl insisted that he join them. He seemed very shy, and ordered black coffee and smoked nervously as the young people chattered about sleeping on beaches. When they returned to the bus, the girl sat with Vingo again, and after a while, slowly and painfully, he began to tell his story. He had been in jail in New York for the past four years, and now he was going home.
¨Are you married?"
“I don"t know. "
“You don’t know?" she said.
“Well, when I was in jail I wrote to my wife," he said. ¨‘I told her that I was going to be away a long time, and that if she couldn"t stand it, if the kids kept asking questions, she could just forget me. I"d understand. Get a new guy, I said - she"s a wonderful woman – and forget about me. I told her she didn"t have to write me. And she didn"t. Not for three and a half years. "
"And you"re going home now, not knowing?"
" Yeah," he said shyly. ‘‘Last week, when I was sure the parole was coming through, I wrote her again. There"s a big oak tree just as you come into town, I told her that if she didn"t have a new guy and if she"d take me back, she should put a yellow handkerchief on the tree, and I"d get off and come home. If she didn"t want me, forget it - no handkerchief, and I"d go on through. "
"Wow," the girl exclaimed. "Wow. "
She told the others, and soon all of them were in it, caught up in the approach of Brunswick, looking at the pictures Vingo showed them of his wife and three children.
Now they were 20 miles from Brunswick, and the young people took over window seats, waiting for the approach of the great oak tree. Vingo stopped looking, tightening his face, as if fortifying himself against still another disappointment.
Then Brunswick was 10 miles, and then five. Then, suddenly, all of the young people were up out of their seats, screaming and shouting and crying. All except Vingo. Vingo sat there stunned, looking at the oak tree. It was covered with yellow handkerchiefs —20 of them, 30 of them, maybe hundreds. As the young people shouted, the old con slowly rose from his seat and made his way to the front of the bus to go home.
小题1:According to the passage, which statement is TRUE?
A.The young people are travelling from Florida to New York. |
B.Vingo was put in prison ten years ago, and now he was set free to go home. |
C.The young people around Vingo were quite curious about his silence. |
D.At last, Vingo went home together with the three boys and three girls. |
A.Vingo was nervous because he didn"t know whether his wife would accept him. |
B.Vingo was very disappointed because his wife didn"t answer his letter. |
C.Vingo was very shy because he knew someone was watching him. |
D.Vingo was excited because he could go home and meet his wife and children. |
A. The French soldiers are working hard to fortify airbase.
B. The food has been fortified with Vitamin C.
C. People in the whole city were fortified by the moving story about their hero.
D. We had to drink some more coffee to fortify ourselves for the journey.
小题4:Which word do you think can best describe Vingo"s wife?
A.humorous | B.loyal | C.generous | D.hard-working |
A.Young people are always curious about everything new around them. |
B.Home is always the first place a person wants to go. |
C.Don’t laugh at a person who has no home. |
D.It is impolite to ask questions about one"s privacy that he or she doesn"t want to tell. |
A.A story of a poor man | B.The power of love |
C.Help from strangers | D.Going home |
答案
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:B
小题6:D
解析
试题分析:文章主要讲述了一个刚出狱的男子,在回家的路上的心理变化,当离家越来越近的时候,他反而不敢往窗外看,因为害怕面对可能失去妻子孩子的现实,当看到满树的黄手帕时,Vingo心中的石头落了地,他安心的往家走去。
小题1:根据“cold spring of New York vanished behind them...We"re going to Florida”可知,A项错误;根据“He had been in jail in New York for the past four years,”可知,B项错误;根据“the old con slowly rose from his seat and made his way to the front of the bus to go home”可知,只有Vingo自己下车回家了,品尝D;根据“and soon all of them were in it, caught up in the approach of Brunswick, looking at the pictures Vingo showed them of his wife and three children.”可知,大家对Vingo都很好奇。故选C。
小题2:划线部分是对Vingo的外貌的描写,Vingo衣衫不整,脸上的灰尘掩盖他真实的年龄,他不停地咬着嘴唇,完全陷入寂静中。根据“if she"d take me back, she should put a yellow handkerchief on the tree, and I"d get off and come home. If she didn"t want me, forget it - no handkerchief, and I"d go on through.”可知,Vingo不确定妻子是否在等他,因此,他很焦急。故选A。
小题3:“Vingo stopped looking, tightening his face, as if fortifying himself against still another disappointment.”Vingo停止看窗外,神色紧张,似乎在加强自我保护,不要再次面对失望。fortify在这里是“加强,强化”的意思。A“加固防御工事”;B添加;C强化;D“补充体力”。故选C。
小题4:根据“yellow handkerchiefs —20 of them, 30 of them, maybe hundreds”可知,Vingo的妻子一直在等他回来,表现出了对爱情、对丈夫的忠诚。故选B。
小题5:根据“He had been in jail in New York for the past four years, and now he was going home. ...made his way to the front of the bus to go home”可知,Vingo出狱后想到的第一件事就是回家,当看到橡树上挂满了黄色手帕时,他的内心一定很兴奋。家是一个人的避风港,无论走到哪里,心中永远都装着对家的思念。A太绝对,C、D与题无关。故选B。
小题6:归纳文章标题。文章主要讲述了一个刚出狱的男子,归心似箭,在车上表现出了异常的紧张和寂静。从入狱时给家里写的信,到出狱时对家的牵挂,都能看出,Vingo很看重他的家和家人。Vingo的回家,与其他几个孩子的出行形成鲜明的对比。故选D。
核心考点
试题【I first heard this story a few years ago from a girl. Probably the story is one 】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
I went to the to have one last talk with God. "Can you give me one good not to quit?" His answer surprised me.
"Look around. Do you see the fern(蕨类植物) and the bamboo? When I planted their seeds, I took good care of them.The fern quickly grew from the earth. nothing came from the bamboo seed. During the following three years, the fern grew more plentiful. And , nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo. Then in the fifth year a sprout(新芽) emerged from the earth. Compared to the fern it was small and insignificant. But just 6 months later the bamboo to over 100 feet tall. It had spent the five years growing . Those roots made it strong and gave it it needed to survive.I wouldn’t give any of my creations a challenge it could not .”
He said to me .”All this time you have been struggling , you have ___been growing roots . I would not quit on the bamboo.____will I ever quit on you .Don’t ____yourself with others .The bamboo had a different ____from the fern .Yet they both make the forest beautiful .Your time will ___ .You will rise high!”
"How high should I rise?" I asked.
"How high will the bamboo rise?" He asked .
"As high as it can?" I .
"Yes," He said. "Give me glory rising as high as you can."
I left the forest and bring back this story. I hope it can help you see that God will never on you. Never regret a day in your life. Good days give you happiness. Bad days give you . Both are necessary to life.
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I had been playing hockey(冰球)for about 10 years. I was always the one sitting at the end of the bench, and got into a game. I went to all the and showed up even when it was so that your ‘breath froze’ and when the other players had decided to stay home. I felt I had enough and thought of quitting.
I finally decided to the news to my mom that I was leaving the team. My mom may have looked like a tiny and quiet lady but on my words, she said, “Remember, ‘A quitter never wins and a winner never quits.’ Your mother didn’t raise , so think about yourself in a way and see yourself as a winner!” So I worked harder than ever at getting in better shape, my shot accuracy and changing my .
Once in a match, we our first game badly. What’s worse, one of our best players got hurt. I was sitting at my place, at the end of the bench, when the coach came over and told me I was going , I was nervous, excited and terrified all at the same time.
The opposing team was fast and I had to admit I was a little . But my mom’s words out in my head like a church bell. Instead of being afraid, I was “pumped” and I very quickly found that all my work was paying off. I was as fast a skater as anyone else on the ice, and I seemed to get the to score. The crowd went quiet. All the time I spent on the ice when everyone had gone home had _____ me for this moment.
Won! I won!
The lesson I learned from my mom’s has stayed with me over the years. I hear them whenever I am faced with a challenge, or whenever I myself.
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There we felt that we would find a bed the night. Darkness fell soon after we left the village, but luckily we met as we drove fast along the narrow winding road that the hills. As we climbed , it became colder and rain began to fall, it difficult at times to see the road. I asked John, my companion, to drive more .
After we had traveled for about twenty miles, there was still no sign of the town which was on the map. We were beginning to get . Then without warning the car stopped. A quick showed that we had run out of petrol. Although we had little food with us, we decided to the night in the car.
Our meal was soon over. I tried to go to sleep at once, John, who was a sleeper, got out of the car after a few minutes and went for a walk the hills. Soon he came back. From the top of the hill he had seen, in the valley below, the of the town we were looking for. We at once unloaded all our luggage and with a great effort, to push the car to the top of the hill. Then we went back to the luggage, loaded the car again and set off down the hill. less than a quarter of an hour we were in the town, where we found a quite easily.
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But despite her worries, she let me go on my own. As I moved into my teens, she continued to give me space to grow and learn, even when it might have been difficult for her. When I reached my senior year, I decided to move away for college. Once again I found that I differed from my peers. While many of them wanted to stay close to home, I couldn"t wait to be out in the world on my own. I had been looking forward to this chance for longer than I could remember. And once again, while my mom may not have been happy at the thought of me going away, she was supportive and excited for me. Sure, there were times when she’d nag (不断地唠叨)me about certain choices I made, but for the most part she did not stand in my way.
One big thing I realized during my senior year was that she actually believes in me and trusts me. That means a lot. Most of my life, and especially when I was little, the main person I tried to impress was my mother. I knew she expected nothing but the best from me. Sometimes it was hard to live up to her standards; getting a single B on my report card would make me feel bad because I knew she wanted me to have all A’s.
I know that her high standards have helped me stay focused on what"s important, like education, and made me who I am. I am thankful for her support and involvement in my life. Most of all I respect her; she is the strongest woman I know and that"s why I have turned out so strong and independent.
小题1:When the author decided to go to Puerto Rico, his mother ________.
A.wanted to go with him |
B.worried about his safety |
C.didn’t allow him to go |
D.asked his grandmother for advice |
A.be different from his peers |
B.keep away from his mother |
C.be independent in outside world |
D.make his mother unhappy |
A.had a high expectation from him |
B.was too strict with him |
C.used to expect nothing from him |
D.cared little about his learning |
A.is quite grateful for his mother’s trust |
B.still doesn’t quite understand his mother’s attitude |
C.doesn’t like his mother’s involvement in his life |
D.wishes to have more freedom from his mother |
Jess, a Year 8 student, always respected her classmates, the lack of respect she usually received in return.Kids constantly laughed at her behind her back.As a teacher, your instinct(本能) is to students like Jess, but you soon realize that there"s only so much you can actually do.
Tyson was at the end of the scale(等级).A handsome Year 12 student, and always surrounded by mates, it was clear that he was a confident and popular young man.
When Jess asked to perform a solo act (独唱)in the school talent show, I to allow her to take the stage, fearing that she might face teasing.However, I knew that it would be unfair to say no on these grounds, so her name made it onto the list of .
The day of the show, the whole school in the auditorium(礼堂).Shortly after the acts began, it was Jess"s .Smiling, she stepped onto stage.The music started and, to my horror, she the first line of the song.She became confused , sang in the wrong key and forgot her lyrics (歌词).As she struggled through the song, kids whispered and laughed.
Jess looked and was about to give up when the sound of somebody clapping along to the of the song began to rise above the crowd.It was Tyson.
He was clapping proudly and urged his friends to join in and, surprisingly, they did.
Slowly, from Tyson"s group to the rest of Year 12, finally throughout the auditorium, the claps spread.
The smile on Jess"s face that day is one that I"ll never forget.Tyson changed my life by restoring my in the goodness of youth.
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