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Ray Travers sat back at the large desk, and looked around his plush（豪華的）office．He was tired．
Ray's eyes stopped at a painting on the wall．It was a gift given by an old friend, Bull, as a farewell gift when he left his hometown．He recalled the life spent in that small town; pleasant times．The many hours he spent talking lo his good friend, and the tales he was told about hunting in the Africa of old．
Memories flowed back more than ten years; he remembered how he enjoyed hearing about the wonderful hunting, and how he wished he could have shared those times．
Ray opened his desk drawer and brought out a wooden box．He opened the lid and exposed a work of art, a hand-made hunting knife．This was a gift from Bull, given to Ray more than 20 years ago．It was one of the first knives Bull had made, and Ray had called it "Zambezi”, the river where Bull had been so many times．
He closed the box and sat upright at his desk; he was driving himself hard, and deserved a break．Things were going well with the business, everything running smoothly．He could afford a week off!
He went back home．A week in the hometown would be like going back in history．"Man, it's going to be good," Ray said aloud, as he turned onto the highway and watched the city lights fast disappearing, as he looked in the rearview mirror．
It was well into the night when Ray pulled into an all-night gas station He walked around the gas station and the memories started …  He was finally back on the road, the powerful car going its way through the night, headlights piercing （穿透） the darkness．Memories danced through the man' s mind．Memories of good times , when he knew what it was to relax , to talk, and to really visit．
Slowly entering town he looked around．Ray sat in his car, looking at the old building, smiling． Inside it was almost as though it was the same people as 15 years ago．
【小題1】We learn from the passage that Bull is                    ．

A．Ray's colleague	B．a(chǎn) man in Ray' s hometown
C．Ray's relative in Africa	D．a(chǎn)n African woodcarving artist

【小題2】What does the author mainly want to tell us in Paragraphs 2 －5?

A．Bull loved Africa and knew much about it．

B．Bull was good at making works of art．

C．Ray missed his hometown and relatives．

D．Ray missed the time he spent with Bull in his hometown．

【小題3】What do we know from the passage?

A．Ray visited Africa together with Bull many times．

B．Ray and Bull often went hunting together．

C．Zambezi is the name of a river in Hay a hometown．

D．Ray planned to stay in his hometown for about a week．

【小題4】What does the under lined part in Paragraph 7 mean?

A．Ray knew how to relax after keeping busy for along time．

B．Ray didn't want to leave his hometown because of so many memories．

C．Ray's hometown changed a lot and was worth a visit．

D．The visit to his hometown reminded Ray of the days together with Bull．

【小題5】What may the author talk about in the paragraph that follows the passage?

A．The hard time Ray experienced in his career．

B．Why Ray left his hometown alone．

C．The situation in Ray's hometown．

D．How Ray became a successful businessman．

Answer 1

【小題1】B
【小題2】D
【小題3】D
【小題4】A
【小題5】C

解析試題分析：
【小題1】B 推理題。根據(jù)第二段第2句It was a gift given by an old friend, Bull, as a farewell gift when he left his hometown．說(shuō)明這是一個(gè)老朋友Bull在他離開(kāi)家鄉(xiāng)的時(shí)候給他的禮物。說(shuō)明Bull是他在家鄉(xiāng)的一個(gè)老朋友。故B正確。
【小題2】D 段落大意題。根據(jù)2,3段He recalled the life spent in that small town; pleasant times．和 how he wished he could have shared those times．說(shuō)明他很懷念自己在故鄉(xiāng)的那些美好的時(shí)光，故D正確。
【小題3】D 推理題。根據(jù)第五段最后一句He could afford a week off!說(shuō)明他想請(qǐng)一個(gè)星期的假會(huì)故鄉(xiāng)。故D正確。
【小題4】A 推理題。根據(jù)本句Memories danced through the man' s mind．Memories of good times , when he knew what it was to relax , to talk, and to really visit．他知道要想放松，最好的方法就是會(huì)故鄉(xiāng)去。故A正確。
【小題5】C 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一段可知Slowly entering town he looked around．Ray sat in his car, looking at the old building, smiling． Inside it was almost as though it was the same people as 15 years ago可知他已經(jīng)進(jìn)入了故鄉(xiāng)的小鎮(zhèn)，接下來(lái)要說(shuō)的應(yīng)該就是故鄉(xiāng)現(xiàn)在的情況。故C正確。
考點(diǎn)：考查情感類短文閱讀
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文講述了Ray在工作身心俱疲的時(shí)候想起了故鄉(xiāng)的人，故鄉(xiāng)的事情，讓他下定決心要會(huì)故鄉(xiāng)度假一個(gè)星期以放松自己的身心，然后他離開(kāi)采取了行動(dòng)。以推理題的考查為主，此類題需要結(jié)合上下文提供的語(yǔ)境和信息進(jìn)行合理概括和判斷。