6.I have a new hero.It is G.M.Hennen.I found him in the old newspapers as I was doing my research for the column A Look Back in History.
In 1958,he retired as a newspaper carrier from the Sherman Herald Democrat.He was 77years old and had delivered four million copies of the Democrat.He had gone through 17automobiles and had thrown on average 400newspapers a day,six days a week.He drove 100miles a day,including the day he collected.
Before he was a newspaper carrier,he was also a teacher and a construction worker.
He opened the first motor delivery route in the newspaper's history.Driving a Model T Ford,his route consisted of Pottsboro,Gordonville,Sadler and Southmayd.Before he started in delivery,he solicited(征求) subscriptions(訂閱) riding horseback over the county.
Mr.Hennen had only one wreck in 30years.The car spun(疾駛) out of control and flipped on its top.That didn't stop him.A man with a truck used a tow rope to flip the car back over and tied the doors shut,leaving Mr.Hennen to continue on his way.Now that was determination!
Mr.Hennen told of the time his headlights went out as he was delivering newspapers.He borrowed a kerosene lantern(煤油燈) from a farmer to light the way and continued his route.
What a story!I complain when I have to drive to work when it is snowing,and I only have to travel three miles.I could never be that tough.
43.What does the underlined word"wreck"mean according to the fifth paragraph?D
A.Luck.
B.Success.
C.Failure.
D.Accident.
44.What do we learn from the underlined sentence?B
A.Mr.Hennen was a successful worker.
B.Mr.Hennen was devoted to his job.
C.Mr.Hennen was not afraid of death.
D.Mr.Hennen was silly.
45.What is the main idea of the text?C
A.Mr.Hennen had several jobs.
B.Mr.Hennen was once faced with a wreck.
C.Mr.Hennen loved his newspaper carrying work.
D.Mr.Hennen had delivered four million copies of the Democrat.
分析 本文介紹了一名平凡的英雄--送報(bào)紙的工人G.M.Hennen,他熱愛工作,全身心奉獻(xiàn)其中.
解答 43.D.詞義猜測題,由后面The car spun(疾駛) out of control and flipped on its top,一輛汽車汽車疾駛?cè)缓笫Э,翻轉(zhuǎn),可推知他是出了事故,故選D.
44.B.理解推斷題.由第六段He borrowed a kerosene lantern(煤油燈) from a farmer to light the way and continued his route,他借來煤油燈繼續(xù)完成他的路線,可知他全身心地奉獻(xiàn)于工作,故選B.
45.C.主旨?xì)w納題.本文介紹了送報(bào)紙的工人G.M.Hennen,G.M.Hennen,他熱愛工作,全身心奉獻(xiàn)其中,故選C.
點(diǎn)評 本篇閱讀較為簡單.文章內(nèi)容,所出題目以及選項(xiàng)也較短,因此考生只要閱讀詳略結(jié)合,細(xì)心理解,就能快速得出正確答案.