15.She was working on some history essay.Her books were open on the desk,and she had an A4pad there and some pencils ready for taking notes.
As I watched,she sat back on her chair,and she took up her history book.But much as she tried to read it,and much as she tried to concentrate,her eyes kept glancing up at those old photographs.There were a photograph of me on my own and a photograph of the two of us together.There was also a photo of when Eggy was small and when I was only a baby-maybe I had even just been born.And she was holding me,with Dad's help,while Mom looked on,rather nervously,as if worried that Eggy might drop me on my head.Then there were photos of her and me,both of us getting bigger and older.And she was always three years ahead of me,always my big sister,and I was always her naughty little brother,driving her nuts and getting her on her nerves.
There was a photograph of all of us too,of me and Eggy and Mum and Dad,all standing there together,smiling at the new camera.
There I was.And there we were.And nothing would ever bring us back or make us whole again.I felt so sad again-but I wouldn't give in to it.I was on a mission,like they say,and I had to see it through.I had to settle the unfinished business.I had to forgive and be forgiven.I couldn't let Eggy go through the rest of her life remembering those last words she'd ever said to me,just before I stormed out to get run over by a truck.
"You'll be sorry one day when I am dead!"I said to her.
"No,I won't be!"she'd shouted after me,"I'll be glad!"
And then I'd never come back.
"Eggy,"I said,"Eggy,it's Harry.I am here,right by you.Right here.But don't be afraid.It's OK,Eggy,I am a ghost now,that's all.But it's OK,it's nothing to be frightened of.I am not going to haunt you for ever.I just came back to work things out with you,to say I am sorry.Can you hear me,Eggy?Do you know I am here?"But she looked back down at her history book,reached out and turned a page over.And she didn't know that I was standing right behind her,so close that I could reach out and touch her.
"I am touching your shoulder,Eggy.Can you feel my hand?Can you?It's me,Harry.Don't be afraid.I am just touching your shoulder,that's all."
But she went on reading the history book,and then paused,and took up one of the pencils,and made a few notes about Henry the Eighth and all the wives he once had and why he had them.
"Eggy,-it's me."
"Eggy…"
Nothing.
She looked up from her book,daydreaming maybe,like you do in the middle of your homework.Her eyes fell on the photos of her and me at my fourth birthday party.My getting ready to blow out all the candles.Her getting ready to help me in case I ran out of air.
"Oh,Harry,"she said."Oh,Harry."And she reached out and touched the photo,just like it was flesh and blood but not just .
I saw the pencil on the desk.I remembered the leaf on the tree,Jelly's Parker,and Arthur with the fruit machine.I could do it.I knew I could.I had to.I focused my thoughts on the pencil,all of them,every part of me.I tried to shine my thoughts upon it as if they were the beam of a torch.
"Please,"I thought,"please,please,please…"
55.How many photographs do you think there are on Eggy's desk at least?D
A.4
B.5
C.6
D.7
56.The unfinished business mentioned in Paragraph 4probably meansB.
A.having more photos taken with Eggy
B.expressing his being sorry to Eggy
C.saying good-bye to Eggy
D.returning the school things to Eggy
57.Which of the following ways of writing impresses you most in the story?C
A.Giving a definition
B.Giving an example
C.Repeated words
D.Making a comparison
58.Which of the following can be put in the blank in the story?A
A.paper and chemicals
B.tears and laughter
C.life and death
D.trial and error
59.It can be inferred from the passage that at the end of the story Harry probably willA.
A."write"something
B."take away"the pencil
C."steal"the pencil
D."break off"the pencil angrily
60.What might be the best title for the passage?D
A.A Trustworthy Brother
B.An Unforgettable Accident
C.A Regular Guest
D.A Special Mission.
分析 本文屬于故事類(lèi)短文閱讀.文章中作者以第一人稱(chēng)的寫(xiě)法、以一個(gè)在車(chē)禍中被撞身亡的人的身份進(jìn)行自我剖析和寬恕姐姐的內(nèi)心自我表白.通過(guò)姐姐Eggy伏案做功課時(shí)目不轉(zhuǎn)睛的看我們一起的照片,表達(dá)了自己的不懂事和祈求原諒及原諒對(duì)方的心理.
解答 DBCAAD
55.D.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第二段There were a photograph of me on my own and a photograph of the two of us together可知,有兩張照片;There was also a photo of when Eggy was small第三張照片;there were photos of her and me,both of us getting bigger and older說(shuō)明至少有兩張以上;第三段There was a photograph of all of us too,of me and Eggy and Mum and Dad說(shuō)明這至少是第六張照片;倒數(shù)第四段Her eyes fell on the photos of her and me at my fourth birthday party可知,在他的桌面上至少有七張照片;故選D.
56.B.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)后面的句子I had to forgive and be forgiven.I couldn't let Eggy go through the rest of her life remembering those last words she'd ever said to me,just before I stormed out to get run over by a truck.可知,此處作者表達(dá)了自己對(duì)Eggy刻薄話(huà)語(yǔ)的懺悔以及自己被卡車(chē)撞帶給Eggy自責(zé)的原諒;故選B.
57.C.推理判斷題.由第八段"Eggy,"I said,"Eggy,it's Harry.I am here,right by you.Right here.But don't be afraid.It's OK,Eggy,I am a ghost now,that's all.以及最后的呼喊"Oh,Harry,"she said."Oh,Harry."以及"Please,"I thought,"please,please,please…"可知,本文寫(xiě)作的一個(gè)大的令人印象深刻的特點(diǎn)就是重復(fù);故選C.
58.A.推理判斷題.本句是Eggyz在注視著照片,手里拿著鉛筆等物品,伸出手去撫摸照片,根據(jù)前面的句子she reached out and touched the photo,just like it was flesh and blood but not just…可知,此時(shí)好像她用手撫摸的不是鉛筆和化學(xué)品(畫(huà)圖用的涂料等),而是有血有肉的人,故選A.
59.A.推理判斷題.根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的句子I tried to shine my thoughts upon it as if they were the beam of a torch可知,他試圖將自己的想法像一束光一樣表達(dá)出來(lái),所以接下來(lái)他有可能會(huì)寫(xiě)些東西;故選A.
60.D.標(biāo)題歸納題.根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容的描述以及第四段中I felt so sad again-but I wouldn't give in to it.I was on a mission,可知,作者是在完成一項(xiàng)特殊的任務(wù),去乞求Eggy的原諒和原諒Eggy;故選D.
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