Three boys and three girls were going to Fort Lauderdale and when they boarded the bus,they were carrying sandwiches and wine in paper bags,dreaming of golden beaches as the gray cold of New York vanished behind them.
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Deep into the night,outside Washington,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,trying to imagine his life: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 smiled and took a swig.  He thanked her and once again returned to his silence. After a while,she went back to the others,and Vingo nodded in his 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 told 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,if it hurt too much,well she could just forget me, I'd understand. Get a new guy,I said she's a wonderful woman,really something and forget about me. I told her she didn't have to write me for nothing.  And she didn't.  Not for three and a half years.”
"And you’re going home now,not knowing?”
“Yeah,”he said shyly. “Well,last week,when I was sure the parole (假釋) was coming through, I wrote her again.  We used to live in Brunswick,just before Jacksonville,and there’s a big oak (橡樹) tree just as you came into town. I told her that 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.”
"Vow,” the girl exclaimed. "Wow.”
She told the others,and noon 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. The woman was handsome in a plain way,the children still unformed in the much-handled snapshots.
Now they were 20 miles from Brunswick, and the young people took over window seat on the right side,waiting for the approach of the great oak tree. The bus acquired a dark,hushed mood,full of the silence of absence and lost years. Vingo stopped looking, tightening his face into the ex-con's mask, as if fortifying himself against still another disappointment.
Then Brunswick was ten miles, and then five. Then,suddenly,all of the young people were up out of their seats,screaming and shouting and crying,doing small dances of joy. 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,a tree that stood like a banner of welcome billowing in the wind. As the young people shouted,the old rose and made his way to the front of the bus to go home.
【小題1】Which is right about Vingo?

A.He was a sea captain.
B.He was a runaway from his wife,
C.He was an old soldier going home.
D.He was a prisoner.
【小題2】 The underlined word "`exclaimed" probably indicates that the girl was“______”
A. surprised        B:  angry         C:  embarrassed     D.  puzzled
【小題3】 From the story,we know that
A.the young people and Vingo loved New York
B.Vingo dressed himself decently
C.Vingo's Wife didn't write to him because she didn't miss him
D.the young people were happy for Vingo because he could went home
【小題4】What is the best title for the story?
A.An Unexpected ReturnB.Forgiving My Absence
C.Going HomeD.The Old Oak Tree


【小題1】D
【小題2】A
【小題3】D
【小題4】C

解析試題分析:
【小題1】這是細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)He had been in jail in New York for the past four years,and now hewas going home.可知。故選D perhaps he was a sea captain,a runaway from his wife,an old soldier going home.這是命題人設(shè)計的一個陷阱選項。
【小題2】這是詞義猜測題。surprised吃驚的;angry 生氣的;embarrassed尷尬的;puzzled困惑的。根據(jù)"Vow,”和She told the others,這女孩把這事告訴了同伴們,于是他們都盼著快點到Brunswick。因此可以猜測她很驚訝。故選A
【小題3】這是推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段內(nèi)容和文章最后一句及I told her that 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.”
可知故選D
【小題4】這是標(biāo)題歸納題。本文主要講的是一個囚徒在四年后回家途中的忐忑不安的心情,可知故選C
考點:本篇是一篇記敘文
點評:本文主要講的是一個囚徒在四年后回家途中的忐忑不安的心情。對于文章中的細(xì)節(jié)題,要注意文章中的細(xì)節(jié)的理解。推斷判斷題測試考生在閱讀基礎(chǔ)上的邏輯推理能力,要求考生根據(jù)文章所述事件的邏輯關(guān)系,對未說明的趨勢或結(jié)局作出合理的推斷;或根據(jù)作者所闡述的觀點理論,對文章未涉及的現(xiàn)象、事例給以解釋?忌紫纫屑(xì)閱讀短文,完整了解信息,準(zhǔn)確把握作者觀點。對于詞義猜測題要求考生根據(jù)上下文之間的關(guān)系及語言環(huán)境做出正確的猜測。對于標(biāo)題歸納題要求考生對于全文的主題有總結(jié)歸納分析的能力。

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