20．Everybody had had dinner and got back on the bus except Vingo．The young people on the bus began to wonder about Vingo，trying to imagine his life：perhaps he was a sea captain； maybe he had run away from wife； he could be an old soldier going home．One of the girls sat beside him and introduced herself．After a long time，slowly and painfully，he began to tell his story．He had been in prison in New York for the last four years，and he was going home．
"Well，when I was in prison I wrote to my wife．I said，Martha，I understand if you can't stay married to me．I said 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 her too much，well，she could just forget all about me．I told her she didn't have to write to me，and she didn't．Not for the three and a half years．"
"last week，when I was sure freedom was coming through，I wrote to her．I told her if she had a new young man，I would understand．But if she didn't，if she would take me back，she should let me know．We used to live in this town，Brunswick，and there's a great big oak tree just．，you come into the town．'I told her if she could take me back，she should put a yellow handkerchief on the tree，and if she didn't want me，forget me，no handkerchief and I'd keep going on through．"
When they were 20miles from Brunswick．the young people took over window seats on the right side，waiting for the approach of the great oak tree．Vingo stopped looking，tightening his face．Then it was 10miles，and five，and the bus became very quiet．
Then suddenly all of the young people were up out of their seats，screaming and shouting and crying，doing small dances．All except Vingo．
Vingo looked at the oak tree．It was covered with yellow handkerchief---20of them，30of them，maybe hundreds，a tree that stood like a banner of welcome billowing in the wind．As the young people shouted，Vingo slowly rose from his seat and made his way to the front of the bus to go home．
29．What did Vingo use to be？A
A．A prisoner． B．A sea captain．
C．A soldier． D．A businessman．
30．What does"the yellow handkerchief"probably mean in the story？A
A．I still love you． B．I have you．
C．Sadness． D．Happiness．
31．Why did the young people scream and shout and cry？B
A．They were touched by the story．
B．They saw the yellow handkerchiefs．
C．They nearly got to the destination．
D．They saw the oak tree．
32．While the bus was approaching the oak tree，Vingo became more and more_•B
A．generous B．nervous
C．satisfied D．disappointed．
分析 本文講述了一個服刑出獄的男子與妻子有個約定，如果妻子還在等著他回來，就在鎮(zhèn)上的橡樹上掛只黃手帕，結(jié)果回來的路上，發(fā)現(xiàn)橡樹上掛滿了黃手帕．
解答 29．答案 A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題 根據(jù) He had been in prison in New York for the last four years可知，過去的四年了他在紐約的監(jiān)獄里，因此過去他是一名囚犯，故答案為A
30．答案 A 推理判斷題根據(jù)'I told herif she could take me back，she should put a yellow handkerchief on the tree，我告訴她如果她還想和我在一起，就在樹上掛只黃手帕，由此可知，ayellow handkerchief代表的意思是I still love you．故答案為A
31．答案 B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題根據(jù)前文及It wascovered with yellow handkerchief---20of them，30of them，maybe hundreds，…可知，此時樹上掛滿了黃手帕，因此人們?yōu)榇硕鴼g呼，故答案為B
32．答案 B 推理判斷題 根據(jù)Vingo stopped looking，tightening his face．可知，此時的Vingo 非常的緊張和害怕，故答案為B
點評 本題主要考查學(xué)生對文章的細(xì)節(jié)理解能力，該題型主要測試學(xué)生對文章（或某一段落）中某一些特定細(xì)節(jié)或文章的重要事實的辨認(rèn)能力，分直接辨認(rèn)和間接辨認(rèn)兩種．直接辨認(rèn)細(xì)節(jié)型一般只要求學(xué)生能從閱讀材料中直接獲取、記住信息，然后能快速地將他們回憶出來；而間接辨認(rèn)型不僅要求讀者能從閱讀材料中直接獲取信息，還要將獲得的信息進(jìn)行各種轉(zhuǎn)換，為閱讀材料中某些詞匯、短語及句型等找到正確的英語釋義．
