15.Last week,I was invited to a doctor's meeting at the Rush Hospital.In one of the rooms a patient,an old man,got up from his bed and moved slowly towards me.I could see that he hadn't long to live,but he came up to me and placed his right foot close to mine on the floor.
"Frank!"I cried in surprise.He couldn't answer,as I knew,but he tried to smile,all the time keeping his foot close to mine.
My thoughts raced back more than thirty years-to the dark days of 1941,when I was a student in London.The scene was an air-raid shelter,in which I and about a hundred other people slept every night.Among them were Mrs.West and her son Frank,who lived nearby.Sharing wartime problems,we got to know each other very well.Frank interested me because he was not normal.He had never been normal,ever since he was born.His mother told me he was 37then,but he had less of a mind than a baby has.Mrs.West,then 75,was a strong,able woman,as she had to be of course,because Frank depended on her completely.
One night a policeman came into our shelter and told Mrs.West that her house had been all destroyed.That wasn't quite true,because the West went on living there for quite some time.But they certainly lost nearly everything they owned.
When that kind of thing happened,the rest of us helped the unlucky ones.So before we separated that morning,I stood beside Frank and measured my right foot against his.
They were about the same size.That night then,I took a spare pair of shoes to the shelter for Frank.As soon as he saw me,he came running-and placed his right foot against mine.After that,he always greeted me in the same way.
21.How did the writer know that the patient was Frank?B
A.He was told that Frank was in the hospital.
B.Frank greeted him in a special way.
C.He recognized Frank immediately
D.He was invited to study Frank's illness.
22.Why did the writer say that Mrs.West had to be a strong,able woman?C
A.She lost nearly everything in the war.
B.She was over 75years old.
C.She had to give care and thought.
D.She needed all the attention of a baby.
23.The"unlucky ones"mentioned in the fifth paragraph wereA.
A.those whose homes were destroyed in air-raid
B.those who slept in the air-raid shelter.
C.those who suffered from illness
D.those who were killed in the war
24.The writer placed his foot against Frank's before he left the shelterD.
A.to be friendly towards Frank
B.to see if Frank's feet were normal
C.to teach Frank to greet people in a special way
D.to find out if fitted Frank his shoes.
分析 本文屬于記敘文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了作者遇到了故友Frank.依據(jù)他的親昵行為認(rèn)出了他,這讓作者想起了當(dāng)初防空洞的生活,盡管Frank智力有問題,卻懂得感恩.
解答 21.B.推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章第一段第二段"but he came up to me and placed his right foot close to mine on the floor."Frank!"I cried in surprise"但他走到我,把他的右腳靠近我的地板上,我認(rèn)出了他;可知Frank用一種特殊的方式向他致意;故選B.
22.C.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章第三段"Mrs.West,then 75,was a strong,able woman,as she had to be of course,because Frank depended on her completely"她是一個(gè)強(qiáng)大的,能干的女人,因?yàn)椴坏貌蝗绱耍驗(yàn)楦ヌm克完全取決于她;可知這是因?yàn)樗枰o孩子關(guān)心和保護(hù);故選C.
23.A.推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章第四段"One night a policeman came into our shelter and told Mrs.West that her house had been all destroyed"一天晚上,一個(gè)警察來到我們的住所,并告訴阿西夫人,她的房子都被摧毀;可知她的不幸是因?yàn)榉孔颖淮輾Я;故選A.
24.D.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章最后一段"They were about the same size.That night then,I took a spare pair of shoes to the shelter for Frank"那天晚上,我?guī)е浑p備用的鞋子去了收容所;可知我用右腳測量時(shí)為了帶給他一雙鞋子;故選D.
點(diǎn)評 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí),要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.