13．Recently，my friend John lost his wife Janet．For eight years she fought against cancer，but in the end her sickness had the last word．
One day John took out a folded piece of paper from his wallet．He had found it，when he tidied up some drawers at home．It was a small love letter Janet had written．The note could look like a school girl's scrawls （亂涂）about her dream guy．But the small letter was written by a woman who had had seven children； a woman who fought for her life and who probably only had a few months left to live．
It was a beautiful recipe （秘訣）for how to keep a marriage together．
Janet's description of her husband begins thus："Loved me．Took care of me．Worried about me．
John showed great consideration for Janet．Sometimes he came home in the evening to find her in low spirits．In no time he got her into the car and drove her to her favorite restaurant．
"Helped me when I was ill，"the next line reads．Perhaps Janet wrote this while the cancer was in the stage where everything is-almost 一 as it used to be，before the sickness broke out，and where it doesn't hurt to hope that everything is over，maybe forever．
"Stood by my side．"
"Made sure I had everything I needed，"she goes on to write．
After that she has turned over the paper and added："Warmth．Humor．Kindness．Thoughtfulness．"And then she writes about the husband she has lived with and loved the most of her life："Always there for me when I needed you．"
The last words she writes sum up all the others："Good friend．"
I stand beside John now，and cannot pretend to know how it feels to lose someone who is as close to me as Janet was to him．
"John，"I ask．"How do you stick together with someone through 38years 一 not to mention the sickness？How do I know if I can bear to stand by my wife's side if she becomes sick one day？"
"You can，"he says quietly．"If you love her enough．"
41．How did John get the love letter？B
A．Janet sent it to him when she was a girl．
B．John cleared the drawers at home and found it．
C．Janet hid the letter in his wallet before her death．
D．the author handed it over to John after Janet's death．
42．In Janet's mind，her husband was aAman．
A．humorous B．brave
C．thoughtless D．broken-hearted
43．In the author's eyes，Janet's love letter isB．
A．a song of praise B．the secret for marriage
C．the will of Janet D．a concern for John
44．When Janet felt down，John comforted her byC．
A．standing by her side
B．telling her funny stories
C．taking her to eat out
D．driving her around in the car．
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了John 和他的妻子Janet的愛情，全文通過Janet去世之前留下的信展開，描述了兩人之間相濡以沫的感情，同時表達了John 失去Janet的痛心．
解答 41．B．細節(jié)理解題． 根據(jù)文章第二段"He had found it，when he tidied up some drawers at home．It was a small love letter Janet had written"可知，當約翰在家整理抽屜時，他發(fā)現(xiàn)了這封情書；故選B．
42．A．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第五段"After that she has turned over the paper and added："Warmth．Humor．Kindness．Thoughtfulness"可知她認為約翰是一個幽默的人；故選A．
43．B．推理判斷題． 根據(jù)文章第三段"It was a beautiful recipe （秘訣）for how to keep a marriage together"可知，在作者眼里這封情書就是美好婚姻的秘訣；故選B．
44．C．細節(jié)理解題． 根據(jù)文章第五段"Sometimes he came home in the evening to find her in low spirits．In no time he got her into the car and drove her to her favorite restaurant"可知，有時約翰晚上回家，發(fā)現(xiàn)妻子情緒低落，他會立刻開車帶她去她最喜歡的餐館；故選C．
點評 考察學生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
