7．I recently ran into a friend I hadn't seen for a long while．Our conversation was lively and full of news from both sides．Before we parted she said，"You'll have to drop in sometime．"I immediately sensed that if I simply"dropped in"I would take my friend by surprise，and I would be discouraged by the image of her standing in her doorway，staring at me，and asking，"Oh，er…what brings you here？"
Whatever happened to the unannounced drop in visit？When I was growing up in the 1960s，it seemed that people-mostly relatives，but also friends-were always popping in．My parents would put coffee on，and my mom would find something in the kitchen to serve along with it．Then the conversation would begin…The neighbor lady，a worrier，was unloading her sadness while my mom quietly listened．The Irish man next door had such an accent that I remember asking what language he spoke．My Polish relatives arrived in packs…But I never heard my parents say anything like"We weren't expecting you"or"This isn't a good time．"Dropin visitors had a certain right of way and became No.1．
What happened to such visits？Actually I know the answer．Times have changed．Everybody gets busy with work．There is no longer a stayathome mom keeping a pot of hot coffee or tea ready throughout the day for a surprise guest．Exploding malls and stores are now replacing homes as a central form of entertainment．
Just the other day a former student of mine showed up．"I'm sorry for the surprise visit，"my student began．"I just wanted to see if you still lived here．I'll only stay a minute．"
My response was immediate．"No，you won't，"I said．"Just come in，sit，have coffee，and we'll talk．"
I had nothing in the kitchen but we ordered pizza．And we had a lovely time．I have tried to keep the dropin tradition alive though it takes some effort．
66．The author thought his friend's invitation-"You'll have to drop in sometime"-asC．
A．a(chǎn) nice way of refusal
B．a(chǎn)n excuse of leaving
C．a(chǎn) kind of politeness
D．a(chǎn)n expression of surprise
67．The underlined phrase"pop in"in the second paragraph meansD．
A．make many friends
B．make a special date
C．have a good time
D．pay a sudden visit
68．The woman from the neighborhood used to visit the author's home toA．
A．seek comfort from my parents
B．meet new friends
C．listen to my parents'story
D．taste nice dishes
69．From the third paragraph of the passage，we can infer thatA．
A．the author misses the lost good days
B．unexpected visitors are still welcome now
C．modern people prefer outdoor activities
D．there are more jobs for the housewives now
70．The author writes the passage intending toC．
A．encourage people to be dropin visitors
B．explain how to deal with unexpected visitors
C．share his feelings about the dropin tradition
D．show the importance of making friends．
分析 本文是一篇說明文，說明了作者最近遇見了一位好久沒有見過的朋友，他們談得很投入，在他們分手之前，他的朋友邀請他某一天去他家玩，從而引出的突然來訪的客人，遇到這種情況，作者和媽媽怎樣對待的．
解答 66．C．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第一段Before we parted she said"You"ll have to drop in sometime．"immediately sensed that if I simply"dropped in"I would take my friend by surprise，and I would be discouraged by the image of her standing in her doorway，staring at me，and asking，"Oh，err …what brings you here？"在我們分手，她說："你必須在某個時候來拜訪一下．"我立刻感覺到，如果我只是偶爾拜訪會讓我的朋友詫異，我會被她站在她的門口的形象而別扭，瞪著眼問我："哦，…什么風(fēng)把你吹來了？，所以判斷出朋友希望常聚，故選C．
67．D．詞義猜測題．根據(jù)劃線部分后面句子My parents would put coffee on，and my mom would find something in the kitchen to serve along with it．我的父母總是沏好咖啡，把廚房里好吃的東西端上來，可以判斷出是朋友來訪，故選D．
68．A．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第二段中The neighbor lady，a worrier，was unloading her sadness while my mom quietly listened．鄰居老太太，一個愛焦慮的人，總是來卸載她的傷心，而媽媽靜靜的聽著，故選A．
69．A．推理判斷題．根據(jù)第三段Times have changed．Everybody gets busy with work．There is no longer a stay-at-home mom keeping a pot of hot coffee or tea ready throughout the day for a surprise guest．Exploding malls and stores are now replacing homes as a central form of entertainment．時代已經(jīng)變了．人人都有工作忙，不再有一個留在家里的媽媽保持熱咖啡或準(zhǔn)備好一壺茶全天等候突然造訪的客人．擁擠的商場和專賣店，現(xiàn)在變成了娛樂的中心．故選A．
70．C．推理判斷題．通讀全文可以知道過去人們串門聊天的日子已經(jīng)沒有了，時代變了，通過自己的親身經(jīng)歷來回憶過去的美好，故選C．
點評 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．
