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Cohn Blanchard stood up from the bench, straightened his Army uniform, and studied the crowd of people making their way through Grand Central Station. He looked for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn’t, the girl with the rose.

His interest in her had begun thirteen months before in a Florida library. Taking a book off the shelf he found himself intrigued, not with the words of the book, but with the notes penciled in the margin. The soft handwriting reflected a thoughtful soul and insightful mind. In the front of the book, he discovered the previous owner’s name, Miss Hollis Maynell. With time and effort he located her address. She lived in New York City. He wrote her a letter introducing himself and inviting her to correspond. The next day he was shipped overseas for service in World War II.

During the next year and one month the two grew to know each other through the mail. Each letter was a seed falling on a fertile heart. A romance was starting Blanchard requested a photograph, but she refused. She felt that if he really cared, it wouldn’t matter what she looked like.

When the day finally came for him to return from Europe, they scheduled their first meeting —7:00 PM at the Grand Central Station in New York. “You’ll recognize me,” she wrote, “by the red rose I’ll be wearing on my lapel.” So at 7:00 he was in the station looking for a girl whose heart he loved, but whose face he’d never seen.

I’ll let Mr. Blanchard tell you what happened: A young woman was coming toward me, her figure long and slim. Her blonde hair lay back in curls from her delicate ears; her eyes were blue as flowers. Her lips and chin had a gentle firmness, and in her pale green suit she was like springtime come alive. I stared at her, entirely forgetting to notice that she was not wearing a rose. As I moved, a small, attractive smile curved her lips. “Going my way , sailor?” she murmured.

Almost uncontrollably I made one step closer to her, and then I saw Hollis Maynell. She was standing almost directly behind the girl. A woman well past 40, she had graying hair tucked under a worn hat. She was more than plump, her thick-ankled feet thrust into low-heeled shoes. The girl in the green suit was walking quickly away. I felt as though I was split in two, so keen was my desire to follow her, and yet so deep was my longing for the woman whose spirit had truly companioned me and upheld my own.

And there she stood. Her pale, plump face was gentle and sensible, her gray eyes had a warm and kindly twinkle. I did not hesitate. My fingers gripped the small worn blue leather copy of the book that was to identify me to her.

This would not be love, but it would be something precious, something perhaps even better than love, a friendship for which I had been and must ever be grateful. I squared my shoulders and saluted and held out the book to the woman, even though while I spoke I felt choked by the bitterness of my disappointment."I'm Lieutenant John Blanchard, and you must be Miss Maynell. I am so glad you could meet me; may I take you to dinner?"
　　The woman's face broadened into a tolerant smile. "I don't know what this is about, son," she answered, "but the young lady in the green suit who just went by, she begged me to wear this rose on my coat. And she said if you were to ask me out to dinner, I should go and tell you that she is waiting for you in the big restaurant across the street. She said it was some kind of test!"
It's not difficult to understand and admire Miss Maynell's wisdom. The true nature of a heart is seen in its response to the unattractive. "Tell me whom you love," Houssaye wrote, "And I will tell you who you are． "

1.How did John Blanchard get to know Miss Hollis Maynell?

A. They were both interested in literature．

B. John knew Hollis's name from a library book．

C. John came across Hollis in a Florida library .

D. They lived in the same city．

2.Hollis refused to send Blanchard a photo because .

A. she thought true love is beyond appearance

B. she had never taken any photo before they knew

C. she was only a middle - aged woman

D. she wasn't confident about her appearance

3.How could Blanchard recognize Hollis?

A. She would be wearing a scarf around her neck．

B. She would be holding a book in her hand．

C. She would be standing behind a young girl．

D. She would be wearing a rose on her coat．

4.What was the real Miss Hollis Maynell like?

A. She was a middle - aged woman in her forties．

B. She was a young, pretty girl wearing a green suit．

C. She was a plump woman with graying hair．

D. She was a slightly fat girl, with blonde hair．

5.When Blanchard went over to greet the woman, he was ．

A. shocked but inspired B.annoyed and bad - mannered

C. disappointed but well - behaved D. satisfied and confident

6.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A. Love is blind B. Don't Judge a Book by its Cover

C. A Test of Love D. The Symbol of Rose

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.C

6.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文在講術(shù)約翰布蘭查德通過一本書上的筆記對筆記的作者產(chǎn)生興趣，兩人交往一年，通過信件來增進(jìn)了解，最終他回國，安排兩人的第一次見面，姑娘考驗了一番，與之見面

1. 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段提到His interest in her had begun thirteen months before in a Florida library. Taking a book off the shelf he found himself intrigued, not with the words of the book, but with the notes penciled in the margin. 十二個月前，在佛羅里達(dá)州的一個圖書館，他對她產(chǎn)生了興趣。他從書架上取下一本書，很快便被吸引住了，不是被書的內(nèi)容，而是被空白處鉛筆寫的批語所吸引，可知選B項。

2. 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段提到A romance was starting Blanchard requested a photograph, but she refused. She felt that if he really cared, it wouldn’t matter what she looked like可知拒絕的原因是，如果你真的在乎，那么長得什么樣不是重要的，故選A項。

3. 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段提到“You’ll recognize me,” she wrote, “by the red rose I’ll be wearing on my lapel.” So at 7:00 he was in the station looking for a girl whose heart he loved, but whose face he’d never seen. 你會認(rèn)出我的，” 她寫道，“我會在衣襟上戴一朵紅玫瑰，故選D項。

4.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段提到"I don't know what this is about, son," she answered, "but the young lady in the green suit who just went by, she begged me to wear this rose on my coat. And she said if you were to ask me out to dinner, I should go and tell you that she is waiting for you in the big restaurant across the street. 我不知道是怎么回事，孩子，”她回答說，“可是剛才走過去的那位穿綠色套裝的姑娘，她央求我把這支玫瑰插在衣服上。她還說，要是你請我吃飯的話，我就告訴你，她就在街對面那個大飯店里等你，故選B項。

5. 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段提到I squared my shoulders and saluted and held out the book to the woman, even though while I spoke I felt choked by the bitterness of my disappointment." 我挺胸站立，敬了個禮，并舉起手中的書好讓那位女士看。不過在我開口說話的時候，失望的痛苦幾乎使我哽咽，可知是失望的但是很有修養(yǎng)的，故選C項。

6. 標(biāo)題。本文在講術(shù)約翰布蘭查德通過一本書上的筆記對筆記的作者產(chǎn)生興趣，兩人交往一年，通過信件來增進(jìn)了解，最終他回國，安排兩人的第一次見面，姑娘考驗了一番，與之見面，可見最好的標(biāo)題是愛的考驗，故選C項。

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