高考英语分类汇编阅读理解：故事类

故事类

第一部分五年高考题荟萃

Passage1

（09•上海A篇）

EvenatschooltherehadbeenanunhealthycompetitionbetweenGeorgeandRichard.

"I'llbethefirstmillionaireinColefbrd!^^Richardusedtoboast.

“Andyou'llbesorryyouknewme,"Georgewouldreply"becauseFilbethebestlawyerin

town!”

GeorgeneverdidbecomealawyerandRichardnevermadeanymoney.Insteadbothmen

openedbookshopsonoppositesidesofColefbrdHighStreet.Itwashardtomakemoneyfrom

books,whichmadethecompetitionbetweenthemworse.

Nowwithonlyonebookshopintown,businesswasbetterforGeorge.Butsometimeshesat

inhisnarrow,oldkitchenandgazedoutofthedirtywindow,thinkingabouthisformerrival（竞

争对手）。Perhapshemissedhim?

Georgewasveryinterestedinolddictionaries,He'drecentlyfoundacollectorinAustralia

whowassellingararefirstedition.Whentheparcelarrived,thebookwasinperfectconditionand

Georgewasdelighted.Butwhilehewashavinglunch,Georgeglancedatthephotointhe

newspaperthatthebookhadbeenwrappedin.Hewasastonished-thesmilingfacewasolder

thanherememberedbutunmistakable!Trembling,Georgestartedreading.

“BookendshaveboughttenbookstoresfromtheirrivalsDylans.Thecompany,ownedby

multi-millionaireRichardPike,isnowthelargestbooksellerinAustralia.

65.GeorgeandRivhardwereatschool.

A.roommatesB.goodfriendsC.competitorsD.booksellers

66.HowdidGeorgefeelaboutRichardafterhisdisappearance?

A.HeenviedRichard'smarriage.

B.HethoughtofRichardfromtimetotime.

C.Hefeltluckywithnorivalintown.

D.HewasguiltyofRichard'sdeath.

67.GeorgegotinformationaboutRichardfrom.

A.adictionarycollectorinAustralia

B.thelatter'srivalsDylans

C.ararefirsteditionofadictionary

D.thewrappingpaperofabook

68.WhathappenedtoGeorgeandRichardintheend?

A.BothGeorgeandRichardbecamemillionaires.

B.Bothofthemrealizedtheiroriginalambitions.

C.GeorgeestablishedasuccessfulbusinesswhiteRichardwasmissing.

D.RichardbecameamillionairewhileGeorgehadnogreatsuccess.

答案65.C66.B67.D68.D

Passage2

（09•北京A篇）

HowITurnedtoBeOptimistic

IbegantogrowupthatwinternightwhenmyparentsandIwerereturningfrommyaunt's

house,andmymothersaidthatwemightsoonbeleavingforAmerica.Wewereonthebusthen.I

wascrying,andsomepeopleonthebuswereturningaroundtolookatme.IrememberthatI

couldnotbearthethoughtofneverhearingagaintheradioprogramforschoolchildrentowhichI

listenedeverymorning.

Idonotremembermyselfcryingforthisreasonagain.Infact,IthinkIcriedverylittlewhen

Iwassayinggoodbyetomyfriendsandrelatives.WhenwewereleavingIthoughtaboutallthe

placesIwasgoingtosee-thestrangeandmagicalplacesIhadknownonlyfrombooksand

pictures.ThecountryIwasleavingnevertocomebackwashardlyinmyheadthen.

Thefouryearsthatfollowedtaughtmetheimportanceofoptimism,buttheideadidnot

cometomeatonce.ForthefirsttwoyearsinNewYorkIwasreallylost-havingtostudyinthree

schoolsasaresultoffamilymoves.IdidnotquiteknowwhatIwasorwhatIshouldbe.Mother

remarried,andthingsbecameevenmorecomplexforme.Sometimepassedbeforemystepfather

andIgotusedtoeachother.Iwasoftensad,andsawnoendto“thehardtimes.M

MyresponsibilitiesinthefamilyincreasedalotsinceIknewEnglishbetterthaneveryone

elseathome.Iwroteletters,filledoutforms,translatedatinterviewswithImmigrationofficers,

tookmygrandparentstothedoctorandtranslatedthere,andevendiscussedtelephonebillswith

companyrepresentatives.

FrommyexperiencesIhavelearnedoneimportantrule:Almostallcommontroubles

eventuallygoaway!Somethinggoodiscertaintohappenintheendwhenyoudonotgiveup,and

justwaitalittle!Ibelievethatmylifewillturnoutallright,eventhoughitwillnotbethateasy.

56.HowdidtheauthorgettoknowAmerica?

A.FromherrelativesB.Fromhermother

C.FromBooksandpicturesD.Fromradioprograms

57.UponleavingforAmericatheauthorfelt.

A.confusedB.excitedC.worriedD.amazed

58.ForthefirsttwoyearsinNewYork,theauthor.

A.oftenlostherwayB.didnotthinkaboutherfuture

C.studiedinthreedifferentschoolsD.gotonwellwithherstepfather

59.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraph4?

A.Sheworkedasatranslator

B.Sheattendedalotofjobinterviews

C.Shepaidtelephonebillsforherfamily

D.ShehelpedherfamilywithherEnglish

60.Theauthorbelievesthat.

A.herfuturewillbefreefromtroubles

B.itisdifficulttolearntobecomepatient

C.therearemoregoodthingsthanbadthings

D.goodthingswillhappenifonekeepstrying

答案56.C57.B58.C59.D60.D

Passage3

(09•湖北A篇)

MygrandfathercamefromHungaryandwastheonlyoneinhisfamilywhosettleddownin

theUnitedStates.TherestofhisfamilyremainedinEurope.WhenWorldWarIbrokeout,he

seemedtohavebecomeanotherman,downhearted.Suchobviouschangewasnotbomoutofhis

welfare,butoutoffear:ifhisonlyson,myuncle,hadtogotowar,itwouldbecousinfighting

againstcousin.

Onedayin1918,myUncleMiltonreceivedhisdraftnotice.Mygrandparentswerevery

upset.Butmymother,attheageof10,feltontopoftheworldabouthersoldierbrothergoingoff

towar.Realizinghowhewasregardedbyhislittlesisterandallofherfriends,myunclebought

themallservicepins,whichmeantthattheyhadalovedoneintheservice.Allthelittlegirlswere

delighted.

Themomentcamewhenmyuncleandtheothersoldiers,withoutanytrainingbutallin

uniforms,boardedthetrain.Thebandplayedandthecrowdcheered.Althoughnoonenoticed,

I'msuremygrandmotherhadatearinhereyefortheonlyson.Thetrainslowlypulledout,but

notaboutathousandyardswhenitsuddenlypaused.Everyonestaredinwonderasthetrain

slowlyreturnedtothestation.Therewasadeadsilencebeforethedoorsopenedandthemen

startedtostepout.Someoneshouted,"Thewarisover."Foramoment,nobodymoved,butthen

thepeopleheardsomeonebarkordersatthesoldiers.Themenlinedupintwolines,walkeddown

thesteps,andwiththebandplaying,marcheddownthestreet,asreturningheroes,tobe

welcomedhome.Mymothersaiditwasgreatday,butshewasjustalittledisappointedthatit

didn?tlastatinybitlonger.

51.Whatthegrandfatherwasmostwomedaboutwas.

A.thespreadoftheworldwar

B.thesafetyofhislivingtwocousins

C.adropinhislivingstandards

D.hisrelativeskillingeachother

52.Theunderlinedphrase"draftnotice“means“

A.orderforarmyservice

B.trainticketfbrEurope

C.letterofrejection

D.noteofwarning

53.Whatdidthe"servicepins^^(inPara.2)standforinthedyesofthelittlegirls?

A.Strength.

B.Courage.

C.Victory.

D.Honor.

54.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheendingofthestory?

A.Disappointing.

B.Unexpected.

C.Uncertain.

D.Inspiring.

答案51.D52.A53.D54.B

Passage4

（09•四川B篇）

July21st2007wasatypicalEnglishsummer'sday—itrainedfor24hours!Asusual,I

rushedhomefromworkatmiddaytocheckonthehouse.Nothingwasamiss.BythetimeIleft

workat5pm.However,theroadintoourvillagewasflooded.Ourhousehadneverbeenflooded

but,asIopenedthefrontdoor,awaveofwatersgreetedme.ThankGodthekidsweren'twish

me,becausethehousewas5feetdeepinwater.Welosteverythingdownstairs.Andtheplaster

hadtobetomoffthewall'sceilingspulleddown.

Atfirstwetriedtopushonthrough.Wedidn'twanttomovethechildrenoutofhome,so

wecampedupstairs.Weputasheetofplasticacrossthefloortoprotectusfromthedamp.But

afterthreemonths,wefeltverysick,sowemovetoawoodenhouseinapark.Thehousewas

small,butatfirstwewerealljustdelightedtobeinanewplace.Unfortunately,thingstook

longerthanexpectedandweweretherefor10months.Thelifetherewasinconvenient.What

surprisedmemostwashowmuchImissedbeingpartofacommunity（社区）.Wehadlivedina

friendlyvillagewithgoodneighbors,andI'dneverthoughthowmuchI,I'dmissthat.

Althoughoursituationwasverybad,it'sdifficulttofeeltoosorryforyourselfwhenyoulook

atwhat'shappeningelsewhere.IwatchedanewsreportaboutfloodsinNorthernIndiaand

thought."Wedidn'thaveastrawhut（茅草房）thatwasforChristmas.ButIcan'twait—I'm

goingtothrowapartyforourfriendsinthevillagetosaythanksfortheirsupport.Thisyear,I

won'tneedanygifts—livingawayfromhomeformonthshasmademerealizehowlittlewe

actuallyneedormissallourpossessions.Althoughwearereplacingthings,there'sreallynorush

一wehaveourhomeback,andthat'sthemainthing.

45.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"amiss“inthefirstparagraphmean?

A.Wrong.B.Missing.C.Right.D.Found

46.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthattheauthor.

A.wassickofstayingupstairs

B.caredmuchaboutherchildren

C.couldnotstandlivinginawoodenhouse

D.didnotdealwellwithherfamilyaffairsduringtheflood

47.Whydoestheauthorsaythattheywereluckyinthethirdparagraph?

A.Becausehersituationwasnotserious.

B.Becausemanyotherpaceswereflooded.

C.BecauseshehadbeentoNorthernIndia.

D.Becausesomeotherssufferedevenmore.

48.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttoexpressbytellingherstory?

A.Shevaluedhumanfeelingsmorethanbefore.

B.Sherealizedshealmostdidn'tneedpossession.

C.ShefoundChristmasgiftsnolongerbadlyneeded.

D.Shethoughtherownhomewasthemostimportant.

答案45.A46.B47.D48.A

Passage5

（09•浙江A篇）

1wasinarushasalways,butthistimeitwasforanimportantdateIjustcouldn'tbelatefor!

Ifoundmyselfatacheckoutcounterbehindanelderlywomanseeminglyinnohurryasshepaid

forhergroceries.APhDstudentwithnotalotofmoney,Ihadhurriedintothestoretopickup

someflowers.Iwasinahugerush,thinkingofmyupcomingevening.Ididnotwanttobelatefor

thisdate.

WewereinBoston,aplacenotalwaysknownforsmallconversationbetweenstrangers.The

womanstoppedunloadingherbasketandlookedupatme.Shesmiled.Itwasanicesmile-warm

andreassuring-andIreturnedhergiflbysmilingback.

“Mustbeaspeciallady,whoeveritisthatwillbegettingthosebeautifulflowers,Mshesaid.

“Yes,she'sspecial,1said,andthentomyembarrassment,thewordskeptcomingout.

“It'sonlyourseconddate,butsomehowIamjusthavingthefeelingshe's'theone'.Jokingly,I

added,"TheonlyproblemisthatIcan'tfigureoutwhyshe'dwanttodateaguylikeme.”

“Well,Ithinkshe'sveryluckytohaveaboyfriendwhobringshersuchlovelyflowersand

whoisobviouslyinlovewithher,“thewomansaid.^^"Myhusbandusedtobringmeflowers

everyweek-evenwhentimesweretoughandwedidn'thavemuchmoney.Thosewereincredible

days;hewasveryromanticand-ofcourse-Imisshimsincehe'spassedaway.^^

Ipaidformyflowersasshewasgatheringuphergroceries.Therewasnodoubtinmymind

asIwalkeduptoher.Itouchedherontheshoulderandsaid,“Youwereright,youknow.These

flowersareindeedfbraveryspeciallady."Ihandedhertheflowersandthankedherforsucha

niceconversation.

IttookheramomenttorealizethatIwasgivinghertheflowersIhadjustpurchased.uYou

haveawonderfulevening,Isaid.IleftherwithabigsmileandmyheartwarmedasIsawher

smellingthebeautifulflowers.

Irememberbeingslightlylateformydatethatnightandtellingmygirlfriendtheabovestory.

Acoupleofyearslater,whenIfinallyworkedupthecouragetoaskhertomarryme,shetoldme

thatthisstoryhadhelpedtosealitforher-thatwasthenightthatIwonherheart.

41.Whywasthewriterinahurrythatday?

A.Hewastomeethisgirlfriend.B.Hehadtogobacktoschoolsoon.

C.Hewasdelayedbyanelderlylady.D.Hehadtopickupsomegroceries.

42.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"hergifV'(Paragraph2)referto?

A.Herwords.B.Hersmile.C.Herflowers.D.herpoliteness.

43.Whydidthewritergivehisflowerstotheelderlylady?

A.Shetoldhimanicestory.B.Sheallowedhimtopayfirst.

C.Shegavehimencouragement.D.Shelikedflowersverymuch.

44.Whatisthemessageconveyedinthestory?

A.Flowersareimportantfbradate.B.Smalltalkishelpful.

C.Loveandkindnessarerewarding.D.Elderlypeopledeserverespecting.

答案41.A42.B43.C44.C

Passage6

(09•重庆A篇)

Iwaswaitingforaphonecallfrommyagent.Hehadleftamessagethenightbefore,telling

methatmyshowwastobecancelled.Icalledhimseveraltimes,buteachtimehissecretarytold

methathewasinameetingandthathewouldcallmelale匚SoIwaitedandwaited,buttherewas

stillnocall.Threehourspassingby,Ibecamemoreandmoreimpatient.Iwascertainthatmy

agentdidn'tcareaboutmywork,andhedidn'tcareaboutme.Iwasovercomewiththatthought.I

startedtoshoutatthephone,"Letmewait,willyou?Whodoyouthinkyouare?”

AtthattimeIdidn'trealizemywifewaslookingon.Withoutshowinghersurprise,she

i-ushedin,seizedthephone,toreoffthewires,andshoutedatthephone,44Yeah!Whodoyouthink

youare?Badtelephone!Badtelephone!”Andshesweptitintothewastebasket.

Istoodwatchingher,speechless.Whatonearth?

Shesteppedtothedoorwayandshoutedattherestofthehouse,“Nowhearthis!Allobjects

inthisroom-ifyoudoanythingtoupsetmyhusband,outyougo!”

Thensheturnedtome,kissedme,andsaidcalmly,4tHoney,youjusthavetolearnhowto

takecontrol."Withthat,shelefttheroom.

Afterwatchingacrazywomanrushinginandout,shoutingateverythinginsight,Inoticed

thatsomethinginmymood（情绪）hadchanged.Iwaslaughing.HowcouldIhavetroublewith

thatphone?HeramicshelpedmerealizeIhadbeendrivencrazybysmallthings.Twentyminutes

latermyagentdidcall.Iwasabletolistentohimandtalktohimcalmly.

56.Whydidtheauthorshoutatthetelephone?

A.Hewasmadatthetelephone.

B.Hewasangrywithhisagent.

C.Hewasanxiousabouthiswife.

D.Hewasimpatientwiththesecretary.

57.Whatdidtheauthor\wifedoaftersheheardhisshouting?

A.Shesaidnothing.

B.Sheshoutedathim.

C.Shecalledtheagent.

D.Shethrewthephoneaway.

58.Whatmadetheauthorlaugh?

A.Hisownbehavior.

B.Hiswife'ssuggestion.

C.Hischangeablefeelings.

D.Hiswife'ssweetkiss.

59.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“antics”referto?

A.Smartwords.

B.Unusualactions.

C.Surprisinglooks.

D.Anxiousfeelings.

答案56.B57.D58.A59.B

Passage7

（09•广东A篇）

Lisawasrunninglate.Lisa,25,hadalottodoatwork,plusvisitorsontheway:herparents

werecominginforThanksgivingfromherhometown.Butasshehurrieddownthesubwaystairs,

shestartedtofeeluncomfortablywarn.Bythetimeshegottotheplatform,Lisafeltweakand

tired-maybeithadn'tbeenagoodideatogivebloodthenightbefore,shethought.Sherested

herselfagainstapostclosetothetracks.

Severalyardsaway,Frank,43,andhisgirlfriend,Jennifer,foundaspotclosetowherethe

frontofthetrainwouldstop.Theyweredeepindiscussionaboutahousetheywerethinkingof

buying.

Butwhenheheardthescream,followedbysomeoneyelling,"Oh,myGod,shefellin!^^

Frankdidn'thesitate.Hejumpeddowntothetracksandransome40feettowardthebodylying

ontherails."No!Notyou!”hisgirlfriendscreamedafterhim.

Shewasrighttobealarmed.BythetimeFrankreachedLisa,hecouldfeelthetracksshaking

andseethelightcoming.Thetrainwasabout20secondsfromthestation.

Itwashardtolifther.Shewasjustout.Buthemanagedtoraiseherthefourfeettothe

platformsothatbystanderscouldholdherbythegrinsanddragherawayfromtheedge.Thatwas

whereLisabrieflyregainedconsciousness,feltherselfbeingpulledalongtheground,andsaw

someoneelseholdingherpurse.

Lisathoughtshe'dbeenrobbed.Awomanheldherhandandamangavehisshirttohelpstop

thebloodpouringfromherhead.Andshetriedtotalkbutshecouldn't,andthatwaswhenshe

realizedhowmuchpainshewasin.

Policeandfireofficialssoonarnved,andFranktoldthestorytoanofficer.Jennifersaidher

boyfriendwascalmontheir40一minutetrainridedowntown-justashehadbeensecondsafter

therescue,whichmadeherthinkaboutherreactionatthetime,"Isawthetraincomingand1was

thinkinghewasgoingtodie,“sheexplained.

41.WhatwasthemostprobablecauseforLisa'sweakness?

A.Shehadrunalongway.

B.Shefelthotinthesubway.

C.Shehaddonealotofwork.

D.Shehaddonatedbloodthenightbefore.

42.WhydidJennifertrytostopherboyfriend?

A.Becausetheywouldmisstheirtrain.

B.Becausehedidn'tseethetraincoming.

C.BecauseshewassureLisawashardtolift.

D.Becauseshewasafraidthetrainwouldkillhim.

43.HowdidFranksaveLisa?

A.Byliftinghertotheplatform.

B.Byhelpingherrisetoherfeet.

C.Bypullingheralongtheground.

D.Bydraggingherawayfromtheedge.

44.WhendidLisabecomeconsciousagain?

A.Whenthetrainwasleaving.

B.Aftershewasbackontheplatform.

C.Afterthepoliceandfireofficialscame.

D.Whenamanwascleaningthebloodfromherhead.

45.Thepassageisintendedto

A.warnusofthedangerinthesubway

B.showUShowtosavepeopleinthesubway

C.tellUSaboutasubwayrescue

D.reportatrafficaccident

答案41.D42.D43.A44.B45.C

Passage8

（09•广东B篇）

Weoncehadapostercompetitioninourfifthgradeartclass.

“Youcouldwinprizes,“ourteachertoldUSasshewrotetheposterinformationonthe

blackboard.Shepassedoutsheetsofconstructionpaperwhilecontinuing,“Thefirstprizeisten

dollars.Youjusthavetomakesurethatthewordsontheblackboardappearsomewhereonyour

poster.”

Westudiedtheboardcritically.SomeofUSlookedwithoneeyeandheldupcertaincolors

againsttheblackboard,rockingthesheetstothefightorleftwhileweconjuredupourdesigns.

Otherstwistedtheirhairaroundtheirfingersorchewedtheireraserswhiledeepinthought.We

hadplansforthatten-dollargrandprize,eachandeveryoneofUS.I'mgoingtospendmineon

candies,onehopefulwouldannounce,whileanotherpracticedlookingserious,wiseandrich.

Everyoneintheclassmadeaposter.Someofususedpartsofthosefancypapernapkins,

whileothersusednothingbutcoloredconstructionpaper.SomeofUSusedbigdesigns,andsome

ofuspreferredtogatherourarttidilydowninonecomerofourposterandletthespacedrawthe

viewer'sattentiontoit.SomeofUSwouldwanderpastthegoodstudents'desksandthenreturnto

ourownprojectswithagrowingsenseofhopelessness.Itwasyetanothergrown-uptrickofthe

soiltheyseemedespeciallyfondof。makingallofUSbelievewehadafairchance,andthen

always-always一rewardingthesameoldwinners.

IbelieveIdrewasailboat,butIcan'tsaythatwithanycertainty.Imadeit.Iadmiredit.I

determinedittobetheverybestofallofthepostersIhadseen,andthenIturneditin.

Minutespassed.

Noonecamealongtogivemethegrandprize,andthensomeonedistractedme,andI

probablyneverwouldhavethoughtaboutthatposteragain.

Iwasstillsittingatmydesk,thinking,Whatposter?Whentheteachergavemeanenvelope

withaten-dollarbillinitandeveryoneintheclassapplaudedforme.

46.Whatwastheteacher'srequirementfortheposter?

A.Itmustappearintime.

B.Itmustbedoneinclass.

C.Itmustbedoneonaconstructionsheet.

D.Itmustincludethewordsontheblackboard.

47.Theunderlinedphraseinparagraph3mostprobablymeans.

A.formedanideafor

B.madeanoutlinefor

C.madesomespacefor

D.chosesomecolorsfor

48.Aftertheteacher5swords,allthestudentsintheclass.

A.1ookedveryserious

B.thoughttheywouldberich

C.begantothinkabouttheirdesigns

D.begantoplaygames

49.Afterseeingthegoodstudents'designs,somestudents.

A.1ovedtheirowndesignsmore

B.thoughttheyhadafairchance

C.puttheirowndesignsinacomer

D.thoughttheywouldnotwintheprize

50.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor.

A.enjoyedgrown-uptricksverymuch

B.lovedpostercompetitionsverymuch

C.feltsurprisedtowinthecompetition

D.becamewiseandrichafterthecompetition

答案46.D47.A48.C49.D50.C

Passage9

（09•广东C篇）

AfewyearsagoIhadan"aha!"momentregardinghandwriting.

Ihadinmyhandasheetofpaperwithhandwritteninstructionsonitforsomesortofeditorial

task.ItoccurredatfirstthatIdidnotrecognizethehandwriting,andthenIrealizedwhoseitmust

be.IfinallybecameawareofthefactthatIhadbeenworkingwiththiscolleagueforatleasta

year,maybetwo,andyetIdidnotrecognizeherhandwritingatthatpoint.

Itwasaveryimportanteventinthecomputerizationoflife-asignthattheinformal.

Friendlycommunicationofpeopleworkingtogetherinanofficehadchangedfromnotesinpento

instantmessagesandemails.Therewasatimewhenourworkdayswerefilledwithlittleletters,

andwerecognizedoneanother'shandwritingthewayweknewvoicesorfaces.

Asachildvisitingmyfather'soffice,1waspleasedtorecognize,inlittlenotesonthedesks

ofhisstaff,thesamehandwriting1wouldseeathomeinthenoteshewouldleaveonthe

fridge-exceptthatthosenotesweresignedttdad^^insteadof"RFW”.

AllthishasbeenonmymindbecauseofthetalkaboutTheRiseandFallofHandwriting,a

bookbyFlorey.Sireshowsinherbookadeepconcernaboutthefallofhandwritingandthe

failureofschoolstoteachchildrentowritewell,butmanyothersarguethatpeopleinadigitalage

can'tbeexpectedtolearntoholdapen.

Idon'tbuyit.

Idon'twanttoseeanyonecutofffromtheexpressive,personalassociationsthatapenstill

promotesbetterthanadigitalkeyboarddoes.Formanyabiographer,partofreallygettingto

knowtheirsubjectsislearningtoreadtheirhandwriting.

Whatsomepeopleadvocateisteachingoneofthemanyattractivehandwritingsbasedonthe

handwritingof16th-centuryItaly.Thatmaysoundimpossiblygrand-asiftheywantkidstolearn

todrawbycopyingclassicalpaintings.However,theyhaveworkedinmanyschoolsystems.

51.Whywastheauthorsurprisedatnotrecognizinghiscolleague'shandwriting?

A.Hehadworkedwithhiscolleaguelongenough.

B.Hiscolleague'shandwritingwasSObeautiful.

C.Hiscolleague'shandwritingwasSOterrible.

D.HestillhadalotofWorktodo.

52.Peopleworkingtogetherinanofficeusedto.

A.talkmoreabouthandwriting

B.takemorenotesonworkdays

C.knowbetteroneanother'shandwriting

D.communicatebetterwithoneanother

53.Theauthor'sfatherwrotenotesinpen.

A.tobothhisfamilyandhisstaff

B.tohisfamilyinsmallletters

C.tohisfamilyonthefridge

D.tohisstaffonthedesk

54.Accordingtotheauthor,handwrittennotes.

A.arehardertoteachinschools

B.attractmoreattention

C.areusedonlybetweenfriends

D.carrymoremessage

55.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattheauthor.

A.thinksitimpossibletoteachhandwriting

B.doesnotwanttolosehandwriting

C.putstheblameonthecomputer

D.doesnotagreewithFlorey

答案51.A52.D53.A54.D55.B

Passage10

（09•宁夏、海南A篇）

IsuddenlyheardanelephantcryingasthoughfrightenedLookingdownIimmediately

recognizedthatsomethingwaswrongandrandowntotheedgeofthenearbankThereIsawMa

Shwewithherthree-month-oldcalfstrugglinginthefast-risingwateranditwasalife-and-death

struggleHercalfwasfloatingandscreamingwithfearMaShwewasasneartothefarbankasshe

couldget,holdingherwholebodyagainsttherushingwaterandkeepingthecalfpressedagainst

herhugebody.Everynowandthentherushingwaterwouldsweepthecalfaway.

Therewasasuddenriseinthewaterandthecalfwaswashedcleanoverthemother'sbody

andwasgoneMaShweturnedquicklytoreachitandpressedthecalfwithherheadandtrunk（象

鼻）againsttherockybankThenwithahugeeffortshepickeditupinhertrunkandtrieduntilshe

wasabletoplaceitonanarrowshelfofrock

JustatthismomentshefellbackintotheriverIfshewerecarrieddownitwouldbecertain

deathIknewaswellasshedid,thattherewasonespot（地点）wheres