13．It was Thanksgiving morning．I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey when the doorbell rang．I opened the front door and saw two small children in rags huddling together on the top step．
"Any old papers，lady？"asked one of them．
I was busy．I wanted to say"no"until I looked down at their feet．They were wearing thin little sandals（凉鞋），wet with heavy snow．
"Come in and I'll make you a cup of hot cocoa．"
They walked over and sat down at the table．Their wet sandals left marks upon the floor．I served them cocoa and bread to fight against the cold outside．Then I went back to the kitchen and started cooking．
The silence in the front room struck me．I looked in．The girl held the empty cup in her hands，looking at it．The boy asked in a flat voice，"Lady，are you rich？"
"Am I rich？Pity，no！
I looked at my wornout slipcovers（椅套）．The girl put her cup back in its saucer（茶碟）carefully and said，"Your cups match your saucers．"They left after that，holding their papers against the wind．They had reminded me that I had so much for which to be grateful．
Plain blue china cups and saucers were only worth five pence．But they matched．
I tasted the potatoes and stirred（搅动）the meat soup．Potatoes and brown meat soup，a roof over our heads，my man with a regular job，these matched，too．
I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room．The muddy marks of little sandals were still wet upon my floor．Let them be for a while，I thought，just in case I should begin to forget how rich I am．
56．Which of the following would be the best title for the text？B
A．Lady，are you rich？
B．A story of Thanksgiving Day
C．Don't forget how rich you are
D．Does cups and saucers match well？
57．The writer let the two children come in and served them well becauseC．
A．she wanted to sell old papers to them
B．she wanted to invite them to her Thanksgiving party
C．she showed great pity and care on them
D．she had the same experience as them in the past
58．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage？A
A．The girl thought the writer was rich just because she wanted to make the writer happy．
B．The writer had thought she wasn't rich because her supplies were not expensive．
C．If cups and saucers match well，they are a best pair even though cheap．
D．After hearing what they said，the writer seemed to understand what a rich life was．
59．The writer left the muddy marks of little sandals on the floor for a while toB．
A．show that she was a kindhearted lady
B．remind her that she shouldn't forget how rich she was
C．leave room for readers to think about what being rich is
D．prove that she had understood what meant being rich．
分析 本文介绍了在感恩节之夜，一对来要旧报纸的男孩和女孩给我带来的人生思考．
解答 56．B 主旨大意题．根据文章内容主要提到在感恩节的时候一对贫穷的姐弟给我带来的感动，他们让我明白自己应该为现在所拥有的东西感到珍惜，结合选项，B 为正确答案．
57．C；判断推理题．根据文章内容I wanted to say"no"until I looked down at their feet．They were wearing thin little sandals，wet with heavy snow．"Come in and I'll make you a cup of hot cocoa．在如此寒冷的天气里，遭受这样的痛苦，说明我很同情他们，故C正确．
58．A 推理判断题．根据文章内容，我请男孩和女孩进屋给他们吃的和喝的，而小女孩儿的话让我对人生有了新的领悟．The girl put her cup back in its saucer（茶碟）carefully and said，"Your cups match your saucers．"小女孩对我说我的杯子和杯托很配．她是真的很喜欢，而不是刻意的讨好我，结合选项A不正确，故选择A．
59．B；判断推理题．根据文章最后一段I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room．The muddy prints of small sandals were still wet upon my floor．Let them be for a while，I thought，just in case I should begin to forget how rich I am．说明我想让这样的脚印提醒我，故B正确．
点评 本文是人物故事类阅读理解．这类题材是高考常考的内容，它注重考查考生对整体内容的理解和把握，要求考生做题时要结合语境及题目要求做出正确的选择．
