10．Yesterday I was in Milwaukee visiting my family，and while I was there I stopped at a café on a particular street corner．It was a corner that brought back a specific（特别的） memory．I had been on this street corner long before．
It was a very cold night in late January，1978．I was halfway home that night after working the evening shift （夜班） at the shopping mall，and I had to change buses．I stood at the bus stop waiting for the bus and just shivered（颤抖）．"Gosh，this is terrible，"I thought．"I need to get out of this．"
I also thought about my young life at the time and where I was going．I felt very upset，because I was not satisfied with it．There was something asking me to make a change．I had just heard of a scholarship opportunity at a small university in San Antonio，Texas the week before，and it really got me thinking．But it was 1，200 miles away from my family and friends But I sensed （感觉到） that if I stayed where I was，I wouldn't be really happy with myself．I felt like there was something missing．And yes，I was really cold，too．I thought of warm days in January in South Texas．That would be nice．
I was at a fork（分叉，岔路口） in the road that night，and little did I know what that decision would mean to me．As the wind rose and my shivering worsened，my mind suddenly cleared and the path became clear-I had to leave．I was going to San Antonio．Even though I wouldn't know a person，I decided to take the risk and do it，and start over．
The bus finally came and as I finally could feel my face again I looked out of the window of the bus and dreamed about the new horizons that were in front of me．That day，at that moment，at that fork in the road，I made the most important decision of my life-going to university．And thankfully，it was the right one．What an important fork in the road!
46．The writer stayed on that street corner on a very cold night becauseB．
A．he had come out for a walk
B．he was waiting for a bus at the nearby bus stop
C．he had to work at a café till the morning
D．he had to buy something
47．What did the writer think of his life that night？D
A．He was happy with it
B．He thought it was exciting．
C．He thought it was full of hope
D．He was not satisfied with it．
48．For the writer，a disadvantage （不利，劣势） of going to San Antonio was thatA．
A．it was far away from his hometown
B．it was colder than his hometown
C．it was smaller than his hometown
D．it was poorer than his hometown
49．That night，the writer decided toC．
A．stay with his family
B．find a new friend
C．go to university
D．move to Milwaukee
50．What would be the best title for the passage？A
A．Fork in the road
B．Don't make decisions too quickly．
C．It's never easy to make changes
D．Accept your life as it is．
分析 这篇文章讲述了作者有一次在等公交车的晚上，恰好遇到了人生的岔路口，需要作出艰难选择，最终他做出来正确选择，走对了人生的岔路口
解答 46．B 细节理解题 根据 I had to change buses．I stood at the bus stop waiting for the bus 可知，他是在站点等车，故答案为B
47．D 细节理解题 根据I also thought about my young life at the time and where I was going．I felt very upset，because I was not satisfied with it．可知，他对生活不够满意，故答案为D
48．A 推理判断题 根据But it was 1，200 miles away from my family and friends．可知，此地距离家和朋友遥远，故答案为A
49．C 推理判断题 根据I was going to San Antonio．Even though I wouldn't know a person，I decided to take the risk and do it，and start over．可知他决定去上大学
50．A 主旨归纳题 这篇文章讲述了作者有一次在等公交车的晚上，恰好遇到了人生的岔路口，需要作出艰难选择，最终他做出来正确选择，走对了人生的岔路口．故答案为A
点评 本文讲述了一个很有哲理的故事，以推理题的考查为主，测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力，要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系，对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断；或根据作者所阐述的观点理论，对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释．考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作者观点．
