14.Mom wanted only one thing for her birthday."Can you find me another copy of this song?"she asked,and handed me a worn-out cassette tape.I knew exactly what was recorded on it:My Redeemer(救世主).I heard the song played at least a thousand times while growing up.After so many years,the cassette tape was too worn out to be used.I promised her I would find a replacement.
My Redeemer became Mom's favorite song after my younger brother Tim was killed by a drunk driver in 1973.The only thing that helped her calm down was the soulful sound of My Redeemer from the local radio station.
We recorded it on a cassette tape so she could listen to it any time she wanted but none of us knew who the soloist(独唱者) was.These days,I thought the song would be easy to find out.I went home and searched the Internet.Several songs with that title popped up,but none of them was the one Mom loved.I got frustrated.
Mom's birthday drew near and then one day,I was driving home,listening to our local radio station.A familiar tune came on.It was My Redeemer!As soon as I could,I phoned the station.I got a line on the soloist,who was called Alan Parks.I typed his name into Google and found his home number in South Carolina.Minutes later,I was telling him how much his recording meant to Mom.He offered to ship two CDs out to me personally.I gave him my address.
"Red Lion,Pennsylvania?"he said."Do you know the Logans?""They are our neighbors!""I've been friends with them for 25years,"Alan said."They'll be at my concert at York Gospel Chapel on April 17th.Would you and your mom come too?"We sure would.Mom was excited to hear Alan sing My Redeemer to her,live in concert-on the evening of her 87th birthday.
24.Why was the song My Redeemer so important to the author's mother?A
A.It could comfort her sad and painful mood.
B.It reminded her of the love from her husband.
C.It was given to her by a very important friend.
D.It was the only thing that the author's brother left her.
25.What does the underlined part"got a line on"in Paragraph 3mean?D
A.Talked happily with.
B.Thought a lot about.
C.Made request of.
D.Got information about.
26.What can we learn about Alan Parks from this passage?B
A.He lived in Red Lion,Pennsylvania.
B.He is a kind and warm-hearted musician.
C.He offered to give the author two cassette tapes.
D.He would sing for the author's mom on the radio station.
27.Which of the following is most surprising?C
A.Alan Parks and the author lived in the same neighborhood.
B.Alan Parks happened to get to know the author's mother.
C.The author's mother went to the concert on her birthday.
D.The author's mother became good friends with Alan Parks.
分析 本文属于记叙文阅读,作者通过这篇文章向我们介绍了在为母亲的生日寻找她最喜欢的音乐的故事.
解答 24.A 细节理解题,根据第二段The only thing that helped her calm down was the soulful sound of My Redeemer from the local radio station.可知这首歌对妈妈很重要是因为它可以安慰她悲伤和痛苦的心情,故选A.
25.D 词义猜测题,根据第四段As soon as I could,I phoned the station.I got a line on the soloist,who was called Alan Parks.可知我尽快的联系了广播电台,得到有关这首歌的信息,故选D.
26.B 推理判断题,根据第四段He offered to ship two CDs out to me personally可知他给我寄了两个CD,最后一段They'll be at my concert at York Gospel Chapel on April 17th.Would you and your mom come too?他邀请我和妈妈去看音乐会,可知他是一个很友善,热心,乐于助人的音乐家,故选B.
27.C 细节理解题,根据最后一段Mom was excited to hear Alan sing My Redeemer to her,live in concert-on the evening of her 87th birthday.可知作者的妈妈在她生日的那天去看了音乐会是最令人惊讶的,故选C.
点评 考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力.做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确选择.在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.