Question

ohn Cruitt, 62, spent decades tracking down his third- grade teacher.

He wanted to talk with Cecile Doyle about 1958--- the year his mother, who was seriously ill, passed away.

Her death came just days before Christmas. Cruitt had been expecting to go home from school and decorate the Christmas tree.

“When I found out she died, I could certainly relate to that, because when I was 11, my own father died,” Doyle tells Cruitt at StoryCorps in Monroe, N.Y. “And you just don’t know how you’re going to go on without that person.”

When Cruitt returned to school, Doyle waited until all of the other children left the room at the end of the day, and told him that she was there if he needed her.

“Then you kissed me on the head,” Cruitt says. “And I felt that things really would be OK.”

“Well, Cruitt, I’m so glad that I could be there with you for that time,” says Doyle, 82.

Decades after his mother’s death, Cruitt began to think more and more of Doyle. He finally wrote a letter:

Dear Mrs. Doyle,

If you are not the Cecile Doyle who taught English at Emerson School in Kearny, N.J., then I’m embarrassed, and you can disregard the letter.

My name is John Cruitt, and I was in your third- grade class during the 1958-1959 school year. Two days before Christmas, my mother passed away, and you told me that you were there if I needed you. I hope life has been as kind to you as you were to me.

God bless you.

John Cruitt

Doyle says his letter, which arrived in February, could not have come at a better time. Her husband, who passed away this August, was struggling with Parkinson’s disease.

“And I had just come home from the hospital, and I read this beautiful letter, and I just was overwhelmed,” she says.

“Well the funny thing is, when I finally wrote to you again after 54 years, I typed the letter--- I was afraid my penmanship wasn’t going to meet your standards,” Cruitt says as Doyle laughs.

“John, what can I say--- I’m just glad that we made a difference in each other’s life.”

1.After Cruitt’s mother’s death, ________.

A. Cruitt totally relied on his father

B. Doyle’s words brought him comfort

C. Cruitt didn’t go to school regularly

D. Doyle asked his classmates to help him

2.Before Cruitt wrote the letter, he______.

A. knew Doyle’s husband had passed away

B. believed Doyle was leading a happy life

C. considered it embarrassing to write to Doyle

D. was unsure whether Doyle could receive the letter

3.Doyle believed the letter_____.

A. was a belated gift

B. came at just the right time

C. lifted her confidence greatly

D. served as a reminder of her husband

4.Why did Cruitt type the letter?

A. Doyle had taught him typing.

B. He was better at typing than writing.

C. Doyle would be able to read it without difficulty.

D. He was afraid Doyle would be dissatisfied with his writing.

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲了一位62岁的老人John Cruit，对他三年级老师Cecile Doyle的感激之情。1958年圣诞节之前，Cruit的母亲病逝。Doyle得知之后，想起自己在11岁的时候父亲去世，知道Cruitt会难以接受这个事实。因此放学时，所有的孩子离开教室之后，她对Cruitt说，如果有需要，她会一直陪伴在他身边。Cruitt因此感激这位老师，在母亲去世几十年之后，给Doyle写了一封感恩和祝福的信。而就在收到信不久，Doyle的丈夫由于罹患帕金森氏综合症而去世，这封信给予了同样大的鼓舞和精神支撑。

1. you kissed me on the head,” Cruitt says. “And I felt that things really would be OK.”可知Doyle的话和亲吻，给了Cruitt极大的安慰。故选B。

2.第八自然段书信内容的第一句话If you are not the Cecile Doyle who taught English at Emerson School in Kearny, N.J., then I’m embarrassed, and you can disregard the letter.意思是：如果你不是在新泽西卡尼爱默生学校教英语的Cecile Doyle老师，那我非常抱歉，你可以不理会这封信。因此可知Cruitt不确定这封信是否可以到达Doyle那里。故选D。

3.第十一自然段And I had just come home from the hospital, and I read this beautiful letter, and I just was overwhelmed,意思是：我刚从医院回来，读了这封美丽的信，就在不久前我崩溃了。因此这封信在Doyle最需要的时候给了她安慰，所以来得正是时候。故选B。

4.倒数第二自然段I typed the letter--- I was afraid my penmanship wasn’t going to meet your standards意思是：我把这封信打印出来，因为我担心我的书写不符合老师的要求。故选D.

考点：考查记叙文阅读。