19．My life suffered a lot in summer five years ago．My father died in a car accident，leaving my mother，my two younger brothers and I alone．At that time，I was a senior high school student．After my father's funeral，I had no choice but to drop out of school and work in a factory．
I really wanted to return to school and wanted to go to college，but I couldn't．I only hoped to bring up my two young brothers．Life was not easy for me，for I couldn't afford their tuition even if I worked from day to night without stopping．Without my father's protection，I thought I was a slave to the fate．
Later on，something changed my life．I still remember that it was a rainy day．I put myself in the rain and walked slowly in the street．
Suddenly the rain stopped！I raised my head and found"the sky"was in fact a dark blue umbrella．Then I noticed a middleaged man with one leg on crutch（拐杖） standing behind me．He said to me，"Why not run without an umbrella？If you didn't run，you would get drenched．"
The man told me that he was a promoter．He once dreamed of being a policeman，but an accident ruined his dream．Though his present job was not suitable for his legs，it was a wonderful start to him．He was very happy that he didn't lose heart and still"ran"on the road of life…
I was encouraged by the man's words．I went to a big city and became an assurance representative．After two years'running，I did well and my family condition turned better little by little．Later I returned to school and succeeded in my entrance to university．
Life is like this．When you are in rainy days in your life，if you couldn't find a way to prevent you from being wet，you would be overwhelmed．But if you decide to get rid of it，you'll discover that the rainy days last not so long as you imagine．
41．What happened to the writer at the beginning of the story？C
A．His father died in a car accident six years ago．
B．He had to drop out of school to look after his sick mother．
C．He couldn't afford his two brothers'tuition even if he worked from day to night．
D．He didn't have money to hold the funeral for his father．
42．About the middleaged man with one leg on crutch，which of the following is NOT true？D
A．He had dreamt of being a policeman．
B．He was a promoter．
C．He lost one leg in an accident．
D．He had a good job which was suitable for him very well．
43．What does the underlined word"drenched"in Paragraph 4mean？A
A．wet B．dry C．nervous D．comfortable
44．What's the main idea of the sixth paragraph？D
A．The writer didn't want to listen to the middleaged man and left without any word．
B．The writer made friends with the middleaged man and they got on well with each other．
C．The writer had to give up his dream and became a promoter as the middleaged man．
D．The writer learned from the middleaged man and the situation soon got better．
45．What's the best title of the passage？A
A．Run out of the Rainy Season of Your Life
B．Care for the Disabled Person
C．Try to Be Independent
D．Get to Know More about Middleaged People．
分析 本文属于记叙文阅读，作者通过这篇文章向我们叙述了作者在人生低谷期遇到一个残疾男人，受他鼓励最终走出低谷，生活改善甚至继续了大学学业的故事．因此作者想要传递的就是不要害怕人生最困难的时期，只要坚持都能逃出人生的雨季．．
解答 41．C．细节理解题．根据文章第二段"Life was not easy for me，for I couldn't afford their tuition even if I worked from day to night without stopping"可知生活对我来说并不容易，因为我负担不起他们的学费，即使我昼夜不停的工作，故选C．
42．D．细节理解题．根据文章第五段"Though his present job was not suitable for his legs"，可知他现在的工作不适合他的双腿，故选D．
43．A．推理判断题．根据文章第四段前文可知作者本来是在淋雨的，突然出现了一把伞，可推测"Why not run without an umbrella？If you didn't run，you would get drenched"句意为为什么不打伞呢？如果你没跑，你会被湿透的，故选A．
44．D．细节理解题．根据文章第六段"I was encouraged by the man's words．I did well and my family condition turned better little by little．Later I returned to school and succeeded in my entrance to university"可知作者受这个男人的鼓舞，生活越过越好，还继续了梦寐以求的大学学业，故选D．
45．A．主旨大意题．通读全文可知作者在人生低谷期遇到这个男人，受他鼓励最终走出低谷，因此作者想要传递的就是如何度过人生最困难的时期，如何逃出人生的雨季，故选A．
点评 考察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，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题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．
