15.Last week,I was invited to a doctor's meeting at the Rush Hospital.In one of the rooms a patient,an old man,got up from his bed and moved slowly towards me.I could see that he hadn't long to live,but he came up to me and placed his right foot close to mine on the floor.
"Frank!"I cried in surprise.He couldn't answer,as I knew,but he tried to smile,all the time keeping his foot close to mine.
My thoughts raced back more than thirty years-to the dark days of 1941,when I was a student in London.The scene was an air-raid shelter,in which I and about a hundred other people slept every night.Among them were Mrs.West and her son Frank,who lived nearby.Sharing wartime problems,we got to know each other very well.Frank interested me because he was not normal.He had never been normal,ever since he was born.His mother told me he was 37then,but he had less of a mind than a baby has.Mrs.West,then 75,was a strong,able woman,as she had to be of course,because Frank depended on her completely.
One night a policeman came into our shelter and told Mrs.West that her house had been all destroyed.That wasn't quite true,because the West went on living there for quite some time.But they certainly lost nearly everything they owned.
When that kind of thing happened,the rest of us helped the unlucky ones.So before we separated that morning,I stood beside Frank and measured my right foot against his.
They were about the same size.That night then,I took a spare pair of shoes to the shelter for Frank.As soon as he saw me,he came running-and placed his right foot against mine.After that,he always greeted me in the same way.
21.How did the writer know that the patient was Frank?B
A.He was told that Frank was in the hospital.
B.Frank greeted him in a special way.
C.He recognized Frank immediately
D.He was invited to study Frank's illness.
22.Why did the writer say that Mrs.West had to be a strong,able woman?C
A.She lost nearly everything in the war.
B.She was over 75years old.
C.She had to give care and thought.
D.She needed all the attention of a baby.
23.The"unlucky ones"mentioned in the fifth paragraph wereA.
A.those whose homes were destroyed in air-raid
B.those who slept in the air-raid shelter.
C.those who suffered from illness
D.those who were killed in the war
24.The writer placed his foot against Frank's before he left the shelterD.
A.to be friendly towards Frank
B.to see if Frank's feet were normal
C.to teach Frank to greet people in a special way
D.to find out if fitted Frank his shoes.
分析 本文属于记叙文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了作者遇到了故友Frank.依据他的亲昵行为认出了他,这让作者想起了当初防空洞的生活,尽管Frank智力有问题,却懂得感恩.
解答 21.B.推理判断题.根据文章第一段第二段"but he came up to me and placed his right foot close to mine on the floor."Frank!"I cried in surprise"但他走到我,把他的右脚靠近我的地板上,我认出了他;可知Frank用一种特殊的方式向他致意;故选B.
22.C.细节理解题.根据文章第三段"Mrs.West,then 75,was a strong,able woman,as she had to be of course,because Frank depended on her completely"她是一个强大的,能干的女人,因为不得不如此,因为弗兰克完全取决于她;可知这是因为她需要给孩子关心和保护;故选C.
23.A.推理判断题.根据文章第四段"One night a policeman came into our shelter and told Mrs.West that her house had been all destroyed"一天晚上,一个警察来到我们的住所,并告诉阿西夫人,她的房子都被摧毁;可知她的不幸是因为房子被摧毁了;故选A.
24.D.细节理解题.根据文章最后一段"They were about the same size.That night then,I took a spare pair of shoes to the shelter for Frank"那天晚上,我带着一双备用的鞋子去了收容所;可知我用右脚测量时为了带给他一双鞋子;故选D.
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.