9．Home to me means a sense of familiarity and nostalgia（怀旧）．It's fun to come home．It looks the same．It smells the same．You'll realize what's changed is you．Home is where we ran remember pain，live，and some other experiences； We parted here； My parents met here； I won three championships here．
If I close my eyes，I can still have a clear picture in mind of my first home．I walk in the door and see a brown sofa surrounding a low glass-top wooden table．To the right of the living room is my first bedroom．It's empty，but it's where my earliest memories are．
There is the dining room table where I celebrated birthdays，and where I cried on Halloween-when I didn't want to wear the skirt my mother made for me．I always liked standing on that table because it made me feel tall and strong．If I sit at this table，I can see my favorite room in the house，my parents'room．It is simple：a brown wooden dresser lines the right side of the wall next to a television and a couple of photos of my grandparents on each side．Their bed is my safe zone．I can jump on it anytime-waking up my parents if I am scared or if I have an important announcement that cannot wait until the morning．
I'm lucky because I know my first home still exists．It exists in my mind and heart，on a physical property（住宅） on West 64th street on the western edge of Los Angeles．It is proof I lived，I grew and I learned．
Sometimes when I feel lost，I lie down and shut my eyes，and I go home．I know it's where I'll find my family，my dogs，and my belongings．I purposely leave the window open at night because I know I'll be blamed by Mom．But I don't mind，because I want to hear her say my name，which reminds me I'm home．
24．Why does the author call her parents'bed her"safe zone"（Paragraph 3）？B
A．It is her favorite place to play．
B．Her needs can be satisfied there．
C．Her grandparents'photos are lined on each side．
D．Her parents always play together with her there．
25．What can be learned from the passage？B
A．The old furniture is still in the author's fist bedroom．
B．The author can still visit her first physical mom in Los Angeles．
C．The author's favorite room in her first home is the dining room．
D．Many people of the author's ag can still find their first physical homes．
26．Sometimes when she feels lost，the author willC．
A．Open the window at night
B．lie down in bed to have a dream
C．try to bring back a sense of home
D．go to Los Angeles to visit her mom
27．What is the author's purpose of writing this passage？A
A．To express how much she is attached to her home．
B．To declare how much she loves her first house．
C．To describe the state of her family．
D．To look back on her childhood．
分析 本文属于散文题材，表现了作者对家的依恋．小时候，家对于作者来说是自己快乐童年的地方，在家里，自己可以得到最大的满足；长大之后，家已经搬迁到了作者的心里，每当作者迷茫和疲惫的时候，总会闭上双眼，感受和回味家的温暖．
解答 24．B 细节理解题．根据文章第三段最后两句Their bed is my safe zone．I can jump on it anytime-waking up my parents if I am scared or if I have an important announcement that cannot wait until the morning．可以推测出在她父母的床上，作者可以做自己喜欢的事情，因此选B．
25．B 细节理解题．从Paragraph 2 的最后一句话可以看出，my first bedroom is empty now．故A 选项错误．从Paragraph 3 的第三行可以看出，If I sit at this table，I can see my favorite room in the house，my parents'room．故C 选项错误．从Paragraph 4的第一句话可以看出，I'm lucky because I know my first home still exists．说明大多数人的第一所房子都已经不复存在，故D 选项错误．而从Paragraph 4可以看出，作者在Los Angles 的家仍然幸存．根据文章第四段I'm lucky because I know my first home still exists．It exists in my mind and heart，on a physical property（住宅） on West 64th street on the western edge of Los Angeles．It is proof I lived，I grew and I learned．可以得出作者孩提时代住的房子还在，因此选B．
26．C 推理判断题．根据文章最后一段第一句Sometimes when I feel lost，I lie down and shut my eyes，and I go home．可以得出作者不是真正的回家，而是在脑子里回味家的味道，因此选C．
27．A 写作意图题．根据文章第一段第一句Home to me means a sense of familiarity and nostalgia（怀旧）．以及最后一段第一句Sometimes when I feel lost，I lie down and shut my eyes，and I go home．可以推断出作者对家很依恋．选A．
点评 阅读理解题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．
