Question

Kincaid looked at his watch: eight-seventeen. The truck started on the second try, and he backed out, shifted gears, and moved slowly down the alley under hazy sun. Through the streets of Bellingham he went, heading south on Washington 11, running along the coast of Puget Sound for a few miles, then following the highway as it swung east a little before meeting U.S Route 20.

Turning into the sun, he began the long, winding drive through the Cascades. He liked this country and felt unpressed stopping now and then to make notes about interesting possibilities for future expeditions or to shoot what he called “memory snapshots.” The purpose of these causal photographs was to remind him of places he might want to visit again and approach more seriously. In later afternoon he turned north at Spokane, picking up U.S Route 2, which would take him halfway across the northern United States to Duluth, Minnesota.

He wished for the thousandth time in his life that he had a dog, a golden retriever, maybe, for travels like this and to keep him company at home. But he was frequently away; overseas much of the time and it would not be fair to the animal. Still, he thought about it anyway. In a few years he would be getting too old for the hard fieldwork. “I must get a dog then.” He said to himself.

Drives like this always put him into a sentimental mood. The dog was part of it. Robert Kincaid was alone as it’s possible to be – an only child, parents both dead, distant relatives who had lost track of him and he of them, no close friends.

He thought about Marian. She had left him nine years ago after five years of marriage. He was fifty–two now, that would make her just under forty. Marian had dreams of becoming a musician, a folksinger. She knew all of the Weavers’ songs and sang them pretty well in the coffeehouse of Seattle. When he was home in the old days, he drove her to the shows and sat in the audience while she sang.

His long absences – two or three months sometimes – were hard on the marriage. He knew that. She was aware of what he did when they decided to get married, and both of them had a vague (not clear) sense that it could all be handled somehow. It couldn’t when he came from photographing a story in Iceland and, she was gone. The note read, “Robert, it didn’t work out, I left you the Harmony guitar. Stay in touch.”

He didn’t stay in touch. Neither did she. He signed the divorce papers when they arrived a year later and caught a plane for Australia the next day. She had asked for nothing except her freedom.

1.Which route is the right one taken by Kincaid?

A. Bellingham – Washington 11 – Puget Sound – U.S Route 20 – U.S Route 2 – Duluth

B. U.S. Route 2 – Bellingham – Washington 11 – Puget Sound – U.S Route 20 – Duluth

C. U.S. Route 2 – U.S Route 20 – Duluth – Bellingham – Washington 11

D. Bellingham – Washington 11 –U.S. Route 2 –U.S Route 20 –Duluth

2.Which statement is true according to the passage?

A. Kincaid’s parents were dead and he only kept in touch with some distant relatives.

B. Kincaid would have had a dog if he hadn’t been away from home too much.

C. Kincaid used to have a golden retriever.

D. Kincaid needed a dog in doing his hard fieldwork.

3.Why did Kincaid stop to take photos while driving?

A. To write “memory snapshots”.

B. To remind himself of places he might want to visit again.

C. To avoid forgetting the way back.

D. To shoot beautiful scenery along the road.

4.What can you know about Marian?

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.D

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这是一篇记叙文。记叙了Kincaid自驾旅行的始末及他在旅途中对自身往事的回忆。

1. the streets of Bellingham he went…the coast of Puget Sound…highway…before meeting U.S Route 20”及第二段倒数两行“he turned north at Spokane，picking up U.S Route 2…to Duluth,Minnesota.” 可知Kincaid所走的路线是从Bellingham出发 – Washington 11 – Puget Sound – U.S Route 20 – U.S Route 2 – 到Duluth结束。可知A选项正确。

2. wished…that he had a dog…but he was frequently away”可知如果他不太经常离开家，他会养只狗。故选B。

3. photos定位至第二段中第四行“The purpose of these casual photographs was to remind him of places he might want to visit again and approach more seriously”。停下来拍照是为了提醒他自己他想再来观光的地方。故选B。

4. 细节理解题。本题问从文中我们可得知Marian什么信息。结合第五段“Marain had dreams of becoming a musician，a folksinger.She knew all of the Weavers’ songs and sang them pretty well in the coffeehouse of Seattle.”Marain梦想成为名音乐家，一名乡村歌手。她会所有Weavers的歌曲，而且她经常在西雅图的咖啡屋里唱那些歌，唱得非常好。可知她不是专业的流行歌手。故选D。

5. long absences were hard on the marriage”婚后发现长期不在家使婚姻困难。可知B选项错误（B选项是指在结婚时发现）结合本段最后一句“she was gone.The note read,Robert,it didn’t work…”Marain在决定结婚前清楚知道Kincaid做什么，他们都要不清晰的感觉，那些在一定程度上是可以解决的。可是Marain离开了，那些是不起作用的。由此得知Marain受不了Kincaid长期不在她身边而离开他。可知C选项正确。

考点:考查记叙文阅读理解。