5.Jack Armstrong sat up in the secondhand hospital bed that had been placed into a corner of his home in Cleveland.Jack had been in the military for five years when the war in the Middle East started.He'd survived his first tour in Afghanistan and earned a Purple Heart.After that he'd experienced several tours of duty in Iraq,one of which included the destruction of his Humvee while he was still inside.That injury had won him his second Purple.And he had a Bronze Star on top of that for rescuing three fellow soldiers and nearly getting killed in the process.After all that,here he was,dying fast in his house in Ohio.
His goal was simple:just hang on until Christmas.He sucked greedily on the oxygen coming from the line in his nose.Jack knew that one day soon it would be turned off because he'd be dead.Before Thanksgiving he was certain he would last another month.Now Jack was not sure he could make another day.
But he would.
"I have to,"he thought to himself.
"Jack,Jack honey?"
His wife Lizzie was bending down in front of him.She was still beautiful,though her looks had taken on a fragile edge.There were dark circles under her eyes and recently stamped worry lines on her face.Jack was the one dying,but in a way she was too.
His youngest child,Mike,toddled in and climbed on his dad's lap,resting his head against father's chest.Jack slowly slid his arm around his two-year-old son.Little fat fingers grasped his forearm,and warm breath touched his skin.It fell like the sharp point of needles,but Jack simply gritted (咬紧牙关) his teeth and didn't move his arm because there wouldn't be many more of these embraces.He slowly turned his head and looked out of the window,where the snow was steadily falling.It was truly beautiful.
He took his wife's hand.
"Christmas,"Jack said in a breathless voice."I'll be there."
"Promise?"said Lizzie,her voice beginning to break.
"Promise."
24.What made Jack win his highest military award?C
A.Surviving his Afghanistan tour.
B.Driving a damaged Humvee.
C.Saving his fellow soldiers.
D.Being in the military for five years.
25.What did the author mean by saying that Jack's wife,Lizzie was dying?B
A.She was full of regrets.
B.She experienced worry and sadness.
C.She suffered the same disease.
D.She was defeated by life.
26.How did Jack feel when Mike grasped his forearm?C
A.Encouraged.
B.Relieved.
C.Painful.
D.Comfortable.
27.What does the whole passage mainly tells us about?B
A.Jack's survival in several wars.
B.Jack's struggle against the illness.
C.Jack's family's strong love for him.
D.Jack's faith in medical treatment.
分析 本文是一篇记叙文.Jack在军中服役五年,获得过很多荣誉,因为救助三名战友而差点儿死掉;他的目标很简单,就是熬过圣诞节.
解答 24.C 细节理解题.根据第一段倒数第二句"And he had a Bronze Star on top of that for rescuing three fellow soldiers,"可知Jack在战争中救助了三名战友,因而获得了他的最高军事荣誉.
25.B 推理判断题.根据第六段倒数第二句"There were dark circles under her eyes and recently stamped worry lines on her face."可知Jack的妻子因为他濒临死亡而伤心焦虑.据此可以推断,作者说Jack的妻子也濒临死亡意味着他的妻子在经历着伤心焦虑.
26.C 细节理解题.根据第七段第四句"It felt like the sharp point of needles,"可知,当儿子Mike抓到Jack的前臂时,他感到像针刺般的疼痛.
27.B 主旨大意题.根据第二段第一句"His goal was simple:just hang on until Christmas."并结合全文内容可知,本文主要讲述Jack在战争中受了很严重的伤,他的目标很简单,就是熬过圣诞节.即Jack与疾病作斗争.
点评 做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.