14.Elizabeth and I are 18 now,and about to graduate.I think about our elementary-school friendship,but some memories have blurred (模糊).What happened that day in the fifth grade when Beth suddenly stopped speaking to me?Does she know that I've been thinking about her for seven years?If only we could go back,and discover what ended our relationship.
I have to speak with Beth.I see her sometimes,and find out school is"fine".It's not the same.It never will be.Someone says that she's Liz now.What happened to Beth?
I can't call her.Should I write?What if she doesn't answer me?How will I know what she's thinking?
Yes,I'll write her a letter.These things are easier to express in writing."Dear Be-,"no,"Dear Li-,"no,"Dear Elizabeth,"I begin.The words flow freely,as seven year old memories are reborn.I ask her all the questions that have been left unanswered in my mind,and pray she will answer.I seal my thoughts in the perfect white envelope,and imagine Beth looking into her mailbox.Will she know why I'm writing?Maybe she once thought of writing the same letter.
As the mailman takes my envelope from me forever,I wonder if I've made the right decision.Do I have the right to force myself into Beth's life again?Am I simply part of the past?I have taken the first step.Beth has control of the situation now.
One day has passed.Are my words lying on the bottom of the post office floor?
Two days are gone.I'm lost in thought and don't even hear the phone ting.
"Hello?It's Elizabeth."
56.What can we learn about Beth?C
A.She had a quarrel with the author in the fifth grade.
B.She moved to another school in the fifth grade.
C.She is now called Liz instead of Beth.
D.She hasn't seen the author for seven years.
57.Why does the author decide to write a letter instead of calling?D
A.She is sure that Beth will not answer.
B.She's afraid that they'll quarrel on the phone.
C.She doesn't know Beth's telephone number.
D.It is easier to express her feelings in writing.
58.Which of the following the author might NOT mention in her letter?B
A.Their elementary-school friendship.
B.Her future plan after graduation.
C.Her expectations for Beth's reply.
D.The questions about the endings of their friendship.
59.What does the underlined sentence mean in the fifth paragraph?
A
A.It's up to Beth to decide what to do next.
B.Beth is to be blamed for the ending of theft friendship.
C.Beth is in the same situation as the author is.
D.The author is completely in the hands of Beth now.
60.What might happen at the end of the story?C
A.Beth answers her letter two days later.
B.The letter doesn't reach Beth at all.
C.They make up their friendship.
D.Beth refuses to make peace with her.
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和Beth曾经是很好的朋友却莫名离心,作者最终说服自己给Beth写信表达自己对她的友情的珍惜并问出了心中的疑惑,而Beth最后也回了电话,想来应该会冰释前嫌.
解答 56.C.细节理解题.根据文章第二段"Someone says that she's Liz now"可知Beth现在的名字是Liz;故选C.
57.D.细节理解题.根据文章第四段"I'll write her a letter.These things are easier to express in writing"可知作者选择写信而不是打电话的方式是因为在信中表达自己的感情更加的容易;故选D.
58.B.细节理解题.根据文章第四段'The words flow freely,as seven year old memories are reborn.I ask her all the questions that have been left unanswered in my mind,and pray she will answer.I seal my thoughts in the perfect white envelope,可知作者没有在信中提到自己的未来的打算;故选B.
59.A.句意推断题.根据文章第五段"I have taken the first step.Beth has control of the situation now"我已经迈出了第一步,现在是Beth控制局势,可知意思为
接下来如何做取决于Beth;故选A.
60.C.推理判断题.根据文章最后一段"Hello?It's Elizabeth"可知Beth给作者回了电话,在收到信后回电话我们可推测他们弥补了他们的友谊;故选C.
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.