56.Mrs. Patrick was laughing guilnly because she thought　　　 .

A. she was too old to fly kites

B. her husband would make fun of her

C. she should have been doing her housework then

D. her girls weren’t supposed to play the boy’s game

12.(2011·浙江卷)D

　 It was Saturday . As always, it was a busy one, for “Six days shall you labor and do all your work” was taken seriously back then. Outside,Father and Mr. Patrick next door were busy chopping firewood. Inside their own houses, Mother and Mrs. Patrick　 were engaged in spring cleaning.

　　　 Somehow the boys had slipped away to the back lot with their kites. Now, even at the risk of having Brother caught to beat carpets , they had sent him to the　 kitchen for string(线). It seemed there was no limit to the heights to which kites would　 fly today.

　 My mother looked at the sitting room ,its furniture disorderd for a thorough sweeping, Agun she cast a look toward the window. “Come on, girls ! Let’s take string to the boys and watch them

　 On the way we met Mrs. Patrick, laughing guiltily as if she were doing something

wrong, together with her girls.

　 There never was such a day for flying kited! We played all our fresh string into　 the boys’ kites and they went up higher and higher .We could hardly distinguish　 the orange-colored spots of the kites. Now and then we slowly pulled one kite back, watching it dancing up and down it the wind, and finally bringing it down to earth , just for the joy of sending it up again.

　 Even our fathers dropped their tools and joined us. Our mothers took their turn, laughing like schoolgirls. I think we were all beside ourselves. Parents forgot their　 duty and their dignity; children forgot their everyday fights and little jealousies. “Perhaps it’s like this in the kingdom of heaven,”　 I thought confusedly.

　 It was growing dark before we all walked sleepily back to house. I suppose we　 had some sort of supper. I suppose there must have been a surface tidying-up, for the house on Sunday looked clean and orderly enough. The strange thing was , we didn't mention that day afterward. I flt a little embarrassed .Surely none of the others had been as excited as I. I locked the memory up in that deepest part of me where we　 keep“the things that cannot be and yet they are.”

　 The years went on, then one day I was hurrying about my kitchen in a city　 apartment, trying to get some work out of the way while my three-year-old insistently　 cried her desire to “go park ,see duck.”

　 “I can’t go!”　 I said. “I have this and this to do, and when I’m through I’ll be too　 tired to walk that for.”

　 My mother , who was visiting us , looked up from the peas she was shelling ,“It’s a wonderful day,”she offered，“Really warm , yet there’s a fine breczc . Do you　 remember that day we flew kites?”

　 I stopped in my dash between stove and sink . The looked door flew open and　 with it a rush of memories. “Come on.”I told my little girl. “You’re right , it’s too　 good a day to miss.”

　　 Another decade passed. We were in the aftermath (余波)of a great war. All evening we had been asking our returned soldier, the youngest Patrick Boy, about　 his experiences as a prisoner of war. He had talked freely , but now for a long time　 he had been silent . What was he thinking of – what dark and horrible things?

　 “Say!” A smile slipped out from his lips . “Do you remember --- no, of course　 you wouldn’t . It probably didn’t make the impression on you as it did on me.”

　 I hardly dared speak.“Remember what ?”

　 “I used to think of that day a lot in POW camp(战俘营), when things weren’t too　 good. Do you remember the day we flew the kites?”

40. A 考查推理判断。根据文章的第四段可知，作者想象他的第一节课学生会很积极地发言表达自己的观点，自己只能让学生一次一个地说。可没想到的是自己的第一节课竟然一片寂静，没有人发言。所以作者很失望。故选A。

39. B考查细节理解。根据文章第五段A terrible silence ruled the room, and seeing no other opinions可知，教室里一片沉静，没有学生发表意见。所以选B。

38. D考查细节理解。根据文章第三段I handed out the cards, and the students wrote down their names and fastened them to their breast pockets as I required.可知选D。

37. C考查推理判断。根据文章第二段But when the day eventually came, my nerves kicked in and the true Mr. Davis was there. I sounded not like a thoughtful professor, but rather a 12-year-old boy.可知当作者第一次进入课堂的时候，他的声音不像一名有思想的教授倒像一个12岁的小男孩。这表明作者很紧张。故选C。

36. A考查细节理解。根据文章第一段I accepted the job without hesitation, as it would allow me to wear a tie and go by the name of Mr. Davis.可知，我毫不犹豫地接受了这个工作，这表明作者想成为一名老师。所以选A。

40. The author chose the composition topic probably because ______.

　 A. he got disappointed with his first class

　 B. he had prepared the topic before class

　 C. he wanted to calm down the students

　 D. he thought it was an easy topic

[文章大意]本文是一篇记叙文。作者叙述了自己成为老师所上是第一节课的情景。和自己事先预想的大不一样，这节课竟然很沉闷，这令作者很失望。

39. What did the students do when the author started his class?

　 A. They began to talk.

　 B. They stayed silent.

　 C. They raised their hands.

　 D. They shouted to be heard.

38. Before he started his class, the author asked the students to ______.

　 A. write down their suggestions on the paper cards

　 B. cut maple leaves out of the construction paper

　 C. cut some cards out of the construction paper

　 D. write down their names on the paper cards