3. What do we know about he woman with a rose?

  A. She was Miss Maynell’s close companion.

  B. She was a conductor working in the station.

  C. She knew nothing about John’s appointment.

  D. She was paid to carry out a love test on John.

2. What happened to John after getting in touch with Miss Hollis Maynell?

  A. He began to serve the army abroad.

  B. He was seriously wounded in the war.

  C. He went on a business tour in Europe.

D. He asked Miss Maynell for a photo.

1. John was eager to know the former owner of the book because ______.

A. He was very interested in the contents of the book.

B. He was impressed by the notes written by the owner.

C. The book offered him practical and valuable advice.

D. There was address of the former owner in the book.

4. A  主旨大意。文章的主旨大意通常在最后一段或最后一句体现出来。本文的写作目的就隐含在文章的最后一句“For, as his father had taught him, ethics are simple matters of right and wrong. It is only the practice of ethics that is difficult.”选项A的陈述与句意相符。

【押题6】 John Blanchard was studying the crowd making their way through the station. He was looking for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn't, the girl with the rose.

When reading a book in a Florida library a year before, John became interested not in the contents of the book, but in the notes penciled in the margin(空白处). The handwriting reflected a thoughtful soul and beautiful mind. He discovered the former owner's name in the front of the book: Miss Hollis Maynell.

He located her address and wrote a letter introducing himself. The next day he was shipped overseas to serve in the army. During the next year, they grew to know each other through the mail and their friendship developed. John requested a photograph, but she refused, saying if he really cared, it wouldn't matter what she looked like. When the day finally came for him to return home, their first meeting was suggested―7:00 p.m. at the Grand Central Station in New York.

She wrote, "You'll recognize me by the red rose I wear on my coat." So now John was in the station to meet the girl with a rose.                                         

As a pretty and slim girl in green came over, John noticed her blue eyes like flowers in spring. He walked directly towards her, entirely forgetting she was not wearing a rose. As John came closer to her, he saw another woman with a red rose stood nearby. Well past 40, this woman had graying hair done under a worn hat. Seeing the girl in green walk quickly away, John felt as if he were split(劈开) in two. He desired to follow that girl, but longed for the woman whose spirit had truly companioned and supported him.

The woman looked gentle and sensible. John went to her, saying, "I'm Captain John Blanchard. You must be Miss Maynell. I am glad to meet you here. May I take you to dinner?"

She replied with a smile, "I don't know what this is about. But the lady in green who just went by, begged me to wear this rose on my coat. She said if you asked me out to dinner, I’d tell you she is waiting for you in the big restaurant across the street. She said it was some kind of test!"

3. B  推理判断。根据最后一段可知，当年那个孩子在成年后也带着自己的孩子来到与父亲曾经垂钓的湖边钓鱼，他要把父亲教给他的做人的道理传给下一代。

2. D  推理判断。由第五段中的句子“the boy could tell from his father’s voice that the decision couldn’t be changed”可判断，这位父亲的态度非常坚定，不能更改。

1. C  细节理解。 第三段中的“The boy and his father looked at the big fish. The father lit a match and looked at his watch.”为暗示，父亲发现离巴斯鱼的“休鱼期”结束还有两个小时，因此他当即决定“You’ll have to put it back, son”。

4. What does the story imply?

   A. It is easy to say something, but difficult to do.

   B. An ethical decision is always easy to make.

C. It’s hard to tell right from wrong sometimes.

D. Fishing can help one to make right decisions.

【押题理由】“心灵鸡汤”类记叙文是近几年高考的热点题材。本文通过记述一个男孩与父亲的一次钓鱼，揭示了深刻的人生哲理：做人要坚持原则，即使任何人不知道你做了什么。

3. The successful architect went fishing with his children at the same place because _______.

A. they might catch a big fish there

B. his was taught a moral lesson there

C. it was a most popular fishing spot

D. their children enjoyed fishing there

2. From the text we know that the father _________.

A. didn’t love his son

B. always disagreed with his son

C. disliked the huge fish

D. was firm and stubborn