17．When I was in middle school，I found out that my Algebra teacher Mrs．McClure had gone to high school with Dad．
"Gertrude McClure!"my dad said as he pointed at her picture in my yearbook．"Same Old Gertie．"He told me to tell Mrs．McClure that he said hello．"When she finds out，you're my kid，it will blow her mind!"he said．
When I told Mrs．McClure so，she asked me．"What's your dad's name？"
"David MUrphy，"I answered．
"I don't believe it!"she said．
"What was my Dad like in school？"I asked Mrs．McClure．She explained that dad wasn't really known for having an active interest in his studies．Unlike my dad，I had more than an active interest in my studies．I was in an eighth grade math class even though I was a seventh grader，and I was on both the math team and the academic games team．I won first place in a national championship and I firmly believed that maybe those flavor of achievements would qualify me for 2.9% financing on a mortgage （按揭），a six-figure job or at least，get me some kind of prize for being a good person．
This was the first time that I had noticed that my dad and I didn't really have a lot in common except that we both liked to read and we had the same group of relatives．
Dad was on the football team and in the drama club．He was in the Air Force and was the kind of guy that made friends everywhere he went．I remember once when I was little，a bunch of British sailors from the HMS Ark Royal coming over to our very small mobile home one day．They played darts （飞镖），barbequed，and talked funny things．I loved it．I figured since my dad had been in the armed forces，he must have known them from then．But later in life，I realized that my dad was in the Air Force stationed in the Philippines during the Vietnam War and these guys were in the British Navy during peacetime docked in South Florida．The odds （可能性） that he knew them were slim．I asked my mom how Dad knew all these guys．My mother told me，"We took the public tour of the ship and you know your dad．"
36．How did the author's father recognize Mrs．McClure was his former schoolmate？A
A．Through a picture in the author's yearbook．
B．Through the author's description．
C．During an accidental meeting．
D．By attending a school meeting．
37．When the author told his teacher that his father was her schoolmate，she feltD．
A．happy B．shy C．terrible D．amazed
38．Why did the author study hard to get as many achievements as he can？C
A．To get praise from his teacher．
B．To win reputation for his school．
C．To get a well-paid job．
D．To win his parents'favor．
39．What kind of person was the author's father in his schooldays？C
A．He was good at sports．
B．He was extremely popular among girls．
C．He was not quite fond of studies．
D．He was hard and clever．
40．We can infer from the passage that the British sailors from the HMS Ark RoyalD．
A．paid a visit to his father's office
B．loved playing cards and chess
C．were in the American Navy during peacetime
D．came across his father on a trip．
分析 本文主要讲述了我父亲在我的毕业照片中发现我的老师是他的老同学，因此我问了老师父亲以前的事情，发现我跟父亲有很多不同的地方．这篇文章告诉我们在人生中你不知道什么时候会遇到什么样的人，有时候偶然就会与友人相遇．
解答 36．A 细节理解题，由第二段"Gertrude McClure!"my dad said as he pointed at her picture in my yearbook．可知父亲是由我毕业照片认出的麦克卢尔老师，故选A．
37．D 理解推断题，根据When I told Mrs．McClure so，she asked me．"What's your dad's name？""David MUrphy，"I answered．"I don't believe it!"she said．可知老师并不敢相信我父亲是她同学，因此非常震惊，故选D．
38．C 细节理解题，根据 I firmly believed that maybe those flavor of achievements would qualify me for 2.9% financing on a mortgage （按揭），a six-figure job or at least，get me some kind of prize for being a good person．可知作者努力学习获得许多成就是为了得到一份薪水高的好工作，故选C．
39．C 细节理解题，根据She explained that dad wasn't really known for having an active interest in his studies．可知父亲对学习不是很感兴趣，故选C．
40．D 细节理解题，由最后一段I asked my mom how Dad knew all these guys．My mother told me，"We took the public tour of the ship and you know your dad．"
可知父亲是在一次旅行中认识他们的，故选D．
点评 本文考察学生的故事类阅读理解，抓住题干关键词，采用寻读的方法查找细节，能根据已知结果推测导致结果的可能原因．
