14．A city child's summer is spent in the street in front of his home'，and all through the long summer vacations I sat on the edge of the street and watched enviously the other boys on the block play baseball．I was never asked to take part even when one team had a member missing-not out of special cruelty，but because they took it for granted，I would be no good at it．They were right，of course．
I would never forget the wonderful evening when something changed．The baseball ended about eight or eight thirty when it grew dark．Then it was the custom of the boys to retire to a little stoop（门廊） that stuck out from the candy store on the corner and that somehow had become theirs．No grownup ever sat there or attempted to．There the boys would sit，mostly talking about the games played during the day and of the game to be played tomorrow．Then long silences would fall and the boys would wander off one by one．It was just after one of those long silences that my life as an outsider changed．I can no longer remember which boy it was that summer evening who broke the silence with a question；but whoever he was，I nod to him gratefully now．"What's in those books you're always reading？"he asked casually．"Stories，"I answered．"What kind？"asked somebody else without much interest．
Nor do I know what drove me to behave as I did，for usually I just sat there in silence，glad enough to be allowed to remain among them； but instead of answering his question，I told them for two hours the story I was reading at the moment．The book was Sister Carrie．They listened bugeyed and breathless．I must have told it well，but I think there was another and deeper reason that made them so keen an audience．Listening to a tale being told in the dark is one of the most ancient of man's entertainments，but I was offering them as well，without being aware of doing it，a new and exciting experience．
The books they themselves read were the Rover Boys or Tom Swift or G．A．Henry．I had read them too，but at thirteen I had long since left them behind．Since I was much alone I had become an enthusiastic reader and I had gone through the booksforboys series．In those days there was no reading material between children's and grownups'books，or I could find none．I had gone right from Tom Swift and His Flying Machine to Theodore Dreiser and Sister Carrie．Dreiser had hit my young mind，and they listened to me tell the story with some of the wonder that I had in reading it．
The next night and many nights thereafter，a kind of unspoken ritual（仪式） took place．As it grew dark，I would take my place in the centre of the stoop and begin the evening's tale．Some nights，in order to taste my victory more completely，I cheated．I would stop at the most exciting part of a story by Jack London or Bret Harte，and without warning tell them that was as far as I had gone in the book and it would have to be continued the following evening．It was not true，of course； but I had to make certain of my newfound power and position．I enjoyed the long summer evenings until school began in the fall．Other words of mine have been listened to by larger and more fashionable audiences，but for that tough and athletic one that sat close on the stoop outside the candy store，I have an unreasoning love that will last forever．
66．Watching the boys playing baseball，the writer must have feltC．
A．pleased and excited B．special and different
C．bitter and lonely D．disturbed and annoyed
67．The writer feels grateful even now to the boy who asked the question because the boyB．
A．invited him to join in their game
B．offered him an opportunity that changed his life
C．broke the long silence of that summer evening
D．liked the book that he was reading
68．According to Paragraph 3，storytelling was popular among the boys basically becauseB．
A．the story was from a children's book
B．listening to tales was an ageold practice
C．the boys had few entertainments after dark
D．the boys didn't read books by themselves
69．Sometimes the writer stopped at the most exciting part of a story toC．
A．play a mean trick on the boys
B．add his own imagination to the story
C．experience more joy of achievement
D．help the boys understand the story better
70．What is the message conveyed in the story？D
A．Adult habits are developed from childhood．
B．Friendship is built upon respect for each other．
C．Reading is more important than playing games．
D．One can find his position in life in his own way．
分析 本文叙述了作者在夏天给一群社区的孩子讲故事的事情，这让作者找到了快乐，体验了成功．
解答 66 CBBCD
66．C 细节理解题． 结合第一段第一句…I sat on the edge of the street and watched enviously the other boys on the block plat baseball 可知，作者一个人看着其他孩子们在玩，是嫉妒的心情，他应当是感到苦涩和孤独． 故正确答案为C．
67．B 推理判断题．根据文章第二段I would never forget the wonderful evening when something changed．和It was just after one of those long silences that my life as an outsider changed．I can no longer remember which boy it was that summer evening who broke the silence with a question；but whoever he was，I nod to him gratefully now．可知之前没有人问我看的是什么书．但是这个男孩问了这个问题，这给了我一个展示的机会．而这个机会改变了我的生活．故B正确．
68．B 推理判断题．根据文章第三段最后2行Listening to a tale being told in the dark is one of the most ancient of man's entertainments，but I was offering them as well，without being aware of doing it，a new and exciting experience．可知讲故事在古代是很流行的一个娱乐项目，而我做的非常好，成功地吸引了这些孩子来听我讲故事．故B正确．
69．C 推理判断题．根据最后一段I would stop at the most exciting part of a story by Jack London or Bret Harte，and without warning tell them that was as far as I had gone in the book and it would have to be continued the following evening．It was not true，of course；but I had to make certain of my newlyfound power and position．可知我会在故事最精彩的地方停下了，这样做的目的是为了吸引他们第二天继续来听我讲故事．让我体验到更多的快乐和成就感．故C正确．
70．D 推理判断题．根据文章第一段可知我是一个不擅长运动的人，所以社区的孩子在玩垒球的时候从来都不带着我．但是我在讲故事上找到了自我，让我体验到了成功的快乐．也就是说每个人都可以用自己的方法在生活中求得自己的位置．故D正确．
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