57. What did the author’s wife do after she heard his shouting?

A. She said nothing.

B. She shouted at him.

C. She called the agent.

D. She threw the phone away.

56. Why did the author shout at the telephone?

A. He was mad at the telephone.

B. He was angry with his agent.

C. He was anxious about his wife.

D. He was impatient with the secretary.

44．What is the message conveyed in the story?

A．Flowers are important for a date.　　　　　 B．Small talk is helpful.

C．Love and kindness are rewarding.　　　　 D．Elderly people deserve respecting.

答案　 41.A　 42.B　 43.C　 44.C

Passage 6

(09·重庆A篇)

I was waiting for a phone call from my agent. He had left a message the night before, telling me that my show was to be cancelled. I called him several times, but each time his secretary told me that he was in a meeting and that he would call me later. So I waited and waited, but there was still no call. Three hours passing by, I became more and more impatient. I was certain that my agent didn’t care about my work, and he didn’t care about me. I was overcome with that thought. I started to shout at the phone, “Let me wait, will you? Who do you think you are?”

At that time I didn’t realize my wife was looking on. Without showing her surprise, she rushed in, seized the phone, tore off the wires, and shouted at the phone, “Yeah! Who do you think you are? Bad telephone! Bad telephone! ” And she swept it into the wastebasket.

I stood watching her, speechless .What on earth?

She stepped to the doorway and shouted at the rest of the house, “Now hear this! All objects in this room-if you do anything to upset my husband , out you go!”

Then she turned to me, kissed me, and said calmly, “Honey, you just have to learn how to take control.” With that, she left the room.

After watching a crazy woman rushing in and out, shouting at everything in sight, I noticed that something in my mood(情绪)had changed. I was laughing. How could I have trouble with that phone? Her antics helped me realize I had been driven crazy by small things. Twenty minutes later my agent did call. I was able to listen to him and talk to him calmly.

43．Why did the writer give his flowers to the elderly lady?

A．She told him a nice story.　　　　　　　　 B．She allowed him to pay first.

C．She gave him encouragement.　　　　　　 D．She liked flowers very much.

42．What does the underlined phrase “her gift”(Paragraph 2) refer to?

A．Her words.　　　　 B．Her smile.　　　　 C．Her flowers.　　　 D．her politeness.

41．Why was the writer in a hurry that day?

A．He was to meet his girlfriend.　　　　　　 B．He had to go back to school soon.

C．He was delayed by an elderly lady.　　　　 D．He had to pick up some groceries.

48. What does the author mainly want to express by telling her story?　

A. She valued human feelings more than before.　

B. She realized she almost didn’t need possession.　

C. She found Christmas gifts no longer badly needed.　

D. She thought her own home was the most important.　

答案　 45.A　 46.B　 47.D　 48.A

Passage 5

(09·浙江A篇)

I was in a rush as always, but this time it was for an important date I just couldn’t be late for! I found myself at a checkout counter behind an elderly woman seemingly in no hurry as she paid for her groceries. A PhD student with not a lot of money, I had hurried into the store to pick up some flowers. I was in a huge rush, thinking of my upcoming evening. I did not want to be late for this date.

We were in Boston, a place not always known for small conversation between strangers. The woman stopped unloading her basket and looked up at me. She smiled. It was a nice smile –warm and reassuring –and I returned her gift by smiling back.

“Must be a special lady, whoever it is that will be getting those beautiful flowers,” she said.

　　 “Yes, she’s special,” I said, and then to my embarrassment, the words kept coming out.

“It’s only our second date, but somehow I am just having the feeling she’s ‘the one’. Jokingly, I added, “The only problem is that I can’t figure out why she’d want to date a guy like me.”

“Well, I think she’s very lucky to have a boyfriend who brings her such lovely flowers and who is obviously in love with her,” the woman said.” “My husband used to bring me flowers every week –even when times were tough and we didn’t have much money. Those were incredible days; he was very romantic and – of course – I miss him since he’s passed away.”

I paid for my flowers as she was gathering up her groceries. There was no doubt in my mind as I walked up to her. I touched her on the shoulder and said, “You were right, you know. These flowers are indeed for a very special lady.” I handed her the flowers and thanked her for such a nice conversation.

It took her a moment to realize that I was giving her the flowers I had just purchased. “You have a wonderful evening,” I said. I left her with a big smile and my heart warmed as I saw her smelling the beautiful flowers.

I remember being slightly late for my date that night and telling my girlfriend the above story. A couple of years later, when I finally worked up the courage to ask her to marry me, she told me that this story had helped to seal it for her –that was the night that I won her heart.

47. Why does the author say that they were lucky in the third paragraph ?　

A. Because her situation was not serious.　

B. Because many other paces were flooded.　

C. Because she had been to Northern India.　

D. Because some others suffered even more.　

46. It can be inferred from the text that the author 　　　　.　

A. was sick of staying upstairs　

B. cared much about her children 　

C. could not stand living in a wooden house　

D．did not deal well with her family affairs during the flood　

45. What does the underlined word “amiss” in the first paragraph mean ？　

A. Wrong.　　　　　　 B. Missing.　　　　　 C. Right.　　　　　　 D. Found