专题限时训练(二十八) [故事型阅读理解]
(限时：25分钟) (一)
With the tears streaming down her face, she put her two hands to her lips, and kissed them to him; then clasped(紧握) them on her breast，as if she laid his ruined head there. “You are not the jailer's daughter？” She sighed, “No.”
“Who are you？”
Not yet trusting the tones of her voice, she sat down on the bench beside him.He drew back but she laid her hand upon his arm.A strange thrill struck him when she did so, and visibly passed over his frame; he laid the knife down softly，as he sat staring at her. Her golden hair，which she wore in long curls，had been hurriedly pushed aside，and fell down over her neck.Advancing his hand by little and little，he took it up and looked at it.In the middle of the action he went astray，and，with another deep sigh，fell to work at his shoemaking.
But not for long.Releasing his arm，she laid her hand upon his shoulder.After looking doubtfully at it，two or three times，as if to be sure that it was really there，he laid down his work，put his hand to his neck，and took off a blackened string with a scrap of folded rag attached to it. He opened this，carefully，on his knee，and it contained a very little quantity of hair：not more than one or two long golden hairs，which he had，in some old day，wound on upon his finger.
He took her hair into his hand again，and looked closely at it.“It is the same.How can it be! When was it! How was it！”
As the concentrating expression returned to his forehead，he seemed to become conscious that it was in hers too.He turned her full to the light，and looked at her.
“She had laid her head upon my shoulder，that night when I was summoned(传唤)out—she had a fear of my going，though I had none—and when I was brought to the North Tower they found these upon my sleeve.‘You will leave me them? They can never help me to escape in the body，though they may in the spirit.’ Those were the words I said.I remember them very well.”
He formed this speech with his lips many times before he could utter it.But when he did find spoken words for it，they came to him coherently(连贯地)，though slowly. “How was this? Was it you？”
1．The underlined word“it”in the passage refers to“________”． A．her hair B．her hand C．his arm D．his shoulder
2．The passage is most probably taken from________. A．a chant B．a drama C．a novel D．an essay
3．From the passage，we can infer that________. A．the lady was the jailer's friend B．the man lived a peaceful life
C．they hadn't seen each other for years D．they made a happy conversation
4．The old man took the lady's hair into his hand again because________. A．the hair reminded him of his daughter
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B．he found the hair of high quality
C．the lady had almost the same hair as he did D．the lady's hair worried him so much
5．The writer attracts the readers by________. A．describing the changes of the relationship B．giving a vivid description of details C．using funny and humorous language D．presenting unpredictable consequence (二)
A man sat at a metro station in Washington D．C. and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, 1,100 people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. Three minutes went by, and a middle-aged man noticed there was musician playing. He slowed his
pace, and stopped for a few seconds, and then hurried up to meet his schedule.
A minute later, the violinist received his first dollar tip: a woman threw the money in the money box without stopping, and continued to walk.
A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to him, but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again. Clearly he was late for work. The one who paid the most attention was a 3-year-old boy. His mother tagged him along, hurried,
but the kid stopped to look at the violinist. Finally, the mother pushed hard, and the child continued to walk, turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. All the parents, without exception, forced them to move on.
In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 gave him money, but continued to walk their normal pace. He collected 32$. When he finished playing and silence took over, no one noticed it. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.
No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the most talented musicians in the world. He had just played one of the most beautiful pieces ever written, on a violin worth 3.5 million dollars.
Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a theatre in Boston where the seats averaged 100$.
This is a real story. Joshua Bell's playing in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment.
The outlines were in a common environment at an inappropriate hour. Do we enjoy beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected situation?
One of the possible conclusions from this experience could be: If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music ever written, how many other things are we missing?
6．Few people stopped to listen to Joshua Bell playing because________. A．people were in a hurry
B．they were not interested in music C．it was too cold in the subway
D．the performance was not good enough
7．When children stopped to look at the violinist, their parents ________. A．would give him some money
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B．would stop to enjoy the music
C．would applaud for the performance D．would urge them to continue walking
8．Joshua Bell played in the metro station in order to ________. A．make more money
B．practise his skills in playing music
C．made an advertisement for his concert
D．find out people's reaction under such a circumstance 9．The purpose of the passage is to ________. A．set us to think about our life B．show us how to play music C．tell us the importance of music D．report a subway performance (三)
My father was 44 and knew he wasn't going to make it to 45. He wrote me a letter and hoped that something in it would help me for the rest of my life.
Since the day I was 12 and first read his letter, some of his words have lived in my heart. One part always stands out.“Right now, you are pretending to be a time killer. But I know that one day, you will do something great that will set you among the very best.”Knowing that my dad believed in me gave me permission to believe in myself.“You will do something great.”He didn't know what that would be, and neither did I, but at times in my life when I've felt proud of myself, I remember his words and wish he were here so I could ask，“Is this what you were talking about, Dad? Should I keep going？”
A long way from 12 now, I realize he would have been proud when I made any progress. Lately, though, I've come to believe he'd want me to move on to what comes next: to be proud of and believe in somebody else. It's time to start writing my own letters to my children. Our children look to us with the same unanswered question we had. Our kids don't hold back because they're afraid to fail. They're only afraid of failing us. They don't worry about being disappointed. Their fear—as mine was until my father's letter—is of being a disappointment.
Give your children permission to succeed. They're waiting for you to believe in them. I always knew my parents loved me. But trust me. That belief will be more complete, that love will be more real, and their belief in themselves will be greater if you write the words on their hearts，“Don't worry; you'll do something great.”Not having that blessing from their parents may be the only thing holding them back.
10．We learn from the text that the author________. A．lost his father when he was young
B．worked hard before he read his father's letter C．asked his father permission to believe in himself
D．knew exactly what great thing his father wanted him to do 11．What does the author tell us in the 3rd paragraph? A．Children need their parents' letters. B．Children are afraid to be disappointed.
C．His children's fear of failure held them back.
D．His father's letter removed his fear of failing his parents.
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高考英语二轮专题限时训练(28)故事型阅读理解
