第二章 记叙文（12篇）
2005全国E
“Soon，you’re going to have to move out！”cried my neighbor upon seeing the largest tomato plant known to mankind，or at least known in my neighborhood.
One tiny 9-inch plant，bought for$1.25 in the spring，has already taken over much of my rose bed，covering much of other plants，and is well on its way to the front door.
Roses require a good deal of care，and if it weren’t for the pleasure they give，it wouldn’t be worth the work.As it is，I have a garden full of sweet-smelling roses for most of the year.Bushes must be pruned（剪枝）in early spring，leaving ugly woody branches until the new growth appears a few weeks later.It was the space available（可用的）in the garden that led me into planting just one little tomato plant.A big mistake.
Soil conditions made just perfect for roses turn out to be even more perfect for tomatoes.The daily watering coupled with full sun and regular fertilizing（施肥）have turned the little plant into a tall bush.The cage I placed around it as the plant grew has long since disappeared under the thick leaves.
Now the task I face in harvesting the fruit is twofold：First，I have to find the red ones among the leaves，which means I almost have to stand on my head，and once found I have to reach down and under，pick the tomatoes and withdraw（缩回）my full fist without dropping the prize so dearly won.I found two full-blown white roses completely hidden as I picked tomatoes in June，but they were weak and the leaves already yellow for lack of light.
Here I am faced with a painful small decision：To tear up a wonderful and productive tomato plant that offers up between ten and twenty ripe sweet tomatoes each day or say goodbye to several expensive and treasured roses.Like Scarlett in Gone with the Wind，I’ll think about that tomorrow.
71.What are the requirements for the healthy growth of roses?
A.A lot of care and the right soil. B.Frequent pruning and fertilizing.
C.Tomato plants grown alongside. D.Cages placed around the roots.
72.The writer planted the tomato because____.
A.it cost only$1.25 B.the soil was just right for it
C.there was room for it in the garden D.the roses’branches needed to be covered
73.This year the writer’s roses were____.
A.removed from the rose bed B.picked along with the tomatoes
C.mostly damaged by too much sunlight D.largely hidden under the tomato plants
74.By saying“the prize so dearly won”in Paragraph 5，the writer wants to____.
A.show the difficulty in picking the tomatoes B.show the hardship of growing the roses
C.express her liking for the roses D.express her care for the tomatoes
75.In the situation described in the text，one good thing is that____.
A.the roses cost the writer little money
B.the writer has a daily harvest of tomatoes
C.someone will help the writer make the decision
D.the writer can now enjoy both the roses and tomatoes
难句分析
01 Roses require a good deal of care，and if it weren't for the pleasure they give，it wouldn't be worth the work.
【句子主干】Roses require care，and if it weren’t for the pleasure，it wouldn’t be worth the work
【句法分析】主干为并列结构；and之前的句子中a good deal of是定语，修饰care，意思是“悉心照顾”；and之后的句子是虚拟语气，对现在情况的虚拟，if句谓语动词要用一般过去时，主句谓语动词用“would／could／might／should＋动词原形”的形式；they give为定语从句修饰pleasure，表明是它们（玫瑰）给予的乐趣，pleasure与从句之间省略了关系词that，that在从句中做give的宾语。
【参考译文】玫瑰需要悉心照料，但若不是它们给予我们乐趣，那就不值得我们付出劳动了。
02 Soil conditions made just perfect for roses turn out to be even more perfect for tomatoes.
【句子主干】Soil conditions turn out to be even more perfect for tomatoes.
【句法分析】made just perfect for roses过去分词表被动，做后置定语，表明土壤条件恰好适合玫瑰生长。
【参考译文】恰好适合玫瑰生长的土壤条件，结果却是更加适合西红柿。
答案解析
71.【答案】A 【考点】这道题属于细节题
【解析】正确选项分析：用requirements定位，找到第三段中：Roses require a good deal of care，and if it weren’t for the pleasure they give，it wouldn’t be worth the work.基本上可知A选项正确。此选项中right soil还没有确认，我们看到第四段第一句：Soil conditions made just perfect for roses turn out to be even more perfect for tomatoes.表明玫瑰对土壤是有要求的。
错误选项分析：B选项错在frequent，文章提到：Bushes must be pruned（剪枝）in early spring，没有说需要经常剪枝。C和D选项好排除。
72.【答案】C 【考点】这道题属于细节题
【解析】正确选项分析：用tomato定位，找到第三段中：It was the space available（可用的）in the garden that led me into planting just one little tomato plant.这句话中lead to表达因果关系，也与题干形成了对应，可知是因为还有多余空间，于是作者动了种西红柿的念头，C选项正确。
错误选项分析：此题定位准确可直接选出答案。
73.【答案】D 【考点】这道题属于细节题
【解析】正确选项分析：找到文章第五段中：I found two full-blown white roses completely hidden as I picked tomatoes in June，but they were weak and the leaves already yellow for lack of light.可知D选项正确。
错误选项分析：A选项没有来源。B选项中picked错误，文章没有提到要把玫瑰花也给摘了。C选项的意思与文章相反，文章说的是玫瑰被遮挡而缺少光照。
74.【答案】A 【考点】这道题属于词义／句意题
【解析】正确选项分析：定位到：…pick the tomatoes and withdraw（缩回）my full fist without dropping the prize so dearly won.做此类题一定要去寻找线索，既然已经摘到了西红柿，那么掉的依然应该是西红柿。这里表达的就是“好不容易摘到的西红柿可千万不能掉了”，可知A选项正确。
错误选项分析：此题理清思路后可直接选出答案。
75.【答案】B 【考点】这道题属于细节题
【解析】正确选项分析：找到最后一段中：Here I am faced with a painful small decision：To tear up a wonderful and productive tomato plant that offers up between ten and twenty ripe sweet tomatoes each day or say goodbye to several expensive and treasured roses.可见这株西红柿还是很不错的，故B选项正确。
错误选项分析：A和C选项没有来源。D选项，根据上面这句话可知作者面临一个困境，就是两种植物不兼容，可知D选项错误。
全文翻译
“不久，你一定会铲掉它！”当邻居看到人类所知的或者至少我们小区所知的最大的西红柿植物时这样叫道。
春季时，我花了1.25美金买的一颗9英寸的小苗，已经占据了我大部分的玫瑰苗圃，遮挡住了许多其他植物，并正旺盛地朝我家前门蔓延。
玫瑰需要悉心照料，但若不是它们赋予的乐趣，那就不值得付出那么多劳动了。我有一个花园，一年中大部分日子里开满了各种芳香的玫瑰花。玫瑰花丛必须在早春时修剪，剪完后只剩下光秃秃的枝条，新的枝条在几周后才会长出。正是因为花园里有了可用的空间，我才种植了一棵西红柿小苗。这是一个严重的错误。
恰好适合玫瑰生长的土壤条件结果却更加适合西红柿。每天的浇水外加充足的阳光和定期的施肥让这颗幼苗变成了一棵高高的小灌木。我过去安置在它周围的保护架也随着这棵植物的生长早已隐没在它那厚厚的叶片之下了。
如今，我所面临的收获果实的任务也成倍增加：首先，我不得不从厚厚的叶片中寻找红色的果实，这意味着我几乎必须倒立着，并且一旦找到果实，我必须伸展手臂使劲往下够，摘到西红柿后还必须小心翼翼地缩回满满的手，唯恐碰掉这来之不易的战利品。六月，当我采摘西红柿时，我发现了两颗完全被遮挡的盛开的白玫瑰，但是它们却很萎靡，并且叶子因缺乏光照已经枯黄。
这里，我面临着一次小小的痛苦抉择：是铲除这棵每天贡献出10～20颗熟透了的甜蜜西红柿的植株，还是向这几棵珍贵的玫瑰花说再见。正如《飘》中的斯嘉丽所说，我明天会考虑这件事的。
2006全国B
Many years ago，when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver，I was driving to my parents’home in Missouri for Christmas.I stopped at a gas station（加油站）about 50 miles from Oklahoma City，where I was planning to stop and visit a friend.While I was standing in line at the cash register（收款台），I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas.
I took off，but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car.I stopped and wondered what I should do.A car pulled up behind me.It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station.They said they would take me to my friend’s.We chatted on the way into the city，and when I get out of the car，the husband gave me his business card.
I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me.Soon afterward，I received a Christmas present from them.Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.
Years later，I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning.In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I’d left the lights on all day，and the battery（电池）was dead.Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership—a shop selling cars—was right next door.I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom.
Just how friendly is Friendly Ford？I asked and explained my trouble.They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it.They would accept no payment；so when I got home，I wrote them a note to say thanks.I received a letter back from one of the salesmen.No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you，and it meant a lot，he said.
Thank you—two powerful words.They’re easy to say and mean so much.
60.The author planned to stop at Oklahoma City____.
A.to visit a friend B.to see his parents
C.to pay at the cash register D.to have more gas for his car
61.The words“took off”underlined in Paragraph 2 mean____.
A.turned off B.moved off C.put up D.set up
62.What happened when the author found smoke coming out of his car?
A.He had it pulled back to the gas station. B.The couple sent him a business card.
C.The couple offered to help him. D.He called his friend for help.
63.The battery of the author’s car was dead because____.
A.something went wrong with the lights B.the meeting lasted a whole day
C.he forgot to turn off the lights D.he drove too long a distance
64.By telling his own experiences，the author tries to show____.
A.how to write a thank-you letter B.how to deal with car problems
C.the kind-heartedness of older people D.the importance of expressing thanks
核心词汇及短语
■pull up
释义：拔起；停下来；阻止
例句：She was so fat that she always had to be pulled up when she had sat down.
译文：她那么胖，以致她每次坐下后都必须有人拉她才能起来。
答案解析
60.【答案】A 【考点】这道题属于细节题
【解析】正确选项分析：用题干中Oklahoma City进行定位，找到文章第一段中：I stopped at a gas station（加油站）about 50 miles from Oklahoma City，where I was planning to stop and visit a friend.可知作者是要去这个地方拜访一个朋友，A选项正确。
错误选项分析：此题定位准确后可直接选出答案。
61.【答案】B 【考点】这道题属于词义／句意题
【解析】正确选项分析：这道题根据上下文比较容易看出是“离开”的意思，B选项正确。
错误选项分析：A选项是“关闭”，C选项是“张贴”，D选项是“建立”，这些选项还是好排除的。
62.【答案】C 【考点】这道题属于细节题
【解析】正确选项分析：用smoke进行定位，找到文章第二段中：They said they would take me to my friend’s.可知有好心人愿意帮助他，对应C选项正确。
错误选项分析：A选项中gas station已经是前面第一段的事情了。B选项是那对夫妻把他带到朋友家这件事结束之后的事情，离汽车冒烟太远了。D选项没有来源。
63.【答案】C 【考点】这道题属于细节题
【解析】正确选项分析：用题干中battery进行定位，找到第四段中：In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I’d left the lights on all day，and the battery（电池）was dead.可知是因为他忘了关灯，导致电池用光了，C选项正确。大家注意…and the battery（电池）was dead中的and可以表示“因此”的意思，对应了题干中的because。
错误选项分析：此题定位准确后可直接选出答案。
64.【答案】D 【考点】这道题属于主旨题
【解析】正确选项分析：文章通过讲述自己的经历表达了对人持感激之心的重要性，尤其在最后一段中，作者明确表达了这一点：Thank you—two powerful words.They’re easy to say and mean so much.可知D选项正确。
错误选项分析：A和B选项是how to句式，如果正确，文章就应该是论说文，而不是记叙文。C选项偏离了文章主题。
全文翻译
多年前，我刚离开学校在丹佛工作的时候，有一次我驱车前往密苏里州父母家过圣诞节。我在距离奥克拉荷马城约50英里的一个加油站停了下来，打算稍后停在奥克拉荷马城去看一位老朋友。当我在收银台前排队的时候，我向也在付油款的一对老夫妇打了声招呼。
我匆忙离开后，才走了几公里，黑烟就从我的车尾冒了出来。我停下来，然后想着我该怎么办。这时一辆车停在了我身后，那正是我在加油站打过招呼的那对夫妇。他们说他们可以送我到我的朋友家。我们一路聊到进城，并且在我下车时那位先生给了我他的名片。
我给他和他的太太写了一封感谢信，感谢他们对我的帮助。不久以后，我收到了他们寄来的一份圣诞礼物。随礼物一起的还有他们的便条，上面说帮助我让他们的假日充满了意义。
几年后的一个早晨，我开车去附近的一个城镇参加会议。傍晚，我回到车上时，发现我让车灯亮了一整天并且电池已经没电了。随后我注意到“友好福特经销商”——一家卖车的店——就在隔壁。我走过去，然后遇到了展厅的两个店员。
“友好福特”有多友好？我问他们，并且说明了我的麻烦。他们很快开了一辆皮卡车到我的车前，然后将车启动。他们不愿接受任何费用；因此当我到家时，我给他们写了一封信以示感激。我收到了其中一位店员的回信。从来没有任何人花时间给他写过信并且说谢谢，这封信有重要的意义，他写道。
谢谢——两个铿锵有力的字。它们说出来容易却意义深远。
2006全国C
When I learned that my 71-year-old mother was playing Scrabble—a word game—against herself，I knew I had to do something.My husband suggested we give her a computer to play against.I wasn’t sure my mother was ready for it.After all，it had taken 10 years to persuade her to buy an electric cooker.Even so，we packed up our old computer and delivered it to my parents’home.And so began my mother’s adventure in the world of computers.
It also marked the beginning of an unusual teaching task for me.I’ve taught people of all ages，but I never thought I would be teaching my mother how to do anything.She has been the one teaching me all my life：to cook and sew；to enjoy the good times and put up with the bad.Now it was my turn to give something back.
It wasn’t easy at the beginning.There was so much to explain and to introduce.Slowly but surely，my mother caught on，making notes in a little notebook.After a few months of Scrabble and other games，I decided it was time to introduce her to word processing（文字处理）.This proved to be a bigger challenge（挑战）to her，so I gave her some homework.I asked her to write me a letter，using different letter types，colors and spaces.
“Are you this demanding with your kindergarten pupils？”she asked.
“No，of course not，”I said.“They already know how to use a computer.”
My mother isn’t the only one experiencing a fast personal growth period.Thanks to the computer，my father has finally got over his phone allergy（过敏反应）.For as long as I can remember，any time I called，my mother would answer.Dad and I have had more phone conversations in the last two months than we’ve had in the past 20 years.
49.What does the author do?
A.She is a cook. B.She is a teacher.
C.She is a housewife. D.She is a computer engineer.
50.The author decided to give her mother a computer____.
A.to let her have more chances to write letters B.to support her in doing her homework
C.to help her through the bad times D.to make her life more enjoyable
51.The author asked her mother to write her a letter____.
A.because her mother had stopped using the telephone
B.because she wanted to keep in touch with her mother
C.so that her mother could practice what she had learned
D.so that her mother could be free from housework
52.After the computer was brought home，the author’s father____.
A.lost interest in cooking B.took more phone calls
C.played more games D.began to use it
核心词汇及短语
■pack up
释义：整理；把……打包
例句：Let’s pack up and start at once.
译文：让我们整理好行李，立刻出发。
■deliver
释义：vt.交付；发表；递送；释放
搭配：deliver goods交货；deliver a speech发表演讲
例句：Your blood cells can deliver nutrients to all the other cells.
译文：你的血液细胞可以将营养传送到其他所有细胞中。
■adventure
释义：n. 冒险；冒险精神；投机活动
例句：Will you choose a life of ease，or a life of service and adventure？
译文：你会选择安逸的生活，还是选择一个奉献与冒险的人生？
■catch on
释义：理解，明白；变得流行
■thanks to
释义：由于，幸亏
例句：Thanks to these donations，the poorest people are receiving the best-quality medicines on offer.
译文：这些捐赠使最贫穷的人们正在得到市面上最上乘的药品。
■get over
释义：克服；恢复；熬过；原谅
例句：It took me a very long time to get over the shock of her death.
译文：我过了很长时间才从她去世的震惊中恢复过来。
答案解析
49.【答案】B 【考点】这道题属于细节题
【解析】正确选项分析：这道题问作者的职业是什么。文章没有明确表明，要仔细寻找线索。根据第二段中：I’ve taught people of all ages…可知作者应该是教师，B选项正确。
错误选项分析：其他选项没有来源。
50.【答案】D 【考点】这道题属于细节题
【解析】正确选项分析：这道题考查了第一段中的内容，作者发现母亲在自己跟自己玩游戏，所以决定送给母亲一台电脑玩，也就是说让母亲的生活更有意思，对应D选项正确。
错误选项分析：其他选项没有来源。
51.【答案】C 【考点】这道题属于细节题
【解析】正确选项分析：用letter进行定位，找到第三段中：This proved to be a bigger challenge（挑战）to her，so I gave her some homework.I asked her to write me a letter，using different letter types，colors and spaces.可知作者让母亲给自己写信，是要锻炼母亲的电脑技能，C选项正确。
错误选项分析：A和B选项没有来源。D选项，文章中homework就是指写信，另外“be free of（免于……）”没有来源。
52.【答案】B 【考点】这道题属于细节题
【解析】正确选项分析：用father定位到文章最后一段，可知母亲玩电脑的时间多了，而父亲接电话越来越多，对应B选项正确。
错误选项分析：其他选项没有来源。
全文翻译
当我得知我71岁的母亲在跟自己玩拼字游戏（一种文字游戏）的时候，我明白我必须做些事情了。我的丈夫建议我们给她一台电脑玩。我不确定她是否愿意接受它。毕竟，我们花了10年时间才说服她买了一台电炉。尽管如此，我们还是将旧电脑打包，然后送到了父母的家里。从此，便开始了母亲在电脑世界里的历险。
对我来说，这也标志着一项不寻常的教学任务的开始。我教过各个年龄段的人，但从没想到我将要教母亲做一些事情。她是教我一生的那个人：教我做饭与缝纫；教我享受美好时光并笑对艰难时刻。现在，是该我回报的时候了。
刚开始并不轻松。有太多东西要解释和介绍。渐渐地但毫无疑问地，母亲领悟了，并在一个小记事本上做起了笔记。在几个月的拼字游戏和其他游戏之后，我觉得是时候向她介绍一些文字处理功能了。结果证明，这对她来说是一项更大的挑战，因此我给她布置了一些家庭作业。我要求她给我写一封信，信中要用到不同的字体、颜色以及间距。
“你是这样要求你的幼儿园学生的吗？”她问道。
“不，当然不是，”我说道，“他们已经知道如何使用电脑了。”
母亲并不是唯一经历快速个人成长过程的人。多亏了这台电脑，父亲终于克服了他的电话过敏症。在我所有的记忆中，我每次打电话，总是母亲接。在过去两个月，父亲和我有了更多的电话通话，比我们过去20年说的还要多。
2006江苏A
The Marches were a happy family.Poverty，hard work，and even the fact that Father March was away with the Union armies could not down the spirits of Meg，Jo，Amy，and Marmee，as the March girls called their mother.
The March sisters tried to be good but had their share of faults.Pretty Meg was often displeased with the schoolchildren she taught；boyish Jo was easy to become angry；golden-haired schoolgirl Amy liked to show up；but Beth，who kept the house，was loving and gentle always.
The happy days passed and darkness came when a telegram arrived for Mrs.March.“Your husband is very ill，”it said，“come at once.”The girl tried to be brave when their mother left for the front.They waited and prayed.Little Beth got scarlet fever（猩红热）when she was taking care of the sick neighbor.She became very ill but began to recover by the time Marmee was back.When Father came home from the front and at that joyful Christmas dinner they were once more all together.
Three years later the March girls had grown into young womanhood.Meg became Mrs.Brooke，and after a few family troubles got used to her new state happily.Jo had found pleasure in her literary efforts.Amy had grown into a young lady with a talent for design and an even greater one for society.But Beth had never fully regained her health，and her family watched her with love and anxiety.
Amy was asked to go and stay in Europe with a relative of the Marches.Jo went to New York and became successful in her writing and had the satisfaction of seeing her work published there.But at home the bitterest blow was yet to fall.Beth had known for some time that she couldn’t live much longer to be with the family and in the spring time she died.
News came from Europe that Amy and Laurie，the grandson of a wealthy neighbor，had planned to be married soon.Now Jo became ever more successful in her writing and got married to Professor Bhaer and soon afterwards founded a school for boys.
And so the little women had grown up and lived happily with their children，enjoying the harvest of love and goodness that they had devoted all their lives to.
56.The members of the March family were Father March，Mrs.March and their____.
A.four daughters B.five daughters
C.son and four daughters D.son and five daughters
57.Who was the most successful in career（事业）among the March girls?
A.Jo. B.Beth. C.Amy. D.Meg.
58.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A.The March Family B.The March Parents
C.The March Girls D.The March Relatives
59.It can be inferred from the passage that the March family had____.
A.both happiness and sadness B.wealthy neighbors
C.more girls than boys D.a lot of rich relatives
核心词汇及短语
■displease
释义：v. （使）生气；（使）不快
例句：Not wishing to displease her，he avoided answering the question.
译文：由于不想对她有所冒犯，他回避了这个问题。
答案解析
56.【答案】A 【考点】这道题属于细节题
【解析】正确选项分析：定位March家的成员到第一段和第二段，第一段中提到了三个姐妹，此时还选不出答案。继续读第二段，第一句就告诉我们这一段都在写March家的姐妹，故这段出现的新人Beth也是女孩子，A选项正确。后文中也印证了这一点，文章就是在写四姐妹的生活变迁。
错误选项分析：此题数清楚人后可直接选出答案。
57.【答案】A 【考点】这道题属于细节题
【解析】正确选项分析：在文章中去寻找，看谁事业成功。在第五段中：Jo went to New York and became successful in her writing and had the satisfaction of seeing her work published there.故A选项正确。
错误选项分析：其他人都没有关于事业成功的描述。
58.【答案】C 【考点】这道题属于主旨题
【解析】正确选项分析：这篇文章的主题对象是四姐妹，虽然也提到了她们的父母，但没有展开描述，故答案为C选项。
错误选项分析：此题抓住文章主题对象后可直接选出答案。
59.【答案】A 【考点】这道题属于推理题
【解析】正确选项分析：文章写了发生在March家的悲伤和幸福的事情，A选项正确。
错误选项分析：B和D选项没有来源，文章提到：News came from Europe that Amy and Laurie，the grandson of a wealthy neighbor，had planned to be married soon.可知该有钱人是邻居而不是亲戚。C选项是个没有意义的推理，因为他们家压根就没有男孩子。
全文翻译
玛曲家是一个幸福的家庭。贫困、艰苦的工作，甚至父亲玛曲随联军出征的事实都没能让梅格、乔、艾米以及妈咪的情绪低落。妈咪是这群玛曲女孩们对她们妈妈的称呼。
玛曲姐妹们努力去做优秀的女孩，但都有各自的那份缺点。漂亮的梅格经常因她教的学生而不高兴；男孩子气的乔很容易发怒；金发女生艾米喜欢显摆；而不出家门的贝丝总是那么善良和柔弱。
当一封电报到达玛曲夫人手中时，快乐的日子过去了，黑暗降临了。“你的丈夫病重，”电报上写道，“速来。”当她们的母亲前往前线时，这群女孩努力去做勇敢的女孩。她们等待着并且祈祷着。当小贝丝在照顾生病的邻居时，她染上了猩红热。她病得很重，但等到妈咪返回时，她渐渐开始恢复了。当父亲从前线回到家中后，在那次欢快的圣诞晚宴上，他们全家人再次聚在了一起。
三年后，玛曲女孩们已长成年轻女子。梅格成了布鲁克夫人，并且经历了一些家庭问题之后，幸福地适应了她全新的生活状态。乔从她的文学成就中找到了乐趣。艾米已长成一个年轻女士，在设计方面颇具才华，而且在社交方面更胜一筹。但是贝丝从未完全重新恢复她的健康，她的家人怜爱地、焦虑地呵护着她。
艾米应邀和玛曲家的一个亲戚一起前往欧洲并且在那里暂住下来。乔去了纽约并且在她的写作方面获得了成功，当看到她的作品在当地出版时，她很有满足感。但在家中，最痛苦的打击还是降临了。贝丝早就知道她不能与家人一起生活更久了，在春季时她死了。
从欧洲传来的消息：艾米和劳里——一位有钱邻居的孙子——已打算不久后成婚。此时的乔在她的写作方面获得了更大的成功并且嫁给了拜尔教授，不久后便创办了一所男子学校。
这样，小女孩们都已长大并且与她们的孩子们幸福地生活着。她们享受着投入一生所换来的爱与善的收获。
2006重庆A
When I was in the third grade，I was picked to be the princess（公主）in the school play.For weeks my mother had helped me practice my lines.But once on stage，every word disappeared from my head.Then my teacher told me she had written a narrator’s（解说者的）part for the play，and asked me to change roles.Though I didn’t tell my mother what had happened that day，she sensed my unhappiness and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the yard.
It was a lovely spring day.We could see dandelions（蒲公英）popping through the grass in bunches，as if a painter had touched our landscape with bits of gold.I watched my mother carelessly bend down by one of the bunches.“I think I am going to dig up all these weeds，”she said.“From now on，we’ll have only roses in this garden.”
“But I like dandelions，”I protested.“All flowers are beautiful—even dandelions！”
My mother looked at me seriously.“Yes，every flower gives pleasure in its own way，doesn’t it？”she asked thoughtfully.I nodded.“And that is true of people，too，”she added.
When I realized that she had guessed my pain，I started to cry and told her the truth.
“But you will be a beautiful narrator，”she said，reminding me of how much I loved to read stories aloud to her.
Over the next few weeks，with her continuous encouragement，I learned to take pride in the role.The big day finally came.A few minutes before the play，my teacher came over to me.“Your mother asked me to give this to you，”she said，handing me a dandelion.After the play，I took home the flower，laughing that I was perhaps the only person who would keep such a weed.
56.The girl did not play the role of the princess mainly because____.
A.she felt nervous on the stage B.she lost her interest in that role
C.she preferred the role of the narrator D.she had difficulty memorizing her words
57.Why did the mother suggest a walk in the garden?
A.To remove the dandelions. B.To enjoy the garden scene.
C.To have a talk with her daughter. D.To help her daughter with the play.
58.What is the main idea of the story?
A.Everybody can find his or her own way to success.
B.Everybody has his or her own value in the world.
C.Everybody should learn to play different roles.
D.Everybody has some unforgettable memory.
核心词汇及短语
■line
释义：n.路线，航线；排；绳；台词；通道
搭配：bottom line底线，最低限度
例句：Negotiators say they’re keeping communica-tion lines open.
译文：谈判代表声称他们保持着沟通渠道的通畅。
■landscape
释义：n.风景，景色；山水画
例句：In the morning，the landscape changed into a green，wet lowland watered by the monsoon，and the dry heat of the desert seemed far behind us.
译文：到了早晨，车窗外的景色换成了雨季中潮湿的绿色低地，沙漠的干热气候好像已经被我们远远抛在身后了。
难句分析
01 Though I didn't tell my mother what had happened that day，she sensed my unhappiness and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the yard.
【句子主干】she sensed my unhappiness and asked if I wanted to take a walk
【句法分析】if I wanted to take a walk in the yard宾语从句做asked的宾语，if意思是“是否”；in the yard是这一从句的状语，表明是在院子中走走；Though I didn’t tell my mother what had happened that day是让步状语从句，though的意思是“虽然，尽管”；其中what had happened that day宾语从句做tell的直接宾语。
【参考译文】尽管我没告诉母亲那天发生的事情，但她感觉到了我的闷闷不乐，并问我愿不愿意到院子里走走。
答案解析
56.【答案】A 【考点】这道题属于细节题
【解析】正确选项分析：文章一开头就在讲作者没有扮演成公主的事情，根据：But once on stage，every word disappeared from my head.Then my teacher told me she had written a narrator’s（解说者的）part for the play，and asked me to change roles.可知是因为作者一上舞台就紧张得说不出话，所以没有办法扮演公主一角，A选项正确。
错误选项分析：B选项没有来源。C选项，被换角色不是作者自己的想法，她自己还是想演公主的。D选项，作者只是在台上才忘词，可见不是记忆有问题，而是紧张所致。
57.【答案】C 【考点】这道题属于细节题
【解析】正确选项分析：根据文章第一段中：Though I didn’t tell my mother what had happened that day，she sensed my unhappiness and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the yard.可知妈妈叫我出去散步是因为已经看出了我的不悦，是想和我交流，解决我的心病。C选项正确。
错误选项分析：A和B选项不是原因。D选项，这里妈妈要解决的不是戏剧的问题。对于因果关系题一定要选离得近的原因，这里的直接原因就是要与孩子谈心。
58.【答案】B 【考点】这道题属于主旨题
【解析】正确选项分析：作者通过讲述一段自己小时候的经历，表达了一个非常重要的人生道理，就是每个人都有自己的价值。在文章中妈妈说的一句话很关键：My mother looked at me seriously.“Yes，every flower gives pleasure in its own way，doesn’t it？”she asked thoughtfully.I nodded.“And that is true of people，too，”she added.故B选项正确。
错误选项分析：A选项中的success偏离了主题，妈妈给作者讲的道理不涉及是否成功。C和D选项没有来源。
全文翻译
当我读三年级的时候，我被选中饰演一个校园剧中的公主角色。连续几周，母亲一直帮助我练习台词。但一上台，所有的台词就从我的脑海中消失了。于是，老师告诉我，她已经为该剧写了一个解说员的角色，并要求我更换角色。尽管我没告诉母亲那天发生的事情，但她感觉到了我的闷闷不乐，并问我愿不愿意到院子里走走。
那是一个舒适的春日。我们可以看见成团成簇的蒲公英花从草丛中伸出，就像某位画家给我们眼前的景色点缀了点点金色一样。我看到母亲随意地在一簇蒲公英花旁弯下腰。“我认为我应该把这些杂草都挖掘掉，”她说道。“从现在起，我们花园里只种玫瑰花。”
“可我喜欢蒲公英，”我抗议道。“所有的花都是美丽的——甚至蒲公英！”
母亲严肃地看着我。“是的，每朵花都以它特有的方式给予我们快乐，不是吗？”她若有所思地问道。我点点头。“并且人也是这样。”她补充道。
当我意识到她已经猜到我的痛处时，我开始哭了，并告诉了她事实。
“但你会是一个出色的解说员。”她说道，这让我想起我以前多么喜欢向她大声朗读故事。
接下来的几周，在她不断的鼓励下，我学会了以这个角色为傲。重要的日子终于到来了。校园剧开演前几分钟，我的老师走到我面前。“你妈妈让我把这个交给你。”她说道，同时递给我一棵蒲公英。校园剧演完后，我把这朵花带回了家，笑着想，我也许是唯一保留这样一棵杂草的人。
2007全国ⅠA
It was a winter morning，just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2005.While most people were warming up their cars，Trevor，my husband，had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work.On arrival，he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does.After putting in 10 hours of labor，he returned to find his bike gone.
The bike，a black Kona 18 speed，was our only transport.Trevor used it to get to work，putting in 60_ hour weeks to support his young family.And the bike was also used to get groceries（食品杂货），saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live.
I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story.Shortly after that，several people in our area offered to help.One wonderful stranger even bought a bike，then called my husband to pick it up.Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job.It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before.
People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another，but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so.This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity（人性）as a whole.And it has influenced（影响）us to be more mindful of ways we，too，can share with others.No matter how big or how small，an act of kindness shows that someone cares.And the results can be everlasting.
56.Why was the bike so important to the couple?
A.The man’s job was bike racing. B.It was their only possession.
C.It was a nice Kona 18 speed. D.They used it for work and daily life.
57.We can infer from the text that____.
A.the couple worked 60 hours a week B.people were busy before Christmas
C.the stranger brought over the bike D.life was hard for the young family
58.How did people get to know the couple’s problem?
A.From radio broadcasts. B.From a newspaper.
C.From TV news. D.From a stranger.
59.What do the couple learn from their experience?
A.Strangers are usually of little help. B.One should take care of their bike.
C.News reports make people famous. D.An act of kindness can mean a lot.
核心词汇及短语
■park
释义：①vt. 停放；放置；寄存
例句：He found a place to park the car.
译文：他找到了一个停车的地方。
②n.公园；［交］停车场
搭配：Linkin Park林肯公园；Theme Park主题公园
例句：They take the air in the park every morning.
译文：他们每天早上在公园里呼吸新鲜空气。
■put in
释义：提出，提交；投入，放入；种植；使就职
例句：The machine barfed when she put in the wrong password.
译文：当她输入错误指令时，计算机发出了怪声。
■save from
释义：保留，免于；使免遭
搭配：save sb.from保护某人免于（不好的事情）
例句：The good news is that with all the time we save from home automation，we’ll have time to work on other matters.
译文：好消息是我们可以利用智能机器帮我们省出来的时间去干更多其他的事情了。
■strengthen
释义：vt. 加强；巩固
例句：Any experience can teach and strengthen you，but particularly the more difficultones.
译文：任何经历都可以让你学到东西，使你变得坚定，那些更困难的经历尤其如此。
■share with
释义：分与，分配；和……分享
例句：Whenever he buys something，whether it be drinks or snacks，he remembers to share with his buddies.
译文：每次他买来东西，无论是饮料还是零食，他都不忘和伙伴们分享。
难句分析
01 It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before.
【句子主干】It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone
【句法分析】it是形式主语，a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone是真正的主语，其中for someone是状语，表明一个完全陌生的人愿意为了别人而不怕麻烦，真的是很光荣的事情；they have never met before定语从句修饰someone，表明是一个他们从未见过的人。
【参考译文】一个完全陌生的人愿意为了他从未见过的人不嫌麻烦地伸出援手，真的是很光荣的事情。
答案解析
56.【答案】D 【考点】这道题属于细节题
【解析】正确选项分析：根据文章第二段中：Trevor used it to get to work，putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family.可知这辆车对于他们的工作和生活都发挥着重要作用，故D选项正确。
错误选项分析：A选项bike racing没有来源。B选项only表述极端。C选项不能成为题干的原因。
57.【答案】D 【考点】这道题属于推理题
【解析】正确选项分析：此题需要分散定位，从第一段和第二段的描述可知这对夫妻生活艰难，D选项正确。
错误选项分析：A选项用“60”定位，找到第二段中：Trevor used it to get to work，putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family.这里是Trevor的工作情况，而不是the couple。B选项属于常识干扰，在文中并没有来源。C选项用stranger定位，找到第三段中：One wonderful stranger even bought a bike，then called my husband to pick it up.可知一个陌生人买了辆单车，然后让她丈夫去拿。而C选项的意思是“这个陌生人买走了这辆自行车”。
58.【答案】B 【考点】这道题属于细节题
【解析】正确选项分析：定位到第三段中：I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story.Shortly after that，several people in our area offered to help.可知作者写信给报纸告诉了大家她的故事，然后很多人就来帮助她，故B选项正确。
错误选项分析：此题定位准确后可直接选出答案。
59.【答案】 【考点】这道题属于细节题
【解析】正确选项分析：定位到第四段，前三段描写这个具体的经历，第四段写到了作者的感悟。根据：People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another，but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so.注意此句中but表示递进的含义，根据这句话我们可知，来自陌生人的友善更容易传递。然后再根据后面这句：This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity（人性）as a whole.可知对待他人的善意有很重要的意义，故D选项正确。
错误选项分析：A选项态度方向反了。B和C选项没有来源，而且不定位也能判断它们偏离了文章的主题。
全文翻译
那是一个冬季的早晨，还差几周就是2005年的圣诞节了。当大部分人在预热他们的小轿车时，我的丈夫特雷夫则不得不早早起床骑着他的自行车到离家4公里远的地方上班。到了之后，他像往常那样把自行车停在后门外。经过10个小时的劳动之后，他回来发现自行车不见了。
那辆自行车，黑色科纳18速，是我们家唯一的交通工具。特雷夫常骑它上班，并且每周工作60小时来支撑他的年轻家庭。而且这辆车也用来乘载一些食品杂货，让我们不必步行到离我们家很远的地方。
我非常伤心，居然有人偷了我们的自行车，因此我写信给报社，并且把我们的情况告诉了他们。不久之后，我们地区的好几个人表示愿意帮助。一位好心的陌生人甚至买了一辆自行车，然后打电话给我的丈夫，让他去取。再一次，我的丈夫又有办法上下班了。真是让人感到荣幸啊，一个完全陌生的人居然不嫌麻烦地向一个素昧谋面的人伸出援手。
人们常说一个微笑可以从一个人传递到另一个人，而来自陌生人的善举更是如此。这次经历在我们的生活中产生了广泛的影响，因为它增强了我们对人性的信心。并且，它使我们也更加留意去想办法帮助他人。不论多大多小，一个善举表明有人在关心着你，而且其影响可能是永恒的。
2007重庆A
The very wealthy English Baron Fitzgerald had only one child，a son，who understandably was the apple of his eye.His wife died when the child was in his early teens.So Fitzgerald devoted himself to fathering the kid.Unfortunately the son died in his late teens.
Meanwhile，Fitzgerald’s wealth greatly increased.He spent a lot on art works of the masters.Later Fitzgerald himself became seriously ill.Before his death，he had carefully prepared his will as to how his wealth would be settled—to sell his entire collection at an auction（拍卖）.
Because of the large quantity and high quality of his collection，a huge crowd of possible buyers gathered for the auction.Many of them were museum directors and private collectors eager to bid（出价）.Before the auction，the art works were shown，among which was a painting of Fitzgerald’s son by an unknown artist.Because of its poor quality，it received little attention.
When it was time for the auction，the auctioneer gaveled（敲槌）the crowd to attention.First the lawyer read from Fitzgerald’s will that the first art work to be auctioned was the painting of his son.
The poor-quality painting didn’t receive any bidders…except one—the old servant who had served the son and loved him，and who for emotional reasons offered the only bid.
As soon as the servant bought the painting for less than one English pound，the auctioneer stopped the bidding and asked the lawyer to read again from the will.The crowd became quiet，and the lawyer read from the will：“Whoever buys the painting of my son gets all my collection.”Then the auction was over.
56.The English Baron Fitzgerald was____.
A.a museum director B.a master of art
C.an art collector D.an art dealer
57.Why did the old servant bid for the painting of Fitzgerald’s son?
A.He was devoted to the family. B.He saw that no one bid for it.
C.He knew the content of the will. D.He found it cheap for him to buy.
58.Fitzgerald’s will showed____.
A.his desire to fool the bidders
B.his invaluable love for his son
C.his sadness at the death of his son
D.his regret of having no children to take over his wealth
核心词汇及短语
■devote oneself to sth.
释义：献身于某事，致力于某事，投身于某事
例句：Only by devoting oneself to the society can a person find the significance of the actually short and risky life.
译文：一个人只有献身社会，才能找出那实际上短暂而且有风险的生命的意义。
■unfortunately
释义：adv. 不幸地
例句：For many of us，our incomes unfortunatelyhave not kept up with the rising prices.
译文：不幸的是，对多数人来说，我们的收入追不上不断上涨的物价。
答案解析
56.【答案】C 【考点】这道题属于细节题
【解析】正确选项分析：此题要在文章中细心寻找其职业线索，根据第二段中：He spent a lot on art works of the masters.可知他是一个艺术品收藏家，C选项正确。
错误选项分析：其他选项都没有来源。
57.【答案】A 【考点】这道题属于细节题
【解析】正确选项分析：用题干中old servant进行定位，找到倒数第二段中：…the old servant who had served the son and loved him，and who for emotional reasons offered the only bid.可知他是出于情感的原因而要买这幅画，A选项正确。
错误选项分析：此题定位准确后可直接选出答案。
58.【答案】B 【考点】这道题属于细节题
【解析】正确选项分析：用题干中Fitzgerald’s will进行定位，找到文章最后一段中：…the lawyer read from the will：“Whoever buys the painting of my son gets all my collection.”可知遗嘱当中说，不论谁买了他儿子的这幅画像，都会得到他所有的藏品，这表明一个父亲对儿子的深深的爱，B选项正确。
错误选项分析：其他选项没有来源。
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非常富有的英国男爵菲茨杰拉德只有一个孩子，一个男孩。可以理解，这个孩子是他的掌上明珠。他的妻子去世时，这个孩子还只是一个10岁出头的少年。因此菲茨杰拉德将自己的全部精力都用来抚养这个孩子。不幸的是，儿子少年早逝。
期间，菲茨杰拉德的财富大增。他花了很多钱用来购买大师们的艺术作品。后来，菲茨杰拉德自己患上了重病。临死前，关于如何处理他的财产，他已经精心地准备好了一份遗嘱——打算在一次拍卖会上将所有收藏卖掉。
因为他的收藏数量巨大，品质高档，一大群潜在买家为了这次拍卖聚在了一起。他们中有许多是博物馆馆长和急着出价的私人收藏家。拍卖开始前，艺术作品一一被展示出来，其中一件是由一位不知名的艺术家创作的菲茨杰拉德儿子的画像。因为它的品质较差，所以没有引起很多人的注意。
开始拍卖时，拍卖师敲响小木槌让大家注意。首先，律师从菲茨杰拉德的遗嘱中读道，第一件拍卖的艺术作品是他儿子的画像。
这幅品质较差的画像没有收到任何出价人的出价……只有一个人例外——曾经服侍过并且疼爱这个孩子的老管家，出于情感原因出了这个唯一的竞价。
这位老管家刚花了不到一英镑买下这幅画像，拍卖师便叫停了竞价，并要求律师再次宣读遗嘱。人群逐渐安静下来，然后律师宣读了他的遗嘱：“任何买了我儿子的画像的人将获得我所有的收藏品。”于是拍卖结束了。
2007福建A
When I met him，I had a lot of anger inside of me.I’ve lived my whole life in Spanish Harlem，but in my neighborhood，there are shoot-ups all the time.I know kids who have been shot or beaten up.I have friends who ended up in prison.I could have ended up that way，too，but Mr.Clark wouldn’t let that happen.
Mr.Clark worked long hours，making sure I did my work.My grades rose.In fact，the scores of our whole class rose.One day，he took our class to see The Phantom of the Opera，and it was the first time some kids had ever been out of Harlem.Before the show，he treated us to dinner at a restaurant and taught us not to talk with our mouths full.We did not want to let him down.
Mr.Clark was selected as Disney’s 2000 Teacher of the Year.He said he would draw three names out of a hat；those students would go with him to Los Angeles to get the award.But when the time came to drawnames，Mr.Clark said，“You’re all going.”
On graduation day，there were a lot of tears.We didn’t want his class to end.In 2001，he moved to Atlanta，but he always kept in touch.He started giving lectures about education，and wrote a bestselling book based on his classroom rules，The Essential 55.In 2003，Mr.Clark took some of us on a trip to South Africa to deliver school supplies and visit orphanages（孤儿院）.It was the most amazing experience of my life.It’s now my dream to one day start a group of women’s clubs，helping people from all backgrounds.
56.Without Mr.Clark，the writer____.
A.might have been put into prison B.might not have won the prize
C.might have joined a women’s club D.might not have moved to Atlanta
57.The Essential 55 is____.
A.a show B.a speech C.a classroom rule D.a book
58.How many students’names were finally drawn out of a hat by Mr.Clark?
A.None. B.Three. C.Fifty-five. D.All.
59.In the passage，the writer intends to tell us that____.
A.Mr.Clark went to South Africa because he liked travelling
B.Mr.Clark helped to set up a group of women’s clubs
C.a good teacher can help raise his or her students’scores
D.a good teacher has a good influence on his or her students
核心词汇及短语
■keep in touch
释义：保持联络
例句：It can be a good idea to keep in touch with a parent you see less often because of distance.
译文：由于距离的关系，你可能跟父母中的一方不能经常见面，这时保持联系是个很好的做法。
答案解析
56.【答案】A 【考点】这道题属于细节题
【解析】正确选项分析：I have friends who ended up in prison.I could have ended up that way，too，but Mr.Clark wouldn’t let that happen.根据后一句中可知如果没有Mr.Clark，作者也会“that way（以那种方式）”而告终，这里that way指前面那件事，故答案就是前一句的改写，即作者也会进监狱，对应A选项正确。
错误选项分析：B和D选项中提到的两个细节是发生在Mr.Clark身上，而不是作者身上。C选项，文章最后一段中有women’s clubs这个概念，但没有说作者是否去“join（加入）”女性俱乐部。
57.【答案】D 【考点】这道题属于细节题
【解析】正确选项分析：用The Essential 55进行定位，He started giving lectures about education，and wrote a bestselling book based on his classroom rules，The Essential 55.可知The Essential 55是一本书的名字，而且这里用斜体也是一个提示，故D选项正确。
错误选项分析：此题定位准确后可直接选出答案。
58.【答案】A 【考点】这道题属于细节题
【解析】正确选项分析：用题干中hat进行定位，找到第三段中：He said he would draw three names out of a hat；those students would go with him to Los Angeles to get the award.But when the time came to draw names，Mr.Clark said，“You’re all going.”可知Mr.Clark原本打算抽三个名字，可真到抽名字的时间时Mr.Clark说“你们都可以去”，也就是说根本没有抽名字，故A选项正确。
错误选项分析：读清楚这个段落后可直接选出答案。
59.【答案】D 【考点】这道题属于主旨题
【解析】正确选项分析：这篇文章的主题对象是一位好老师，作者作为他的学生描写了自己的经历，讲述了老师对于自己的影响，故D选项正确。
错误选项分析：其他选项都是在利用文章中出现过的细节来构建干扰选项，不难排除。
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当我第一次见到他时，我内心充满了愤怒。我已经在西班牙哈莱姆区住了一辈子，但在我的生活区内，一直都有枪击事件。我认识一些孩子，他们或被抢杀，或被毒打致死。我有一些朋友，他们最终进了监狱。我也可能会有那样的下场，但是克拉克先生不会让那种事情发生。
克拉克先生花了很多时间来确保我做了我的作业。我的成绩提高了。事实上，我们整个班的成绩都提高了。一天，他带我们全班去看《歌剧魅影》，对有些孩子来说，这是第一次走出哈莱姆区。演出开始前，他请我们到一家餐馆吃晚餐，并告诉我们满嘴食物时不要说话。我们不想让他失望。
克拉克获选为“迪斯尼2000年度教师”。他说他会随便抽出三个名字；抽到名字的同学将与他一起去洛杉矶领奖。但到了抽取名字的时候，克拉克先生说，“你们全都去吧。”
毕业那天，我们流下了许多眼泪。我们不想他的课到此结束。2001年，他搬到了亚特兰大，但他一直跟我们保持着联系。他开始做一些与教育相关的讲座，并且写了一本基于他的课堂纪律的畅销书，《基本要领55条》。2003年，克拉克带领我们中的一些人去了一趟南非，在那里发放了一些学习用品并看望了一些孤儿院。那是我生命中最难忘的一次经历。如今，我的梦想是将来有一天开办一批女子俱乐部，帮助来自不同背景的人们。
2007江苏E
Some people bring out the best in you in a way that you might never have fully realized on your own.My mom was one of those people.
My father died when I was nine months old，making my mom a single mother at the age of eighteen.While I was growing up，we lived a very hard life.We had little money，but my mom gave me a lot of love.Each night，she sat me on her lap and spoke the words that would change my life，“Kemmons，you are certain to be a great man and you can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it.”
At fourteen，I was hit by a car and the doctors said I would never walk again.Every day，my mother spoke to me in her gentle，loving voice，telling me that no matter what those doctors said，I could walk again if I wanted to badly enough.She drove that message so deep into my heart that I finally believed her.A year later，I returned to school—walking on my own！
When the Great Depression（大萧条）hit，my mom lost her job.Then I left school to support the both of us.At that moment，I was determined never to be poor again.
Over the years，I experienced various levels of business success.But the real turning point occurred on a vacation I took with my wife and five kids in 1951.I was dissatisfied with the second-class hotels available for families and was angry that they charged an extra$2 for each child.That was too expensive for the average American family.I told my wife that I was going to open a motel（汽车旅馆）for families that would never charge extra for children.There were plenty of doubters at that time.
Not surprisingly，mom was one of my strongest supporters.She worked behind the desk and even designed the room style.As in any business，we experienced a lot of challenges.But with my mother’s words deeply rooted in my soul，I never doubted we would succeed.Fifteen years later，we had the largest hotel system in the world—Holiday Inn.In 1979 my company had 1,759 inns in more than fifty countries with an income of$1 billion a year.
You may not have started out life in the best situation.But if you can find a task in life worth working for and believe in yourself，nothing can stop you.
71.What Kemmons’mom often told him during his childhood was____.
A.caring B.moving C.encouraging D.interesting
72.According to the author，who played the most important role in making him walk back to school again?
A.Doctors. B.Nurses. C.Friends. D.Mom.
73.What caused Kemmons to start a motel by himself?
A.His terrible experience in the hotel.
B.His previous business success of various levels.
C.His mom’s support.
D.His wife’s suggestion.
74.Which of the following best describes Kemmons’mother?
A.Modest，helpful，and hard-working. B.Loving，supportive and strong-willed.
C.Careful，helpful and beautiful. D.Strict，sensitive and supportive.
75.Which of the following led to Kemmons’success according to the passage?
A.Self-confidence，hard work，higher education and a poor family.
B.Mom’s encouragement，clear goals，self-confidence and hard work.
C.Clear goals，mom’s encouragement，a poor family and higher education.
D.Mom’s encouragement，a poor family，higher education and opportunities.
核心词汇及短语
■badly
释义：adv. 非常，很；严重地，厉害地；恶劣地
例句：The children behaved badly and so the teacher kept them after school.
译文：孩子们表现极差，所以放学后老师把他们留了下来。
■determine
释义：v.决定；判决；使……下定决心
搭配：be determined to do sth.下决心做某事
例句：The workers determined to stick out until they have their demands granted.
译文：工人们决心继续对抗，直到他们的要求得到满足。
■turning point
释义：转折点
例句：The vote yesterday appears to mark a turning point in the war.
译文：昨天的投票似乎标志着这场战争的一个转折点。
■start out
释义：开始；出发；着手进行
例句：If you don’t already have a list of things you’d like to accomplish，start out by making such a list.
译文：如果你还没有一张你要完成的任务的清单，那就赶快列一张出来。
难句分析
01 Some people bring out the best in you in a way that you might never have fully realized on your own.
【句子主干】Some people bring out the best in you
【句法分析】in a way是状语，表明以某种方式激发你的最大潜能；that you might never have fully realized on your own定语从句修饰way，表明是一种你自己也许从来没有完全意识到的方式；其中on your own是定语从句中的状语，表明是自己独自意识到的。
【参考译文】有些人能以一种你自己也许从来没有完全意识到的方式来激发出你的最大潜能。
02 But with my mother's words deeply rooted in my soul，I never doubted we would succeed.
【句子主干】But I never doubted we would succeed
【句法分析】with my mother’s words deeply rooted in my soul介词短语做原因状语，表明是因为母亲的话深深地扎根在我的心中，所以我从未怀疑我们会成功；其中deeply rooted in my soul过去分词表被动，做后置定语来修饰words，表明是深深地扎根在我的心中的话。
【参考译文】但是由于母亲的话深深地扎根在我的心中，我从未怀疑我们会成功。
答案解析
71.【答案】C 【考点】这道题属于细节题
【解析】正确选项分析：定位到文章第二段中：Each night，she sat me on her lap and spoke the wordsthat would change my life，“Kemmons，you are certain to be a great man and you can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it.”这句话能看出母亲是在说鼓励孩子的话，C选项正确。
错误选项分析：A选项“关心”，B选项“令人感动”和C选项“有趣”都不准确。
72.【答案】D 【考点】这道题属于细节题
【解析】正确选项分析：用题干中的school进行定位，对应信息在第三段中，可知是妈妈的鼓励让他恢复健康重返校园，D选项正确。此题即使不定位也应该选对，因为文章第一段就点明主题是要写妈妈，所以后面的细节当然跟妈妈有关。
错误选项分析：此题定位准确后可直接选出答案。
73.【答案】A 【考点】这道题属于细节题
【解析】正确选项分析：用题干中motel进行定位，对应信息在第五段中，可知是作者的一次住旅店的不愉快经历促使他想自己开汽车旅馆，A选项正确。
错误选项分析：B选项没有来源。C选项，后文提到了母亲对他的支持，但这不是原因。D选项，文章说的是他后来把这个想法告诉了妻子。
74.【答案】B 【考点】这道题属于细节题
【解析】正确选项分析：此题需要在文章中去比对这些品质，从第二段可以看出母亲“loving（有爱心）”，从母亲坚信儿子能康复和后面坚定支持儿子开汽车旅馆，可看出母亲“supportive（支持的）”和“strong-willed（意志坚定的）”，B选项正确。
错误选项分析：A选项中“modest（谦虚的）”没有来源。C选项中“beautiful（美丽的）”没有来源。D选项中“strict（严格的）”和“sensitive（敏感的）”都没有来源。
75.【答案】B 【考点】这道题属于细节题
【解析】正确选项分析：文章整个都在讲述作者的成功，里面有很多因素，我们需要在文章中一一比对。B选项每个因素都能找到来源，故正确。
错误选项分析：A选项中“higher education（高等教育）”没有来源，另外作者尽管提到了家境不好，但没有说这是成功的原因。C和D选项同理。
全文翻译
有些人激发你的最大潜能是以一种你自己也许从来没有完全意识到的方式。我的母亲就是那些人之一。
我刚9个月大时，我的父亲就去世了，这使得我的母亲在18岁时就成了单亲妈妈。在我长大的过程中，我们过着非常艰苦的生活。我们几乎没有钱，但是母亲却给了我很多爱。每天晚上母亲都会让我坐在她的膝盖上对我讲那句会改变我一生的话，“凯蒙斯，你一定会成为一个伟大的人，并且你可以实现你人生中任何事，只要你全力去争取它。”
14岁时，我被一辆车撞倒，医生说我将永远不能走路了。每天，我的母亲用她那温柔、慈爱的声音跟我讲话，告诉我无论那些医生说什么，我都能走路，只要我迫切希望。她迫使这条信息进入了我的内心深处，以至于我最终相信了她。
当大萧条来袭时，我的母亲失业了。然后，我离开学校来维持我们的生活。那一时刻，我决定永远不要再贫穷了。
接下来的几年，我在各个层面上都获得了生意上的成功。但真正的转折点发生在一次旅行中，那是1951年我和妻子及5个孩子的旅行。我对适合家庭住宿的二流旅馆很不满意，并且很生气，因为它们向每个孩子额外收取了2美元。那对于一般的美国家庭来说太贵了。我告诉妻子我打算开一家家庭汽车旅馆，并且永远不会向孩子收取额外费用。那时，有很多人对此提出质疑。
毫无疑问，母亲是我最强有力的支持者之一。她趴在桌子上工作着，甚至设计出了房间的风格。正如在任何其他生意中一样，我们经历了许多困难。但是由于母亲的话深深地扎根在我的心中，我从未怀疑我们会成功。15年后，我们有了世界上最大的连锁旅馆——假日旅馆。1979年，我的公司拥有1759家旅馆，遍布50多个国家，年收入10亿美元。
你人生的起点可能不尽如人意，但是，如果你能找到人生中值得付出努力的目标，相信自己，没什么能够阻挡你。
2007安徽D
The summer I was ten，my mother decided to bring us to the world of art.My brother and I were not very excited when we realized what my mother meant.What she meant was not that we could take drawing classes or painting classes but that we would have to spend one afternoon a week with her at the Fine Arts Museum.Before each visit to the museum，she made us read about artists and painting styles（风格）.It was almost as bad as being in school.Who wants to spend the summer thinking about artists when you could be with your friends at the swimming pool？
First we had to read about ancient Egyptians（古埃及人）and their strange way of painting faces and then go to look at them at the museum.My 12-year-old brother thought this was so funny，but I was not interested.Later we had to learn about artists in the Middle Ages who painted people wearing strange long clothing.We had to look at pictures of fat babies with wings and curly（鬈曲的）hair and with no clothes on flying around the edges of paintings.I certainly couldn’t see what was so great about art.
On our last visit to the museum，something happened when I saw a painting by a woman called Mary.In it，a woman was reading to a child.The colors were soft and gentle，and you could tell by the mother’s expression how happy she was just to be with the child.I couldn’t stop looking at this painting！I wanted to see every painting Mary had ever made！It was really worth looking at so many paintings to find a painter who could interest me so much.
68.The aim of the mother’s plan was to____.
A.take them to visit the museum B.introduce them to the world of art
C.ask them to read about artists D.show them different painting styles
69.What was the writer’s experience in the museum before the last visit?
A.She came to feel her mother’s love. B.She liked many paintings.
C.She hardly enjoyed herself. D.She could understand the pictures of fat babies.
70.What made the writer go through a change that summer?
A.One of Mary’s paintings. B.A strange way of painting.
C.Artists in the Middle Ages. D.Her mother’s instruction.
71.From the text，we can see____.
A.the importance of curiosity B.the effect of art
C.the value of learning D.the power of family education
核心词汇及短语
■realize
释义：vt.实现；认识到；了解，理解
例句：As soon as we realized something was wrong，we moved the children away.
译文：我们一意识到出了问题，就立即把孩子们转移开了。
答案解析
68.【答案】B 【考点】这道题属于细节题
【解析】正确选项分析：定位到文章第一句，文章开门见山就表达了妈妈的意图：The summer I was ten，my mother decided to bring us to the world of art.可知妈妈的目的是让孩子们进入艺术世界，B选项正确。
错误选项分析：A、C和D都是文章涉及的一些细节，都不是妈妈的目的所在。
69.【答案】C 【考点】这道题属于细节题
【解析】正确选项分析：用last visit定位，找到第二段最后一句和第三段第一句：I certainly couldn’t see what was so great about art.On our last visit to the museum，something happened when I saw a painting by a woman called Mary.可见是在最后一次参观时，作者的态度发生了转变，由前面的负变成了这里的正。故之前都是负面态度的，C选项正确。
错误选项分析：A、B和D态度反了，从大方向上就可以排除。
70.【答案】A 【考点】这道题属于细节题
【解析】正确选项分析：定位到第三段第一句：On our last visit to the museum，something happened when I saw a painting by a woman called Mary.可知是Mary的一幅画改变了作者的态度，A选项正确。
错误选项分析：此题定位准确后可直接选出答案。
71.【答案】B 【考点】这道题属于细节题
【解析】正确选项分析：分散定位，从第三段看出，作者的态度已经转向正面，已经被艺术所吸引。所以答案B“艺术的影响”正确。
错误选项分析：A选项中curiosity，C选项中learning和D选项中family education都没有来源，而且用主题指导的方法，这些都是偏离了主题的概念，无法去支持主题。
全文翻译
我10岁那年的夏天，母亲决定带我们去艺术世界。当我们明白了母亲的用意之后，弟弟和我并不是很兴奋。她的用意不是让我们参加素描课或彩绘课，而是每周花一个下午的时间陪她参观美术博物馆。每次参观博物馆前，她让我们阅读有关艺术家和彩绘风格的文章。那几乎和在学校里一样糟糕。当你可以和你的朋友们待在泳池里时，谁愿意耗费整个夏天去思考与艺术家相关的事呢？
我们首先必须阅读有关古埃及人和他们奇怪的画脸方式的文章，然后去博物馆里观看他们。我的12岁的哥哥认为这非常有趣，但我并不感兴趣。我们稍后必须了解中世纪的艺术家们，他们描绘的人物都穿着奇怪的长袍。我们必须观看其中一些胖宝宝的绘画，他们长有翅膀，头发弯曲，没穿衣服，绕着画的边缘飞行。我当然看不出艺术的伟大之处。
在我们最后一次参观博物馆的过程中，当我看到一个叫玛丽的女子的绘画时，奇迹发生了。画中，一位妇女正向一个孩子读些东西。整个色彩很柔和，并且你能够凭借母亲的表情判断出，只是和孩子在一起的她有多么的幸福。我一直盯着这幅画看！我想要看玛丽创作的每一幅画！看了那么多画作后，终于找到能如此吸引我的画家，也真是值了。
2007陕西A
Louis Armstrong had two famous nicknames（绰号）.Some people called him Bagamo.They said his mouth looked like a large bag.Musicians often called him Pops，as a sign of respect for his influence（影响）on the world of music.
Born in 1901 in New Orleans，he grew up poor，but lived among great musicians.Jazz was invented in the city a few years before his birth.Armstrong often said，“Jazz and I grew up together.”
Armstrong showed a great talent（天赋）for music when he was taught to play the cornet（短号）at a boy’s home.In his late teens，Armstrong began to live the life of a musician.He played in parades，clubs，and on the steamboats that traveled on the Mississippi River.At that time，New Orleans was famous for the new music of jazz and was home to many great musicians.Armstrong learned from the older musicians and soon became respected as their equal.
In 1922 he went to Chicago.There，the tale of Louis Armstrong begins.From then until the end of his life，Armstrong was celebrated and loved wherever he went.Armstrong had no equal when it came to playing the American popular song.
His cornet playing had a deep humanity（仁爱）and warmth that caused many listeners to say，“Listening to Pops just makes you feel good all over.”He was the father of the jazz style（风格）and also one of the best-known and most admired people in the world.His death，on July 6，1971，was headline news around the world.
41.Armstrong was called Pops because he____.
A.looked like a musician B.was a musician of much influence
C.showed an interest in music D.traveled to play modern music
42.The third paragraph is developed____.
A.by space B.by examples C.by time D.by comparison
43.Which statement about Armstrong is true?
A.His tale begins in New Orleans. B.He was born before jazz was invented.
C.His music was popular with his listeners. D.He learned popular music at a boy’s home.
44.Which would be the best title for the text?
A.The Invention of the Jazz Music B.The Father of the Jazz Style
C.The Making of a Musician D.The Spread of Popular Music
核心词汇及短语
■equal
释义：①adj.平等的；相等的；胜任的
搭配：be equal to与……相等
例句：We will be demanding equal rights at work.
译文：我们将要求工作中的平等权利。
②vt.等于；比得上
例句：The victory equaled the team’s best in history.
译文：这次胜利平了该队历史上的最佳表现。
③n.对手；匹敌；同辈；（能力、地位或权利等）同等的人
例句：He wanted to be part of a true workshop，as an equal.
译文：他想参加一个真正的工作组，作为其中一个平等的成员。
难句分析
01 Armstrong showed a great talent（天赋）for music when he was taught to play the cornet（短号）at a boy's home.
【句子主干】Armstrong showed a great talent for music
【句法分析】when he was taught to play the cornet（短号）at a boy’s home是时间状语从句，表明是当他在一个小伙伴家学习演奏短号时；其中at a boy’s home是从句中的地点状语，表明是在一个小伙伴家。
【参考译文】当阿姆斯特朗在一个小伙伴家学习演奏短号时，他表现出了极高的音乐天赋。
答案解析
41.【答案】B 【考点】这道题属于细节题
【解析】正确选项分析：用题干中Pops进行定位，找到第一段中：Musicians often called him Pops，as a sign of respect for his influence（影响）on the world of music.可知是因为他对世界音乐的影响，B选项正确。
错误选项分析：此题定位准确后可直接选出答案。
42.【答案】C 【考点】这道题属于结构题
【解析】正确选项分析：第三段从他小时候写起：…when he was taught to play the cornet（短号）at a boy’s home；然后写到了他青少年时期：In his late teens…；后面还有时间线索：At that time…可以看出这个段落是以时间为线索展开的，C选项正确。
错误选项分析：其他选项没有来源。
43.【答案】C 【考点】这道题属于细节题
【解析】正确选项分析：此题需要分散定位。根据最后一段第一句：His cornet playing had a deep humanity（仁爱）and warmth that caused many listeners to say，“Listening to Pops just makes you feel good all over.”可知Armstrong的音乐广受听众欢迎，C选项正确。另外，根据“主题指导”的方法，这篇文章的主题就是Armstrong，他是一个伟大的音乐家，C选项跟主题很吻合。
错误选项分析：A选项，他传奇的开始是在Chicago。B选项反了，应该是after。D选项错在popular music，根据第三段第一句可知应该是cornet。
44.【答案】B 【考点】这道题属于主旨题
【解析】正确选项分析：这篇文章是人物传记，主题对象是一位叫做Armstrong的音乐家，四个选项当中只有B选项与这个人能对应。
错误选项分析：其他选项都不是在讲人物。
全文翻译
路易斯·阿姆斯特朗有两个有名的绰号。有人称他为Bagamo，他们说他的嘴巴看似一个巨大的袋子。音乐家们常称他为Pops，来记念他对音乐界的巨大影响。
他1901年出生于新奥尔良市，虽出身贫寒，却周围尽是伟大的音乐家。就在他出生前的几年里爵士乐就在这座城市里诞生了。阿姆斯特朗常说，“爵士是和我一起长大的。”
当他在一个小伙伴家学习演奏短号时，阿姆斯特朗表现出了极高的音乐天赋。在他的少年后期，阿姆斯特朗就过上了音乐家的生活。他在游行队伍中、俱乐部中、在航行于密西西比河的汽船上表演。那个时候，新奥尔良因新爵士乐而闻名，并且是许多伟大的音乐家的故乡。阿姆斯特朗向老一辈音乐家学习，并且很快受到了与他们同等的尊重。
1922年，他去了芝加哥。在那里，路易斯·阿姆斯特朗的传奇开始了。从那时起直到他的生命的结束，阿姆斯特朗不论走到哪里都受到了人们的赞美和爱戴。阿姆斯特朗在演奏美国流行音乐方面已经无可匹敌了。
他的短号演奏有一种深厚的仁爱和温暖，这使得许多听众说：“听Pops的音乐会让你全身感到舒服。”他是爵士风格之父，而且也是世界上最著名和最受人钦佩的人之一。1971年7月6日，他的去世成为全世界的头条新闻。
2007浙江E
I began working in journalism（新闻工作）when I was eight.It was my mother’s idea.She wanted me to“make something”of myself，and decided I had better start young if I was to have any chance of keeping up with the competition.
With my load of magazines I headed toward Belleville Avenue.The crowds were there.There were two gas stations on the corner of Belleville and Union.For several hours I made myself highly visible，making sure everyone could see me and the heavy black letters on the bag that said The Saturday Evening Post.When it was suppertime，I walked back home.
“How many did you sell，my boy？”my mother asked.
“None.”
“Where did you go？”
“The corner of Belleville and Union Avenues.”
“What did you do？”
“Stood on the corner waiting for somebody to buy a Saturday Evening Post.”
“You just stood there？”
“Didn’t sell a single one.”
“My God，Russell！”
Uncle Allen put in，“Well，I’ve decided to take the Post.”I handed him a copy and he paid me a nickel（五分镍币）.It was the first nickel I earned.
Afterwards my mother taught me how to be a salesman.I would have to ring doorbells，address adults with self-confidence（自信），and persuade them by saying that no one，no matter how poor，could afford to be without the Saturday Evening Post in the home.
One day，I told my mother I’d changed my mind.I didn’t want to make a success in the magazine business.
“If you think you can change your mind like this，”she replied，“you’ll become a good-for-nothing.”She insisted that，as soon as school was over，I should start ringing doorbells，selling magazines.Whenever I said no，she would scold me.
My mother and I had fought this battle almost as long as I could remember.My mother，dissatisfied withmy father’s plain workman’s life，determined that I would not grow up like him and his people.But never did she expect that，forty years later，such a successful journalist as me would go back to her husband’s people for true life and love.
56.Why did the boy start his job young?
A.He wanted to be famous in the future. B.The job was quite easy for him.
C.His mother had high hopes for him. D.The competition for the job was fierce.
57.From the dialogue between the boy and his mother，we learn that the mother was____.
A.excited B.interested C.ashamed D.disappointed
58.What did the mother do when the boy wanted to give up?
A.She forced him to continue. B.She punished him.
C.She gave him some money. D.She changed her plan.
59.What does the underlined phrase“this battle”（last paragraph）refer to?
A.The war between the boy’s parents.
B.The arguing between the boy and his mother.
C.The quarrel between the boy and his customers.
D.The fight between the boy and his father.
60.What is the text mainly about?
A.The early life of a journalist. B.The early success of a journalist.
C.The happy childhood of the writer. D.The important role of the writer in his family.
核心词汇及短语
■keep up with
释义：赶得上，跟得上；和……保持联系
例句：Your mind will keep up with your reading speed if you ask it to.
译文：只要你要求思路与阅读速度保持同步，你就真能做到这一点。
■address
释义：①n.地址；网址；演讲；致辞；
搭配：Address Book地址簿；Gettysburg Address葛底斯堡演说（亚伯拉罕·林肯最著名的演说，也是美国历史上被人引用最多的政治性演说。）
例句：He had scheduled an address to the American people for the evening of May 27.
译文：他已经安排在5月27日晚向美国人民作一个演讲。
②vt. 演说；从事；忙于；写姓名地址
例句：He is due to address a conference on human rights next week.
译文：他下周要在一个人权会议上发言。
■afford to
释义：（有条件）做；能承担；买得起某物；支付得起
例句：I have to do a moonlighting job，so that I can afford to rent an apartment near my company.
译文：我不得不做一份兼职工作，这样我才能租得起靠近公司的一间公寓。
■insist
释义：v. 坚持，强调
搭配：insist on sth.坚持某事
区别：insist与persist都可表示“坚持”的意思，但它们所搭配的介词不同。表示“坚持某事”的意思时，insist与介词on搭配，后接名词，而persist与介词in搭配，后接名词。
例句：My family insisted that I should not give in，but stay and fight.
译文：我家人坚持认为我不应该屈服，而应该留下来斗争。
难句分析
01 But never did she expect that，forty years later，such a successful journalist as me would go back to her husband's people for true life and love.
【句子主干】But never did she expect that such a successful journalist as me would go back to her husband’s people for true life and love.
【句法分析】主干是一个包含宾语从句的复合句，主句部分为But never did she expect，是否定词never状语前置引起的半倒装，正常语序为But she never expected；从句部分为that such a successful journalist as me would go back to her husband’s people for true life and love；其中for true life and love介词短语做状语，表明是；forty years later是整个句子的时间状语。
【参考译文】但她从来没有想到，40年之后，像我这样成功的新闻工作者会回到她丈夫那类人当中去寻找真实的生活和爱。
答案解析
56.【答案】C 【考点】这道题属于细节题
【解析】正确选项分析：此题定位到第一段中，可知是母亲的主意让他早早开始了工作，C选项正确。
错误选项分析：其他选项都跟母亲无关，好排除。
57.【答案】D 【考点】这道题属于细节题
【解析】正确选项分析：定位到对话，这是母亲在询问儿子卖报纸的情况，母亲听闻儿子卖报的方法后有一句话：“You just stood there？”是一种质疑的语气；在得知儿子一份报纸也没卖出后说了一句：“My God，Russell！”这是一种失望的语气。故D选项“失望”正确。
错误选项分析：此题比较好判断大方向，母亲的情绪应该为负面，故A和B选项好排除。C选项“惭愧，难为情”不是母亲的情绪，说是儿子的情绪还差不多。
58.【答案】A 【考点】这道题属于细节题
【解析】正确选项分析：文章倒数第三段提到作者想要放弃，母亲的反应在后面一段中：“If you think you can change your mind like this，”she replied，“you’ll become a good-for-nothing.”She insisted that，as soon as school was over，I should start ringing doorbells，selling magazines.Whenever I said no，she would scold me.可知作者想要放弃时母亲都会责备他，会强迫他继续，A选项正确。
错误选项分析：B选项中“punished（惩罚）”程度过了，文章只是说责备而已。C和D选项没有来源。
59.【答案】B 【考点】这道题属于词义／句意题
【解析】正确选项分析：划线部分this battle是特指，要指回到上一段中，也就是儿子与母亲间的争执，故B选项正确。
错误选项分析：此题理解清楚指后可直接选出答案。
60.【答案】A 【考点】这道题属于主旨题
【解析】正确选项分析：文章描写了作者小时候的经历，A选项正确。这里需要注意一下journalist的来源，文章在最后一句中提到作者是一个成功的记者。
错误选项分析：B选项，文章并没有写作者作为记者早期就很成功。C选项中happy没有来源。D选项没有来源。
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我8岁时便开始从事新闻工作了。那是母亲的主意。她想让我有所成就，并决定让我最好从小就开始，这样我才有机会跟上竞争的步伐。
带着我的厚重的杂志，我朝着贝尔维尔大道走去。那里有成群的人们。在贝尔维尔大道和联合大道的拐角处有两个加油站。连续几个小时，我一直让自己可以被明显看到，确保每一个人都能够看到我和包上的几个黑体字——《星期六晚报》。晚饭的时候，我走回了家。
“卖了多少，我的孩子？”母亲问道。
“一份也没卖出去。”
“你去哪里了？”
“贝尔维尔大道和联合大道的拐角处。”
“你是怎么做的？”
“站在拐角处等别人来买《星期六晚报》。”
“你只是站在那里？”
“是的，一份也没有卖出去。”
“天哪，拉塞尔！”
艾伦舅舅插话道：“好了，我决定买一份晚报。”我递给他一份，然后他付给了我一枚五分镍币。那是我赚的第一枚镍币。
后来，母亲教我如何去成为一名商人。我必须去按别人家的门铃，自信地面对大人，并说服他们，告诉他们，不管他们有多穷，家里都不能没有《星期六晚报》。
一天，我告诉母亲我要改变主意了。我不想在杂志业有所成就。
“如果你认为你可以就这样改变主意，”她答道，“你将成为一个无用的人。”她坚决要求，只要我一放学就要开始按门铃来推销杂志。每当我说不时，她便训斥我。
从我记事起，我的母亲和我便有了这场冲突。我的母亲因不满于父亲的普通工人生活而决定让我长大后不要像他或他那类人一样。但她从来没有想到，40年之后，像我这样成功的新闻工作者会回到她丈夫那类人当中去寻找真实的生活和爱。