My husband Ollie had retired from teaching and we were making plans to travel together to Florida. Then he was terribly ill and became very weak, hardly able to speak. Weeks passed and it became clear that Ollie was near death, but I prayed day and night that he could get better.
One of us was always in Ollie’s hospital room—either me, or our grown children, Bruce and Karen. One day, in his broken and weak speech, Ollie told Bruce, “Go home. You should be with Gwen.” Gwen was Bruce’s wife. They had been married for six years and lived hundreds of miles away. Gwen was about to have a baby. We felt an extra sadness, knowing Ollie would never see his first grandchild.
“I don’t want to leave you, Dad,” Bruce said. Ollie repeated, “You should be with Gwen.” Reluctantly, Bruce left. “When the baby comes,” he promised Ollie, “you will be the first to know.” A few days later, around 2 p.m., Ollie awoke from a sleep. He turned and looked at me. I sat close to hear his weak words. “The baby is coming now. It’s a boy,” he said. For a moment his eyes were filled with tears. Then he went back to sleep again. Not long after that, Karen ran into the room. “Bruce called,” she said, a smile lighting her face. “Gwen gave birth to a healthy baby boy around two o’ clock.”
Ollie smiled; he had been the first to know. That night, Ollie died in his sleep.
小題1:Ollie didn’t travel to Florida because________.
A．he was too weak to travel
B．he could hardly be able to speak
C．he could not afford the trip
D．he was waiting for his grandchild to be born
小題2:Why did Ollie want Bruce to be with Gwen?
A．Ollie thought it was too much trouble for Bruce to stay at hospital.
B．Ollie wanted Bruce to bring the baby along as soon as it was born.
C．Ollie didn’t want his son to be absent when his baby was born.
D．Ollie couldn’t bear his son seeing him dying with a broken heart.
小題3:The underlined word in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to_______.
A．DisappointedlyB．UnwillinglyC．ExcitedlyD．Immediately
小題4:What can we learn from the passage ?
A．Ollie and his wife had planned to settle in Florida.
B．Ollie cared for his son more than his daughter.
C．Ollie was sad about not being able to see his first grandchild.
D．Ollie died happy and in peace.

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:D

試題分析：小題1:A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段第二行Then he was terribly ill and became very weak, hardly able to speak.說明他病重是原因。故A正確。
小題2:C 推理題。根據(jù)第二段第四行Gwen was about to have a baby.第三段第一行“I don’t want to leave you, Dad,” Bruce said. Ollie repeated, “You should be with Gwen.說明Ollie行為兒子能多陪陪要生孩子的Gwen，故C正確。
小題3:B 推理題。根據(jù)第三段第一行“I don’t want to leave you, Dad,” Bruce said. Ollie repeated, “You should be with Gwen.” Reluctantly, Bruce left.說明Bruce不想離開Ollie。故該詞意為不愿意，故B正確。
小題4:D 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一段Ollie smiled; he had been the first to know. That night, Ollie died in his sleep.說明他很去世的時(shí)候知道了孫子出世了，很安靜的死去了。故D正確。
點(diǎn)評：文章講述了一個故事，Ollie一直等到孫子出世以后才安靜地死去。文章對推理題考查很多，要求考生抓文章的細(xì)枝末節(jié)，合理推測與想象，準(zhǔn)確做出判斷。
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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Mr. Lang worked in a factory. As a driver he was busy but he was paid much. His wife was an able woman and did all the housework. When he came back, she took good care of him and he never did anything at home. So he had enough time when he had a holiday. A few friends of his liked gambling（賭博）and he learned it soon. So he was interested in it and hardly forgot anything except gambling. He lost all his money and later he began to sell the television, watches and so on. His wife told him not to do it but he didn’t listen to her. She had to tell the police. He and his friends were punished for it. And he was nearly sent away. After he came out of lock-up(拘留所), he hated her very much and the woman had to leave him. It was New Year’s Day. Mr. Lang didn’t go to work. He felt lonely and wanted to gamble again. He called his friends and they came soon. But they were afraid the police would come. He told his five-year-old son to go to find out if there were the policemen outside. They waited for a long time and didn’t think the police would come and began to gamble. Suddenly a few policemen opened the door and came in.
“I saw there weren’t any policemen outside, Daddy” said the boy “So I went to the crossing and asked some to come.”
小題1:Mr. Lang was paid much because _______.
A．he was a worker　　　
B．he worked in a factory
C．he was a driver and had a lot of work to do 　
D．he had worked there for a long time
小題2:Mrs. Lang did all housework because _______.
A．she couldn’t find any work
B．she thought her husband was tired
C．her husband spent all time in gambling
D．she wouldn’t stop her husband gambling
小題3:The woman had to leave Mr. Lang because _______.
A．he didn’t love her any longer
B．he wouldn’t stop gambling
C．he had been put into lockup
D．he was nearly sent away by the factory
小題4:Which of the following is right? _________.
A．The boy hoped his father would be put into lockup again
B．The boy thought his father needed some policemen
C．The boy hoped his father would stop gambling soon
D．The boy hoped his mother would come back to do housework

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