8.Still in shock!I moved around the house purposelessly trying to decide what to put into the suitcases (行李箱).Earlier that evening,I'd received a call telling me that my brother was killed in a car crash."Come as soon as you can."cried my mother.
I wanted to hurry to her at once.But my husband,Larry,and I were packing to move from New York to Seattle.Our house was in total mess.Supper dishes sat on the kitchen table.Toys lay everywhere.I purposelessly picked things up and put them down.Mother's crying went through my head again and again.
Larry called some friends to tell them what had happened.Someone asked to speak to me."If there's anything I can do,let me know."But I didn't know what to ask for.
Suddenly,the doorbell rang.It was Emerson.He and his wife Donna lived in the block nearby.
"I've come to clean your shoes,"he said.
I asked him to repeat.
"Donna had to stay with the baby,"he said,"but we want to help you.I remember when my father died,it took me hours to clean our shoes for the funeral (葬礼).Give me all your shoes."
I gathered all our dirty shoes to the kitchen.Emerson got to work right away.Watching him devoting himself to one task helped me pull my own thoughts into order.I told myself to wash clothes first.Then,Larry and I bathed the children and put them to bed.One job after another.
When we returned to clear the dishes,Emerson had left.All our shoes stood in a line against the wall,clean,shining.I couldn't help crying.Early next morning,we left for the airport with all the jobs done.
Now whenever I hear of a friend who's lost a loved one,I no longer call with the polite offer,"If there's anything I can do …"Instead I try to think of one specific task that suits that man's need,like taking the dog to the boarding kennel,or house-sitting during the funeral.If the person asks,"How did you know I needed that one?"I reply,"Because a man once cleaned my shoes."
34.The writer didn't know what to put into the suitcases becauseB.
A.she couldn't do it on her own
B.she was too sad to do anything
C.she wanted to take everything to Seattle
D.she was not good at housework
35.Here's a time line of what happened in the story.
The writer's brother was killed in a car crash.→_________
→The writer washed the clothes.→They left for the airport.
Which of the events should go in the empty box above?A
A.Emerson came to clean the shoes.
B.The couple bathed the children.
C.They cleared the supper dishes
D.The writer found the shoes cleaned.
36.If one of her friends has lost a loved one,what will the writer probably NOT do?A
A.Call her friend to ask what she can do.
B.Look after her friend's young children.
C.Take her friend's dog to the boarding kennel.
D.Offer her friend house-sitting during the funeral.
37.Which sentences best expresses the theme of this story?D
A.One person's loss is another's gain.
B.An act of kindness is often rewarded.
C.A near neighbour is better than a brother far off.
D.Do something specific to help those in need.
分析 文章作者讲述了自己和爱人在正值搬家的时候听到哥哥在一起车祸中丧生的噩耗而手足无措,有的人打电话来说"有任何需要做的请说"但有个叫艾默生的过来把作者家里所有的脏鞋都洗干净了,看着艾默生认真洗鞋的情形,让作者原来的手足无措变得平静有序起来,现在作者如果听到某人失去了爱的人后,不会只是礼貌的问候而是去为这个人做一件特别而正是他需要的事.
解答 34.B 细节理解题 根据I purposelessly picked things up and put them down.Mother's crying went through my head again and again.我漫无目的把东西拿起来又放下.妈妈的哭声一遍又一遍的在我的脑子里回荡,可知作者太伤心而不知道该往箱子里装什么,故选B.
35.A 细节理解题 根据第一段I'd received a call telling me that my brother was killed in a car crash我街道一个电话,被告知我的弟弟在车祸中丧生,这件事发生后,接着是第四段Suddenly,the doorbell rang.It was Emerson.He and his wife Donna lived in the block nearby."I've come to clean your shoes,"he said.突然门铃响了,是Emerson,他和他的妻子Donna住在附近街区."我们来帮你洗刷鞋子",他说到.由此可知选项A.Emerson came to clean the shoes.Emerson潜力洗刷鞋子,是随后发生的,应排在第二位,故选A.
36.A 细节理解题 根据Now whenever I hear of a friend who's lost a loved one,I no longer call with the polite offer,"If there's anything I can do …"现在,不论什么时候我听到朋友失去爱的人,我不再打电话表达一种礼貌性的安慰,"如果有什么需要我做的…",故答案为A.
37.D 细节理解题 根据Instead I try to think of one specific task that suits that man's need相反,我尽力去想一件特别而又是那人需要的事情,故答案为D.
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