17．My grandfather grew up in war-torn Europe．When German soldiers occupied his hometown，the thriving city of Tarow，Poland，he refused to obey them and eventually joined the Soviet army to fight for his country's freedom．"Stand straight，stand tall，"he told himself．
After the war，in 1947，he boarded a boat for Manhattan．He was hungry and suffering from seasickness．All alone in a new country，he was frightened about his future．Still，he marched head-on into the hustle and bustle of the streets of New York．Soon he met other European immigrants，each of them trying to find his or her own way．If they could do it，why couldn't he？"Stand straight，stand tall，"he would remind himself．
Thanks to the help of a loyal and trusting friend，my grandfather gained a jewelry booth on Canal Street，New York City．He once told me how nervous he was on that first day of work．He was not only trying to learn this tough new business，but also a new language．
To his surprise，the men in neighboring booths-who could have taken advantage of him-offered their help and advice．Within months，my grandfather was commanding his spot behind the counter，selling diamonds and cultured pearls as if he'd been doing it his whole life．
Stand straight and stand tall．
In later years，my grandfather would take both my mother and her sister down the aisle at their weddings．As he stood with each of them，he thought about their new beginnings，and of the adventures and journeys they would experience together．He also thought about the children who would one day carry on his family name．
I am so proud to be one of those children．Listening to my grandfather's remarkable experiences has changed the way I view my own life．
56．Which is the correct order of the things that happened in the passage？B
a．My grandfather took both my mother and her sister down the aisle at their weddings．
b．World War II broke out in Europe．
c．My grandfather went to America．
d．My grandfather began to run his diamond business．
e．The men in neighboring booths helped him．
A．b，c，a，d，e B．b，c，d，e，a
C．b，c，e，a，d D．c，b，e，d，a
57．Which is NOT true according to the passage？C
A．My grandfather was a soldier during World War II．
B．My grandfather went to America by sea．
C．My grandfather had been doing a jewelry business his whole life．
D．My grandfather ran his business successfully．
58．Grandpa probably inspired his grandchildren in time of trouble by saying"C"．
A．A friend in need is a friend indeed
B．God help those who help themselves
C．Stand straight，stand tall
D．Practice makes perfect
59．It can be concluded thatA．
A．Grandpa never lost heart in time of hardships
B．Grandpa never threw doubt upon his fate
C．Grandpa was born to be a businessman
D．Grandpa didn't live up to his friend's expectations．
分析 本文属于记叙文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们叙述了祖父的一生，他出生于欧洲，经历了二战时期的保家卫国，后来坐船去了美国，在朋友的帮助下经营他的钻石生意，附近的摊位里的人帮助他经营，最终祖父成功的在美国生存了下来，还参加了两个女儿的婚礼．
解答 56．B．细节理解题．通读全文，可知文章主要叙述了祖父的一生，他出生于欧洲，经历了二战时期的保家卫国，后来坐船去了美国，在朋友的帮助下经营他的钻石生意，附近的摊位里的人帮助他经营，最终祖父成功的在美国生存了下来，还参加了两个女儿的婚礼；故选B．
57．C．细节理解题．根据文章倒数第三段"Within months，my grandfather was commanding his spot behind the counter，selling diamonds and cultured pearls as if he'd been doing it his whole life"可知祖父并非一生都在经营珠宝生意的；故选C．
58．C．推理判断题．根据文章第一段"．"Stand straight，stand tall，"he told himself"可知祖父一生是靠Stand straight，stand tall对自己的鼓励度过难关的，因此他应该也会把这话传递给他的孩子们；故选C．
59．A．推理判断题．通读全文，可知祖父一生多次遇到困难，感受迷茫，但他从来没有放弃自己，在不断对自己的鼓励中成功；可知祖父在艰辛的岁月里从来不曾迷失自己的心；故选A．
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
