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6．James Arruda Henry，a 98-year-old retired lobsterman，has written and published his first book，"In a Fisherman's Language"，after learning to read at the incredible age of 91．
Mr．Henry spent most of his life without even his closest family members knowing he was illiterate （文盲）．Forced to quit school in the third grade to take some jobs，he kept the secret close to his chest-only telling to his late wife．
A family problem in his 90s sparked his encourage to restart his education．"He signed a document he could not read，"Mr．Henry's granddaughter said．And then，after hearing about George Dawson，a son of slaves who learned to read at the age of 98 and went on to write a book of his own，entitled"Life Is So Good"at the age of 101，Mr．Henry took up reading．
"If he can do it．I'm going to try，"Mr．Henry said．Starting with his name．he eventually moved on to ABC's and children's books．He put them down for four years after the tragic loss of his wife．But eventually he went back to reading and with the help of his tutor began to record his life．
He wrote about his family's voyage from Portugal to the U．S．his many journeys at sea and how he was unable to save another fisherman who had fallen overboard．He became a carpenter and even a professional boxer-and eventually built his own home in Stonington Borough．
His life stories have become so popular，in fact，nearly 800 copies were sold in the first two weeks of the book's release last month．One thousand more have since been printed as requests for the book flood in from as far as Germany．And now even Hollywood producers have approached Mr．Henry about optioning the rights to his life story for a big screen adaptation．
56．Which of the following is true of Mr．Henry？A
    A．He couldn't read when he was retired．
    B．He was not a good student at school．
    C．Only his family members knew he was illiterate．
    D．He published his book at the age of 91．
57．Mr．Henry made up his mind to study because heD．
    A．had some trouble with his granddaughter
    B．couldn't sign the document he was given
    C．wanted to share his own experience with others
    D．was inspired by George Dawson's story
58．How did Mr．Henry carry on his studies？C
    A．He began with the children's books．
    B．He was helped out by his granddaughter．
    C．He started from the very beginning．
    D．He didn't stop even when his wife died．
59．In his book，Mr．Henry didn't mentionB．
    A．his family story                     B．his school education
    C．his journeys at sea                  D．his work experiences
60．What's the main idea of the last paragraph？C   
    A．Nearly 800 copies of the book were sold．
    B．The book was sold well in Germany．
    C．His book was popular both at home and abroad．
    D．Hollywood has planned to adapt his book for a movie．

Answer 1

分析 本文主要描写了一位亨利老人在他九十一岁的时候开始读书，在九十八岁时写了他人生的第一本书．亨利先生决心从头学习是因为他受到George Dawson的故事的激励．

解答 56．A 理解推断题．根据第一段"In a Fisherman's Language"，after learning to read at the incredible age of 91．可知在他九十一岁才开始学习读书，所以他退休的时候还不会读书．故选A．
57．D 细节理解题．根据第三段"If he can do it．I"m going to try，"Mr．Henry said．可知亨利先生决心学习是因为他受到George Dawson的故事的激励．故选D．
58．C细节理解题．根据第三段A family problem in his 90s sparked his encourage to restart his education．可知亨利先生是从头开始学起的．故选C．
59．B 细节理解题．根据第四段He wrote about his family's voyage from Portugal to the U．S．his many journeys at sea and how he was unable to save another fisherman who had fallen overboard．He became a carpenter and even a professional boxer-and eventually built his own home in Stonington Borough．可知在他的书中没有提到学校教育．故选B．
60．C 段落理解题．根据最后一段His life stories have become so popular可知他的书在国内外都很受欢迎．故选C．

点评 本文考察学生的理解推断能力以及细心程度，只要抓住文章的关键词，采用寻读的方法查找细节，就能找到正确答案．