Question

Three boys and three girls were going to Florida. When they got on the bus, they were carrying sandwiches and wine, dreaming of golden beaches and sea tides as the gray cold of New York disappeared behind them.

As the bus passed through New Jersey, they began to notice Vingo, He sat in front of them, dressed in a common suit, never moving, his dusty face masking his age. He kept chewing(咀嚼) the inside of his lip a lot, frozen into complete silence.

Deep into the night, the bus pulled into Howard Johnson’s, and everybody got off except Vingo. He sat in his seat, and the young people began to wonder about him, perhaps he was a sea captain, a runaway from his wife, an old soldier going home. When they went back to the bus, one of the girls sat beside him and introduced herself.

“We’re going to Florida,” she said brightly, “I hear it’s really beautiful.”

“It is, ”he said quietly, as if remembering something he had tried to forget.

“Want some wine?” she said. He smiled and took a swig.  He thanked her and once again returned to his silence. After a while, she went back to the others, and Vingo nodded in his sleep.

In the morning, they awoke outside another cafe. And this time Vingo went in.  The girl insisted that he join them.  He seemed very shy, and ordered black coffee and smoked nervously as the young people talked about sleeping on beaches. When they returned to the bus, the girl sat with Vingo again, and after a while, slowly and painfully, he began to tell his story. He had been in jail in New York for the past four years, and now he was going home.

“Are you married?”

“I don’t know.

“You don’t know?” she said.

“Well, when I was in prison I wrote to my wife, ”he said. “I told her that I was going to be away a long time, and that if she couldn’t stand it, if the kids kept asking questions, she could just forget me, I’d understand. Get a new husband, I said-she’s a wonderful woman-and forget about me. I told her she didn’t have to write to me. And she didn’t. Not for three and a half years.”

“And you’re going home now, not knowing?”

“Yeah,” he said shyly. “Well, last week, I was set free, I wrote her again. We used to live in Brunswick, and there’s a big oak (橡树) tree just in front of the town. I told her that if she didn’t have a new family and she’d take me back, she should put a yellow handkerchief on the tree, and I’d get off and come home, If she didn’t want me, forget it, no handkerchief, and I’d go on through.”

She told the others, and noon all of them were in it. As the bus came near Brunswick, Vingo showed them a picture of his wife and three children-the woman was beautiful and the children were cute.

Now they were 20 miles from Brunswick, and the young people took over window seats, waiting for the appearance of the great oak tree. Vingo stopped looking, tightening his face

10 miles, 5 miles,…. Then, suddenly, all of the young people were up out of their seats, screaming and shouting and crying. All except Vingo. Vingo sat there nervously, looking at the oak tree. It was covered with yellow handkerchiefs, 20 of them, 30 of them, maybe hundreds, blowing in the wind. As the young people shouted, Vingo slowly rose from his seat and made his way to the front of the bus to go home.

1.According to the passage, which statement is TRUE?

A. The young people are traveling from Florida to New York.

B. At last, Vingo went home together the three boys and three girls.

C. Vingo was put in prison ten years ago, and now he was set free to go home.

D. The young people around Vingo were quite curious about his silence.

2.From the underlined sentence in Para 2, we can infer that      

A. Vingo was very shy because he knew someone was watching him

B. Vingo was very disappointed because his wife didn’t answer his letter

C. Vingo was excited because he could go home and meet his wife and children

D. Vingo was nervous because he didn’t know whether his wife would accept him

3.Which word do you think can best describe Vingo’s wife according to the passage?

A. loyal    B. bright    C. generous    D. helpful

4.After reading the whole story, we can probably make a conclusion that      

A. Don’t laugh at a person who has no home

B. Home is always the first place a person wants to go

C. When others are in trouble, we should help them

D. Young people are always curious about everything new around them

5.What’s the best title for the passage?

A. The power of love    B. Help from strangers

C. Going home    D. A story of poor man

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.C

【解析】这是一篇记叙文，讲述了一群年轻人在公交车上遇到了刑满释放的文戈并听他讲述了他和妻子约定的故事。

1.题意：根据文章，哪个陈述是正确的？考查细节理解题。A. The young people are traveling from Florida to New York. 这些年轻人正从佛罗里达州旅行到纽约；根据开头Three boys and three girls were going to Florida.，可知是去佛罗里达州，说法错误。B. At last, Vingo went home together the three boys and three girls. 最后，文戈跟三个男孩和三个女孩一起回家；根据短文最后一句As the young people shouted, Vingo slowly rose from his seat and made his way to the front of the bus to go home.，可知说法错误。C. Vingo was put in prison ten years ago, and now he was set free to go home. 文戈十年前被关在监狱里，现在他被释放回家；根据He had been in jail in New York for the past four years, and now he was going home.，可知是四年前进了监狱，说法错误。D. The young people around Vingo were quite curious about his silence. 文戈周围的年轻人对他的沉默很好奇；根据那些人的反应He sat in his seat, and the young people began to wonder about him, perhaps he was a sea captain, a runaway from his wife, an old soldier going home.，可知比较好奇，故说法正确。综合以上分析，故选D。

2.题意：从第3段有下划线的句子中，我们可以推断出 。考查细节理解题。A. Vingo was very shy because he knew someone was watching him 文戈很害羞，因为他知道有人在盯着他。B. Vingo was very disappointed because his wife didn’t answer his letter 文戈很失望，因为他的妻子没有回答他的信。C. Vingo was excited because he could go home and meet his wife and children 文戈很兴奋，因为他可以回家去见他的妻子和孩子。D. Vingo was nervous because he didn’t know whether his wife would accept him 文戈很紧张，因为他不知道他的妻子是否会接受他。根据He kept chewing the inside of his lip a lot, frozen into complete silence.，结合下文他谈及的往事内容，可知他此刻非常紧张，故选D。

3.题意：根据文章你认为哪个单词能最好地描述文戈的妻子？考查文意理解题。A. loyal忠贞的；B. bright明亮的；C. generous大方的；D. helpful有用的。根据It was covered with yellow handkerchiefs, 20 of them, 30 of them, maybe hundreds, blowing in the wind.，可知妻子一直在等他，故选A。

4.题意：读完这整个故事，我们可能会得出 。考查文意理解题。A. Don’t laugh at a person who has no home不要嘲笑没有家的人。B. Home is always the first place a person wants to go家总是一个人想去的第一个地方。C. When others are in trouble, we should help them当别人遇到困难时，我们应该帮助他们。D. Young people are always curious about everything new around them年轻人总是对周围的新鲜事物感到好奇。根据文意，可知ACD三个选项意思都与文意不符，故选B。

5.题意：这篇文章最好的题目是什么？考查综合理解题。A. The power of love爱的力量；B. Help from strangers陌生人的帮助；C. Going home回家；D. A story of poor man穷人的故事。根据文意，描述的是一个在外很久的人对家的期盼，可知选C。