Question

Horror seized the heart of the World War I soldier as he saw his life-long friend fall in the battle. Caught in a trench(战壕)with continuous gunfire whizzing over his head, the soldier asked his commander if he might go out into the “No Man’s Land” between the trenches to bring his fallen comrade back.

“You can go,” said the commander, “but I don’t think it will be worth it. Your friend is probably dead and you may throw your own life away.” The commander’s words didn’t matter, and the soldier went anyway.

To one’s surprise, he managed to reach his friend, raised him onto his shoulder, and brought him back to their company’s trench. As the two of them fell in together to the bottom of the trench, the officer checked the wounded soldier, and then looked kindly at his friend. “I told you it wouldn’t be worth it,” he said. “Your friend is dead, and your wound is deadly.” “It was worth it, though, sir.” the soldier said. “How do you mean ‘worth it’?” responded the commander. “Your friend is dead!” “Yes sir.” the soldier answered. “But it was worth it because when I got to him, he was still alive, and I had the satisfaction of hearing him say, ‘Jim, I knew you’d come.’”

Many a time in life, whether a thing is worth doing or not really depends on how you look at it. Take up all your courage and do something your heart tells you to do so that you may not regret not doing it later in life.

1.What’s the commander’s attitude towards the soldier’s saving his friend?

A. Positive.     B. Negative.

C. Neutral.    D. Supportive.

2.The phrase “No Man’s Land” most probably means “       ” in the passage.

A. the area where there is no man

B. a bare wasteland which can’t be used

C. an unoccupied area between opposing armies

D. the area on the court between the base line and the service line

3.According to the soldier, why did he say “It was worth it.”?

A. Because the soldier saved his friend in time.

B. Because the soldier successfully brought his friend back.

C. Because what he did will bring him great honor and make him get promoted in his later life.

D. Because his friend was still alive when he reached him and he didn’t make his friend disappointed.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

【解析】

试题分析: 本文通过作者在战争时救战友的事情，说出当我们对一件事无法作出选择时，跟着我们的心走，仔细倾听内心的声音，才能做出一个无悔的选择。

1.B考查细节理解题。 根据第三段提到As the two of them fell in together to the bottom of the trench, the officer checked the wounded soldier, and then looked kindly at his friend. “I told you it wouldn’t be worth it,” he said. “Your friend is dead, and your wound is deadly.”当他想到救同伴时，长官说，这不值得，你的朋友已经死了，你也会死的，故持反对的态度，故选B项。

2.C 考查推理判断题。根据全文的描述和常识，这位士兵应该是问到危险的两军对垒的没有被占领的交火地点，故选C项。

3.D考查推理判断题。根据倒数第二段提到But it was worth it because when I got to him, he was still alive, and I had the satisfaction of hearing him say, ‘Jim, I knew you’d come，因为当我到他身边时，我听到他满足地说，吉姆，我就知道你会来的，不会让朋友失望的，故选D项。

考点：故事类阅读。