Question

Today was my high school reunion. I was the most remarkable student for all the wrong reasons. I was born with some birth defects and learning disabilities. I overcame them, but it was hard. While working blue-collar jobs, I lived in my car for a few years.

On a cold winter night several years ago, I met Dr. X in the emergency room. He was a former classmate of mine, and we pretended not to know one another. He discovered I was living in my car and heard some of my stories. Then he arranged for me to be admitted to the hospital for a day so I could get warmed up and recover. When I left the hospital, I found a $100 bill in the gas tank door of my van (拖车). I’m sure it was from him.

I now have a home of my own and I'm doing OK, considering everything. When I sent my reservation and check to the reunion committee, it was returned uncashed with a $50 bill along with a note saying “Please don't come.”

I guess my classmates are more closed-minded than I thought they would be. I was hoping age would change them but my wish turned out to be nothing but a joke. In addition to the reservation return, I have also seen a few forwarded emails mocking my attempts to find out about the event. I hope none of those people were blessed with a child with learning or physical issues.

I guess people never change on some things. Thankfully, I have found nicer, caring people along my journey in life, and for that I'd like to thank all of the kind people in the world.

1.What made the author the most remarkable student?

A. Living in his own car.

B. His physical problems.

C. Providing wrong reasons.

D. His efforts to help others.

2.What can we infer from the 2^nd paragraph?

A. Dr. X sent a van to the author as a gift.

B. The author was cured by Dr. X that night.

C. The author and Dr. X didn’t recognize each other at first.

D. The author and Dr. X felt embarrassed at first that night.

3.What might be the key barrier to the author’s reservation?

A. His experience in the hospital.

B. The closed mind of his classmates.

C. His uncashed check.

D. The location of the reunion.

4.What does the underlined word “mocking” (paragraph 3) refer to?

A. laughing at  B. insisting on

C. caring for  D. giving away

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇记叙文，作者天生残疾，他想参加同学聚会，但是却被无情拒绝。

1.B 细节理解题。根据第一段前三句Today was my high school reunion. I was the most remarkable student for all the wrong reasons. I was born with some birth defects and learning disabilities.可知我天生就有残疾，所以我成为最引人注意的人。故B正确。

2.D 推理判断题。根据第二段前两句On a cold winter night several years ago, I met Dr. X in the emergency room. He was a former classmate of mine, and we pretended not to know one another.可知那个晚上我和Dr. X在急诊室相遇的时候，我们都很难堪，所以我们假装不认识对方。我不希望被对方看不起，他也不希望有我这个同学。故D项正确。

3.B 推理判断题。根据文章第四段前两句I guess my classmates are more closed-minded than I thought they would be. I was hoping age would change them but my wish turned out to be nothing but a joke.可知我发现我的同学的思维比我还死板，他们并不希望我去参加同学聚会。我希望时间和年龄能够改变他们，但实际上却没有。那么阻止我去参加同学聚会的最大的阻力就是同学们保守的思想。故B正确。

4.mocking my attempts to find out about the event.可知我收到了邮件，这些邮件嘲笑我。这与同学拒绝我参加聚会是一致的。故A正确。

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