Question

阅读理解。

For twenty years, I saved all my college course notes and textbooks: that's a lot of paper.

Worse, it's not easy to carry them around — and trust me, they aren't light — on at least seven moves. Yet I never once looked at them. They sat in our basement, covered in a thick layer of dust. If books and papers could wonder, they'd wonder why they were still under our stairs after all those years. When would the Big Day come?

Well, the Big Day eventually did arrive; only it was different than expected. My wife, always more accepting changes than I am, finally talked me into clearing out the entire mess.

The pain I experienced was also unexpected. What hurt me was to come across those terrible papers I'd written, which reminded me of my poor study habits, and an embarrassing lack of comprehension. It was great to get rid of them. But it was also a clearing of personal history.

At first, I struggled with this. The truth was in the record that my books, my notes, and my papers were primary source materials, documenting an important time in my life. To clear them out was to clear out the truth.

What I've learned since taking this leap is that the process is more important than the truth. I feel as if much of my real education during my college years isn't in the documents but now in me.

So I am glad to free myself of this physical burden. And what's better is that I don't need to look back to those painful moments. They belong to the past.

You might want to consider doing something similar, either under the stairs of your basement or in your mind.

What is the personal rubbish piling in your life? Clear it out and make your life awesome.

1.Why was the author finally determined to desert all the college materials?

A．Because his wife persuaded him to.

B．Because they were of no use at all.

C．Because they were heavy on the moves.

D．Because they occupied space too long.

2.The author struggled at the very beginning for ________.

A．a sense of pain

B．a sense of embarrassment

C．a sense of regret for the past

D．a sense of losing part of his history

3.What does the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refer to?

A．The past experiences.

B．The wasted college­related materials.

C．The rubbish in the basement.

D．Physical and psychological mess.

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Let It Go               B．Sort It Out

C．Give up the Past        D．Forget the History

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.D

4.A

【解析】

试题解析：

1.细节理解题。根据文章第三段的第二句“My wife ... finally talked me into clearing out the entire mess.”可知，作者的妻子说服了作者，故选A项。

2.细节理解题。根据文章第四段中的“But it was also a clearing of personal history.”及第五段中的“To clear them out was to clear out the truth.”可知，作者纠结的是“清除了过去的记录，就清除了过去的历史”，故选D项。

3.代词指代题。根据文章最后两段中的“either under the stairs of your basement or in your mind”以及“What is the personal rubbish piling in your life？”可知，it指代的是物质上和心理上的垃圾，故D项正确。

4.标题归纳题。结合全文内容可知，本文主要讲述的是该放弃生活中的“垃圾”的时候，我们就应该任凭它去，并且文章在篇末点题，“Clear it out”是关键词，故A项最适合作文章标题。