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"Joe? Is that you?" The woman speaking to me at the baseball game looked a little familiar. "Marci?" I asked.

"It IS you!" she cried out, smiling broadly. "Gosh, it's good to see you again!"

It was good to see Marci, too. Off and on during the past few decades, I've wondered about her. I almost tried to search for her a few years ago after talking to a friend who had indicated that the 1990s had been pretty rough for Marci. So meeting her at the baseball game was really out of expectation.

We spent a few minutes talking about our lives—the good old, bad old days. Then Marci grew quiet for a moment. “You know, Joe,” she said, “ I’ve always wanted to tell you…how…how sorry I am for the way I treated you. You must have been hurt both physically and mentally.” I was a little embarrassed. I turned and looked at her. “It’s OK,” I said, “No big deal!” “But I was such a jerk.” she continued. Yes you were, I thought. “We were both pretty young,” I smiled. “I know.” she said, “It’s just always bothered me, remembering how mean I was to you. And I’ve wanted to tell you that I’m sorry.”

The expression on her face was warm and sincere. And there was something in her eyes—it looked a lot like relief. “OK,” I said. "Apology accepted!” Overcome by the sweetness of the moment, I reached an arm around her and gave her a quick hug. Just then, the crowd erupted with a huge cheer, and Marci and I both returned our attention to the game. By the time I looked over to where she had been, she was gone. But the warm, wonderful feeling of our brief exchange was still there, and continues to this day whenever I think about it .

It isn't enough to just say “I’m sorry” and "You're forgiven." But when those words are truly felt and sincerely expressed, they can open the door to miracles of the heart. Forgiveness can bring peace to an injured soul—even years after the fact. Even at a baseball game.

1.What kind of life did Marci live during the late 20^th century according to the passage?

A. Happy.    B. Busy.    C. Hard.    D. Simple.

2.What does the underlined word “jerk” in the third paragraph mean?

A. A humorous person.

B. A cruel person.

C. A careless person.

D. An honest person.

3.Why did Marci look in relief after talking with the author?

A. Because her favorite team won the game.

B. Because she learned Joe was living a good life.

C. Because she made an apology to the author.

D. Because she found she was not mean any longer.

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

A. Excitement of A Baseball Game

B. Mental Burden of A Woman

C. Miracles of Forgiveness

D. Relief of Finding A friend

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.C

【解析】本文主要讲了作者在一次棒球比赛中巧遇当年伤害了他的朋友Marci，并且在这里他得到了Marci的真诚道歉，而作者也因宽恕和原谅而释怀的故事。原来宽恕可以给受伤的灵魂带来平静。

1.C细节理解题。根据第二段I almost tried to search for her a few years ago after talking to a friend who had indicated that the 1990s had been pretty rough for Marci.可知，Marci在20世纪90年代的生活是很艰难的。故选C。

2.B词意猜测题。根据第三段she said, “ I’ve always wanted to tell you…how…how sorry I am for the way I treated you. You must have been hurt both physically and mentally.”可知，女孩当年伤害了作者，所以可以推断出她继续说的是“我是一个残酷的人”，用以表达她的歉意。所以可以猜测出划线词jerk的意思是B项A cruel person（一个残酷的人），故选B。

3.C推理判断题。根据第三段And I’ve wanted to tell you that I’m sorry.” The expression on her face was warm and sincere. And there was something in her eyes—it looked a lot like relief.可以推断出，Marci在和作者谈话之后感到放松是因为她已经向作者道歉了，这也是她多年的心愿。故选C。

4.C标题判断题。本文主要讲了作者在一次棒球比赛中巧遇当年伤害了他的朋友Marci，并且在这里他得到了Marci的真诚道歉，而作者也因宽恕和原谅而释怀的故事。原来宽恕可以给受伤的灵魂带来平静。故最佳题目是C项Miracles of Forgiveness（宽恕的奇迹），故选C。

【名师点睛】

推理判断题不仅要求考生读懂文章中每个句子的意思，还要推理它们之间的关系，结合自己的生活常识和经验，再通过逻辑推理和判断，理解文章的言外之意，从而揭示文章的深层涵义。任何一篇文章都有其特定的写作目的，读者应当知道如何去做或按照某种方式传递思考问题。推理判断题的答案不可能在文章中直接找到，因此推理时我们务必要忠于原文，在文章中寻找并确定可推论的依据，即：已知部分－推论的前提，从中推测出未知部分－推理的结论，切忌妄加评论，把自己的观点当成作者的观点。例如第3小题C推理判断题。根据第三段And I’ve wanted to tell you that I’m sorry.” The expression on her face was warm and sincere. And there was something in her eyes—it looked a lot like relief.可以推断出，Marci在和作者谈话之时，脸上的表情真挚而温暖，而且在她眼睛里看到有很大的解脱，也就是Marci在向作者道歉后感到如释重负，这也是她多年的心愿。故选C。