Question

    Our wedding was about to begin. My throat was tight and my cheeks got red, but I didn’t care. I was ready to marry David Sanchez. We’re a “nontraditional” couple: getting married not at a church but in a bookstore that supports a charity to fight H.I.V. and homelessness.

“Kim! I could walk you down the aisle if you like!” David’s father offered gently.

“I'm OK. But I appreciate that,” I said with a smile. And I was reminded, again, of my dad's absence.

My father died of cancer six weeks ago. For the last two months, we tried to make him feel comfortable and loved as he departed from this world. He always told us that he didn’t like a funeral and insisted our wedding go forward as planned. But how could we honor him since the wedding would be the first time the family would gather after his death and some even didn’t know he was sick?

During the ceremony, my dear friend Eva delivered a reading entitled “When Things Go Missing” by Kathryn Schulz. She paused and got everyone on the same page: “When we are experiencing it, loss often feels like confusion in the usual order of things. In fact, the entire plan of the universe consists of losing, and life amounts to a reverse（逆向的）savings account in which we are eventually robbed of everything.”

I felt the energy full of the room. Everyone was listening. By choosing to accept the pain, we knew what a wedding does to join two families and mark the next chapter for a couple. Loss became a compass that pointed us away from a fantasy and toward celebrating the difficult realities of life.

After rings were exchanged, fried chicken was served, our friends offered so many funny and touching toasts, and finally David sang “Married” on my father’s guitar. I felt joy filling all the holes in my soul. Celebrating my father’s life at our wedding made me grateful for all the time I had spent with him, because it all goes by so fast.

1.Why did David’s father offer to walk the author down the aisle?

A.To relieve her tension. B.To play the author’s late father’s role.

C.To welcome her to his family. D.To contribute something to the charity.

2.What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 6 suggest?

A.Kim could distance herself from the pain.

B.Kim knew how to start her new family.

C.Kim got more courage for marriage and life.

D.Kim imagined she would meet more challenges.

3.What do we know about Kim and David^’s wedding ceremony?

A.It was a touching and happy one. B.Kim and David turned it into a funeral.

C.It was held at a church. D.There was no other activity except reading.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者与丈夫的又感人又快乐的婚礼。在这场婚礼中，作者对生活有了更深刻的理解。

1.

推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Kim! I could walk you down the aisle （走廊）if you like!” David's father offered gently.”可知大卫的父亲对作者温和地说 “如果你愿意，我可以陪你走红毯!”。根据第三段和第四段中的“And I was reminded, again, of my dad's absence.以及”“My father died of cancer six weeks ago.”可知作者的父亲六周前去世了，缺席了作者的婚礼。由此推断，大卫的父亲主动提出带着作者走红毯是为了扮演作者已故父亲的角色。故选B项。

2.

推理判断题。根据画线句 “Loss became a compass that pointed us away from a fantasy and toward celebrating the difficult realities of life.”可知作者说失去成为一个指南针，指引我们远离幻想，走向庆祝生活的艰难现实。由此推断作者从婚姻和生活中获得了更多的勇气，因此她才有勇气远离幻想，走向现实。故选C项。

3.

推理判断题。根据最后一段“After rings were exchanged, fried chicken was served …at our wedding made me grateful for all the time I had spent with him, because it all goes by so fast.”可知作者和大卫交换戒指后，炸鸡端上来了，朋友们献上了很多温暖感人的祝酒辞，最后大卫用作者父亲的吉他唱起了《嫁人》。作者感到喜悦填满了她灵魂的所有空洞。在她的婚礼上庆祝父亲的一生让她很感激和父亲在一起的所有时间，因为一切都过得太快了。从作者对婚礼的描述以及她的个人感觉来看，她和大卫的婚礼是一个感人而又快乐的婚礼。故选A项。