高考英語總復(fù)習(xí)閱讀理解之故事類

故事類

第一部分五年高考題薈萃

Passage1

（09?上海A篇）

EvenatschooltherehadbeenanunhealthycompetitionbetweenGeorgeandRichard.

uT11bethefirstmillionaireinColeford!”Richardusedtoboast.

liAndyou'llbesorryyouknewme,“GeorgewouldreplyubecauseV11bethebestlawyer

intown!”

GeorgeneverdidbecomealawyerandRichardnevermadeanymoney.Insteadbothmenopened

bookshopsonoppositesidesofColefordHighStreet.Itwashardtomakemoneyfrombooks,which

madethecompetitionbetweenthemworse.

Nowwithonlyonebookshopintom,businessWEISbetterforGeorge.Butsometimeshesat

inhisnarrow,oldkitchenandgazedoutofthedirtywindow,thinkingabouthisformerrival

（競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手）。Perhapshemissedhim?

Georgewasveryinterestedinolddictionaries,He'drecentlyfoundacoHectorinAustralia

whowassellingararefirstedition.Whentheparcelarrived,thebookwasinperfectcondition

andGeorgewasdelighted.Butwhilehewashavinglunch,Georgeglancedatthephotointhe

newspaperthatthebookhadbeenwrappedin.Hewasastonished-thesmilingfacewasolderthan

herememberedbutunmistakable!Trembling,Georgestartedreading.

uBookendshaveboughttenbookstoresfromtheirrivalsDylans.Thecompany,omedby

multi-millionaireRichardPike,isnowthelargestbooksellerinAustralia.”

65.GeorgeandRivhardwereatschool.

A.roommatesB.goodfriendsC.competitorsD.booksellers

66.HowdidGeorgefeelaboutRichardafterhisdisappearance?

A.HeenviedRichard'smarriage.

B.HethoughtofRichardfromtimetotime.

C.Hefeltluckywithnorivalintom.

D.HewasguiltyofRichard'sdeath.

67.GeorgegotinformationaboutRichardfrom.

A.adictionarycollectorinAustralia

B.thelatter'srivalsDylans

C.ararefirsteditionofadictionary

D.thewrappingpaperofabook

68.WhathappenedtoGeorgeandRichardintheend?

A.BothGeorgeandRichardbecamemillionaires.

B.Bothofthemrealizedtheiroriginalambitions.

C.GeorgeestablishedasuccessfulbusinesswhiteRichardwasmissing.

D.RichardbecameamillionairewhileGeorgehadnogreatsuccess.

答案65.C66.B67.D68.D

Passage2

（09?北京A篇）

HowITurnedtoBeOptimistic

IbegantogrowupthatwinternightwhenmyparentsandIwerereturningfrommyaunt7

shouse,andmymothersaidthatwemightsoonbeleavingforAmerica.Wewereonthebusthen.

Iwascrying,andsomepeopleonthebuswereturningaroundtolookatme.Irememberthat

Icouldnotbearthethoughtofneverhearingagaintheradioprogramforschoolchildrento

whichIlistenedeverymorning.

Idonotremembermyselfcryingforthisreasonagain.Infact,IthinkIcriedverylittle

whenIwassayinggoodbyetomyfriendsandrelatives.WhenwewereleavingIthoughtabout

alltheplacesIivasgoingtosee—thestrangeandmagicalplacesIhadknownonlyfrombooks

andpictures.ThecountryIwasleavingnevertocomebackwashardlyinmyheadthen.

Thefouryearsthatfollowedtaughtmetheimportanceofoptimism,buttheideadidnot

cometomeatonce.ForthefirsttwoyearsinNewYorkIwasreallylost—havingtostudyin

threeschoolsasaresultoffamilymoves.IdidnotquiteknowwhatIwasorwhatIshould

be.Motherremarried,andthingsbecameevenmorecomplexforme.Sometimepassedbeforemy

stepfatherandIgotusedtoeachother.Iwasoftensad,andsawnoendto“thehardtimes.”

MyresponsibilitiesinthefamilyincreasedalotsinceIknewEnglishbetterthaneveryone

elseathome.Iwroteletters,filledoutforms,translatedatinterviewswithhnmigration

officers,tookmygrandparentstothedoctorandtranslatedthere,andevendiscussedtelephone

billswithcompanyrepresentatives.

FrommyexperiencesIhavelearnedoneimportantrule:Almostallcommontroubleseventually

goaway!Somethinggoodiscertaintohappenintheendwhenyoudonotgiveup,andjustwait

alittle!Ibelievethatmylifewillturnoutallright,eventhoughitwillnotbethateasy.

56.HowdidtheauthorgettoknowAmerica?

A.FromherrelativesB.Fromhermother

C.FromBooksandpicturesD.Fromradioprograms

57.UponleavingforAmericatheauthorfelt.

A.confusedB.excitedC.worriedD.amazed

58.ForthefirsttwoyearsinNewYork,theauthor.

A.oftenlostherwayB.didnotthinkaboutherfuture

C.studiedinthreedifferentschoolsD.gotonwellwithherstepfather

59.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraph4?

A.Sheworkedasatranslator

B.Sheattendedalotofjobinterviews

C.Shepaidtelephonebillsforherfamily

D.ShehelpedherfamilywithherEnglish

60.Theauthorbelievesthat.

A.herfuturewillbefreefromtroubles

B.itisdifficulttolearntobecomepatient

C,therearemoregoodthingsthanbadthings

D.goodthingswillhappenifonekeepstrying

答案56.C57.B58.C59.D60.D

Passage3

（09?湖北A篇）

MygrandfathercamefromHungaryandwastheonlyoneinhisfamilywhosettleddownin

theUnitedStates.TherestofhisfamilyremainedinEurope.WhenWorldIbrokeout,he

seemedtohavebecomeanotherman,downhearted.Suchobviouschangewasnotbornoutofhis

welfare,butoutoffear:ifhisonlyson,myuncle,hadtogotowar,itwouldbecousinfighting

againstcousin.

Onedayin1918,myUncleMiltonreceivedhisdraftnotice.Mygrandparentswereveryupset.

Butmymother,attheageof10ffeltontopoftheworldabouthersoldierbrothergoingoff

towar.Realizinghowhewasregardedbyhislittlesisterandallofherfriends,myuncle

boughtthemallservicepins,whichmeantthattheyhadalovedoneintheservice.Allthe

littlegirlsweredelighted.

Themomentcamewhenmyuncleandtheothersoldiers,withoutanytrainingbutallinuniforms,

boardedthetrain.Thebandplayedandthecrowdcheered.Althoughnoonenoticed,Pmsure

mygrandmotherhadatearinhereyefortheonlyson.Thetrainslowlypulledout,butnot

aboutathousandyardswhenitsuddenlypaused.Everyonestaredinwonderasthetrainslowly

returnedtothestation.Therewasadeadsilencebeforethedoorsopenedandthemenstarted

tostepout.Someoneshouted,“Thewarisover."Foramoment,nobodymoved,butthenthepeople

heardsomeonebarkordersatthesoldiers.Themenlinedupintwolines,walkeddownthesteps,

andwiththebandplaying,marcheddownthestreet,asreturningheroes,tobewelcomedhome.

Mymothersaiditwasgreatday,butshewasjustalittledisappointedthatitdidn"tlast

atinybitlonger.

51.Whatthegrandfatherwasmostworriedaboutwas.

A.thespreadoftheworldwar

B.thesafetyofhislivingtwocousins

C.adropinhislivingstandards

D.hisrelativeskillingeachother

52.Theunderlinedphrase“draftnotice"means“________2

A.orderforarmyservice

B.trainticketforEurope

C.letterofrejection

D.noteofwarning

53.Whatdidthe“servicepins”(inPara.2)standforinthedyesofthelittlegirls?

A.Strength.

B.Courage.

C.Victory.

D.Honor.

54.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheendingofthestory?

A.Disappointing.

B.Unexpected.

C.Uncertain.

D.Inspiring.

答案51.D52.A53.D54.B

Passage4

(09?四川B篇)

July21st2007wasatypicalEnglishsummer'sday—itrainedfor24hours!Asusual,

Irushedhomefromworkatmiddaytocheckonthehouse.Nothingwasamiss.BythetimeIleft

workat5pm.However,theroadintoourvillagewasflooded.Ourhousehadneverbeenflooded

but,asIopenedthefrontdoor,awaveofwatersgreetedme.ThankGodthekidsweren'twish

me,becausethehousewas5feetdeepinwater.%losteverythingdownstairs.Andtheplaster

hadtobetornoffthewall'sceilingspulleddown.

Atfirstwetriedtopushonthrough.Wedidn'twanttomovethechildrenoutofhome,so

wecampedupstairs.%putasheetofplasticacrossthefloortoprotectusfromthedamp.

Butafterthreemonths,wefeltverysick,sowemovetoawoodenhouseinapark.Thehouse

wassmall,butatfirstwewereallJustdelightedtobeinanewplace.Unfortunately,things

tooklongerthanexpectedandweweretherefor10months.Thelifetherewasinconvenient.

WhatsurprisedmemostwashowmuchImissedbeingpartofacommunity（社區(qū)）.%had11ved

inafriendlyvillagewithgoodneighbors,andrdneverthoughthowmuchI,I'dmissthat.

Althoughoursituationwasverybad,it'sdifficulttofeeltoosorryforyourselfwhen

youlookatwhat'shappeningelsewhere.IwatchedanewsreportaboutfloodsinNorthernIndia

andthought.uWedidn'thaveastrawhut（茅草房）thatwasforChristinas.ButIcan'twait

一Pmgoingtothrowapartyforourfriendsinthevillagetosaythanksfortheirsupport.

Thisyear,Iwon'tneedanygifts—11vingawayfromhomeformonthshasmademerealizehow

littleweactuallyneedormissallourpossessions.Althoughwearereplacingthings,there's

reallynorush—wehaveourhomeback,andthat'sthemainthing.

45.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“amiss”inthefirstparagraphmean?

A.Wrong.B.Missing.C.Right.D.Found

46.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthattheauthor.

A.wassickofstayingupstairs

B.caredmuchaboutherchiIdren

C.couldnotstandlivinginawoodenhouse

D.didnotdealwellwithherfamilyaffairsduringtheflood

47.Whydoestheauthorsaythattheywereluckyinthethirdparagraph?

A.Becausehersituationwasnotserious.

B.Becausemanyotherpaceswereflooded.

C.BecauseshehadbeentoNorthernIndia.

D.Becausesomeotherssufferedevenmore.

48.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttoexpressbytellingherstory?

A.Shevaluedhumanfeelingsmorethanbefore.

B?Sherealizedshealmostdidn'tneedpossession.

C.ShefoundChristmasgiftsnolongerbadlyneeded.

D.Shethoughtherownhomewasthemostimportant.

答案45.A46.B47.D48.A

Passage5

（09?浙江A篇）

Iwasinarushasalways,butthistimeitwasforanimportantdateIjustcouldn'tbe

latefor!Ifoundmyselfatacheckoutcounterbehindanelderlywomanseeminglyinnohurry

asshepaidforhergroceries.APhDstudentwithnotalotofmoney,Ihadhurriedintothe

storetopickupsomeflowers.Iwasinahugerush,thinkingofmyupcomingevening.Idid

notwanttobelateforthisdate.

WewereinBoston,aplacenotalwaysknownforsmallconversationbetweenstrangers.The

womanstoppedunloadingherbasketandlookedupatme.Shesmiled.Itwasanicesmile-warm

andreassuring-andIreturnedhergiftbysmilingback.

“Mustbeaspeciallady,whoeveritisthatwillbegettingthosebeautifulflowers,“she

said.

“Yes,she'sspecial,“Isaid,andthentomyembarrassment,thewordskeptcomingout.

uIt'sonlyourseconddate,butsomehowIamjusthavingthefeelingshe's'theone'.Jokingly,

Iadded,“TheonlyproblemisthatIcan'tfigureoutwhyshe'dwanttodateaguylikeme.”

aWell,Ithinkshe'sveryluckytohaveaboyfriendwhobringshersuchlovelyflowersand

whoisobviouslyinlovewithher,“thewomansaid."uMyhusbandusedtobringmeflowersevery

week-evenwhentimesweretoughandwedidn"thavemuchmoney.Thosewereincredibledays;

hewasveryromanticand-ofcourse-Imisshimsincehe'spassedaway.tf

Ipaidformyflowersasshewasgatheringuphergroceries.Therewasnodoubtinmymind

asIwalkeduptoher.Itouchedherontheshoulderandsaid,uYouwereright,youknow.These

flowersareindeedforaveryspeciallady."Ihandedhertheflowersandthankedherforsuch

aniceconversation.

IttookheramomenttorealizethatIwasgivinghertheflowersIhadjustpurchased.

uYouhaveawonderfulevening,“Isaid.Ileftherwithabigsmileandmyheartwarmedas

Isawhersmellingthebeautifulflowers.

Irememberbeingslightlylateformydatethatnightandtellingmygirlfriendtheabove

story.Acoupleofyearslater,whenIfinallyworkedupthecouragetoaskhertomarryme,

shetoldmethatthisstoryhadhelpedtosealitforher-thatwasthenightthatIwonher

heart.

41.Whywasthewriterinahurrythatday?

A.Hewastomeethisgirlfriend.B.Hehadtogobacktoschoolsoon.

C.Hewasdelayedbyanelderlylady.D.Hehadtopickupsomegroceries.

42.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase''hergift"（Paragraph2）referto?

A.Herwords.B.Hersmile.C.Herflowers.D.herpollteness.

43.Whydidthewritergivehisflowerstotheelderlylady?

A.Shetoldhimanicestory,B.Sheallowedhimtopayfirst.

C,Shegavehimencouragement.D.Shelikedflowersverymuch.

44.Whatisthemessageconveyedinthestory?

A.Flowersareimportantforadate.B.Smalltalkishelpful.

C.Loveandkindnessarerewarding.D.Elderlypeopledeserverespecting.

答案41.A42.B43.C44,C

Passage6

（09?重慶A篇）

Iwaswaitingforaphonecallfrommyagent.Hehadleftamessagethenightbefore,telling

methatmyshowwastobecancelled.Icalledhimseveraltimes,buteachtimehissecretary

toldmethathewasinameetingandthathewouldcallmelater.SoIwaitedandwaited,but

therewasstillnocall.Threehourspassingby,Ibecamemoreandmoreimpatient.Iwascertain

thatmyagentdidn'tcareaboutmywork,andhedidn'tcareaboutme.Iwasovercomewiththat

thought.Istartedtoshoutatthephone,“Letmewait,willyou?Whodoyouthinkyouare?"

AtthattimeIdidn'trealizemywifewaslookingon.Withoutshowinghersurprise,she

rushedin,seizedthephone,toreoffthewires,andshoutedatthephone,"Yeah!Whodoyou

thinkyouare?Badtelephone!Badtelephone!”Andshesweptitintothewastebasket.

Istoodwatchingher,speechless.Whatonearth?

Shesteppedtothedoorwayandshoutedattherestofthehouse,“Nowhearthis!Allobjects

inthisroom-ifyoudoanythingtoupsetmyhusband,outyougo!”

Thensheturnedtome,kissedme,andsaidcalmly,“Honey,youjusthavetolearnhowto

takecontrol.vWiththat,shelefttheroom.

Afterwatchingacrazywomanrushinginandout,shoutingateverythinginsight,Inoticed

thatsomethinginmymood（情緒）hadchanged.Iwaslaughing.HowcouldIhavetroublewith

thatphone?HeranticshelpedmerealizeIhadbeendrivencrazybysmallthings.Twentyminutes

latermyagentdidcall.Iwasabletolistentohimandtalktohimcalmly.

56.Whydidtheauthorshoutatthetelephone?

A.Hewasmadatthetelephone.

B.Hewasangrywithhisagent.

C.Hewasanxiousabouthiswife.

D.Hewasimpatientwiththesecretary.

57.Whatdidtheauthor"swifedoaftersheheardhisshouting?

A.Shesaidnothing.

B.Sheshoutedathim.

C.Shecalledtheagent.

D.Shethrewthephoneaway.

58.Whatmadetheauthorlaugh?

A.Hisownbehavior.

B.Hiswife'ssuggestion.

C.Hischangeablefeelings.

D.Hiswife'ssweetkiss.

59.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“antics“referto?

A.Smartwords.

B.Unusualactions.

C.Surprisinglooks.

D,Anxiousfeelings.

答案56.B57.D58.A59,B

Passage7

（09?廣東A篇）

Lisawasrunninglate.Lisa,25,hadalottodoatwork,plusvisitorsontheway:her

parentswerecoininginforThanksgivingfromherhometown.Butasshehurrieddownthesubway

stairs,shestartedtofeeluncomfortablywarn.Bythetimeshegottotheplatform,Lisafelt

weakandtired-maybeithadn'tbeenagoodideatogivebloodthenightbefore,shethought.

Sherestedherselfagainstapostclosetothetracks.

Severalyardsaway,Frank,43,andhisgirIfriend,Jennifer,foundaspotclosetowhere

thefrontofthetrainwouldstop.Theyweredeepindiscussionaboutahousetheywerethinking

ofbuying.

Butwhenheheardthescream,followedbysomeoneyelling,“Oh,myGod,shefellin!”Frank

didn"thesitate.Hejumpeddowntothetracksandransome40feettowardthebodylyingon

therails."No!Notyou!”hisgirlfriendscreamedafterhim.

Shewasrighttobealarmed.BythetimeFrankreachedLisa,hecouldfeelthetracksshaking

andseethelightcoming.Thetrainwasabout20secondsfromthestation.

Itwashardtolifther.Shewasjustout.Buthemanagedtoraiseherthefourfeetto

theplatformsothatbystanderscouldholdherbythegrinsanddragherawayfromtheedge.

ThatwaswhereLisabrieflyregainedconsciousness,feltherselfbeingpulledalongtheground,

andsawsomeoneelseholdingherpurse.

Lisathoughtshe'dbeenrobbed.Awomanheldherhandandamangavehisshirttohelpstop

thebloodpouringfromherhead.Andshetriedtotalkbutshecouldn"t,andthatwaswhenshe

realizedhowmuchpainshewasin.

Policeandfireofficialssoonarrived9andFranktoldthestorytoanofficer.Jennifer

saidherboyfriendwascalmontheir40-minutetrainridedowntom-justashehadbeenseconds

aftertherescue,whichmadeherthinkaboutherreactionatthetime.UIsawthetraincoming

and1wasthinkinghewasgoingtodie,“sheexplained.

41.WhatwasthemostprobablecauseforLisa'sweakness?

A.Shehadrunalongway.

B.Shefelthotinthesubway.

C.Shehaddonealotofwork.

D.Shehaddonatedbloodthenightbefore.

42.WhydidJennifertrytostopherboyfriend?

A.Becausetheywouldmisstheirtrain.

B.Becausehedidn"tseethetraincoming.

C.BecauseshewassureLisawashardtolift.

D.Becausesheivasafraidthetrainwouldkillhim.

43.HowdidFranksaveLisa?

A.Byliftinghertotheplatform.

B.Byhelpingherrisetoherfeet.

C,Bypullingheralongtheground.

D.Bydraggingherawayfromtheedge.

44.WhendidLisabecomeconsciousagain?

A.Whenthetrainwasleaving.

B.Aftershewasbackontheplatform.

C.Afterthepoliceandfireofficialscame.

D.iVhenamanwascleaningthebloodfromherhead.

45.Thepassageisintendedto

A.warnusofthedangerinthesubway

B.showUShowtosavepeopleinthesubway

C.tellUSaboutasubwayrescue

D.reportatrafficaccident

答案41.D42.D43.A44.B45,C

Passage8

（09?廣東B篇）

Weoncehadapostercompetitioninourfifthgradeartclass.

uYoucouldwinprizes,“ourteachertoldUSasshenTotetheposterinformationonthe

blackboard.Shepassedoutsheetsofconstructionpaperwhilecontinuing,“Thefirstprizeis

tendollars.Youjusthavetomakesurethatthewordsontheblackboardappearsomewhereon

yourposter.”

%studiedtheboardcritically.SomeofUSlookedwithoneeyeandheldupcertaincolors

againsttheblackboard,rockingthesheetstothefightorleftwhileweconjuredupourdesigns.

Otherstwistedtheirhairaroundtheirfingersorchewedtheireraserswhiledeepinthought.

%hadplansforthatten—dollargrandprize,eachandeveryoneofUS.I,mgoingtospend

mineoncandies,onehopefulwouldannounce,whileanotherpracticedlookingserious,wiseand

rich.

Everyoneintheclassmadeaposter.Someofususedpartsofthosefancypapernapkins,

whileothersusednothingbutcoloredconstructionpaper.SomeofUSusedbigdesigns,andsome

ofuspreferredtogatherourarttidilydowninonecoinerofourposterandletthespacedraw

theviewer"sattentiontoit.SomeofUSwouldwanderpastthegoodstudents'desksandthen

returntoouromprojects\vithagrowingsenseofhopelessness.Itwasyetanothergrown-up

trickofthesoiltheyseemedespeciallyfondof0makingallofUSbelievewehadafairchance,

andthenalways—always-rewardingthesameoldwinners.

IbelieveIdrewasailboat,butIcan'tsaythatwithanycertainty.Imadeit.Iadmired

it.IdeterminedittobetheverybestofallofthepostersIhadseen,andthenIturned

itin.

Minutespassed.

Noonecamealongtogivemethegrandprize,andthensomeonedistractedme,andIprobably

neverwouldhavethoughtaboutthatposteragain.

Iwasstillsittingatmydesk,thinking,Whatposter?Whentheteachergavemeanenvelope

withaten-dollarbillinitandeveryoneintheclassapplaudedforme.

46.Whatwastheteacher"srequirementfortheposter?

A.Itmustappearintime.

B.Itmustbedoneinclass.

C.Itmustbedoneonaconstructionsheet.

D.Itmustincludethewordsontheblackboard.

47.Theunderlinedphraseinparagraph3mostprobablymeans

A.formedanideafor

B.madeanoutlinefor

C.madesomespacefor

D.chosesomecolorsfor

48.Aftertheteacher'swords,allthestudentsintheclass—

A.lookedveryserious

B.thoughttheywouldberich

C.begantothinkabouttheirdesigns

D.begantoplaygames

49.Afterseeingthegoodstudents'designs,somestudents.

A,lovedtheirowndesignsmore

B.thoughttheyhadafairchance

C.puttheiromdesignsinacomer

D.thoughttheywouldnotwintheprize

50.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor.

A.enjoyedgrown-uptricksverymuch

B.lovedpostercompetitionsverymuch

C.feltsurprisedtowinthecompetition

D.becamewiseandrichafterthecompetition

答案46.D47.A48.C49.D50.C

Passage9

（09?廣東C篇）

AfewyearsagoIhadan"aha!”momentregardinghandwriting.

Ihadinmyhandasheetofpaperwithhandwritteninstructionsonitforsomesortof

editorialtask.ItoccurredatfirstthatIdidnotrecognizethehandwriting,andthenIrealized

whoseitmustbe.IfinallybecameawareofthefactthatIhadbeenworkingwiththiscolleague

foratleastayear,maybetwo,andyetIdidnotrecognizeherhandwritingatthatpoint.

ItJ3Saveryimportanteventinthecomputerizationoflife-asignthattheinformal.

Friendlycommunicationofpeopleworkingtogetherinanofficehadchangedfromnotesinpen

toinstantmessagesandemails.Therewasatimewhenourworkdayswerefilledwithlittle

letters,andwerecognizedoneanother'shandwritingthewayweknewvoicesorfaces.

Asachildvisitingmyfather'soffice,1waspleasedtorecognize,inlittlenotesonthe

desksofhisstaff,thesamehandwriting1wouldseeathomeinthenoteshewouldleaveon

thefridge—exceptthatthosenotesweresigned“dad”insteadof"RFF'.

AllthishasbeenonmymindbecauseofthetalkaboutTheRiseandFallofHandwriting,

abookbyFlorey.Sireshowsinherbookadeepconcernaboutthefallofhandwritingandthe

failureofschoolstoteachchildrentowritewell,butmanyothersarguethatpeopleinadigital

agecan'tbeexpectedtolearntoholdapen.

Idon'tbuyit.

Idon'twanttoseeanyonecutofffromtheexpressive,personalassociationsthatapen

stillpromotesbetterthanadigitalkeyboarddoes.Formanyabiographer,partofreallygetting

toknowtheirsubjectsislearningtoreadtheirhandwriting.

Whatsomepeopleadvocateisteachingoneofthemanyattractivehandwritingsbasedonthe

handwritingof16h-centuryItaly.Thatmaysoundimpossiblygrand—asiftheywantkidstolearn

todrawbycopyingclassicalpaintings.However,theyhaveworkedinmanyschoolsystems.

51.Whywastheauthorsurprisedatnotrecognizinghiscolleague'shandwriting?

A.Hehadworkedwithhiscolleaguelongenough,

B.Uiscolleague"shandwritingwasSObeautiful.

C.Hiscolleague"shandwritingwasSOterrible.

D.HestillhadalotofWorktodo.

52.Peopleworkingtogetherinanofficeusedto.

A.talkmoreabouthandwriting

B.takemorenotesonworkdays

C.knowbetteroneanother"shandwriting

D.communicatebetterwithoneanother

53.Theauthor'sfatherwrotenotesinpen.

A.tobothhisfamilyandhisstaff

B.tohisfamilyinsmallletters

C.tohisfamilyonthefridge

D.tohisstaffonthedesk

54.Accordingtotheauthor,handwrittennotes.

A.arehardertoteachinschools

B.attractmoreattention

C.areusedonlybetweenfrien