專題五：高考閱讀體裁篇

備戰(zhàn)2022年高考英語閱讀理解專項(xiàng)突破

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（2021?全國?高考真題）IhaveworkedasakeeperattheNationalZoo,Parisfor11

years.SpotandStripearcthefirsttigercubsthathaveeverbeenbornhere.Globally,athirdof

Sumatrancubsinzoosdon'tmakeittoadulthood,soIdecidedtogivethemround-the-clockcare

athome.

I'vegottwochildren一theyoungerone,Kynan,wasextremelyhappyaboutthetigers

arriving-butallofusreallylookedforwardtobeingpartoftheirlivesandwatchingthemgrow.I

wasn'tworriedaboutbringingthemintomyhomewithmywifeandkids.Thesewerecubs.They

weighedabout2.5kgandweresosmallthattherewasabsolutelynorisk.

Astheygrewmoremobile,weletthemmovefreelyaroundthehouseduringtheday,but

whenwewereasleepwehadlocontaintheminalargeroorr.,otherwisethey'dUDlomischief.

We'dcomedowninthemorningtofindthey'dturnedtheroomupsidedown,andleftitlooking

likeazoo.

Thingsquicklygotver）fintensecluetothehugeamountofenergyrequiredtolookafterthem.

ThereweresometoughtimesandIjustfeltextremelytired.Iwasgratefulthatmyfamilywas

theretohelp.Wehadtohaveabitofaproductionlinegoing,makingup“tigermilk”,washing

babybottles,andcleaningthefloors.

WhenSpotandStripewerefourmonthsold,theywerelearninghowtoopendoorsandjump

fences,andweknewitreallywaslimeforthemtogo.Itwashardforustofinallypartwiththem.

Forthefirstfewdays,Kynanwasalwaysabitdisappointed:hatthecubsweren'tthere.

I'mnotsadaboutit.I'mhands-onwiththemeverydayalthezoo,andIdolookbackvery

fondlyonthetimethatwchadthem.

1.Whydidtheauthorbringthetigercubshome?

A.Toensuretheirsurvival.B.Toobservetheirdifferences.

C.Toteachthemlifeskills.D.Toletthemplaywithhiskids.

2.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“getuptomischief'meaninparagraph3?

A.Behavebadly.B.Lx)setheirway.C.Sleepsoundly.D.Misstheirmom.

3.Whatdidtheauthorthinkofraisingthetigercubsathome?

A.Boring.B.Tiring.C.Costly.D.Risky.

4.WhydidtheauthordecidetosendSpo(andStripebacktothezoo?

A.Theyfrightenedthechildren.B.Theybecamedifficulttocontain.

C.Theyannoyedtheneighbours.D.Theystartedfightingeachother.

(2021?河北衡水中學(xué)模擬預(yù)測)BritishsculptorJasonTaylorhasmadeithismission

tousehistalenttoconserveourecosystemsbycreatingunderwatermuseums.Overtheyears,the

environmentalisthasputover850massiveartworksunderwaterworldwide.OnFebruary1,2021,

Taylorlaunchedhislatestwork—TheUnderwaterMuseumofCannes.

“Themaingoalwastobringattentiontothefactthatotroceansneedourhelp,,,Taylortold

Dezeen.t4OceanecologieshavebeendestroyedbyhumanactivityintheMediterraneanoverthe

pastfewdecades,anditisnotobviouswhatistakingplacev/henobservingtheseafromafhr.”

TheUnderwaterMuseumofCannescontains6sculpturesfeaturinglocalresidentsofvarious

ages.TheyrangefromMaurice,an80-year-oldfisherman,toAnouk,a9-year-oldstudent.

Toweringover6-feet-tallandweighing10tons,thefacesaresectionedintotwoparts,withthe

outerpartlikeamask.Themaskindicatesthattheworld'soceansappearpowerfulandunbeatable

fromthesurfacebuthouseanecosystemthatisextremelyfragiletocarelesshumanactivities.

Thoughthewaterssurroundingthesculpturesnowappearapristineblue,theseabedwas

filledwilholdboatengines,pipes,andotherhuman-madetrashwheniheprojectbeganaboutfour

yearsago.Besidesremovingthetrash,Tayloralsorestoredthearea'sscagrass.Justonesquare

meteroftheseagrasscangenerateupto10litersofoxygendaily.Theseagrassalsohelpsprevent

coastalerosionandprovideshabitatsformanyoceancreatures.

“Theideaofcreatinganundenvatermuseumwastodrawmorepeopleundenvaterand

developasenseofcareandprotection,“TaylortoldDezeen."Ifwcthrewunwantedwasteneara

forest,therewouldbeapublicoutcry.Butthisishappeningeverydayinoursurroundingwaters

anditlargelygoesunnoticed?*

5.Whataretheunderwatermuseumsintendedtodo?

A.Tomakehugeprofits.B.Toraiseawarenessofprotectingtheocean.

C.ToshowJasonTaylor'stalent.D.Todrawattentiontoendangeredseaanimals.

6.Whydoestheouterpartofthesculptureslooklikeamask?

A.Topopularizethefeaturesofthelocals.

B.Toremindpeopletoprotectthemselves.

C.Toreflectpeople'sprotectionoftheocean.

D.Tostressthesensitivenessoftheecosystem.

7.What,sParagraph4mainlyabout?

A.Howtheprojectwasstarted.B.Howtheseagrasswasrestored.

C.Whatrecoveryefforttheprojectmade.D.Whythesurroundingswereimproved.

8.WhatcanwcinferfromwhatJasonTaylorsaidinthelastparagraph?

A.Thesilualionoftheoceaniseasilyignored.

B.Thedestructioncausedtotheoceanisnoticeable.

C.Forestsplayamoreimportantroleinecosystems.

D.Peoplehavezerotolerancetodamagedonetonature.

(2021?福建?廈門外國語學(xué)校三模)ToddBol,aretiredbusinessman,couldneverhave

expectedthatawoodencontainerhebuiltinhisfrontyardonedaywouldhave(heglobalimpact

itdocstoday.

Bolbuiltadollhouse-sizestructure(hatlookedlikeaschoolhouseonapostandheputi(in

hisyardasafreecommunitylibrarytorememberhismother,whowasabookloverandschool

teacher.Bol'sprototypegavebirthtoLittleFreeLibrary(LFL),anonprofitorganizationthatseeks

toplacesmall,accessiblebookexchangeboxesinneighborhoodsaroundtheworld.Theconcept

issimple:Neighborsarcinvitedtoshareabook,leaveabook,orboth.Today,therearcover

50,(X)0oftheselibrariesregisteredin70countries.

AlmosteveryonecanregisterwithLFLandstartalibraryaslongasthepersonkeepsitin

goodshapeandmakessurethatbookmaterialsareappropriateforhis/herneighborhood.Library

ownerscancreatetheirownlibraryboxes;therefore,thelibrariesareusuallyuniqueinappearance,

andthereseemstobenolimittothepossibilities.OnelibraryinCaliforniawasbuiltoutofaused

winecontainer；anotherinTexashadtinystairsandbrightcoloredwalls.Onceregistered,

librariesarcassignedanumberatLFL'swebsite.TheLFLIndexliststhelocationsofalllibraries

withGPScoordinates(坐標(biāo))andotherinformation.Ownersreceiveasignsaying“LittleFree

Library".

PeoplesaytheyhavebeenattractedtopickupabookwhenwalkingbyaLittleFreeLibrary,

outofcuriosityandbecauseit'sconvenient.Somesidewalklibrarianssaytheyhavemetmore

neighborssincehavingalittlelibraryintheirfrontyard.Bolisalsomostproudof(hewayLittle

FreeLibraryisbringingcommunitiestogether."It'sstartedaneighborhoodexchange.Itgets

peopletalkingandmorecomfortablewiththeirneighbors,"hesays."Thisleadstothemhelping

eachother."

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"prototype"inparagraph2referto?

A.Acommunitycenter.B.Adollhouseonapost.

C.Abookexchangebox.D.Anonprofitorganization.

10.WhatcanwclearnabouttheoperationofaLittleFreeLibrary?

A.Thereisnolimittotheselectionofbooks.

B.Thelibrarycancomeinanyshapeandcolor.

C.Thelibraryneedstohiremanyprofessionallibrarians.

D.TheownermustfirstbeassignedanumberfromtheLFLwebsite.

11.WhatcanbeinferredaboutLittleFreeLibrary?

A.IthelpsimproveGPSfunctions.

B.Itconnectslibrariesaroundtheworld.

C.1(makesreadingaccessibleto(hepoor.

D.Ithelpsrestorehumanconnections.

12.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.LFL:ABoostertoSharedReading

B.LFL:TheBestPlacetoMeetNeighbors

C.ToddBol:ASuccessfulBookBusinessman

D.Reading:AnApproachtoImprovingYourself

(2021?山東省實(shí)驗(yàn)中學(xué)二模)Inquietneighborhoods,youfindquietpeoplegoing

abouttheirlives,doinggoodthings.Haroldisoneof(hosepeople.Aquietmanbynature,hefinds

himselfhappiestwhilechangingthebrakepadsonanoldtruckorreplacingawaterheater.

Asamechanic,Haroldrunsaworkshopafterretiring.HiswifeJeannetteteachesEnglishat

thelocalhighschool.With(heirownkidsgrown,theydon'tneedalotorwantalot,soHarold

andJeannetteliveasimplelife.Andwhilehiswifeisintheclassroom.Haroldoftenwalksaround

intheneighborhood.There'salwaysawidowwhoneedsalampfixedorateenagerwhoneedsa

tirechanged.

Eachday,Haroldpullsonhiscoveralls(工作服)andgoestowork.Hiswifeteachesstudents

tospeak,whileHaroldeconomizeslanguage.uYep,yougotaleak.Tilgetmytoolbox."That's

aboutasmuchasyou'llgetoutofHarold.Evenwhenyouthankhim,hc'Hjustwave.

Inaworldofsocialmedia,massiveinformationfloodsourscreens,withvariouswaysto

communicate.ButifyouwanttotalktoHarold,youhavetogotohisworkshopandknockonthe

door.It'sreassuringtoknowthatthereHarold,willingtofixthemechanicalthingsthatstressus

out.Healwaysworksslowlyandmethodically,removingtheoldpipe,pullingittohistruck,and

cuttinganewpipe.He'sdonethishundredsoftimes.There'snofrustration,nohurry,onlyanease

andsatisfaction,likeagardenertakingcareofhisbelovedflowers.

ShortlyafterJeannetteretired,Haroldpassedawayfromararedisease.Haroldsavedhis

words,buthisfriendsandfamilydidn't.Afloodofappreciationcamepouringout“Hewasthere

whenIneededahand/'manysaid.Whatavaluablethinginthesedays!Afterall,thepurposein

lifeisnottogetthemostlikes,buttolikemostwhatyoudo.

13.WhydoesHaroldwalkaroundintheneighborhood?

A.Tokeepfit.B.Tolendahand.

C.lblookforajob.D.Topickuphiswife.

14.WhatwillHarolddowhenyougetaleak?

A.Gotofixitwillingly.B.Wavearefusaldirectly.

C.Workoutthecostsfirst.D.Checkthetoolboxslowly.

15.WhichwordscanbestdescribeHarold?

A.Hard-workingandmodest.B.Easy-goingandefficient.

C.Well-educatedandgenerous.D.Good-heartedandskillful.

16.WhatcanwclearnfromHarold'slife?

A.Silenceisgold.B.Kindnesswillberewarded.

C.Likewhatyoudo.D.Liveslowlyinafastworld.

(2021?湖南?雅禮中學(xué)二模)KobeBryant(1978-2020),infullKobeBeanBryanuwas

anAmericanprofessionalbasketballplayer,whohelpedleadtheLosAngelesLakersofthe

NationalBasketballAssociation(NBA)tofivechampionships(2000-02and2(X)9-10).

Bryant'sfather.Joe("JellyBean")Biyant,wasaprofessionalbasketballplayerwhospent

eightseasonsintheNBAandeightmoreplayinginItaly,whereBryantwenttoschool.Whenhis

familyreturnedtotheUnitedStates,BiyantplayedbasketballatLowerMerionHighSchoolin

Ardmore,Pennsylvania.HegaveupgoingtocollegeanddeclaredhimselfqualifiedfortheNBA

draftwhenhegraduatedfromhighschool.TheCharlotteHornetschosehimwiththe13thpickof

(he1996draft.HewastradedcotheLakersshortlyafterandbecamethesecondyoungestNBA

playerinhistorywhenthe1996-97seasonopened.HequicklyprovedhimselfwiththeLakersand

wasselectedfortheNBAAll-StarGameinjusthissecondseason,becomingtheyoungest

All-Star.

Bryantwasforced(osharetheroleoftheLakers'starplayerwithhispopularandtalented

teammateShaquilleO'Neal.Thetwohadanuneasyrelationship,buttheyfoundsuccessunderthe

leadershipofPhilJackson,whobecamecoachofIheLakersin1999.Bryant,ashootingguard,

andO'Neal,acenter,meshedintoaremarkablyeffectivecombination,andbythetimeBryantwas

23,theLakershadwonthreeconsecutiveNBAchampionship.

Bryantwasalsoamemberofthegoldmedal-winningU.S.men'sbasketballteamsatthe

2008BeijingOlympicGainesandthe2012LondonOlympicGames,In2015Bryantwrotethe

poemDearBasketball,andiwoyearslateritservedasthebasisforasliorlfilmofthesamename,

whichhealsonarrated.TheworkwonanAcademyAwardforBestAnimated（動(dòng)畫的）ShortFilm;

In2018BryantpublishedthebookTheMambaMentality:HowIPlay,inwhichhedescribedhis

approachtobasketball.Thetitlereflectedanicknamehegavehimselfduringhisplayingdays,

“TheBlackMamba”.OnJanuary26,2020,Bryantandhis13-year-olddaughterwereamonga

grouptravelingtoagirls'basketballgameinahelicopterwh，nitcrashed,killingallninepeople

aboard.

17.WhatcanwelearnaboutKobeBryantfromthepassage?

A.HefinishedhighschoolinItaly.

B.Hisfatherwasanamateurbasketballplayer.

C.HebecameamemberoftheLakersin1996.

D.IHisSacherhimalotaboutplayingbasketball.

18.WhatwasBryant'sattitudetowardssharingtheroleoftheLakers'starplayerwith,Shaquille

ONeal?

A.UnhappyB.Acceptable.C.Indifferent.D.Optimistic.

19.Thephraseunderlinedinthethirdparagraphcouldbereplacedby""

A.connected.B.formed.C.arranged.D.shifted.

20.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Bryant'slifetimeachievementsanddeath.

B.Bryant'snon-professionalaccomplishments.

C.TheoriginofthenameofBryanfs2018book.

D.AwardsthatBryantreceivedafterhisretireinent.

（2021?廣東實(shí)驗(yàn)中學(xué)模擬預(yù)測）InOctober1937,anewlypublishedbookbecamean

instanthitinLondon,withmorethan100.000copiessoldinjustafewweeksandstillmuch

soughtafterfollowingthreeadditionalprintings.ThatbookwasRedStarOverChinabyEdgar

Snow,anAmericanjournalistwhofirstmadetheCommunistPartyofChina（CPC）knowntothe

world.

Chinainthe1930swasengulfedinthewaragainstJapaneseaggression.TheLongMarch

finallytooktheCentralRedAnnytoShaanbeiinOctober1935.Yan'an,asmall（ownin

ShaanbciandthenthebaseoftheCPC,waslikeanisletsurroundedbytheoceanofthe

Kuomintang'smilitaryandinformationblockage.TheworldknewlittleabouttheCPCand（he

RedArmybutthedemonizedimagespropagated（宣傳）bytheKuomintang.

Inpursuitofthenewsv/orthystoryinChina,Snowmad?ittoYan'anafteralongand

difficultjourneyonJuly13,1936.Afterover100daysinShaanbei,Snowwasfascinatedbythe

uniquecharmoftheEast,somethinghebelievedrepresentingthelightofrejuvenation（復(fù)蘇）for

theancientnationofChina.Forhim,theCommunistswerethemostoutstandingmenand

womenhehadmetinChinainthepastdecadewiththe"militarydiscipline,politicalmorale,and

thewilltovictory0,and"forsheerdoggedendurance,andabilitytostandhardshipwithout

complaint",sotheywere"invincible".Herecalledhisfour-monthtimewiththeRedArmyasa

mostinspiringexperience,duringwhichhehadmetwiththemostfreeandhappyChinesehe'd

everknown.Inthesepeoplewhodevotedthemselvestowhattheybelievedwastherightandjust

cause.Snowfeltavibranthope,passionandtheunbeatablestrengthofmankind,somethinghe

hadneverfeltagaineversince.

IntheprefacetoRedStarOverChina,Snowattributedtheglobalpopularityof(hebooknot

toitsstyleorform,butthestories.Accordingtohim.thestorieswerecreatedbytheyoung

Chineserevolutionistsandbasedontheaccountsofthem.Wha(hedidwassimplywriting(hem

downinwordsasfairasthewaterrunninginspring.

21.Whatis(hefunctionof(heParagraph2?

A.ToshowtheimportanceofSnow'sbookinthehistory.

B.TorepresenthowcruellyandunfairlyCPCwastreated.

C.Totellhowdifficultitv/asforSnowtowritethebook.

D.ToinformanimportantpartofCPC'shistoryinShaanbei.

22.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeEdgarSnow?

A.Independentandcurious.B.Determinedandfair-minded.

C.Ambitiousandintelligent.D.Strongandoptimistic.

23.Whatcanwclearnaboutthebook“RedStarOverChina”？

A.ItwasthefirstbooktopublicizeChinatotheworld.

B.ItwaswrittentoshowEdgarSnow'ssympathyfbrtheRedArmy.

C.Itwasacharmingreflectionofthepoliticalwisdomofanancientcountry.

D.Itwasfilledwithfirst-handinformationfromtheyoungChineserevolutionists.

24.Whatis(hepurposeofthepassage?

A.Tocommemorateafamouswriter.B.TorecallthelonghistoryofCPC.

C.Tointroduceanimportantbook.D.Toshowrespectforthemartyrs.

(2021?江蘇?泰州中學(xué)模擬預(yù)測)MyfatherEarlwastotaketwo-lanehighwaysallthe

wayfromChicagotoNewYork.MThisway,1'heexplained,"we'llactuallyseewherewe'regoing.

Ihateturnpikes(收費(fèi)高速公路),Virgil."Therewereotherreasonsfortakinghighways:nofeeto

pay,cheapergasstations,andachancetoshopforfood.

Hehadmelaughingfromthemomentwclefttown.Tdneverseenhiminbetterspirits.He

didimitations,toldstoriesandmaderemarkstothewaitressesintherestaurantswe'dstoppedin

everythreehours,highlypraisingtheircookingskills.

Earlaskedmetokeepaneyeoutforhitchhikers（搭便車的人）,sowemighthavesomeoneto

sharethedriving.Myfatherhad.however,toughstandardsofselectinghitchhikers.Wepassed

teenagers,soldiersandoldmen,andeachtimeEarlhadadifferentexcusefornotstopping.

Finally,myheartwasfilledwithuncontrollableanger,"Whydon'tyoueverstop?It'snotfair

tolookatpeopleandthennotstop/'

Earllookedatmyfiice."Idon'tknow.Virgil,"hesaid."IthinkthereasonisthatIdon'twant

anyoneinthecar.WeneverhaveanytimealoneandIlikeitwithjustthetwoofus.”

Hearingwhathesaid,Ifelttearswellingupinmyeyes.Howwonderful,yetdisturbingand

unpreparedIwastohearit.

WcpulledinforthenightsometwelvehoursafterleavingChicagoandcheckedintoa

namelessmotel.ItwasinthismotelthatmyfatherandIspentoneof（hebestnightsofourlives.

HewatchedTVwithmeforawhileandhebeggedapackofcardsfromthemotelmanagerand

didcaidtricksfoime—askillIhadnoidealiepossessed.ThenmyfalliciandIplayedauaiJ

gameandweweresocomfortedbythegamethatwctookthepackwithuswhenwedroveoutfor

alatenightsnackofhamandeggs.

Theskywasfilledwithstars.Afterturningoffallthelights,wewhisperedtoeachotherin

bed,likeboyswhofeartheymightbeoverheard.Idon'trememberwhatIsaid,butIwassurehe

waslistening.

25.WhydidEarlrefusetotakethosehitchhikers?

A.Hewasdoubtfulaboutthem.

B.Hewantedtobewithhissonalone.

C.Theydidn'tmeetEarl'stoughstandards.

D.HehadtoreachNewYorkassoonaspossible.

26.WhichofthefollowinginterestedEarlandVirgilmostatthemotel?

A.Playingcards.

B.WatchingTV.

C.Tellingstories.

D.Enjoyingsnacks.

27.WhatwasparticularlyunforgettableforVirgilduringthetrip?

A.Theclearskythatnight.

B.Hisfather'saffectionforhim.

C.Thethrillofvisitingnewplaces.

D.ThecardtricksEarldidthatnight.

28.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?

A.Todescribeabeautifulnight.

B.Toreflectonadifficultdecision.

C.Toacknowledgealifelongregret.

D.Toshareamemorableexperience.

（2021?遼寧?沈陽市第一二O中學(xué)三模）CaladidiVtlikeus.Anyofus.Wedidn'tdo

anythingtooffendherandshedidn'tknowusbutthatdidn'tmatter;shestilldidn'tlikeus.

AsnewteachersintheEmiratischool,wcWesternersgreetedhereveryday.Sheignoredus.

Shecameintoourroomsandbypassedusassheshookhandswithallthenon-Westemers.

Wheneverwcsawher,sheavoidedeyecontactwithus.Eventually,wcstoppedtryingtobefriend

her.

Iwouldn'tsayhernationalitybutherfriendshadbeenfiredfromtheschool.Wehadbeen

employedintheirplacesandthatwasenoughforhertohavenothingtodowithus.

Wellafter16monthsintheschoolwehadasecretfriendgifting.Tomysurprise,Idrewher

namefromtheglassjarandthatmeantshewasmysecretfriend.Myrolewastobuyheragiftand

saysomethingaboutherwhenwepubliclyacknowledgedwhooursecretfriendwas.

Idecidedtogiftheracolouredbangle（手鐲）.Iaddedapostcardandwrote“Loveand

Blessings,RoseMarie.

Thencametheday.Weallgatheredinthemeetingroom.Whenyougaveyourgift,yousaid

afewkindwordsaboutyoursecretfriendandpassedthegifttoher.WhatcouldIsay?Everyone

knewshedidn'tliketheWesterners.ShetaughtmusicintheschoolsoIsaid“Mysecretfriendis

someonewhobringsmusictoourearseveryday."Shecameforwardwithahugewarmsmile.

Shehuggedmeandkissedmeonbothcheeksandacceptedmygift.

Sincethen,shesmilesoften.Wehugandshakehandswhenwemeet.Ihaveseenherwear

mygiftseveraltimesandIamsopleased.

29.Whydidn'tCalaliketheWesternteachers?

A.Theyreplacedherfriends'positions.

B.Theywerenewcomers.

C.Theystoppedbefriendingher.

D.Theyhadonceoffendedher.

30.HowdidthewriterchangeCala'sattitude?

A.Withthehelpofherfriends.

B.Throughherloveandblessings.

C.Byshowinghertalentinmusic.

D.Throughhersincerityandwisdom.

31.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheendingofthestory?

A.Exciting.B.Beautiful.

C.Complex.D.shocking.

32.Whatdocsthewriterintendtotellus?

A.Donothingbyhalves.

B.Nothingisimpossibletoawillingheart.

C.Agoodactwillbewellrewarded.

D.Withoutconfidencethereisnofriendship.

(2021?重慶南開中學(xué)二模)LouiseMallardhashearttrouble,soshemustbeinformed

carefullyaboutherhusband'sdeath.Louise'shusband'sfriend,Richards,learnedaboularailroad

disasterwhenhewasinthenewspaperofficeandsawLouise'shusband,Brcntly,onthelistof

(hosekilled.LouisebeginssobbingwhenJosephine,hersister,tellsherofBrenlly'sdeathand

goesupstairstobealoneinherroom.

Louisesitsdownandlooksoutofanopenwindow.Sheseestrees,smellsapproachingrain,

andhearsapeddleryellingoutwhathe'sselling.Shehearssomeonesingingaswellasthesounds

ofsparrows,andtherearewhitecloudsinthesky.Sheisyoung,withlinesaroundhereyes.Still

crying,shegazesintothedistance.Shefeelssadandtriestoholddown(hebuildingemotions

withinher,butcan't.Shebeginsrepeatingtheword"Free"toherselfoverandoveragain.Her

heartbeatsquickly,andshefeelsverywarm.

Louiseknowsshe'llcryagainwhensheseesBrently'sbody.Hishandsweretender,andhe

alwayslookedatherlovingly.Butthensheimaginestheyearsahead,whichbelongonlytoher

now,andspreadsherarmsoutjoyfullywithanticipation.Shewillbefree,onherownwithout

anyonetoODDressher.Shethinksthatallwomenandmenoppressoneanothereveniftheydoit

outofkindness.LouiseknowsthatsheoftenfeltloveforBrentlybuttellsherselfthatnoneofthat

mattersanymore.Shefeelsthrilledwithhernewfoundsenseofindependence.

Josephinecomestoherdoor,beggingLouisetocomeout,warningherthatshe'llgetsickif

shedoesn't.Louisetellshertogoaway.Sheimaginesallthedaysandyearsaheadandhopesthat

shelivesalonglife.Thensheopensthedoor,andsheandJosephinestartwalkingdownthestairs,

whereRichardsiswaiting.

Thefrontdoorunexpectedlyopens,andBrentlycomesin.Hehadn'tbeeninthetrain

accidentorevenawarethatonehadhappened.Josephinescreams,andRichardstries

unsuccessfullytoblockLouisefromseeinghim.DoctorsarriveandannouncethatLouisediedof

aheartattackbroughtonbyhappiness.

33.HowdidLouiselearnaboutBrently'sdeath?

A.Shesawitinthenews.B.Richardsinformedher.

C.ShefoundoutthroughJosephine.D.Therailroadcompanynotifiedher.

34.WhichwordscandescribeLouiseaftersheheardthenews?

A.Excitedandhappy.B.Sadbutrelieved.C.Desperateandlonely.D.Joyfulbut

terrified.

35.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“oppressed“inParagraph3mean?

A.Fight.B.Suspect.C.Control.D.Fool.

36.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.BrentlyplayedatrickonLouiseonpurpose.

B.ThetrainaccidentcausedLouise'sheartattack.

C.Josephine'sscreamresultedinLouise'ssuddendeath.

D.Brcntly'ssurvivalwasthelas