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1．了解记叙文的解题方法与技巧。
2．进行记叙文真题训练。
记叙文讲述的是发生在当前或过去或将来事情的经过。简而言之，记叙文就是讲故事，包括人物或故事情节。常见的记叙文根据其用途可分为文学记叙文和说明记叙文：文学记叙文以虚构为主，如趣闻逸事、传说、寓言、传奇故事、短篇小说、科幻小说等；说明记叙文以事实为依据，包括历史、传记、新闻报道、日记等。从命题形式上看，常见的有细节理解、词义猜测、主旨大意、推理判断、作者意图等题型。除了推论或词义辨识题，记叙文命题的顺序一般都会按照文章的脉络和故事发展的顺序层层推进，否则就会觉得别扭，逻辑不通。同时，记叙文需要事件的发展过程作支撑，一半以上的题目都会用来检测考生对故事的了解，因此，我们必须弄明白整件事情的发展脉络。而其余像主旨大意、作者意图之类的题目，则取决于文章的落句，集中考查对作者所发的感触的理解。总之，细节题是记叙文命题的主流题型。而寓意之类的题则是高一层次的题，有一定的难度和区分度，它们是拉开距离的题，答对了这些题，你才有可能成功地跻身高分之列。
解题技巧
要解答好记叙文阅读理解题，就应该有一套针对性强的方法和技巧。下面是我们在阅读教学中积累下来的一点心得体会，希望能对大家有所帮助。
1.关注细节
记叙文中有大量的事件发展过程中的细节，包括记叙文的5W（what, wh, when, where, why）要素。因此我们作答细节题的时候，就没有那么复杂，一般只需要由前到后，从上到下，一题一题地做就可以了。
2.注重联系
在做题过程中，我们大都不能在文中找到与题干一字不差的词语或句子。这时我们需要认真研究问题，抓住题干中的关键词语，然后到文中准确地找到与之相关的语句，或是疑似语句的位置，接着去左顾，或右盼，在前句或后句寻找线索。
3.读懂表象
如前所述，主旨大意题或推理判断、作者意图题等实际上是同一类型的问题，或者说是可用同种方法解答的题型。在解答此类题目的时候，不可被题干的表象所迷惑，要像剥洋葱一样，一层一层地剥；在四个可选项中，一个一个地去证实，去排除。特别是解答推论或暗指类的题目，比如“What can be inferred frm …?”或是What des the authr imply in…?”之类的题目，文中所陈述的往往不是答案。我们要在文前文后去查找，在字里行间里去寻觅。有时还少不了借助自己的生活经验和常理来体会这言外之意。
4.挖掘意义
每年的高考阅读题中，特别是记叙文的阅读题，都会出现一至两道词义猜测题。而这些词汇往往是你素昧平生的，或者和你有点头之交，在文中却另有新意的，总之，猜的是那些在高考词汇表要求之外的词汇。小小的一个词，一个短语，考核的不是你的语法的熟练程度，也不是你的记忆力，而是你对文章通篇或者一个段落的整体把握和变通能力。
（2023春·湖南郴州·高二嘉禾县第一中学校考阶段练习）One f the mst tuching stries f Olympic triumph(成就)—ne yu might never have heard befre—is that f weightlifting champin Oscar Figuera. Over the curse f his athletic career, the 40-year-ld has had the chance t cmpete in the Olympic Games fur different times. Thse cmpetitins came plenty f heartbreak and disappintment, befre he finally gt his victry.
In the 2004 Olympic Games, Figuera’s first appearance, he had a less-than-perfect perfrmance but was still able t swing a fifth-place finish. He lked frward t the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games as a way t redeem himself. Unfrtunately, just tw weeks befre the big event, he ended up with a hand injury. This injury set him back severely in his weightlifting and ended up csting him the cmpetitin
By the Lndn Olympic Games in 2012, Figuera came back readier than ever. He had an incredible run that year and tk hme the silver medal. But in spite f all he’d already experienced, he still aimed higher. In 2016, he headed t Ri t earn the highest prize—and claim that prize he did! After his final lift, knwing just hw incredible his perfrmance had been, Figuera fell t the grund in tears. In a few mments, he tk ff his shes and put them r the stage, symblizing his decisin t finally retire frm his time as an Olympian. Amazingly enugh, he tk hme the gld that year!
N matter hw hard he fell, he never gave up, serving as a pwerful example f hpe, perseverance, and determinatin. Nw, he can fficially say he is the first Clmbian man t have ever taken hme the gld in his categry. “I was s lw in Beijing, and I am s high here, ” he tld IWF at the 2016 Olympics. ”It’s 22 years since I started and nw is the time t retire. . . But I am full f emtin—it’s as thugh I was lifting fr the whle cuntry, and thse tears were fr all f Clmbia. ”
1．Which can replace the underlined wrd “redeem” in paragraph 2?
A．frgiveB．thankC．prveD．abandn
2．When did Figuera win the gld medal?
A．In 2004B．In 2016C．In 2008.D．In 2012.
3．Why did Figuera take ff his shes in the Ri Olympic Games?
A．He had n intentin f retiring.B．He was determined t retire as an Olympian.
C．The brken shes frced him t retire.D．He had t retire due t his injured ft.
4．In which sectin f a newspaper can we read this text?
A．Entertainment.B．HealthC．Educatin.D．Sprts
（2023春·湖北宜昌·高二葛洲坝中学校考阶段练习）It is hard t say I was a runner years ag. The lngest I had ever run was 5 km. What’s mre, I didn’t like running. N matter hw hard I tried, every s ften I wuld fasten my ld shes, walk ut f the huse with heavy steps, get less than a mile in and wnder why I was bthering, especially when there are many mre satisfying ways f exercising.
Befre last summer, I had never taken part in any kind f race at all. But at the end f July, I cmpleted a triathln(三项全能)after tw weeks’ training. At the end f it came the run—which ended up mre like a walk. Then I realized smething abut it attracted me. The extremely painful fun f ding smething I hated and was unprepared fr turned ut t be an excitement. The difficulty felt like smething t test my abilities.
When an invitatin f the Berlin Marathn drpped nt my desk a few weeks after the triathln, it felt like a change f fate. After the triathln, I didn’t say I shuld start running at nce. Was it because I hate running? In fact, in curse f running I enjyed the jy f exceeding my limits. I felt necessary t find ut again where thse limits might lie. S I said yes.
Training fr a marathn ften takes at least 20 weeks r mre. The training plan becmes smething t stp me wrrying when the race seems t frightening. This wrry feels impssible t avid, but there is smething equally sure abut the training plan: if I fllw it, then I have dne everything I can; if I d everything I can, then I wn’t regret what cmes at the end.
5．What aspect f the triathln drew the writer?
A．The special feeling f facing a challenge.
B．The fun f walking t the finish line.
C．The excitement f winning a race.
D．The tw-week painful training.
6．Why did the writer accept the invitatin f the Berlin Marathn?
A．He was eager t change his destiny.
B．He wasn’t suppsed t stp running.
C．He wanted t realize his full ptential.
D．He was keen n taking part in anther triathln.
7．Which f the fllwing wrds can best describe the writer?
A．Patient and pessimistic.B．Curageus and determined.
C．Helpful and persistent.D．Energetic and changeable.
8．What can be learned frm the text?
A．A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
B．Challenge urselves t live withut regrets.
C．Life is full f challenges that can’t be avided.
D．Exercise is t the bdy what reading is t the mind.
（2023春·河北沧州·高二统考期中）Many peple want t lk away frm injustice and ther trubling issues. But visual artist Siyan Wng has chsen nt t lk away. Thrugh her art, she helps us see what is right befre ur eyes.
Wng, wh lives in New Yrk City, was brn in China. Her art fcuses n wmen, the elderly, peple wh are experiencing hmelessness, and clthing industry wrkers.
Wng has lved art since she was a child. Her family didn’t have much mney, s she and her sister wuld draw and cut ut paper dlls t play with. This early experience prvided Wng with a creative utlet fr her emtins.
After graduating frm Stuyvesant High Schl, she went n t cllege and law schl. She is nw a wrkers’ rights lawyer, but her belief in the healing (治愈) pwer f art remains. “Whenever I’m stressed r sad, I draw,” Wng said. “I express my feelings thrugh art. Art is a cmfrtable way t bring peple tgether t talk abut difficult issues.”
One f Wng’s series is called “Five Cents a Can: Making Visible the Invisible”. I was inspired by the artist’s meetings with an Asian-American wman in her neighbrhd. During early mrning runs, Wng nticed the wman, wh was mre than 90 years ld, cllecting deserted cans and bttles in the dustbins behind her apartment building.
She is currently wrking n a painting fr her “Hme and Hmeless” series. In the painting, she describes bth a persn wh is hmeless and an elderly canner. “The difference between smene wh cllects cans and smene wh is hmeless is hpe,” Wng said. Her gal is t highlight the difference between the tw and bring abut questins fr the viewer. Why des the elderly canner have hpe, while the hmeless persn desn’t? Hw did these individuals end up here?
9．What des Wng’s art fcus n?
A．Scial prblems.B．Charity prjects.
C．Natural envirnment.D．Her childhd life.
10．What des Wng think f the creatin f arts?
A．It can imprve her emtins.
B．It needs much mney t achieve.
C．It helps the wrld present itself clearly.
D．It is what peple shuld pay attentin t.
11．Where did Wng get her inspiratin fr Five Cents a Can: Making Visible the Invisible?
A．Her prfessin as a lawyer.B．Cans and bttles in dustbins.
C．Pverty in her neighbrhd.D．An ld lady leading a hard life.
12．What is Wng’s attitude twards the lady picking up cans?
A．Dubtful.B．Grateful.C．Favrable.D．Uncaring.
（2023春·河北石家庄·高二河北师范大学附属中学校考期中）Cecilia Chiang, named the “mther f Chinese fd in American”, a famed restauranteur wh helped intrduce real Chinese fd t America in the 1960s, died n Octber 28, 2020 at the age f 100. Opened in 1961, Cecilia’ legendary San Francisc restaurant, the Mandarin, was arguably the best Chinese restaurant in the US fr ver 30 years. She challenged the American idea f Chinese fd and transfrmed their appreciatin fr authentic Chinese cuisine.
Ms Chiang was brn in Wuxi in 1920 as the seventh daughter in a wealthy family. After her parents died, Cecilia managed the businesses’ finances while still in her teens.
Ms Chiang came t San Francisc in 1959. Once in San Francisc, she met tw acquaintances wh wanted t pen a restaurant. Ms Chiang agreed t put up a huge depsit. But when the tw wmen quit, Ms Chiang fund t her hrrr that the depsit was nt refundable. She decided t pen the restaurant herself. “I began t think that if I culd create a restaurant with Western-style service and the dishes that I was mst familiar with-the delicius fd f nrthern China — maybe my little restaurant wuld succeed,” she wrte in her bk.
The Mandarin, which was pened in 1961 as a small restaurant, intrduced custmers t mainly Sichuan, Shanghai and Cantn dishes. The early days were especially tugh. But little by little, Chinese diners, and a few Americans came regularly. Overnight, the tables filled and became a huge success.
Ms Chiang enjyed many extrardinary hnrs. In 2013, when she was 93, she received the lng verdue Lifetime Achievement Award frm the James Beard Awards, knwn as the ”Culinary Oscars“ at New Yrk’s Lincln Center. Cecilia cnsidered it her legacy t have redefined what Americans knw abut Chinese fd and culture. In her acceptance speech, Cecilia said, ”This is an incredible hnr. James Beard was ne f my clse persnal friends, s this award hlds a special place in my heart.“
13．When did Ms Chiang start t manage the businesses’ finances?
A．In the 1920s.B．In the 1930s.C．In the 1950s.D．In the 1960s.
14．Why did Ms Chiang pen a restaurant alne?
A．She wanted t live a better life.
B．She needed t get her depsit back.
C．She decided t help her acquaintances.
D．She wished t spread Chinese fd acrss America.
15．What can be Ms Chiang’s chief achievement?
A．She changed American’s eating habits.
B．She wn an Oscar award fr her restaurant.
C．She shwed Americans the charm f Chinese fd.
D．She recrded many recipes fr Chinese dishes in her bk.
16．Which f the fllwing best describes Ms Chiang?
A．Smart but stubbrn.B．Adventurus but careless.
C．Devted and brave.D．Enthusiastic and ambitius.
（2023春·江苏扬州·高二统考期中）Emma Twers-Evans first picked up a pencil when she was just tw years ld and said her lve fr drawing riginated frm Free Willy, a film abut killer whales. Emma lved drawing as a hbby during her childhd and teens, but never thught it culd be a future career. But after attending the University f Surrey fr music and sund-recrding, she began drawing prtraits (肖像) f peple’s pets. Nw she creates incredible prtraits f peple and animals which are s realistic that they lk like phts.
As her success cntinued, Emma decided t fcus n drawing full-time and set up her wn website. Nw the pencil artist sells her wn riginal wrk and 25 percent f earnings frm sales f her big cat series f prints g tward cnservatin charities like the Brn Free Fundatin and LinAid.
The 29-year-ld ften cmpletes the drawings n a large piece f Al r A0 paper and estimates each piece f artwrk can have upwards f 0.5 millin individual pencil strkes (笔画). And it takes her up t 100 hurs t draw an excellent hyper-realistic pencil drawing.
Since the pandemic lckdwn, Emma has been making vides f her painting prcess and sharing them n TikTk, which have gt 265,000 fllwers and 4.5 millin likes. “The first ne I psted was a time delay vide f a prtrait and I can’t believe hw ppular it has becme. The cmments and supprt I get are amazing,” the self-taught artist said. “It’s really exciting t see smething cme alive n the paper. It tk me years f practice, patience, and dedicatin t get t where I am tday. I think anyne can get t that level as lng as they have the same determinatin and self-belief.”
17．What can we learn abut Emma Twers-Evans?
A．She desired t be a painter as a little child.
B．She was especially gd at drawing whales.
C．She majred in painting during her cllege years.
D．She managed t turn her hbby int a career.
18．What d the figures in paragraph 3 shw?
A．Gd artwrk is physically demanding.
B．Pencil drawings cme in varius sizes.
C．Pencil drawing requires much patience.
D．Pencil drawing needs prfessinal skills.
19．Hw did peple react t Emma’s vides n TikTk?
A．They shwed little interest in them.
B．They welcmed and enjyed them.
C．They were cnfused by her drawing techniques.
D．They were disappinted by the lng drawing prcess.
20．What message des Emma try t cnvey in the last paragraph?
A．Rme wasn’t built in a day.
B．Time and tide wait fr n man.
C．Where there is life, there is hpe.
D．All things are difficult befre they are easy.
（2023春·广东湛江·高二统考阶段练习）It’s never a gd idea t give an animal as a gift: Just ask Harry and Hudini. A man gave the pair f ducklings t his wife as Valentine’s Day gifts. Like many peple receiving animals as gifts, she didn’t knw hw t care fr them-s Harry and Hudini sat, day after day, in a plastic case in their living rm. Fr tw weeks, the ducklings never swam in a pnd r saw the pen sky-they never even left the case, which grew filthier every day.
Finally, the wman called PETA and asked us t take the ducklings. When we arrived t rescue them, their tiny case was cvered with a tw-week buildup f their wn waste.
We tk them t the Virginia Beach SPCA, where they were freed frm their filthy case, cleaned up, and finally given space t spread their wings-and then the search fr the perfect hme fr them was n. It wasn’t lng befre a PETA member named Katie ffered Harry and Hudini a permanent hme at her vegetarian farm in the cuntry, where the sweet ducklings wuld have the land and water that they desired.
Because the ducklings hadn’t grwn up with their mther, they weren’t sure hw t be ducks! T help build up their cnfidence, Katie intrduced them t ther animals n her farm, including ther ducks wh culd shw them hw t cmb their feathers, splash in water, and walk arund in the fresh air.
Finally, the big day came-fr the first time in their lives, Harry and Hudini gt t swim in a pnd! Harry and Hudini nw have full, happy lives, but cuntless animals wh are given as gifts aren’t as lucky.
21．What des the underlined wrd “filthier” in paragraph 1 prbably mean?
A．Healthier.B．Heavier.C．Dirtier.D．Strnger.
22．Which f the fllwing wrds can best describe Katie?
A．Cncerned.B．Ambitius.C．Cnsiderate.D．asyging.
23．What will be discussed in the fllwing paragraph?
A．The wnderful life f the ducks.
B．Other animals living n the farm.
C．The events happening n the big day.
D．An appeal fr nt buying animals as gifts.
24．What is the best title f the text?
A．Animals Make fr Special Gifts
B．Rescued Ducklings Enjy a New Life
C．Katie is an Angel fr Abandned Animals
D．Virginia Beach SPCA is Hme t Rescued Animals
（2023春·山东·高二山东省实验中学校考期中）Years ag, I had t travel a lt as part f wrk. Lcked in my depressing wrld then, I lived as a rbt wrking in a mechanical way every day.
On ne f my wrk trips, I went t take a bus dwntwn as usual. Unexpectedly, there was a beautifully landscaped space that I had never seen befre. The bus came alng but I let it g past because I wanted mre time t enjy the landscape. Finally, the next bus apprached and I gt n that ne.
After a while, a by carrying lts f bags was seated next t me. Watching hw he was accmmdating his stuff, I was thinking hw annyed he must be at having t manage s much stuff. Just then, he gave me the mst sincere smile I had seen frm a stranger. He said "Hi! The perfect day in the perfect place, huh?" "Perfect day!" I answered, distracted by his shining smile and started t chat with him.
"Hmeless since 10 years ld, I lived n the street, but I've been lucky because I've knwn many peple wh have been kind t me." He said simply. Hearing this, I culdn't say a wrd. "Nw I'm n my way t the army schl where my deceased grandfather studied a lng time ag." He smiled and tld me fr 10 years he had nly ne thing n his mind, t jin the army like his grandpa. "I will fllw my dream and every day I will be happy." He said calmly.
At this pint, the bus had reached his stp. Taking his luggage, he waved gdbye t me with a big smile. Chked up with emtin, I frced a smile and shk his hands tightly. Never wuld I have imagined such a yung hmeless by culd change my perspective twards life during ne shrt bus ride. Frm then n, whatever I encuntered, I always try t d everything with my best smile n my face.
25．Hw des the authr feel abut his life befre cming acrss the by?
A．Satisfied.B．Frustrated.C．Optimistic.D．Cncerned.
26．Why did the authr let the previus bus g past?
A．T appreciate the beautiful view.B．T take a break at the stp.
C．T wait fr the hmeless by.D．T chat with a passer-by.
27．What des the underlined wrd "accmmdating" in Paragraph 3 mean?
A．Purchasing.B．Carrying.C．Checking.D．Placing.
28．What can we learn frm the text?
A．The by was 10 years ld when they met.B．The by was annyed at his heavy luggage.
C．The authr gt mtivated frm the yung by.D．The by's grandfather anticipated him jining the army.
（2023春·辽宁鞍山·高二鞍山一中校考期中）As an English as an Additinal Language (EAL) teacher, I wrk with ver ne hundred students frm grades 1 — 8 with CEFR (Cmmn Eurpean Framewrk f Reference fr Languages) levels varying between A1.1 and B1.2.
Being a resurce teacher, I wrk in small rms withut using much technlgy. If I chse t include technlgy int my lessn, I need t brrw devices frm a classrm teacher, having nly ne iPad f my wn. On previus ccasins, many f the laptps were nt charged, and we had difficulty with student lg-ins, r Internet access. It seemed that I always had t have a backup plan when technlgy use was planned.
In rder t avid disappintment, as part f my blended (混合) learning instructin, I prvided my students with accunts t an nline reading prgram with leveled bks. Students have the pprtunity t listen t native-like reading and prnunciatin, read the bks and recrd their reading. Furthermre, the learners can wrk at their wn pace n bks that are at their levels and they can use it n their wn, even if their parents are at wrk r d nt understand English.
At the same time, I have access t the students’ detailed skill reprt, which shws their perfrmance in all areas. This culd be f great avail in terms f shaping my lessns t better address my students’ needs.
One f the biggest challenges I have experienced regarding blended learning was that sme f my students’ families d nt have devices r Internet-access. There are als parents wh believe that anything the child wrks at n the cmputer is equal t “screen time” which is bad fr the child. But I feel that it is my jb t gradually intrduce technlgy and help my students n their jurney f becming independent learners.
29．What des the authr intend t tell us in Paragraph 2?
A．She isn’t gd at using technlgy.
B．She has gt bred with teaching English.
C．She isn’t cnfident abut the future f her career.
D．She has difficulty in using technlgy fr teaching.
30．What d Paragraphs 3 and 4 fcus n?
A．Different pinins abut nline reading.
B．The design inspiratin fr blended learning.
C．The great advantages f the nline reading prgram.
D．Effective ways t make gd prgress in nline cmmunicatin.
31．The underlined wrd “avail” in Paragraph 4 can be replaced with “ ”.
A．riskB．dubtC．distanceD．benefit
32．What can we infer frm the passage?
A．Students benefit frm the prgram by reading at a fixed pace.
B．Mst students’ families are struggling t fight pverty.
C．Sme students have great truble chsing learning resurces.
D．Sme students’ parents are against using the reading prgram.
（2023春·江苏盐城·高二盐城市第一中学校联考期中）Archan Chan recalls her first experience wrking in a Chinese restaurant mre than 14 years ag. Emplyed as an apprentice (学徒) chef, she was ne f just tw wmen in the kitchen — the ther’s nly jb was t beat eggs. “She was unbelievably fast at beating eggs. I guess fr a wman t survive in a traditinal Chinese kitchen back then, yu had t be the best in smething,” she says.
Tday, Chan leads the kitchen f H Lee Fk, ne f Hng Kng’s mst ppular restaurants. After spending mre than a decade wrking in fine dining restaurants in Australia and Singapre, she is ne f a few female chefs wh have risen t the tp f a high-end Chinese restaurant. That’s an impressive achievement, given hw unbelievably challenging it has been fr wmen t shw in high-end Chinese kitchens.
Female chefs have lng been a minrity in prfessinal kitchens arund the wrld. But the situatin is even severer in Chinese kitchens. There’s n denying the wrk is physically demanding — an empty pt weighs abut 2.2 kilgrams. In the past, few chefs wuld risk emplying a female trainee int that tugh envirnment.
Given all f these barriers, nt many wmen wuld even cnsider this male-dminated industry as an attractive career path. Thankfully, there are signs f a shift in mindset — the number f female Chinese head chefs has been rising in recent years.
“Even if it’s a kitchen almst full f men, all everyne cares abut is fd — the cking. They dn’t care if yu’re a male r female. Gender shuldn’t matter,” Chan says.
“Yes, there is a physical barrier but I think the mental barrier may be mre f a barrier t the increase f wmen in Chinese kitchens,”Chan adds. “It isn’t just abut hw much yu want it but hw much hard wrk yu’re willing t put int it. There are days when yu feel like yur arms are falling apart and yu can’t mve them anymre, but the next day, yu’re strnger and may be able t wrk a heavier wrk.”
33．What can we learn abut Archan Chan?
A．She gt a rapid prmtin.
B．She des best in beating eggs.
C．She is the best female chef in China.
D．She made a great achievement in her career.
34．What’s a cause f very few female chefs in prfessinal kitchens?
A．Kitchen is a tugh place fr wmen.
B．Wmen are afraid f physical wrk.
C．Custmers care abut the gender f the chef.
D．Wmen face bth mental and physical barriers.
35．Which f the fllwing can best describe Archan Chan?
A．Strng-willed.B．Open-minded.
C．Cl-headed.D．Kind-hearted.
36．What wuld be the best title fr the text?
A．Female chefs have risen t the tp.
B．Female chefs have lng been a minrity.
C．Female chefs are prving dubters wrng.
D．Female chefs are replacing male chefs gradually.
（2023春·辽宁·高二校联考期中）Getting ut f my car ne evening in late January, I met my neighbr Theresa, wh had seen me drive in. “Mrs Taylr is in the hspital again,” she said. “I thught yu’d like t knw.” I had last seen Mrs Taylr a day r tw befre Christmas when I tk her a little laf f pumpkin bread, and she came frm the back rm in her wheel chair t talk with me. Mrs Taylr and I had been neighbrs fr 17 years. I remember the dg she and her husband used t have. They called him Beau. He greeted everyne wh walked by, and Mr Taylr lved him.
Mst f my cnversatins with Mrs Taylr had been incidental—visits by the mailbx, running int ne anther at the gas statin where she helped me put air in my tire, quiet talks at the funeral hme where we went t hnr the memry f a mutual (相互的) friend.
When my husband and I mved here with ur fur nisy, laughing kids, it must have seemed as if the peaceful quiet f the neighbrhd had been frever brken. But we shwed ur enthusiasm t the neighbrs sincerely althugh. We had little in cmmn with the mstly elderly flks n ur street. Over the years they helped us lve ur children, picking them up when a bicycle verturned and sending the kids cards fr their graduatin. We have enjyed the cmfrt f living beside peple wh help us if ur tree falls n the fence and feed the cat when we’re away.
Mrs Taylr did nt survive her latest set-back. Once again I walked int the funeral hme t say gd-bye t a neighbr. I remembered the barking dg, the chats by the mailbx, the friendly wave acrss the fence. I remembered, and I was sad, but I had n regrets. Nw there is a new family mving int the Taylr place. I see children’s tys in the yard. It’s time t take a walk.
37．What can we knw accrding t the first paragraph?
A．Mrs Talylr has a big and happy family.
B．The authr likes Mrs Taylr’s dg very much.
C．The authr wuld like t knw Mrs Taylr is in the hspital.
D．Mrs Talyr had been in pr health befre Theresa tld the authr.
38．What des the underlined wrd “incidental” refer t?
A．cmfrtableB．unpreparedC．unpleasantD．delightful
39．Hw did the authr slve the difference with the neighbrs?
A．She let her children be mre rwdy and laughing.
B．She tried t knw mre elderly flks in her street.
C．She treated everyne in the neighbrhd warmly.
D．She enjyed the cmfrt f living beside neighbrs.
40．What is the best title fr the text?
A．The True NeighbrB．Lve frm Strangers
C．Mrs Taylr—A Respectable WmanD．Expectatin fr New Neighbr