Kilimanjaro Climb : a Rite of Passage for Father and Son
Climbing Kilimanjaro is a transformational experience for many people. The things that make the mountain hard are the very things that make it so powerful. In the case of my son Josh and I，the walk up Kilimanjaro proved a powerful symbol ofhis transition into manhood, and a great change in our relationship.
Day three on the mountain, Josh was hit with massive headaches. He told me every step felt like a nail driving into his head. And then, on the night we climbed the crater rim, less than 40 minutes from the summit, Josh fell. I was walking ahead, and did not even see it. He was so exhausted that he could not get up. He recalled our guides, debating whether or not they should take him straight down. Josh snapped out of it. He forced himself to his feet, shook the guides off. He set his face towards the peak and just kept marching. Near the summit he caught up with me and we reached the peak together.
“ I’ve never been in so much pain and so happy at the same time，，，he said, as we sat side by side on the frozen rock and looked down over Africa. “You know, in the past when we’d go on camping and rafting trips, you guided and took care of me through it all. But on Kilimanjaro it was different. From the bottom up, I climbed it. I never feltlike a kid, even when 1 was in pain. You never acted like a parent.”
“That’s not quite true，”I replied. “When you told me that on the summit you fell-and I did not even notice, my first thought was, ‘Oh my God! I’m such an awful parent!’ But then it hit me, ‘He got himself up. He walked to the peak on his own. He didn't need me to help.，”
I realized as I spoke that two people had died that night on Kilimanjaro. A child and a parent. It wasjust two friends who walked down the mountain together.
小題1:What is NOT mentioned in the first paragraph?
A． Kilimanjaro is powerful.
B． Kilimanjaro is hard to climb.
C． Many people, including Josh, have changed after climbing Kilimanjaro.
D． The writer has a distant relationship with his son after climbing Kilimanjaro.
小題2:From the second paragraph we know that_____
A． Josh had a slight headache.
B． Josh reached the top of the mountain with the help of the guides.
C． Josh overcame various difficulties on his way to the summit.
D． Climbing Kilimanjaro was too hard for such a child as Josh.
小題3:What does the underlined phrase in the second paragraph mean?
A． cheered upB．gave upC．burst outD．ran out
小題4:What can be inferred from the talk between the father and the son?
A． Josh felt quite good about his independence.
B． Josh appreciated his parents ，company and care.
C． The father felt guilty all the time.
D． The father should have taken good care of Josh as usual.
小題5:Why did the father feel that two people had died?
A． Because two people had lost their lives while climbing Kilimanjaro.
B． Because the father and son had become friends.
C． Because they had witnessed an accidence of a father and son.
D． Because two friends had misled him.

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:A
小題5:B

試題分析：文章通過父子二人爬乞力馬扎羅山的經(jīng)歷，讓兒子克服困難，變得獨立，父子的關(guān)系也變成了象朋友一樣。
小題1:排除題：文章第一段提到乞力馬扎羅山很強大，很難爬，很多人，包括Josh都在爬過乞力馬扎羅山后改變了。沒有提到 D。
小題2:細節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：He forced himself to his feet, shook the guides off. He set his face towards the peak and just kept marching. Near the summit he caught up with me and we reached the peak together.可知Josh在登上山頂?shù)倪^程中克服了很多困難。選C
小題3:猜詞題：從后面的句子：He forced himself to his feet, shook the guides off.可知：snap out of重新振作起來 選A
小題4:細節(jié)題：從第三段的句子：“ I’ve never been in so much pain and so happy at the same time，，，可知Josh對自己的獨立感覺很好。選 A
小題5:細節(jié)題：從最后一段的句子：It was just two friends who walked down the mountain together.可知父親覺得和兒子成為了朋友，所以以前的兩個人死了。選B
點評：文章通過父子二人爬乞力馬扎羅山的經(jīng)歷，讓兒子克服困難，變得獨立，父子的關(guān)系也變成了象朋友一樣。這類閱讀理解要求考生根據(jù)文章所述事件的邏輯關(guān)系，對未說明的趨勢或結(jié)局作出合理的推斷；或根據(jù)作者所闡述的觀點理論，對文章未涉及的現(xiàn)象、事例給以解釋。考生首先要仔細閱讀短文，完整了解信息，準確把握作者觀點。
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A man worked in a post office. His job was to handle all  36  that had unclear addresses. One day he came across a letter which was  37  to God. He opened it and it  38  , "Dear God, I am an 83-year-old woman and I live on a very small pension (養(yǎng)老金). Yesterday someone stole my  39  . There was a hundred dollars in it, which was all the money I had  40  until my next pension comes. Next Thursday is Thanksgiving Day, and I have invited my last two friends for  41 . Without that money, I have  42  to buy food with. I have no family to  43  , and you are my only  44  . Can you please help me?" The man was  45  , and went around showing the letter to all the other workers. Each of them  46 their wallets and donated a few dollars. By the time he  47  his showing, he had collected 96 dollars.  48  then he sent it to the old woman. Thanksgiving Day came and went. The workers 49  forgot about it. Then one day, there came another letter from the old lady to God. All the 50  gathered around when the letter was  51 . It read, "Dear God, how can I ever thank you enough for what you did for me? Because of your kindness, I was able to  52  a lovely dinner for my friends. We had a very  53  day, and I told my friends about your  54 gift. Thank you very much!" Seeing this, all the workers felt 55  with the nice thing they had done. They looked into each other’s eyes and smiled.
小題1:
A．stamps B．money C．mail D．postcards
小題2:
A．spoken B．writtenC．recorded D．pointed
小題3:
A．noticed B．talked C．read D．told
小題4:
A．clothes B．purse C．house D．food
小題5:
A．borrowedB．wished C．paidD．left
小題6:
A．dinnerB．funC．businessD．picnic
小題7:
A．nothing B．a(chǎn)nythingC．something D．everything
小題8:
A．live in B．live onC．turn to D．turn back
小題9:
A．familyB．hope C．friendD．partner
小題10:
A．excited B．a(chǎn)mazedC．surprisedD．moved
小題11:
A．gained B．earnedC．searchedD．explored
小題12:
A．finished B．plannedC．started D．toured
小題13:
A．Or B．As C．And D．But
小題14:
A．graduallyB．usuallyC．especially D．easily
小題15:
A．friends B．workersC．officersD．guests
小題16:
A．sent B．repliedC．a(chǎn)cceptedD．opened
小題17:
A．bringB．choose C．prepareD．enjoy
小題18:
A．nice B．strange C．common D．formal
小題19:
A．traditionalB．wonderfulC．expensive D．extra
小題20:
A．a(chǎn)nnoyedB．confidentC．pleased D．hopeful

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