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12．The end of my sophomore（大學二年級） year was approaching．Mom called me at the dorm one evening during the last week of May．My summer break would be spent with grandma and grandpa，helping out around their farm．The arrangement made good sense to all the family．I wasn't fully convinced of that myself but guessed it was just one summer．Next year would be my little brother's turn．
I arrived late that afternoon．Grandma had fixed more food than the three of us could possibly eat．She loved me entirely too much．The next morning，Grandpa fixed breakfast for the two of us．He told me Grandma had tired herself out yesterday and was going to rest in bed a little longer．I made a mental note to myself to not ask her to do things for me while I was there．I was there to help，not be a burden．
Weeks passed．I gradually settled into a routine of daily work with Grandpa．In the evenings I usually read or talked with Grandma．She never grew tired of hearing about college or anything I was involved in．She told me stories about her childhood，family and the early years after she and Grandpa had married．
The last Saturday in June，Grandpa suggested going fishing．We hadn't expected what we saw when we got to the pond that morning：One of the swans（天鵝） was dead．Grandpa had given the pair of swans to Grandma on their 50th anniversary．"Why don't we see about buying another one，"I suggested，hoping the situation could somehow be righted．Grandpa thought for a few moments before answering．
He finally said，"no …it's not that easy，Bruce．You see，swans mate for life．"He raised his finger to point，holding the fishing pole in his other hand．"There's nothing we can do for the one that's left．He has to work it out for himself．"
A few days later，we drove by the pond while doing our morning check on the cows．We found the other swan lying near the same spot we had found the first one．It，too，was dead．
The month of July started with me and Grandpa putting up a new stretch of fence．Then July 12 came．That was the day Grandma passed away．Grandma had died suddenly that morning of a stroke．（中風） By the afternoon，my parents were there．The old house was soon crowded with relatives and Grandpa's friends．
The funeral（葬禮） was held the ne xt day．Grandpa had insisted on having it as soon as possible．On the second day after the funeral，Grandpa announced at the breakfast table，"This is a working farm．We have a lot of things to do．The rest of you should get back to your own lives．"Most of the family had already left，but this was Grandpa's way of telling the rest it was time for them to go home．My parents were the last to leave after lunch．
Grandpa was not a man who could outwardly express his grief（悲痛）around others，and we all worried about him．The rest of the summer flowed by．We stayed busy working．I thought there was something different about Grandpa but couldn't quite put my finger on it．
September was nearing，and part of me did not want to leave．I thought of skipping the fall semester and staying around a few more months．When I mentioned it，grandpa quickly told me that my place was back at college．
The day finally came for me to pack my car and leave．I shook his hand and chanced a hug．As I drove down the driveway，I saw him in the rearview mirror of my car．He waved to me and then walked to the farm gate to start the morning livestock check．
Mom called me at school on a stormy October day to tell me Grandpa had died．A neighbor had stopped by that morning for coffee and found him in the kitchen．He died of a stroke，the same as Grandma．At that moment，I understood what he'd clumsily tried to explain to me about the swan on that morning we fished together by the pond．
66．We can learn from Paragraph 1 thatA．
A．Bruce was not happy with his parents'arrangement
B．Bruce is eager to enjoy himself freely on the farm
C．Bruce regarded working on the farm as a rare chance
D．the brothers took turns to attend their grandparents
67．What did the writer think at the sight of the first dead swan？D
A．Grandma would be in deep sorrow over its death．
B．The living can do nothing for the dead．
C．The other was certain to die since swans mate for life．
D．Another swan should be bought in place of the dead one．
68．Grandpa quickly ignored the family after the funeral becauseA．
A．he tended to deal with grief in life b y himself
B．he made the assumption about the matter of life and death
C．he wanted to carry on with his farm work
D．he didn't want his normal life disturbed
69．By"I couldn't put my fingers on it"，the writer means thatB．
A．I was so busy that I couldn't give a hand to Grandpa
B．I couldn't tell exactly what was different about my Grandpa
C．I stayed busy working and couldn't keep Grandpa's company
D．I could do nothing to help him out of grief
70．Which of the following can be the best title for the passage？D
A．Unforgettable Summer Break                           
B．Death of Swans
C．Everlasting Love Story                          
D．Mate for Life．

Answer 1

分析 文章內(nèi)容主要講述了相伴了一生的祖父母之間的情感，在祖母過世之后祖父情感生活的變化．最終也患上了和祖母相同的疾病而過世．

解答 66．A 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章第一段內(nèi)容My summer break would be spent with grandma and grandpa，helping out around their farm．The arrangement made good sense to all the family．I wasn't fully convinced of that myself but guessed it was just one summer．暑假的時候我被安排要去農(nóng)場幫忙祖父祖母．這個安排對于整個家庭是很有意義的，可是我卻不能說服我自己，只能對自己說那就只是一個暑假而已，咬咬牙就過去了．由此可知，作者對于這個安排是不滿意的，故選A．
67．D 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章第四段內(nèi)容．"Why don't we see about buying another one，"I suggested 我建議再買一直天鵝，結(jié)合選項，故選D．
68．A 細節(jié)理解題． 根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容This is a working farm．We have a lot of things to do．The rest of you should get back to your own lives；Grandpa was not a man who could outwardly express his grief（悲痛）around others，and we all worried about him．在祖母的葬禮之后，祖父把我們都遣走，讓我們回去工作學習．祖父是一個不會把自己的悲傷都表達出來的一個人，他只想獨自傷心．結(jié)合選項，故選A
69．B  細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)該劃線句子的上一句可得知，I thought there was something different about Grandpa but couldn't quite put my finger on it．我知道祖父與眾不同，當是又說不明白是怎么個不同的．結(jié)合選項，故選B．
70．D 主旨大意題．根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容主要講述了相伴了一生的祖父母之間的情感，在祖母過世之后祖父情感生活的變化．最終也患上了和祖母相同的疾病而過世．由此可推斷，一生的伴侶是多么的重要，結(jié)合選項，故選D．

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