4.It was New Year's Night.An aged man was standing at a window.He raised his sad eyes towards the deep blue sky,where the stars were floating like white lilies (百合) on the surface of a clear calm lake.
He had already passed sixty and brought from his journey nothing but errors and regrets.Now his health was poor,his mind empty,his heart sorrowful (悲傷的).
The days of his youth appeared like dreams before him,and he remembered the serious moment when his father placed him at the entrance of the two roads---one leading to a peaceful,sunny place,covered with flowers,fruits and filled with soft,sweet songs; the other leading to a deep,dark cave,which was endless,where poison(毒) flowed (流淌) instead of water and devils (魔鬼) and poisonous snakes hissed (發(fā)出嘶嘶聲) and crawled.
He saw the lights flowing away in the darkness.These were the days of his wasted life; he saw a star fall down from the sky and disappeared,and this was the symbol of himself.His regret like a sharp arrow struck deeply into his heart.Then he remembered his friends in his childhood.But they had made their way to success and were now honored and happy on this night.
The clock in the high church tower struck and the sound made him remember his parents'early love for him.They had taught him and prayed to God for his good.But he chose the wrong way.With shame and sorrow he dared no longer look towards that heaven where his father lived.His darkened eyes were full of tears,and with a hopeless effort,he burst out a cry:"Come back,my early days!Come back!"
His youth did return,for all this was only a dream which he had on New Year's Night.He was still young though his faults (過錯) were real; he had not yet entered the deep,dark cave,and he was still free to walk on the road which leads to the peaceful and sunny land.
Those who still wander (徘徊) on the entrance of life,hesitating to choose the bright road,remember that when years are passed and your feet stumble (蹣跚) on the dark mountains,you will cry bitterly,but in vain (徒勞地):"Oh youth,return!Oh give me back my early days!"
55.We can learn from the passage that the manD.
A.returned from a long journey and regretted what he had done.
B.was ignored by his parents when he was only a child.
C.didn't enter the deep,dark cave when he was young.
D.found it no use crying over the wrong past.
56.Why does the author set his story on New Year's Night?D
A.He wants to tell people it's time to recall the past.
B.He suggests the aged man will have a bright future.
C.He expects people to share the man's sad feeling.
D.He tries to stress (強調) the man's sad feeling.
57.The aged man in the passage on New Year's Night can be described asB.
A.sorrowful,fearful and regretful.
B.regretful,painful and disappointed.
C.hopeful,sorrowful and peaceful.
D.disappointed,regretful and hopeful.
58.The author writes the passage mainly toA.
A.encourage young people to take the right road.
B.help the old man to pick up his confidence.
C.describe the old man's unsuccessful experience.
D.show his pity for the aged man.
分析 本文主要講了在新年之夜,別人都在歡慶新年之際,一位后悔、痛苦又絕望的老人即將走向生命的盡頭,他非常后悔自己在年輕時沒有聽從父親的勸告,走正確的人生道路,然而時光不再,他永遠不可能回到年輕時候了
解答 55-58 DDBA
55 D 細節(jié)題. 根據(jù)文章第三 段 He saw the lights flowing away in the darkness.可知他從黑暗中看到了光明,也就是說對于過去哭泣是沒有用的,故選D.
56 D.推理判斷題.根據(jù)It was New Year's Night.Then he remembered his friends in his childhood.But they had made their way to success and were now honoured and happy on this night.新年之夜本來應該是一個歡喜和充滿希望的夜晚,而作者把這個故事的背景設定在這一時刻,更強調了這個人極度悲傷的感情,故選D.
57 B推理判斷題.根據(jù)He had already passed sixty and brought from his journey nothing but errors and regrets.Now his health was poor,his mind vacant and his heart sorrowful,老人已經(jīng)度過了60載春秋,而他從這漫長的旅途中帶向墳墓的,除了過失和懺悔,別無他物.他的健康失去了,他的頭腦空虛了,他的心靈充滿了悲哀可以看出這位老人后悔、痛苦又絕望,故選B.
58 A.主旨大意題.根據(jù)And his youth did return,for all this was only a dream which he had on New Year's Night.He was still young though his faults were real; he had not yet entered the deep,dark cave,and he was still free to walk on the road which leads to the peaceful and sunny land.可知這篇文章的作者鼓勵年輕人一定要選擇正確的道路,故選A.
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