9.I went up to my mother's bedroom after her death and found a box full of papers.Inside was a letter."Dearest Andrew,"it began,"there was never a right time to tell you."
Along with the letter was my adoption paperwork-"Parents:unknown"-and two newspapers.The first described a newborn baby,wrapped in a pink blanket,discovered on a doorstep by a paperboy.The second was from a year later,reporting that the baby was still in a children's home,yet to be adopted.
It was a shock.My childhood was happy; my adoptive father died when I was eight,but my mother made sure I couldn't have had a more loving home.I didn't do anything about trying to find out my birth parents for 15 years.However,there were so many questions.Why did my mother abandon me?Did she get into trouble?I didn't feel angry with her for leaving me,but I wanted to know more about the circumstances surrounding my birth.
I started to research my history and went on local television news.Amazingly,a man called Ronnie got in touch with the TV station,saying I reminded him of his father,Angus.We met up and I was surprised to see a man 20 years my senior.We arranged a DNA test.The results were positive-Ronnie was my half-brother.
Ronnie told me that my father would have been 60when I was born.He died before I started my search.My father was having an affair with a young woman during the year of my birth,but she is now married with her own family and I should respect her privacy.I would like my questions answered,but not at the expense of her happiness."Abandoned"is such a sensitive word,but I don't feel any sadness or rejection,because I don't know the circumstances of my birth.Instead,I feel unique.
21.From the passage we can know that AndrewA.
A.was wrapped in a blanket when found
B.was brought up in a children's home
C.served as a paperboy when his mother died
D.was abandoned by his birth parents a year after birth
22.What contributed to Andrew's looking for his birth parents?B
A.Anger.B.Curiosity.C.Bitter childhood.D.Present poor life.
23.What can we know about Andrew and Ronnie from the passage?C
A.Neither has seen Angus.
B.Neither is the son of Angus.
C.Both have the same father.
D.Both are at the same age.
24.Why did the author give up searching for his birth mother?D
A.He hated her because she abandoned him on a doorstep.
B.He didn't have evidence due to his father's death.
C.He felt it lucky enough to find his birth father.
D.He didn't want to put her into trouble.
25.Which of the following words can best describe the author's attitude towards his adoptive mother?C
A.Dissatisfied.B.Forgiving.C.Grateful.D.Concerned.
分析 文章講述了在我的養(yǎng)母去世時,在房間發(fā)現(xiàn)一封信,信里告訴我的生世等情況.
解答 ABCDC
21.A 細節(jié)題.根據(jù)The first described a newborn baby,wrapped in a pink blanket,discovered on a doorstep by a paperboy.可知,當小男孩被發(fā)現(xiàn)時,被包裹在一個毯子里,故選A.
22.B 推理題.在文章Why did my mother abandon me?Did she get into trouble?兩個問句,為什么媽媽要拋棄我?她陷入困難了嗎?這些都是我的好奇促使我去尋找親生父母,故選 B.
23.C 推理題.We arranged a DNA test.The results were positive-Ronnie was my half-brother.我們進行DNA比對,結果Ronnie是我的哥哥,所以推出我們有同一個父親,故選C.
24.D 細節(jié)題.根據(jù)she is now married with her own family and I should respect her privacy.I would like my questions answered,but not at the expense of her happiness得知,她現(xiàn)在重組家庭,我應該尊重她的隱私,不想去打擾她,故選D.
25.C 情感態(tài)度題.根據(jù)Abandoned"is such a sensitive word,but I don't feel any sadness or rejection遺棄這是一個敏感的詞匯,但我一點都不覺得悲傷或者排斥,可見我的養(yǎng)父母對我很好,充滿感激,故選C.
點評 本文是人生感悟類閱讀理解.這類題材是高考常考的內(nèi)容,它注重考查考生整體理解文章大意的能力,在做題時要結合題干以及上下文做出正確的選擇