2．Mine was，at times，a lonely childhood．Born in Chungking，China，of missionary （傳教士） parents，I lost my mother at birth．I was two months old when my father sent me to Mother's favorite sister in Morgantown，West Virginia．There I grew up in the house where Mother had spent her girlhood．
In the evening，before Aunt Ruth came home，I often sat on the floor beneath a picture of my mother-a sweet-faced young woman of 20，with dark eyes and black curly hair．There was one question always in my mind：What was my mother like？If only I could have known her!
Twenty years passed．I had grown up，married and had a baby，named Lucy for her grandmother-the mother I'd so longed to know．
One spring morning，18-month-old Lucy and I boarded a train for Morgantown to visit Aunt Ruth．A woman offered me half her seat in the crowded car．I thanked her and busied myself with Lucy，while the woman turned her attention to the landscape speeding by．
After settling my baby in my arms for a nap，I started to talk with the woman．She said she was going to Morgantown to see her daughter and brand-new grandson．-Surely you know my aunt，Ruth Wood，‖I said．-She‘s had a real-estate office in Morgantown for years．‖
-No，‖she answered．-I‘ve been away a long time，and that name is not familiar to me．‖
For several minutes，the woman looked out of the window．Then，without turning her head，she began to speak．
-There was a Miss Lucy Wood，a teacher，in Morgantown years ago．She probably left there before you were born．You said the name Wood，and，suddenly，I can't stop thinking about her．I haven‘t thought of her for years，but once I loved her very much．She was my teacher．My parents owned a bakery on Watts Street．They were on the verge of divorce．They fought and quarreled all the time．I had to work very hard at home and in the bakery，too．
-I loved school，though I didn‘t make good grades．Miss Wood‘s room was a happy place； it seemed like heaven to me．One day，after my folks had a big fight at breakfast，I came to school late，holding back the tears．Miss Wood kept me after school．I thought she would scold me but，instead，she let me tell her my troubles．She made me feel how much my brothers and sisters，and even my parents，needed me and from that day on，my life was worth living．‖
-A few months later，I heard a little girl say：?Miss Wood‘s going to marry a missionary and live in China!‘I went home crying．My parents stopped in the middle of a fight to ask me what was wrong，but they could not know how great a light was going out in my life．I couldn‘t sleep that night．
-The next day，Miss Wood again kept me after school to see what was wrong．When I told her，she looked surprised and tender．?Please don‘t go way off to China!‘I begged．
-?Viola‘，she answered，?I can‘t give up China．I‘m going where my heart calls me，with the man I love．But I swear I‘ll think of you often，and I‘ll send you a postcard．‘
-I‘d never had any mail of my own，so that made me feel better．When I told my mother，she shook her head，saying．?Don‘t feel too bad，Viola，if she forgets； she‘ll have so many folks to write to．‘
-Two months later，I got a postcard with a picture of the Yangtze River，postmarked Chungking，China．?Are you still making me proud of you，my little brave one？‘it asked．If anyone had given me a million dollars，it couldn‘t have made me more proud．Right after that，my parents broke up and we moved away from Morgantown．
-Goodness，we are almost there!I‘ve talked too much．I do hope I haven‘t bored you．‖
Then，for the first time，she turned to me and saw the tears in my eyes．
-Would you like to see Lucy Wood‘s granddaughter？‖I asked．My baby was waking from her nap．My heart was singing．The burning question of my childhood had been richly answered．

55．Morgantown was the place whereB．
A．the author‘s mother passed away 
B．the author spent her childhood
C．the author was born 
D．the author‘s father grew up
56．What can we learn about Viola‘s childhood？D
A．She got excellent grades in school．
B．Her parents didn‘t love her．
C．She grew up in her Aunt‘s house．
D．Her parents‘marriage was in trouble．
57．In what way did Miss Wood influence Viola？C
A．She helped her improve the grades．
B．She solved all her troubles．
C．She convinced her to value life a lot．
D．She helped her get along with schoolmates．
58．Viola‘s mother wasA when Viola told her about Miss Wood‘s promise．
A．doubtful   B．trustful   C．indifferent   D．optimistic
59．What might be the-burning question‖that had been richly answered？C
A．Why did father send me to Aunt Ruth？
B．Why did mother go to China？
C．What kind of person was mother？
D．What did mother leave to her students？
60．What would be the best title for the passage？D
A．An Unforgettable Train Trip 
B．An Ordinary but Great Teacher
C．The Student My Mother was Proud of 
D．The Day I Met My Mother．

分析 本文的作者主要講述了由于自己在出生的時候就失去了母親，所以一直想知道自己的母親是一個什么樣的人，卻總也找不到答案．直到她在火車上偶遇母親曾經(jīng)的學生Viola，才找到了童年時就渴望得到的答案．作者主要從Viola講述童年時期與老師Lucy Wood的故事中，最終了解到母親是一名非常受學生Viola愛戴的老師；通過給學生寄明信片說明母親很守信用，并且還了解到母親為什么去了中國．

解答 答案：55-60：BDCACD
55．B    細節(jié)理解題     根據(jù)第一段"I was two months old when my father sent me to Mother's favorite sister in Morgantown，West Virginia．There I grew up in the house where Mother had spent her girlhood我兩個月大時，父親將我送到母親最喜歡的在Morgantown，West Virginia的妹妹家，我在那里長大，那里也是我母親度過少女時代的家"可知，作者是在Morgantown，West Virginia度過了她的童年，故選B
56．D    細節(jié)推理題     根據(jù)第八段"They were on the verge of divorce．They fought and quarreled all the time．他們處在離婚的邊緣，他們總是吵架"，第九段"One day，after my folks had a big fight at breakfast，…一天，在我父母吃早飯時又吵了一大架后…"以及倒數(shù)第三段"my parents broke up…我父母分手了"可知，在Viola小時候，她父母的婚姻出了問題；故選D
57．C    細節(jié)理解題     根據(jù)第九段"She made me feel how much my brothers and sisters，and even my parents，needed me and from that day on，my life was worth living 她讓我覺得我的兄弟姐妹，甚至我的父母，多么的需要我．從那一天起，我的生活變得更有價值．"可知，Miss Wood 說服了Viola更加珍惜生活；故選C
58．A    細節(jié)理解題     根據(jù)倒數(shù)第五段"When I told my mother，she shook her head，saying．?Don‘t feel too bad，Viola，if she forgets； she‘ll have so many folks to write to．當我告訴我母親時，她搖著頭說，不要太難過，她會忘記的，她還要給那么多的家人寫信．"可知，她母親對老師的承諾表示懷疑；故選A
59．C    推理判斷題     根據(jù)第二段"There was one question always in my mind：What was my mother like？If only I could have known her!在我的腦海里始終有一個問題：我母親是什么樣的人？如果我能見過她該多好！"以及根據(jù)在作者聽完Viola的講述時，說的最后一句話"The burning question of my childhood had been richly answered．我童年時渴望要解答的問題得到很圓滿的答案．"可知，作者渴望要得到圓滿答案的問題可能是：她的母親是個什么樣的人？故選C
60．D    主旨大意題      通讀全文可知，由于本文的作者剛出生就失去了母親，所以她從小就想知道母親是一個什么樣的人，后來從母親曾經(jīng)的學生Viola那里聽到關于母親的事情，終于使自己渴望要解答的問題得到很圓滿的答案即了解到了自己的母親的情況；故選D

點評 本文的篇幅比較長，但故事性很強，首先要通讀全文，把握文章的大體內(nèi)容，縷清作者的寫作思路；然后，結合下面的問題，通過細節(jié)閱讀進行概括推理或直接找到答案．

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