【英语】2018届二轮复习阅读理解记叙文典题10训练(十一)学案（17页） 21页

‎2018届二轮复习阅读理解典题10训练(十一)‎ ‎【一】‎ On May 23,1989, Stefania Follini came out from a cave at Carlsbad, New Mexico. She hadn’t seen the sun for eighteen and a half weeks. Stefania was in a research program, and the scientists in the program were studying body rhythms (节奏)。In this experiment Stefania had spent 130 days in a cave, 30 feet in depth.‎ During her time in the cave, Stefania had been completely alone except for two white mice. Her living place had been very comfortable, but there had been nothing to fell her the time. She’d had no clock or watches, no television or radio. There had been no natural light and the temperature had always been kept at 21℃.‎ The results were very interesting. Stefania had been in the cave for over four months, but she thought she had been there for only two. Her body clock had changed. She hadn't kept to a 24-hour day. She had stayed awake for 20-25 hours and then had slept for 10 hours. She had eaten fewer meals and had lost 17lbs in weight as a result! She had also become rather depressed (抑郁).‎ How had she spent her time in the cave? As part of the experiment she'd done some physical and mental tests. She'd recorded her daily activities and the results of the tests on a computer. This computer had been specially programmed for the project. Whenever she was free, she'd played cards, read books and listened to music. She'd also learned French from tapes.‎ ‎ The experiment showed that our body clocks are affected by light and temperature, For ‎ example, the pattern of day and night makes us wake up and go to sleep. However, People are affected in different ways. Some people wake up naturally at 5:00 am, but others don't start to wake up till 9:00 or 10;00 am. This affects the whole daily rhythm. As a result, the early risers are at their best in the late morning. The late risers, on the other hand, are tired during the day and only come to life in the afternoon or evening! ‎ ‎68. Stefania stayed in the cave for a long time because___________.‎ A. she was asked to do research on mice B. she wanted to experience loneliness C. she was the subject of a study D. she needed to record her life ‎68. C。细节理解题。根据第一段中Stefania was in a research program和整段的意思，可以排除A、B、D项。 ‎ ‎69. What is a cause for the change of Stefania’s body clock?‎ A. Eating fewer meals. B. Having more hours of sleep C. Lacking physical exercise. D. Getting no natural light.‎ ‎69. D。细节理解题。根据第二段中 She hadn't kept to a 24-hour day. She had stayed awake for 20-25 hours and then had slept for 10 hours.可知答案。 ‎ ‎70. Where does the text probably come from?‎ A. A novel. B. A news story. C. A pet magazine. D. A travel guide ‎70. ‎ B。推理判断题。从全文的内容来看，本文主要报道了一个实验及实验得出的结果，所以由此判断本文可能来自于新闻报道，A项小说不可能。因为文章没有小说的特点；C项不正确，本文没有涉及宠物问题；D项不正确，因为本文也没涉及旅游的问题。 ‎ ‎【二】‎ When I was six, Dad brought home a dog one day, who was called “Brownie”. My brothers and I all loved Brownie and did different things with her. Ore of us would walk her, another would feed her, then there were baths, playing catch and many other games, Brownie, in return. loved each and every one of us. One thing that most touched my heart was that she would go to whoever was sick and just be with them we always felt better when she was around.‎ One day, as I was getting her food, she chewed up(咬破)one of Dad’s shoes, which had to be thrown away in the end. I knew Dad would be mad and I had to let her know what she did was wrong. When I looked at her and said, ”Bad girl,” she looked down at the ground and then went and hid. I saw a tear in her eyes.‎ Brownie turned out to be more than just our family pet, she went everywhere with us .People would stop and ask if they could pet her. Of course she’d let anyone pet her. She was just the most lovable dog. There were many times when we’d be out walking and a small child would come over and pull pm her hair. she never barked(吠) or tried to get away. Funny thing is she would smile. This frightened people because they thought she was showing her teeth. Far from the truth, she lovely everyone.‎ Now many years have passed since Brownie died of old age. I still miss days when she was with us.‎ ‎41. What would Brownie do when someone was ill in the family?‎ A. Look at them sadly. B. Keep them company.‎ C. Play games with them. D. Touch them gently.‎ ‎42. We can infer from Paragraph 2 that Brownie__________.‎ A. world eat anything when hungry B. felt sorry for her mistake ‎ C. loved playing hide-and-seek D. disliked the author’s dad ‎ ‎43.Why does the author say that Brownie was more than just a family pet?‎ A. She was treated as a member of the family.‎ B. She played games with anyone she liked.‎ C. She was loved by everybody she met.‎ D. She went everywhere with the family.‎ ‎44. Some people got frightened by Brownie when she__________.‎ A. smiled B. barked C. rushed to them D. tried to be funny ‎ ‎45.Which of the following best describes Brownie?‎ A. Shy B. Polite C. Brave D. Caring ‎ ‎ 解析： 这是一篇大家比较熟悉的一个话题：“宠物”。这篇文章文字简单，情节具有生活化的特点。就总体而言，考生能理解和掌握它的大意：说明了宠物惹人喜欢、可爱。‎ 从选材和文字特点方面可以看出，这篇文章通俗易懂，不“偏”不“怪”。如果感觉完形难度偏大的学生在做这道试题时，会相对轻松。‎ ‎41. 答案：B ‎ 考点分析：理解文章具体信息；‎ 解析： 从第一段“she would go to whoever was sick and just be with them”暗示出它的表现方式，选择B,keep them company（陪伴他们）‎ ‎42. 答案：B 考点分析；理解文中的具体信息 解析： 从第二段结尾句“she looked down at the ground and then went and hid. I saw a tear in her eyes”可以推断出它为做错的事感到悲伤 ‎43. 答案：C 考点分析：考查学生的判断和推理能力。‎ 解析： 通过全文的理解，和倒数第二段的提示 “There were many times when….”总有很多时候，可以推断出它为人们所喜爱 ‎44. 答案：A 考点分析：理解文中具体信息，情节推断 解析： 文中 “Funny thing is she would smile. This frightened people because they thought she was showing her teeth.”是解释，有趣的是：“露出牙齿”吓到了大家，其实它是在“笑”‎ ‎45. 答案：D 考点分析：考查学生的概括和判断能力。‎ 解析： 上下文的描写突出love each and everyone，第三段中She was just the most lovable dog都做出了暗示。‎ ‎【三】‎ Brave Frenchman Found Half-way Around the World ‎(NEW YORK) A French tourist highly praised for rescuing a two-year-old girl in Manhattan said he didn’t think twice before diving into the freezing East River.‎ Tuesday’s Daily News said 29-year who left the spot quickly after the rescue last Saturday.‎ He lifted the little girl out of the water after she fell off the bank at the South Street Scaport museum. He handed the girl to her father, David Anderson, who had dive in after him.‎ ‎“I didn’t think at all,” Duret told the Daily News. “It happened very fast. I reacted very fast.”‎ Duret, an engineer on vacation ,was walking with his girlfriend along the pier(码头)when he saw something falling into the water .He thought it was a doll, but realized it was a child when he approached the river. In an instant ,he took off his coat and jumped into the water.‎ When he reached the girl, she appeared lifeless, he said . Fortunately, when she was out of the water, she opened her eyes.‎ Anderson said his daughter slipped off the bank when he was adjusting his camera. An ambulance came later for her, said Duret, who was handed dry clothes from cookers. Duret caught a train with his girlfriend shortly after.‎ The rescue happened on the day before he left for France. Duret said he didn’t realize his tale of heroism he was leaving the next morning .‎ ‎“I don’t really think I’m a hero,” said Duret. “Anyone would do the same ting.”‎ ‎50. Why was Duret in New York? ‎ A. To meet his girlfriend B. To work as an engineer C. To spend his holiday D. To visit the Andersons.‎ ‎51. What did Duret do shortly after the ambulance came? ‎ A. He was interviewed by a newspaper B. He asked his girlfriend for his dry clothes C. He went to the hospital in the ambulance D. He disappeared from the spot quickly ‎52. Who divide after Duret into the river to save the little girl? ‎ A. David Anderson B. A passer-by C. His girlfriend D. a taxi driver.‎ ‎53. When was duet most probably found to be the very hero? ‎ A. The day when he was leaving for home.‎ B. A couple of days after the girl was rescued ‎ C. The first day when he was in New York ‎ D. The same day when he was interviewed.‎ 答案：‎ ‎50.C。【解析】推理判断题。根据第五自然段的首句可知本题选C。‎ ‎51.D。【解析】细节理解题。根据第二自然段的最后一句可知本题选D。‎ ‎52.A。【解析】细节理解题。由第三自然段的首句可知本题选A。‎ ‎53.B。【解析】推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二自然段可以推断出本题选B。‎ ‎【五】‎ The 1900 house ‎ The bowler family was one of more than 400 families who applied to 1900 house, a reality TV shout which took a typical family back a hundred years to se how people lived in the days before the internet, computer games and even electricity.‎ ‎ The bowler family spent three months in a London home without a telephone, computers, TV, or fast food. The bowlers wore clothes from 1900, are only food available in English at that time, and cooked their meals on a single stove. Paul bowler still went to work every day in a then uniform. The children changed their clothes on the way to and from school and their classmates didn’t know about then unusual home life. Joyce stayed at home, cooking and cleaning like a typical housewife of the time, though everything took three times as long.‎ ‎ So does Joyce think that people’s lives were better in the old days?‎ ‎ “I think people in the old days had just ad many troubles and worries,” Joyce said.‎ And I don’t think their life was better or worse, there were lots of things back then that ‎ I’m happy I don’t have to deal with nowadays, but on the other hand life was simpler.” “We had a lot more time with our family, and it was hard being nice to each other all the time,” eleven-year-old Hilary said.‎ ‎ So what did the Bowler family miss most about modern life while living in the 1900 house?‎ ‎ Paul, 39:” telephone and a hot shower”‎ ‎ Joyce, 44:” a quick cup of tea from a kettle you could just turn on”‎ ‎ Hilary, 11:” rock CD”‎ ‎ Joseph, 9:” hamburger and computer games”‎ ‎54. While the Bowler family was living in 1900 house, _____. ‎ A the mother spent more time on housework ‎ B the two children wore the then clothes for school C they prepared their meals together on a stove ‎ D they ate simple foods they had never seen ‎ ‎55. According to Paragraph 4, what’s Joyce’s opinion about life in 1900? ‎ A There were fewer problems for the family ‎ B Life was simpler but worse than it is now ‎ C There were things she liked and disliked D The family had more time to stay together ‎ ‎56. What would Hilary expect most from modern life in the three months? ‎ A To play computer games B. To make phone calls C To listen to music D. To chat on the Internet ‎ 答案：‎ ‎54.A。【解析】推理判断题。根据第二自然段的最后一句可知本题选A。‎ ‎55.C。【解析】推理判断题。在本自然段中Joyce谈到了她对当时生活的感受，有褒有贬，由此可知本题选C。‎ ‎56.C。【解析】推理判断题。根据Hilary，11：rock CD一句可以推断出她想听音乐，故本题选C。‎ ‎【六】‎ The elephant was lying heavily on its side, fast asleep. A few dogs started barking at it. The elephant woke up in a terrible anger: it chased the dogs into the village where they ran for safety.‎ That didn't stop the elephant. It destroyed a dozen houses and injured several people. The villagers were scared and angry. Then someone suggested calling Parbati, the elephant princess.‎ ‎ Parbati Barua's father was a hunter of tigers and an elephant tamer. He taught Parbati to ride an elephant before she could even walk. He also taught her the dangerous art of the elephant round-up -- how to catch wild elephants.‎ ‎ Parbati hasn't always lived in the jungle. After a happy childhood hunting with her father, she was sent to boarding school in the city. But Parbati never got used to being there and many years later she went back to her old fife. "Life in the city is too dull. Catching elephants is an adventure and the excitement lasts for days after the chase," she says.‎ ‎ But Parbati doesn't catch elephants just for fun. "My work," she says, "is to rescue man from the elephants, and to keep the elephants safe from man." And this is exactly what Parbati has been doing for many years. Increasingly, the Indian elephant is angry: for many years, illegal hunters have attacked it and its home in the jungle has been reduced to small pieces of land. It is now fighting back.‎ ‎ Whenever wild elephants enter a tea garden or a village, Parbati is called to guide the animals back to the jungle before they can kill.‎ ‎ The work of an elephant tamer also involves love and devotion. A good elephant tamer will spend hours a day singing love songs to a newly captured elephant. "Eventually they grow to love their tamers and never forget them. They are also more loyal than humans," she said, as she climbed up one of her elephants and sat on the giant, happy animal. An elephant princess indeed!‎ ‎65. For Parbati, catching elephants is mainly to .‎ ‎ A. get long lasting excitement B. keep both man and elephants safe ‎ C. send them back to the jungle D. make the angry elephants tame ‎66. Before Parbati studied in a boarding school, .‎ ‎ A. she spent her time hunting with her father ‎ B. she learned how to sing love songs ‎ C. she had already been called an elephant princess ‎ D. she was taught how to hunt tigers ‎67. Indian elephants are getting increasingly angry and they revenge because __________.‎ ‎ A. they are caught and sent for heavy work ‎ ‎ B. illegal hunters capture them and kill them ‎ C. they are attacked and their land gets limited ‎ D. dogs often bark at them and chase them ‎68. The passage starts with an elephant story in order to explain that in India _________. ‎ ‎ A. people easily fall victim to elephants' attacks ‎ ‎ B. the man-elephant relationship is getting worse ‎ C. elephant tamers are in short supply ‎ D. dogs are as powerful as elephants ‎65. B. 本题为归纳概括题。通读全文可知Parbati主要是为了保障大象与人之间的安全而驯象的。 66. A. 通读文章后可知她从小与父亲一起在丛林中度过了她的童年，之后才去寄宿学校的。 67. C. 可从文章第四段直接得出答案。 68. B. 逻辑推理题。‎ ‎【七】‎ I grew up in a house where the TV was seldom turned on and with one wall in my bedroom entirely lined with bookshelves, most of my childhood was spent on books I could get hold of. In fact, I grew up thinking of reading as natural as breathing and books unbelievably powerful in shaping perspectives (观点) by creating worlds we could step into, take part. in. and live in.‎ ‎ With this unshakable belief, I, at. fourteen, decided to become a writer. Here too, reading became useful. Every writer starts off knowing that he has something to say, but being unable to find the right ways to say it. He has to find his own voice by reading widely and discovering which parts of the writers he agrees or disagrees with, or agrees with so strongly that it reshapes his own world. He cannot write without loving to read, because only through reading other people’s writing can one discover what works, what doesn’t and, in the end, together with lots of practice, what voice he has. ‎ Now I am in college, and have come to realize how important it is to read fiction (文学作品)．As a. law student, my reading is in fact limited to subject matter—the volume (量) of what I have to read for classes every week means there is little time to read anything else. Such reading made it all the clearer to me that I live in a very small part in this great place called life. Reading fiction reminds me that there is life beyond my own. It allows me to travel across the high seas ‎ and along the Silk Road, all from the comfort of my own armchair, to experience, though secondhand, exciting experiences that I wouldn't necessarily be able to have in my lifetime.‎ ‎41. What can be inferred about the author as a child?w_w w. k#s5_u.c o*m A. He never watched TV. w_w*w.k_s*5_u.c_o m B. He read what he had to.‎ C. He found reading unbelievable.‎ D. He considered reading part of his life. ‎ ‎42. The underlined word "voice" in the second paragraph most probably means “ ”.‎ A. an idea ‎ B. a sound quality C. a way of writing D. a world to write about ‎ ‎43. What effect does reading have on the author? w_w*w.k_s*5_u.c_o m A. It helps him to realize his dream.‎ B. It opens up a wider world for him.‎ C. It makes his college life more interesting.‎ D. It increases his interest in worldwide travel.‎ ‎44. Which of the following can be the best title of this text? w_w w. k#s5_u.c o*m A. Why do I read? ‎ B. How do I read? ‎ C. What do I read? ‎ D. When do I read?‎ 语篇解读：本篇文章是记叙文。作者通过自己的亲身体验，讲述读书使人形成自己的独立观点，读书使人开扩视野的重要作用。‎ ‎41. 答案：D 考点：细节理解题 解析：根据首段第一二句， “I grew up in a house… with one wall in my bedroom entirely lined with bookshelves….I grew up thinking of reading as natural as breathing”可知作者是在一个以书为伴的环境中长大的，读书像呼吸那样已经成为生活必需。‎ ‎42. 答案：C 考点：词义推测题。‎ 解析：根据文中 “...but being unable to find the right ways to say it. He has to find his own …”可以推断出voice所表达的意思是“写作方式”。‎ ‎43. 答案B 考点：细节理解题 解析：由文章的最后一句：“It allows me to travel across the high seas and along the Silk Road, all from the comfort of my own armchair, to experience, though secondhand, exciting experiences that I wouldn't necessarily be able to have in my lifetime.”可得出答案 ‎44. 答案：A 考点：主旨大意题。‎ 解析：文章作者主要以自己的亲身体验讲述读书的重要性。因此Why do I read?“我为什么读书？”作题目最佳。w_w w. k#s5_u.c o*m ‎【八】‎ Fear plays no part in this latest problem．“I’m not afraid I'll lose my children．I won't lose my children. We live together, and nothing, nothing,” she repeats, her voice rising when speaking to John's lawyer, “will stop me from being with my children. A law? Year, right. Don't disturb me when it comes to my children. You are never going to win. If John wants to see them, I cannot stop him. He's their father—I want them to see him! However, his visit in his present condition will disturb the children's stable (稳定的) life．”w_w*w.k_s*5_u.c_o m ‎ John, who has spent much of his time in California recently, has only hired a house for himself in Pennsylvania, according to his lawyer. "If he'd like to stick to a regular life, I'd be more than happy to do that，" Jane says. "The best thing for any child of a divorced (离婚的) parent is a stable life. I want nothing more than for him to set up a stable life for himself, so that he can be part of making our children's lives more stable. "‎ ‎ While matters of money and care won't be settled for weeks, Jane hardly puts her life on hold. Last week the ABC network announced that Jane would return with her own show, Twist of Jane, in which she gives advice to other moms．Jane and her eight children will also return to ABC in a series of Jane Plus 8 specials showing them on various adventures．It’s a rest for Jane．who insists that she needs her new，busy life to provide for her family．“I have to lead such a life．and I’m thankful that I’ve built it to the top where now I can support my children．”she says．‎ ‎ And whether a bellicose(好斗的)dance judge or a bellicose former wife，Jane plans to keep 0n facing attacks on her． “Some people try to knock me down—only to make me more fierce，more protective，more determined to do better，”she says．“Go ahead，take me on．This will just make me stronger．”w_w*w.k_s*5_u.c_o m ‎57. According to Jane in the first paragraph，the low ‎ w_w w. k#s5_u.c o*m A. can’t take her children away from her B. can’t do anything with the case C. will best settle the problem D. will disturb her children ‎58. What does “to do that” refer to in the second paragraph?‎ A. To live with John．‎ B．To hire a house for John．‎ C．To allow John to see the children w_w*w.k_s*5_u.c_o m D．To ask John to set up a regular life.‎ ‎59. What does the underlined sentence in the third paragraph mean?‎ ‎ A．Jane’s life is very difficult．‎ ‎ B．Jane continues to live as usual．w_w*w.k_s*5_u.c_o m ‎ C．Jane almost can’t control her lire ‎ D．Jane works very hard to live a happy life．‎ ‎60. Which word can best describe Jane? ‎ w_w w. k#s5_u.c o*m A. Proud．‎ B．Fierce．‎ C．Determined．‎ D．Independent 语篇解读：本文为记叙文。主要记叙Jane在和丈夫离婚后下决心面对一切困难，争取孩子的抚养权，并在婚后钱财和孩子抚养等问题短期内难以解决的情况下努力生活的故事。‎ ‎57. 答案：C 考点：细节理解 解析：依据文章第一段第5,6句 “A law? Year, right. Don't disturb me when it comes to my children. You are never going to win.”可知 ‎58. 答案：C 解析：根据上一段的 “If John wants to see them…However, his visit in his present condition …”可知以John现在的状况不适合见孩子们，结合画线词所在句 “if he’d like to stick to a regular life”可以推断出如果John生活稳定了Jane允许他见孩子们。‎ ‎59. 答案：B 考点：考查学生的推断能力 解析：依据第三段首句 “While matters of money and care won't be settled for weeks, Jane hardly puts her life on hold.”此处while引导让步状语从句，意为“尽管钱和抚养的问题在几周内难以解决，……”划线部分因为Jane几乎不让生活受到影响。因此正确答案为B ‎60.答案：C 考点：推理判断题。‎ 解析： Jane面对一切压力，坚决要求孩子的抚养权；钱和孩子的抚养短期内不能解决的情况下，努力克服困难维持生活都表现了她的坚强决心。w_w w. k#s5_u.c o*m ‎【九】‎ In the kitchen of my mother’s houses there has always been a wooden stand（木架）with a small notepad（记事本）and a hole for a pencil.‎ I’m looking for paper on which to note down the name of a book I am recommending to my mother. Over forty years since my earliest memories of the kitchen pad and pencil, five houses later, the current paper and pencil look the same as they always did. Surely it can’t be the same pencil? The pad is more modern, but the wooden stand is definitely the original one.‎ ‎“I’m just amazed you still have the same stand for holding the pad and pencil after all these year.” I say to her, walking back into the living-room with a sheet of paper and the pencil. “You still use a pencil. Can’t you afford a pen?”‎ My mother replies a little sharply. “It works perfectly well. I’ve always kept the stand in the kitchen. I never knew when I might want to note down an idea, and I was always in the kitchen in these days.”‎ Immediately I can picture her, hair wild, blue housecoat covered in flour, a wooden spoon in one hand, the pencil in the other, her mouth moving silently. My mother smiles and says, “One day I was cooking and watching baby Pauline, and I had a brilliant thought, but the stand was empty. One of the children must have taken the paper. So I just picked up the breadboard and wrote it all down on the back. It turned out to be a real breakthrough for solving the mathematical problem I was working on.”‎ This story—which happened before I was born—reminds me how extraordinary my mother was, and is also a gifted mathematician. I feel embarrassed that I complain about not having enough child-free time to work. Later, when my mother is in the bathroom, I go into her kitchen and turn over the breadboards. Sure enough, on the back of the smallest one, are some penciled marks I recognize as mathematics. Those symbols have traveled unaffected through fifty years, rooted in the soil of a cheap wooden breadboard, invisible（看不到的）exhibits at every meal.‎ ‎46．Why has the author’s mother always kept the notepad and pencil in the kitchen?‎ A．To leave messages. B．To list her everyday tasks. ‎ C．To note down maths problems. D．To write down a flash of inspiration.‎ ‎46. D. 细节理解题。从I never knew when I might want to note down an idea到下一段的and I had a brilliant thought, but the stand was empty.可知正确答案时D. ‎ ‎47. What is the author’s original opinion about the wooden stand?‎ A. It has great value for the family.‎ B. It needs to be replaced by a better one.‎ C. It brings her back to her lonely childhood.‎ D .It should be passed on to the next generation.‎ ‎47.B. 根据第三段中I’m just amazed you still have the same stand for holding the pad and pencil after all these year.可推断，作者认为the wooden stand该换成更好的了。‎ ‎48. The author feels embarrassed for . ‎ A. blaming her mother wrongly.‎ B. giving her mother a lot of trouble.‎ C. not making good use of time as her mother did.‎ D. not making any breakthrough in her field.‎ ‎48.C. 细节理解题。最后一段中有I feel embarrassed that I complain about not having enough child-free time to work. 可知答案。‎ ‎49. What can be inferred from the last paragraph? ‎ A .The mother is successful in her career.‎ B. The family members like traveling.‎ C. The author had little time to play when young.‎ D. The marks on the breadboard have disappeared.‎ ‎49. A. 推理判断题。根据最后一段的第一句This story—which happened before I was born—reminds me how extraordinary my mother was, and is also a gifted mathematician.推断。‎ ‎50. In the author’s mind ,her mother is .‎ A. strange in behavior. B. keen on her research.‎ C. fond of collecting old things. D. careless about her appearance. ‎ ‎50.B. 推理判断题。作者通过a wooden stand（木架）with a small notepad（记事本）and a hole for a pencil描写了一位母亲对事业的执着和热爱，由此可以推断B项正确。‎ ‎【十】‎ In the kitchen of my mother’s houses there has always been a wooden stand（木架）with a small notepad（记事本）and a hole for a pencil.‎ I’m looking for paper on which to note down the name of a book I am recommending to my mother. Over forty years since my earliest memories of the kitchen pad and pencil, five houses later, the current paper and pencil look the same as they always did. Surely it can’t be the same pencil? The pad is more modern, but the wooden stand is definitely the original one.‎ ‎“I’m just amazed you still have the same stand for holding the pad and pencil after all these year.” I say to her, walking back into the living-room with a sheet of paper and the pencil. “You still use a pencil. Can’t you afford a pen?”‎ My mother replies a little sharply. “It works perfectly well. I’ve always kept the stand in the kitchen. I never knew when I might want to note down an idea, and I was always in the kitchen in these days.”‎ Immediately I can picture her, hair wild, blue housecoat covered in flour, a wooden spoon in one hand, the pencil in the other, her mouth moving silently. My mother smiles and says, “One day I was cooking and watching baby Pauline, and I had a brilliant thought, but the stand was empty. One of the children must have taken the paper. So I just picked up the breadboard and wrote it all down on the back. It turned out to be a real breakthrough for solving the mathematical problem I was working on.”‎ This story—which happened before I was born—reminds me how extraordinary my mother was, and is also a gifted mathematician. I feel embarrassed that I complain about not having enough child-free time to work. Later, when my mother is in the bathroom, I go into her kitchen and turn over the breadboards. Sure enough, on the back of the smallest one, are some penciled marks I recognize as mathematics. Those symbols have traveled unaffected through fifty years, rooted in the soil of a cheap wooden breadboard, invisible（看不到的）exhibits at every meal.‎ ‎46．Why has the author’s mother always kept the notepad and pencil in the kitchen?‎ A．To leave messages. B．To list her everyday tasks. ‎ C．To note down maths problems. D．To write down a flash of inspiration.‎ ‎46. D. 细节理解题。从I never knew when I might want to note down an idea到下一段的and I had a brilliant thought, but the stand was empty.可知正确答案时D. ‎ ‎47. What is the author’s original opinion about the wooden stand?‎ A. It has great value for the family.‎ B. It needs to be replaced by a better one.‎ C. It brings her back to her lonely childhood.‎ D .It should be passed on to the next generation.‎ ‎47.B. 根据第三段中I’m just amazed you still have the same stand for holding the pad and pencil after all these year.可推断，作者认为the wooden stand该换成更好的了。‎ ‎48. The author feels embarrassed for . ‎ A. blaming her mother wrongly.‎ B. giving her mother a lot of trouble.‎ C. not making good use of time as her mother did.‎ D. not making any breakthrough in her field.‎ ‎48.C. 细节理解题。最后一段中有I feel embarrassed that I complain about not having enough child-free time to work. 可知答案。‎ ‎49. What can be inferred from the last paragraph? ‎ A .The mother is successful in her career.‎ B. The family members like traveling.‎ C. The author had little time to play when young.‎ D. The marks on the breadboard have disappeared.‎ ‎49. A. 推理判断题。根据最后一段的第一句This story—which happened before I was born—reminds me how extraordinary my mother was, and is also a gifted mathematician.推断。‎ ‎50. In the author’s mind ,her mother is .‎ A. strange in behavior. B. keen on her research.‎ C. fond of collecting old things. D. careless about her appearance. ‎ ‎50.B. 推理判断题。作者通过a wooden stand（木架）with a small notepad（记事本）and a hole for a pencil描写了一位母亲对事业的执着和热爱，由此可以推断B项正确。‎