浙江鲁迅中学等六校2016届高三联考英语试题及答案(4)

C. Indifference from students‘ parents. D. Long working time and much energy.
54. What is the author‘s comment on the current school reform movement?
A. It will have a positive impact on education. B. It tends to be unsuccessful.
C. It will make teachers more motivated. D. It demands more fund to meet the challenge.
D
Mine was, at times, a lonely childhood. Born in Chungking, China, of missionary (传教士) 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 英语试题卷·第 8 页（共 10 页）
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 where _______________.
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?
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?
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 was ___________ 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?
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?
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 英语试题卷·第 9 页（共 10 页）
第二节：下面文章有5个段落需要添加首句（第61—65题）。请从以下选项（A、B、C、D、E和F）中选出适合各段落的首句，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。
A. Stay busy.
B. Beat the heat.
C. Get going with goals.
D. Seek help from a dietitian.