专题限时训练(十八)[故事型阅读理解](限时：25分钟)(一)Istillremember—myhandsandmyfingersstillremember—whatusedtolieinstoreforusonourreturntoschoolfromtheholidays.Thetreesintheschoolyardwouldbeinfullleafagainandtheoldleaveswouldbelyingaroundlikeamuddyseaofleaves.“Getthatallsweptup！”theheadmasterwouldtellus.“Iwantthewholeplacecleanedup,atonce！”Therewasenoughworkthere,tolastoveraweek.Especiallysincetheonlytoolswithwhichwewereprovidedwereourhands,ourfingers,andournails.“Nowseethatit'sdoneproperly,andbequickaboutit，”theheadmasterwouldsaytotheolderpupils,“oryou'llhavetoanswerforit！”Soatanorderfromtheolderboyswewouldalllineuplikepeanutsabouttocutandgatherincrops.Iftheworkwasnotgoingasquicklyastheheadmasterexpected,thebigboys,insteadofgivingusahelpinghand,usedtofinditsimplertobeatuswithbranchespulledfromthetrees.Inordertoavoidtheseblows,weusedtobribe(贿赂)theolderboyswiththejuicycakesweusedtobringforourmiddaymeals.Andifwehappenedtohaveanymoneyonus,thecoinschangedhandsatonce.Ifwedidnotdothis,ifwewereafraidofgoinghomewithanemptystomachoranemptypurse,theblowswereredoubled.Theyhitussoviolentlyandwithsuchevilenjoymentthatevenadeafanddumbpersonwouldhaverealizedthatwewerebeingwhippednotsomuchtomakeusworkharder,butrathertobeatusintoastateofobedience(服从)inwhichwewouldbeonlytoogladtogiveupourfoodandmoney.Occasionallyoneofus,wornoutbysuchcalculatedcruelty,wouldhavethecouragetocomplaintotheheadmaster.Hewouldofcoursebeveryangry,butthepunishmenthegavetheolderboyswasalwaysverysmall—nothingcomparedtowhattheyhaddonetous.Andthefactisthathowevermuchwecomplained,oursituationdidnotimproveintheslightest.Perhapsweshouldhaveletourparentsknowwhatwasgoingon,butsomehowweneverdreamedofdoingso;Idon'tknowwhetheritwasloyaltyorpridethatkeptussilent,butIcanseenowthatwewerefoolishtokeepquietaboutit,forsuchbeatingswerecompletelyforeigntoournature.1．Thestatement“myhandsandmyfingersstillremember”(Para.1)meansthat________．A．theauthor'shandswereseverelyinjuredinthecleaningupB．theauthorseldomdidsuchhardworkasthecleaningupC．theauthorwasbulliedbythebigboysinthecleaningupD．theauthor'shandswerehisonlytoolforthecleaningup2．Theheadmasterwouldtellthestudentstocleanuptheschoolyardatthebeginningofthetermbecause________．A．hewastoolazyB．thereweremanyfallenleavesonthegroundC．theschoolyardwascoveredwithmudD．thestudentsdidn'tfinishtheirhomework3．Theheadmasteraskedtheolderboysto________．A．beatthosewhoworkedslowlyB．treatthesmallboysaspeanutsC．takechargeoftheprocessofthecleaningupD．dothecleaningupallbythemselves4．AccordingtoPara.3,iftheauthorhadanymoneyonhim,hemostprobably________．A．gaveittothebigboyssoastopleasethemB．gaveitasabribetotheheadmasterC．spentitallonhismiddaymealD．spentitbuyingmiddaymealsforthebigboys5．Whenreceivingcomplaints,theheadmasterwoulddealwiththebigboysbymeansof________．A．slightpunishmentB．harshcriticismC．completeindifferenceD．goodbeatings(二)The30milesofsteep(陡峭的)roadsthatsnakethroughthemountainsofLoganCanyoninUtahareenoughtomakemostdrivers'handssweat.ButAndersen,a46yearoldfatheroffour,wasn'texpectinganytroubleontheroadlastNewYear'sEve,whenhesetoffforaskitriptotheBearRiverMountainswithnineyearolddaughterMia,fouryearoldsonBaylor,andnineyearoldneighbourKenya.AndersenhaddriventhroughtheCanyonhundredsoftimesovertheyears.Theweatherwasfine—butthehighertheydrove,themore...
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