阅读理解（文化教育类）06十五、WhenItoldmyfatherthatIwasmovingtoDesMoines,Iowa,hetoldmeabouttheonlytimehehadbeenthere.Itwasinthe1930s,whenhewasaneditorintheliterarymagazineofSouthernMethodistUniversity（SMU）inDallas,Texas.HealsoworkedasaprofessoratSMU,andtherewasagirlstudentinhisclasswhosufferedfromaseriousbackdisease.Shecouldn;taffordtheoperationbecauseherfamilywaspoor.HermotherranaboardinghouseinGalveston,aseasidetownnearHouston,Texas.Shewascleaningouttheattic（阁楼）onedaywhenshecameacrossanolddustymanuscript（手稿）.Onitstoppagewerethewords,“ByO.Henry”.Itwasanicestory,andshesentittoherdaughteratSMU,whoshowedittomyfather.Myfatherhadneverreadthestorybefore,butitsoundedlikeO.Henry,andheknewthatO.HenryhadoncelivedinHouston.SoitwaspossiblethatthefamousauthorhadgonetothebeachandstayedintheGainestownboardinghouse,andhadwrittenthestorythereandleftthemanuscriptbehindbyaccident.MyfathervisitedanO.HenryexpertatColumbiaUniversityinNewYork,whoauthenticatedthestoryasO.Henry’s.Myfatherthensetouttosellit.Eventfully,hefoudhimselfinDesMoines,meetingwithGardnerCowles,atopeditorattheDesMoinesRegister.Cowleslovesthestoryandboughtitonthespot.Myfathertookthemoneytothegirl.Itwasjustenoughforhertohavetheoperationshesodesperatelyneeded.MyfathernevertoldmewhattheO.Henrystorywasabout.Butidoubtthatitcouldhavebeenbetterthanhisownstory.49.WhofoundtheO.Henry’smanuscript?A.Thegirl’smother.B.Theauthor’sfather.C.Thegirl.D.Theauthor.50.Whichofthefollowingmightexplainthefactthatthemanuscriptwasfoundintheattic?A.O.HenryonceworkedinHouston.B.O.HenryoncestayedinGalveston.C.O.HenryoncemovedtoDesMoines.D.O.HenryoncetaughtatSMU.51.Theunderlinedword“authenticated”inParagraph2probablymeans__________.A.namedB.treatedC.provedD.described52.Accordingtothetext,whydidtheauthor’sfathergotoDesMoines?A.ToselltheO.Henrystory.B.Tomeettheauthorhimself.C.TotalkwiththeO.Henryexpert.D.Togivemoneytothegirl.【考点】考察历史知识类阅读【文章大意】本文介绍了我的父亲为了帮助一位女学生动手术，而到DesMoines把女孩的母亲发现的欧亨利的手稿卖掉的故事。49.【答案】A【试题解析】细节题。根据文章第二段1,2行Shewascleaningouttheattic（阁楼）onedaywhenshecameacrossanolddustymanuscript（手稿）.Onitstoppagewerethewords,“ByO.Henry”.可知正是她的母亲在打扫阁楼的时候发现了欧亨利的手稿的。故A正确。50.【答案】B【试题解析】细节题。根据文章第二段4,5行heknewthatO.HenryhadoncelivedinHouston.SoitwaspossiblethatthefamousauthorhadgonetothebeachandstayedintheGainestownboardinghouse,andhadwrittenthestorythereandleftthemanuscriptbehindbyaccident.可知欧亨利有可能在Gainestownboardinghouse住过，留下了这个手稿。所以女孩的妈妈才可能会得到这个手稿。故B正确。51.【答案】C【试题解析】推理题。根据文章第三段Eventfully,hefoudhimselfinDesMoines,meetingwithGardnerCowles,atopeditorattheDesMoinesRegister.Cowleslovesthestoryandboughtitonthespot.可知我的父亲来到了DesMoines找到了一位买家愿意购买这个手稿，说明这是欧亨利的手稿。也就是说MyfathervisitedanO.HenryexpertatColumbiaUniversityinNewYork,whoauthenticatedthestoryasO.Henry’s.中的这位专家确认了能够手稿的确是欧亨利的。故C正确。52.【答案】A【试题解析】细节题。根据文章第三段1,2行Myfatherthensetouttosellit.Eventfully,hefoudhimselfinDesMoines,meetingwithGardnerCowles,atopeditorattheDesMoinesRegister.Cowleslovesthestoryandboughtitonthespot.可知父亲要到DesMoines来卖欧亨利的手稿的。故A正确。【长难句解析】MyfathervisitedanO.H...
