1、全國英語等級考試試題pets4閱讀練習題I remember the way the light touched her hair. She turned her head, and our eyes met, a momentary awareness in that raucous fifth grade classroom. I felt as though I d been struck a blow under the heart Thus began my first love affair.Her name was Rachel, and I mooned my way thro

2、ugh the grade and high school, stricken at the mere sight of her, tongue-tied in her presence. Does anyone, anymore, linger in the shadows of evening, drawn by the pale light of a window-her window-like some hapless summer insect?That delirious swooning, asexual but urgent and obsessive, that made m

3、e awkward and my voice crack, is like some impossible dream now.I would catch sight of her, walking down an aisle of trees to or from school, and I d become paralyzed. She always seemed so poised, so self-possessed. At home, I d relive each encounter,writhing at the thought of my inadequacies. We ev

4、entually got acquainted and socialized as we entered our adolescence, she knew I had a case on her, and I sensed her affectionate tolerance for me. Going sready implied a maturity we still lacked. Her Orthodox Jewish upbringing and myown Catholic scruples imposed an inhibited grace that made even ki

5、ssing a distant prospect, however fervently desired. I managed to hold her once at a dance-chaperoned, of course. Our embrace made her giggle, a sound so trusting that I hated myself for what I d been thinking. At any rate,my love for Rachel remained unrequited. We graduated from high school, she we

6、nt on to college,and I joined the Army.When World War II engulfed us, I was sent overseas. For a time we corresponded, and her letters were the highlight of those grinding endless years. Once she sent me a snapshot of herself in a bathing suit, which drove me to the wildest of fantasies. I mentioned

7、 the possibility of marriage in my next letter, and almost immediately her replies became less frequent, less personal. Her DearJohn latter finally caught UD with me while I was awaiting discharge. She gently explained the impossibility of a marriage between us. Looking back on it, I must have recov

8、ered rather quickly, although for the first few months I believed I didn t want to five. Like Rachel, I found someone else, whom I learned to love with a deep and permanent commitment that has lasted to this day.46. According to the passage, how old was the author when his first love affair began?A.

9、 Before he entered his teens.B.In his early teens.C. In his middle teens.D. When he was just out of his teens.47. How did the author behave as a boy in love?A. His first love motivated him toward hard study.B.His first love evoked sentimental memories.C. He was overpowered by wild excitement and pas

10、sion.D. He fulfilled his expectations and desires.48. According to the passage, what held them back from a loving kiss?A. Her Jewish origin did not allow it.B.His Catholic adherence forbade it.C. They were not sure whether it was proper or ethical to kiss in line with their religiousdecorum.D. Kissi

11、ng was found to be inelegant or even distasteful.49. According to the passage, what was Rachel s response to the author s tender affection before the war?A. She recognized and accepted his love affectionately.B.She thwarted his affection by flatly turning him down.C. She fondly permitted him to ador

12、e her without losing her own heart to him.D. She didnt care for him at all and only took delight in playing with his feelings.50. Which of the following best describes the organization of the passage?A. Statement and example.B.Cause and effect.C. Order of importance.D. Linear description.參考譯文我依然記得陽光

13、灑在她頭發上的樣子。她轉過頭，我們四目相對，在五年級喧囂的教室里，一絲奇妙的情愫掠過我的心。一剎那，我的心好像中了一擊。就這樣，我的初戀開始了。她叫Rachel。我渾渾噩噩地讀完了五年級和中學，在此期間，只要見到她我就會動心，只要有她在場，我就會說不出話來。除了我，還會有誰被她微亮的窗燈吸引，徘徊在夜幕中，像夏夜里可憐的蟲子?那種如癡如狂的激情，雖非性愛，但卻是那樣急迫，那樣難以抗拒，使我局促不安，使我的聲音凝噎。如今，這一切就像那場難圓的夢。一條通往家和學校的林間小道上，我常常與她邂逅，然而這卻讓我萬分沮喪，因為她總是一副若無其事，鎮定自如的樣子。回到家之后，我只能獨自重溫和她每次相遇時的情

14、景，而一想到自己不善言談我就深深為之苦惱。即便這樣，在我們十幾歲的時候，我卻能感受到她對我的柔情。要做“男女朋友”我們還缺乏那份成熟。她的猶太正教的教養和我天主教的自責心，迫使我們表現出單身者的莊重，在我們之間連接吻也變得可望而不可及，雖然我們都非常渴望!一次舞會上我終于擁抱了她當然，有父母在場。我的擁抱使她咯咯地笑起來，那充滿天真，信賴的少女的笑聲讓我痛恨自己當時莫名冒出來的想法。無論如何，我對Rachel的愛仍然只是單相思。后來，我們都高中畢業，她考上了大學，而我則參了軍。二戰使我們天各一方，因為我被派往了海外。一段時間里我們只能寄鴻雁以訴衷腸。在那段艱難無望，漫漫無期的歲月里，她的書信是

15、我最刻骨銘心的記憶。一次她寄給我一張她身著泳裝的快照，這張照片使我對她的思念飆到了極點。在回復她的信中，我談到我們結婚有沒有可能，而就從那以后。她的信越來越少，越來越陌生了。回國后我迫不及待地就去她家找她。門，是她母親給開的。后來我才知道，Rachel已經不在那住了。她早結婚了，和一個在大學里認識的學醫的同學。她母親對我說：“我以為她已經寫信告訴你了。”她的絕情書終于被我收到了，那是在我等候復原的時候。她委婉地向我解釋，我，和她，結婚，是不可能的.。現在回想起來，雖然在開始的幾個月里我想自己再也不愿意活下去了，我當時還算很快就熬過了那段苦海無邊的日子。像Rachel一樣，后來，我也找到了屬于自

16、己的她一個我學會用永恒的更深沉的承諾去愛的人，直到今天，此情依舊!答案及解析46.A【解析】根據文章第一段第二句話，a momentary awareness inthat raucous fifth grade Classroom.在五年級喧囂的教室里，一絲奇妙的情愫掠過我的心。所以根據常識，五年級應該是在他沒有到十歲的時候，所以選A。47.C【解析】根據文章第二段最后一句話，That delirious swooning，asexual but urgent and obsessive，that made me awkward and myvoice crack那種如癡如狂的激情，雖非性愛

17、，但卻是那樣急迫，那樣難以抗拒，使我局促不安，使我的聲音凝噎。所以說作者作為戀愛中的男孩是異常興奮和充滿激情的。所以選c。48.C【解析】根據文章第三段中的一句話Her Orthodox Jewish upbringing and my own Catholic scruples imposed all inhibited grace thatmade even kissing a distant prospect，所以說阻止他們接吻的是她的猶太正教的教養和我天主教的自責心，只有C相符，排除A，B，D。、49.C【解析】此題應用排除法。文章最后一段，I mentioned the possibility of marriage in my next letter，and almost immediately her repli