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(2021年山东省潍坊市五县市联考)
My parents owned a neighborhood bar called the M Ninety-Seven, named for a nearby highway, on the corner of State Fair and Hoover Avenues in Detroit.Built in the 1930s, it had a long wooden bar that was on the right as you walked in.I grew up in the bar.When most kids my age were at the park playing ball or riding bikes, I was watching old men shoot pool and play shuffleboard(沙壶球).
My father spent his entire life serving drinks and bringing cheer to customers.There were the white-collars who would stop in to unwind from the day’s stress.They would bend elbows with the blue-collars and day laborers on either side of them.It always surprised me that they were able to mingle(交往).I would sit at the last table by the kitchen, sipping Cokes and eating a bag of Better Made potato chips with my twin sister, watching it all.
It was the 1960s version of a reality show.There was Big Bill, the tough talking policeman who stood six and a half feet tall and weighed just shy of the beer truck he drank daily.His views on society could be hard to listen to at times.But one night, he showed that he was all talk.While Bill was on patrol(巡逻), a call came over the radio about an apartment fire.He raced scout car to the scene, beating even the fire crew.The building was ablaze.He ran up three flights of stairs through smoke and flames to rescue two frightened children.Bill carried them out in his arms like each was a carton of eggs.The man with an explosive mouth but a keg-sized heart had saved the day.
Years passed, my father died, and the bar was sold.Like secondhand smoke, the words and the scenes from that bar stayed with me.
( )1.What did the author want to tell us by the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1?
A.His family built a wooden bar.
B.He didn’t play with kids at the park.
C.He liked making friends with old men.
D.He was familiar with everything in the bar.
( )2.What’s the purpose for the white-collars to go to the bar?
A.To drink beer.
B.To watch others.
C.To communicate.
D.To relax themselves.
( )3.Which of the following can best describe Bill?
A.Rude and careless.
B.Tough but a little bit shy.
C.Complaining but responsible.
D.Talkative and narrow-hearted.
( )4.What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A.The bar impressed the writer a lot.
B.The father didn’t manage the bar well.
C.Secondhand smoke is similar to the bar.
D.The writer has nothing to do with the bar.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文,讲述的是作者从小在父母经营的酒吧里长大。在酒吧里的所见所闻对作者的影响很深。
1.D 推理判断题。句意:我在酒吧里长大。根据画线句子下一句内容“When most kids my age were at the park playing ball or riding bikes, I was watching old men shoot pool and play shuffleboard(当我这个年纪的孩子在公园打球或骑自行车时,我却在看老人打台球和玩沙壶球).”可知,作者从小不像其他的孩子一样在玩乐中度过童年,而是在酒吧里看客人。可以推出,作者对酒吧里的一切十分熟悉。故选D项。
2.D 细节理解题。根据文章第二段第二句“There were the white-collars who would stop in to unwind from the day’s stress (有很多白领,他们会停下来放松一天的压力).”可知,白领们到这里是为了放松自己。故选D项。
3.C 推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段“But one night, he showed that he was all talk.”可知他在抱怨,结合他当晚讲话的内容“While Bill was on patrol (巡逻),a call came over the radio about an apartment fire.He raced scout car to the scene, beating even the fire crew (Bill在巡逻时,收音机里传来公寓失火的消息。他驾驶巡逻车冲向现场,甚至和消防队员一起灭火).”可知,他是负责任的。故选C项。
4.A 推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句“Like secondhand smoke, the words and the scenes from that bar stayed with me (酒吧里的那些话和场景就像二手烟一样萦绕在我的脑海里).”可知,酒吧给作者留下的印象非常深刻。故选A项。