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Unit1StartingoutandUnderstandingideas提升测评

I.阅读理解

Onarecentafternoon,some60yearsaftertheygraduatedfromgrammarschool,KathleenRys,72,andhersisterLorraineO’Kelly,70,satdownandhadamealwithaclassmate,BruceSmit,71,forthefirsttime.

Inthe1950s,LorraineandKathleen’sfamilymovedfromChicagotoMonee.AsnewkidsatMoneeElementarySchool,theysoonfoundthemselvesontheoutswithotherstudents.

“IwouldbewiththeotherguysandseeKathleenwalkingdownthehallway,herheaddown,holdingherbooks,walkingslowly.Andallofusguyswouldbeflatagainstthewalluntilshepassed.Thenwe’dburstintolaughter.Howrudeisthat?It’sjustcrazy.”saidSmit,adoctorwhosewife,Tammy,organizedthemeeting.

Thewomensaidnoneoftheteacherscaredaboutit.“Wejustkeptittoourselves,”saidLorraine.

“Overtheyears”,TammySmitsaid,“Brucewouldjuststarttocryattimes.He’dwonderwhathappenedtothesisters,iftheylandedOK.”Onedayafewweeksago,TammytooktotheInternetandfoundMaryO’Kelly,Lorraine’sdaughter,andthenTammyofferedtosetupameeting.Theideaofrevisitingthepainwasnotwell-receivedbyKathleen,whohadnevermarried,letalonegoneonadate.Ittooksomeconvincing,butLorrainefinallygotKathleentoagreetomeetwithBruce.

Brucebrokeintotears.“I’msoashamed,soembarrassed,”hesaid.“ButI’msohappyyou’restillhereandthatIcanfinallyapologize.”Hesaidhehopedhisapologywouldencourageotherstoseekforgivenessforthepaintheyhadmadeonothers.Lorrainesaid,“Thisisabeautifulthing.It’sjustwonderfulthatapersonfrom60yearsagocanaskforforgiveness.It’slikeamiracletous,It’sahealingtous.”

1.Whatdoes“it”probablyrefertointhefourthparagraph?

A.Theguysmeeting.

B.Kathleen’sslowpace.

C.Theguys’apology.

D.Kathleen’ssuffering.

2.HowdidKathleenfirstfeelaboutthemeeting?

A.Angry