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(2020·北京模拟)
I was sure that I was to be killed. I became terribly nervous. I fumbled(摸索) in my pockets to see if there were any cigarettes, which had escaped their search. I found one and because of my shaking hands, I could barely get it to my lips. But I had no matches; they had taken those. I looked through the bars at the guard. He did not make eye contact with me. I called out to him “Have you got a light? ” He looked at me, shrugged and came over to light my cigarette. As he came close and lit the match, his eyes unconsciously locked with mine. At that moment, I smiled. I don’t know why I did that. Perhaps it was nervousness; perhaps it was because, when you get very close, one to another, it is very hard not to smile. In any case, I smiled. In that instant, it was as though a spark jumped across the gap between our two hearts, our two human souls. I know he didn’t want to, but my smile leaped through the bars and caused a smile on his lips, too. He lit my cigarette but stayed near, looking at me directly in the eyes and continuing to smile.
I kept smiling at him, now thinking of him as a person and not just a guard. “Do you have kids? ” he asked. “Yes, here, here. ” I took out my wallet and nervously fumbled for the pictures of my family. He, too, took out the pictures of his family and began to talk about his plans and hopes for them. My eyes were filled with tears. I said that I feared that I’d never see my family again, and never have the chance to see them grow up. Tears came to his eyes, too. Suddenly, without another word, he unlocked my cell and silently led me out. Out of the prison, quietly and by back routes, out of the town. There, at the edge of town, he released me. And without another word, he turned back toward the town.
【文章大意】文章以作者参加西班牙内战打击法西斯分子为背景, 讲述自己不幸被敌俘获, 原以为即将死去, 没想到一个微笑拯救了自己的性命。
1. What had happened to the man before?
A. He had been badly treated.
B. He had killed someone.
C. He had been searched.
D. He had been forbidden to get in touch with anyone.
【解析】选C。 推理判断题。由第一段I fumbled in my pockets to see if there were any cigarettes, which had escaped their search. 可推知, 作者翻遍了口袋, 终于找到一支没被他们搜走的香烟, 故可推断, 作者之前被人搜过身, 故选C。
2. Why did the man want to smoke cigarettes?
A. Because he was sure he was to be killed.
B. Because he wanted to ease his nervousness.
C. Because he wanted to talk to the guard.
D. Because he was used to smoking cigarettes.
【解析】选B。 推理判断题。由第一段可推知, 作者想到自己马上就要没命了, 不禁陷入极度惶恐, 于是点了一支烟, 释放自己紧张的情绪。
【误区警示】A项即便是作者不吸烟, 他也可能死; C项在那样一种情况下, 作者吸烟仅是为了和警卫聊天, 不符合逻辑; D项文章根本没有提及作者以前有吸烟的嗜好。
3. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. The man was a heavy smoker.
B. The man smiled to please the guard.
C. The guard set the man free with permission.
D. The man hadn’t thought the guard would set him free.
【解析】选D。 细节理解题。由第二段Suddenly, without another word, he unlocked my cell and silently led me out. 以及Out of the prison, quietly and by back routes, out of the town. 可知, 警卫二话没说打开了牢门, 悄悄地带他从后面的小路逃离了监狱, 出了小镇。所以, 作者根本没有想到警卫把自己给放走, 故选D。
4. What do you think finally saved the man’s life?
A. The smile. B. The cigarette.
C. The tears. D. The wallet.
【解析】选A 。推理判断题。由第一段In any case, I smiled. In that instant, it was as though a spark jumped across the gap between our two hearts, our two human souls. ”可推知, 不知怎么了, 作者笑了。在那一刹那, 这抹微笑如同火花般, 打破了他们心灵间的隔阂。以及第二段主要讲述是微笑拉近了他们的距离, 通过简短的谈话, 让彼此产生了共鸣, 以至于最后警卫把作者给放了, 都足以证明是微笑拯救了作者的性命, 故选A。
【知识拓展】佳词积累
1. guard n. 警卫 v. 保护
2. barely adv. 几乎不
3. nervousness n. 紧张
4. release v. 释放, 发行
5. make eye contact with sb. 与某人眼神交流
6. light one’s cigarette 点烟
7. be filled with tears 充满眼泪
