【正文】 raordinary things that happen in our daily lives and more about accepting the gifts they bring.（1）Why did the author make a pilgrimage to Mt Horeb in Egypt? A.s okay as well. It seems that our miracles have a way of ing back to us again and again. And each time they do, they bee a little less subtle, until we can39。 I suspect that we all experience small miracles in our lives every day. Sometimes we have the wisdom and the courage to recognize them for what they are In the moments when we don39。 I had to ask myself what the chances were of an Asian man dressed in an Egyptian galabia ing down from the top of this historic mountain just when I was walking up, stopping before me, and offering his wisdom, seemingly from out of nowhere. My answer to my own question was easy: the odds were slim to none! In a meet that lasted less than two minutes on a mountain halfway around the world from my home, a total stranger had brought clarity and the hint of a warning, regarding the huge changes that I would make within a matter of days. In my way of thinking, that39。s mountain, that I39。 That moment in my life was a small miracle. The reason is less about what the man said and more about the timing and the context. The year was 1989, and the Cold War was drawing to a close. what the man on the trail couldn39。t know what you have lost until you39。 As we neared one another, I was the first to speak, Hello, I said, stopping on the trail for a moment to catch my breath. Not a sound came from the man as he walked closer. I thought that maybe he hadn39。d seen. Rather than the hightech fabrics and styles that had been the norm, this man was wearing traditional Egyptian clothing. He wore a tattered, rustcolored galabia and obviously old and thicksoled sandals that were covered in dust. What made his appearance so odd, though, was that the man didn39。d occasionally see other hikers who were ing down from a day on the mountain. While they would generally pass with simply a nod or a greeting in another language, there was one man that day who did neither.d spent the day at St. Catherine39。 On a cold January afternoon in 1989, I was hiking up the trail that leads to the top of Egypt39。t aware, we may miss them altogether. They can e from the lips of a stranger we suddenly and mysteriously meet at just the right instant. If we listen carefully, we39。t be missed. Other times they39。d least expect. They can e to us as a great change in our physical reality or as a simple coincidence in our lives. Sometimes they39。2．閱讀理解 縱觀全文可知，作者講述了從自己小時(shí)候到成家生子再到工作教書這一路上圖書館所發(fā)生的變化，由此可知，作者寫這篇文章是為了解釋圖書館的變化，故選C。t always easily visit their local libraries，the library is always with them.”可知，盡管學(xué)生們不能總是很容易地參觀當(dāng)?shù)氐膱D書館，但圖書館總是與他們?cè)谝黄?，由此可知，作者?duì)學(xué)生們?cè)L問虛擬圖書館的方式是支持的，故選B。 （3）考查推理判斷。 （2）考查詞義猜測(cè)。根據(jù)第二段中的“Today，I am fortunate to live around the corner from the Cold Coast Public Library in Glen Head and a short walk to the Sea Cliff Children39。To introduce her favorite libraries.【答案】 （1）D（2）A（3）B（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，作者講述了從自己小時(shí)候到成家生子再到工作教書這一路上圖書館的變化。To explain how libraries change.B.Disapproving.（4）Why does the author write the text? A.C.Favorable. way of visiting libraries? A.Building parentchild friendship in a library.（3）What is the author39。Visiting a library with a family member.B.Socializing in a library.D.She can meet friends at the library.B.She has bee her mother39。I now teach reading at Nassau Community College. My students are often amazed that they can check out books via their smartphones and virtually(虛擬地)visit a variety of Long Island libraries. The app used by Nassau and Suffolk county public libraries, as well as the college library, makes their homework easier by helping them find resources. Even though they can39。Sure, the library in Franklin Square was the place where I was introduced to Judy Blume novels. But it was also the place where I got my first address in 1997. At the library, friends and I learned how to research colleges and search for scholarships on the Internet. The library was the place where we sometimes giggled(咯咯笑)too loudly, and where the librarians knew us by name. Their knowing our names wasn39。 it39。s Library. My 18imonthold son, Colin, and I find ourselves in Sea Cliff several times a week, meeting and making friends. Well, that is what many people don39。 t always have access to a reliable car, walking hand in hand was the most convenient way to get anywhere. It was at story time for children that both my mother and I made lasting friendships. 英語閱讀理解(人物故事)練習(xí)題20篇一、高中英語閱讀理解人物故事類1．閱讀理解 When I was small, my mother and I would walk to our local library in Franklin Square. As we didn39。Today, I am fortunate to live around the corner from the Cold Coast Public Library in Glen Head and a short walk to the Sea Cliff Children39。t understanda library is more than books。s a munity. t a bad thing. When I came home from my first term at Binghamton University, Mary LaRosa, the librarian at the Franklin Square library, offered me my first teaching job. t always easily visit their local libraries, the library is always with them.（1）Why does the author consider herself lucky today? A.s best friend.She has access to a reliable car now.C.She lives close to libraries.（2）What does the underlined word that in Paragraph 2 refer to? A.Reading books in a library.C.D.s attitude to her students39。Cautious.B.Doubtful.D.To discuss why libraries are important.To express her deep love for libraries.C.D. （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。s Library.”可知，現(xiàn)在，我很幸運(yùn)地住在格倫黑德的冷海岸公共圖書館附近，走一小段路就可以到海崖兒童圖書館，由此可知，作者認(rèn)為自己很幸運(yùn)是因?yàn)樗〉秒x圖書館很近，故選D。根據(jù)第二段中的“My 18imonthold son，Colin，and I find ourselves in Sea Cliff several times a week，meeting and making