第二部分 阅读理解 (共两节,满分40分)

第一节 (共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C 和 D)中,选出最佳选项。

Whenmyson,Tony,was11yearsold,hegotasmaljobhelpingoutwitha travelingcarnival (狂欢节)inourtown.Hedidn�tcomehomeatlunchtimeandgot backforsupperasusualafterhefinishedhiswork.

Iaskedhim wherehehadlunchandhetold mehemadesomenewfriendsatthe

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carnival,someyoungmenwhoweretwinbrothers,andtheirmomanddad.Theyhad paidhimafewdolarsandinvitedhimforlunchinreturnforhelpingthem withtheir chores (杂务).

　　IwasgladTonyfoundnewfriendsbutalittleworriedaboutthetypeofpeoplewho mightbetravelinginacarnival. "Oh,Mom,they�renormalpeoplelikeanyoneelse. Theyjust work atacarnivalinstead ofin astoreorsomething". "Come down tomorrowandmeetthemyourself,"hesaid.

SothenextdayIwenttothecarnival.ThetwinbrothersturnedouttobeSiamese (连体的)twins,joinedatthechest.Tony didn�tthinkthisfact wasnoteworthy enoughtomention.WhenIbroughtittohim,hesaid,"Yes,Inoticedthattoo.Do youknowthattheirmom hasto makealtheirclothesbecauseit�ssodifficulttofind anythingtofitthem? They�realsorealygoodcooks.Today,Joe,theoneonthe right,mademespaghetti (意大利面条)forlunch."

Whatothersseefirstinapersonisnotwhatachildconsidersimportant. WhereI sawSiamesetwins,hesawpeoplehavingdifficultybuyingclothesthatfit,andyoung menwhoweregoodcooks.ItwasalessonIhavethoughtaboutmanytimesoverthe years.

21.Whydidn�tTonygohomeforlunch? A.Becausehismotherhopednot.