江苏省10-11学年高一英语下学期期末复习检测（阅读理解）第三部分：阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)AMy grandparents were married for over half a century, and played their own special game from the time they met each other. The goal of their game was to write the word “shmily” in a surprise place for the other to find. “Shmily” was written in the steam left on the mirror after a hot shower, where it would reappear bath after bath. At one point, my grandmother even opened an entire roll of toilet paper to leave “shmily” on the very last sheet. Little notes with “shmily” scribbled (潦草地写) hurriedly were found on dashboards (仪表板) and car seats, or taped to steering wheels. It took me a long time before I was able to fully appreciate my grandparents game. Skepticism (怀疑态度) had kept me from believing in true love one that is pure and lasting. However, I never doubted my grandparents relationship. They had love down pat. It was more than their flirtatious (爱调戏的) little games; it was a way of life. Their relationship was based on devotion and passionate love.Grandma and Grandpa held hands every chance they could. They stole kisses as they bumped into each other in their tiny kitchen. They finished each others sentences and shared the daily crossword puzzle and word jumble. My grandma whispered to me about how cute my grandpa was, how handsome and old he had grown to be. She claimed that she really knew “how to pick em.” But there came a dark cloud into my grandparents life: when my grandmother got breast cancer. Gradually it took over the whole of her body. One day, what we all dreaded finally happened. Grandma was gone. “Shmily.” It was scrawled in yellow on the pink ribbons of my grandmothers funeral bouquet (花束). The family came forward and gathered around Grandma one last time. Grandpa stepped up to my grandmothers casket (棺) and, taking a shaky breath, he began to sing to her. Through his tears and sadness, the song came, a deep and throaty lullaby (催眠曲,). Shaking with my own sorrow, I would never forget that moment. S-h-m-i-l-y: See How Much I Love You.56. The point of the article is to _.A. give advice on how to keep love fresh B. explain to readers the meaning of “shmily”C. show the true love between the writers grandparentsD. express how much the writer loved her grandparents 57. What is the function of the second paragraph?A. To support the first paragraph. B. To introduce the next paragraph.C. To give the main idea of the article. D. To make the article more interesting.58. The authors grandmother _.A. used to kiss her grandfather in secretB. died from breast cancer, which spread all overC. played crossword puzzle daily with her grandfatherD. considered her grandfather old and careless59. What is the authors attitude toward her grandparents love?A. She doubts whether it was true love.B. She finds their way of expressing love strange.C. She admires their romantic and passionate love.D. She thinks she will never be able to love like that.B A turkey named Courage gave thanks to President Obama for saving his life on the day before Thanksgiving. Honouring a 62-year-old tradition, the President pardoned the bird on Thanksgiving eve. The tradition of a turkey pardon at Thanksgiving began with President Truman in 1947. Courage comes from Ellsworth, Iowa. The name Courage was chosen by voters (投票人)who took part in a survey posted on the White House website. The lucky turkey walked on the lawn of the Rose Garden and posed for the cameras at the presidential podium(讲台). The dinner that has become known as the First Thanksgiving was actually a harvest festival celebrated in December of 1621. Thats when English settlers in Plymouth, Massachusetts, gave thanks for the progress they had made after a hard winter in their new country. As America grew, Thanksgiving customs also spread and got bigger. George Washington declared that the first national Thanksgiving would be on November 26, 1789. In the decades to follow, however, people celebrated Thanksgiving locally, with no official date. President Abraham Lincoln declared the last Thursday in November 1863 a national day of Thanksgiving. It stayed that way until 1939, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt moved it one week earlier. He wanted to lengthen the shopping period before Christmas to encourage gift-buyers and to help businesses. So Congress（议会） ruled that, after 1941, Thanksgiving would be an official federal holiday falling on the fourth Thursday of November. This year we celebrated Thanksgiving on Thursday, November. Millions of Americans got together to give thanks with friends and family. The lucky turkey, Courage, was one of them. After his pardon, Courage would be sent to Disneyland Resort in California, where he would be the grand assemble of Disneys Thanksgiving Day Parade.60. That the turkey Courage was pardoned was decided by _.A. George BushB. CongressC. President