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16．The Wake-up Call
"What's that？"my ten-year-old daughter，Genie，asked．She'd caught me laughing at a piece of mail I'd just opened．"Wake-up service； 2.50 per call．"At the bottom was a phone number and a drawing of a rotary phone，like the one my great-aunt Sara had owned 40 years ago．"Is that mail funny？"Genie asked．
"Not really，"I admitted．"It's just outdated．"
"What's a wake-up call？"She frowned．I explained how，before smart-phones，people sometimes paid someone to wake them with a call．
"Who sent this flyer？"she pressed．
"Probably someone older，"I said，"and could use some money．"
Her eyes lit up．"Can we order a wake-up？"she asked．
"We don't need it．"I picked it up and headed for the recycling bin．
"Wait!"she shrieked．
"I feel sorry for the wake-up man，if he needs some money，"she said，tearing up．"Can't we order？"
I looked at the flyer with its drawing of a rotary phone．I remembered，again，my great-aunt Sara and her rotary phone．As a kid，I'd visited her over Labor Day，when Jerry Lewis would host his charity event for the disabled kids．Aunt Sara would squeeze my hand，then reach for the rotary phone，dialing the number on the screen．Holding the receiver between us，we'd announce to the operator，"We'd like to help those kids．"
Now here was my own child，showing the same big heart I'd once been encouraged to have，and how could I ignore her？I Googled the flyer's return address．The address belonged to a man called Raymond．He was in his mid-60s．We called him and，holding the receiver between us，the way Aunt Sara and I used to，told him we needed his services．"Great!"Raymond said in a shaky but friendly voice，clearly amazed at receiving an order from a child．When I asked how to pay the 2.50，he answered，"Mail a check．"
Genie was happy all week．Friday night，I put the phone by her pillow so she could answer Raymond's call．She bounded to my bedroom to tell me all about how he'd wished her a good morning and told her to have a great day，which she did．
Technology has made some things outdated．But there are still other things the world will always require．In the rush and hustle of my daily life，I'd temporarily forgotten that．I guess I just needed a wake-up call．
59．The author laughed at the mail becauseD．
A．it was printed roughly
B．the drawing in it was poor
C．the wake-up call cost too much
D．the service it offered was outdated
60．What did the author want to do with the flyer at first？A
A．Throw it away．
B．Let Genie read it．
C．Find out who sent it．
D．Keep it away from Genie．
61．What made the author finally decide to order a wake-up call？A
A．Her own childhood experience．
B．The less fortunate wake-up man．
C．Genie's curiosity about the service．
D．The information she found on Google．
62．What might"other things"in the last paragraph refer to？D
A．Bravery and curiosity．
B．Confidence and patience．
C．Honesty and humor．
D．Generosity and kindness．

Answer 1

分析 本文講述女兒想訂購電話叫醒服務，我認為沒有必要，我回憶自己小時的經歷同意的女兒的要求，在科學技術進步的今天，善良的心仍然是我們所需要的．

解答 59．D 考查細節理解題．根據文中提到"Is that mail funny？"Genie asked．"Not really，"I admitted．"It's just outdated．"女兒問這個很有趣嗎，不，但過時了，故選D項．
60．A考查細節理解題．根據文中 提到We don't need it．"I picked it up and headed for the recycling bin我們不需要，我拿起它，準備扔到垃圾箱，故選A項．
61．A 考查推理判斷題．根據倒數第四段提到作者想到自己童年的經歷，故決定預定這項服務，因此選A項．
62．D 考查細節理解題．根據最后一段提到Technology has made some things outdated．But there are still other things the world will always require科技讓一些東西過時但這個世界仍然需要一些東西，如體貼他人的善良，故選D項．

點評 本文是一個日常生活類閱讀理解，題目涉及多道細節理解題，做題時結合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關語句進行仔細分析，結合選項選出正確答案．推理判斷題也是要在抓住關鍵句子的基礎上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據．