Question

John once told me a story about his friend, Michael. Michael happened to be on a train sitting next to a young man who seemed worried. Finally the young man told the friend that he was a convict (罪犯) returning home from a prison far away. What he did had brought shame (羞恥) on his family, and they had neither visited him nor written to him. He hoped, however, that this was only because they were too poor to travel and too busy to write.
When he was set free he had written to tell them he wanted to go home. To make matters easy for them, however, he had asked them to put up a signal (信號) for him when the train passed their little farm. If the family had forgiven (原諒) him, they were to put up a white ribbon (絲帶) in the big apple tree near the railway. If they didn't want him back, they were to do nothing, and he would stay on the train, and go far away.
As the train neared his hometown his suspense became so great that he was afraid to look out of the window. He asked Michael to watch for the big apple tree. They changed seats. In a minute, Michael put his hand on the young convict’s shoulder, "There it is," His eyes was filled with sudden tears. "It’s all right. The whole tree is white with ribbons."
【小題1】According to the passage, the white ribbon in the big apple tree means ________.

A．pleasure

B．forgiveness(原諒）

C．happiness

D．education

【小題2】The word "suspense" underlined in the last paragraph can best be replaced by ________.

A．anger

B．interest

C．worry

D．happiness

【小題3】Why was Michael asked to watch for the apple tree?

A．The young man was afraid that he was refused by his family.

B．The young man’s seat was far from the window.

C．The young man was afraid of seeing the white ribbons in the tree.

D．The young man was sure that his family would accept him.

【小題4】Why did Michael cry at the end of the story?

A．The young man couldn’t live with his family.

B．There were many white ribbons on the apple tree.

C．He was afraid.

D．The young man was very sad.

Answer 1

【小題1】B
【小題2】C
【小題3】A
【小題4】B

解析試題分析：
【小題1】B 推理題。根據第二段3,4行If the family had forgiven (原諒) him, they were to put up a white ribbon (絲帶) in the big apple tree near the railway說明白色的絲帶代表這原諒，故B正確。
【小題2】C 猜測詞義題。根據本句his suspense became so great that he was afraid to look out of the window.說明他怕家人不原諒他，故他非常擔憂，以至于不敢看窗外。那么該詞應該是指擔心，擔憂，故C正確。
【小題3】A 推理題。根據第三段1,2行his suspense became so great that he was afraid to look out of the window. He asked Michael to watch for the big apple tree. They changed seats.說明他讓Michael看蘋果樹的原因是他自己太害怕被家人拒絕原諒了，故A正確。
【小題4】B 推理題。根據文章最后His eyes was filled with sudden tears. "It’s all right. The whole tree is white with ribbons."說明他哭的原因就是因為樹上都是白色的帶子說明家人原諒了他，所以他很激動，故B正確。
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