Question

To the people who came to Christopher Morley Park in Roslyn, he had no name. To them, he was “the ice cream man”. He was just two hands and a smile handing back ice cream from the van（面包车）window. To me, he was my older brother, Andrew.

Once, he worked on Wall Street. But later he spent his days selling ice cream to an endless line of kids, moms and dads in swimming suits, perhaps daydreaming of a beach faraway.

All day long, while he sold bags of potato chips, cans of soda, and all types of ice cream, he would do this sort of robotic motion—turn to the right, stoop down, hand the item out of the window and collect the money.

His drinking days were over now. They neared their end one night after he took a severe beating when someone followed him home and robbed him when he was drunk. It left him memories of pain and misery. He was determined he would never take another drink again.

One day years later, I went to look for him. I slipped into the high driver’s seat and sat quietly watching him work. Occasionally, he would ask me to hand him a diet root beer or a bag of chips for sale, all the time bending over as he worked the long line.

As I watched him sell ice cream from a van window, he taught me something about living this life that we all pass through too quickly. It was a lesson about trying to live it with grace and dignity and style, no matter what.

He died in March 1999. He had served in the Army for two years in Europe in the 1950s. They gave him a soldier’s funeral with a folded flag.

1.Where was Andrew likely to sell the ice cream?

A. On a train.    B. In a park.

C. On Wall Street.    D. In a supermarket.

2.What did the author think of Andrew’s job?

A. Busy and hard.    B. Challenging but time-consuming.

C. Honorable and well-paid.    D. Busy but badly-paid.

3.What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A. The robbers.    B. The painful memories.

C. The consumers.    D. The drinking days.

4.What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A. To remember his brother.    B. To tell a regrettable story.

C. To share a sad life lesson.    D. To state his attitude towards life.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.A

【解析】本文作者写这篇文章的目的是为了记得他的哥哥Andrew。

1.B

推理判断题。根据第一段中To the people who came to Christopher Morley Park in Roslyn, he had no name. To them, he was “the ice cream man”.可知Andrew很可能在公园里卖冰激凌。故选B。

2.A

推理判断题。根据第二、三段But later he spent his days selling ice cream to an endless line of kids, moms and dads in swimming suits, perhaps daydreaming of a beach faraway.和All day long, while---, he would do this sort of robotic motion-turn to the right, stoop down, hand the item out of the window and collect the money.作者认为Andrew的工作即忙碌又辛苦。故选A。

3.D

词义猜测题。根据第四段中His drinking days were over now. 他喝酒的日子已经过去了。He was determined he would never take another drink again.他再也不喝酒了。可知They neared their end one night after he took a severe beating when someone followed him home and robbed him when he was drunk.一天晚上他喝醉了，有人跟着他回家抢劫了他。他遭到毒打后，喝酒的日子也就接近。由此可知they指“drinking days”,故选D。

4.A

推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句To me, he was my older brother, Andrew.可知作者写这篇文章的意思是为了记得他的哥哥。故选A。