C
Nate suffered a hard blow when he lost his job. When he entered his house, he said to his wife Sophia, "I lost my job. I am a complete loser." "What great news!" Sophia replied. "Now you can write the book you have always wanted to write."
"But I have no job and no prospect (前途) of a job," Nate refused, completely without hope. "If I struggle to be a writer, then what will we live on?" Sophia took her husband by the hand and led him to the kitchen. Opening a drawer, she took out a box that was full of cash. "Where did you get this?" Nate was surprised. "It's ours!" Sophia said. "I always knew that one day you would become a great writer if only you were given the chance. From the money you gave me for housekeeping every week, I have saved as much as I could, so you would have the chance. Now there is enough to last us a whole year." What a surprise! What encouragement! What a wife! The unemployed husband put effort into writing in the following 12 months, and the novel he wrote became a literary masterpiece (文学巨作). The book is The Scarlet Letter (《红字》).
() 56. Which of the following can be inferred (推测) from the first paragraph?
A. Sophia was very sad to hear the news.
B. Nate was too sad to speak any more.
C. Sophia was thinking of how to encourage Nate.
D. Neither Sophia nor Nate had any idea what to do.
() 57. Sophia saved money because she .
A. wanted to move into a new house
B. was afraid of her husband
C. was very careful with money
D. was trying to help her husband in every possible way
() 58. From the passage we learn that Sophia was .
A. kind and brave
B. careful and encouraging
C. friendly and warm-hearted
D. honest and determined (有决心的)
() 59. Nate finished writing the great novel in .
A. a year
B. a month
C. half a year
D. 12 years
() 60. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Sophia's achievement
B. A great writer's struggle to success
C. A literary masterpiece
D. Failure is the mother of success
Nate suffered a hard blow when he lost his job. When he entered his house, he said to his wife Sophia, "I lost my job. I am a complete loser." "What great news!" Sophia replied. "Now you can write the book you have always wanted to write."
"But I have no job and no prospect (前途) of a job," Nate refused, completely without hope. "If I struggle to be a writer, then what will we live on?" Sophia took her husband by the hand and led him to the kitchen. Opening a drawer, she took out a box that was full of cash. "Where did you get this?" Nate was surprised. "It's ours!" Sophia said. "I always knew that one day you would become a great writer if only you were given the chance. From the money you gave me for housekeeping every week, I have saved as much as I could, so you would have the chance. Now there is enough to last us a whole year." What a surprise! What encouragement! What a wife! The unemployed husband put effort into writing in the following 12 months, and the novel he wrote became a literary masterpiece (文学巨作). The book is The Scarlet Letter (《红字》).
() 56. Which of the following can be inferred (推测) from the first paragraph?
A. Sophia was very sad to hear the news.
B. Nate was too sad to speak any more.
C. Sophia was thinking of how to encourage Nate.
D. Neither Sophia nor Nate had any idea what to do.
() 57. Sophia saved money because she .
A. wanted to move into a new house
B. was afraid of her husband
C. was very careful with money
D. was trying to help her husband in every possible way
() 58. From the passage we learn that Sophia was .
A. kind and brave
B. careful and encouraging
C. friendly and warm-hearted
D. honest and determined (有决心的)
() 59. Nate finished writing the great novel in .
A. a year
B. a month
C. half a year
D. 12 years
() 60. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Sophia's achievement
B. A great writer's struggle to success
C. A literary masterpiece
D. Failure is the mother of success
答案：56. C
57. D
58. B
59. A
60. B
57. D
58. B
59. A
60. B
解析：
56. 第一段中，Nate失业后自认是失败者，Sophia却回应这是好消息并提议他去写一直想写的书，由此可推测Sophia在想办法鼓励Nate。A选项与原文Sophia的反应不符；B选项Nate说出了自己的想法，并非说不出话；D选项Sophia有明确的想法，并非两人都无措。
57. 根据文中Sophia的话“I always knew that one day you would become a great writer if only you were given the chance. From the money you gave me for housekeeping every week, I have saved as much as I could, so you would have the chance.”可知，她存钱是为了尽可能帮助丈夫实现成为作家的梦想。A、B选项文中未提及；C选项并非她存钱的目的。
58. Sophia每周从家用钱里尽可能存钱，体现了她的细心；在丈夫失业低落时鼓励他去写书并拿出积蓄支持，体现了她的鼓励性。A的brave、C的friendly、D的honest在文中均无明显体现。
59. 文中明确提到“The unemployed husband put effort into writing in the following 12 months, and the novel he wrote became a literary masterpiece”，12个月即一年。
60. 文章主要讲述了Nate失业后，在妻子的鼓励和帮助下奋斗并最终写出文学巨作的故事，“A great writer's struggle to success”最贴合文章主旨。A选项侧重Sophia的成就，偏离核心；C选项仅提及作品，过于片面；D选项表述宽泛，不如B精准。
57. 根据文中Sophia的话“I always knew that one day you would become a great writer if only you were given the chance. From the money you gave me for housekeeping every week, I have saved as much as I could, so you would have the chance.”可知，她存钱是为了尽可能帮助丈夫实现成为作家的梦想。A、B选项文中未提及；C选项并非她存钱的目的。
58. Sophia每周从家用钱里尽可能存钱，体现了她的细心；在丈夫失业低落时鼓励他去写书并拿出积蓄支持，体现了她的鼓励性。A的brave、C的friendly、D的honest在文中均无明显体现。
59. 文中明确提到“The unemployed husband put effort into writing in the following 12 months, and the novel he wrote became a literary masterpiece”，12个月即一年。
60. 文章主要讲述了Nate失业后，在妻子的鼓励和帮助下奋斗并最终写出文学巨作的故事，“A great writer's struggle to success”最贴合文章主旨。A选项侧重Sophia的成就，偏离核心；C选项仅提及作品，过于片面；D选项表述宽泛，不如B精准。