Ihaveabigfamily.WeoftengettogetheratourhomeeverySunday.WhenIwas5yearsold,mygrandparents,parents,aunt,uncleandmycousin,Jane,wouldhaveawonderfultimeplayinggames,swimming,relaxingandsharingstories.
OnonesunnysummerSunday,thoughtitwouldbefunnytopushmeintotheswimmingpoolwehadinthegarden.
Icouldn’tbelieveJanehaddonethistome,soIdecidedtoputabigpout(撅嘴)onmylipsuntilIfoundsomesympathy.Wetandunhappy,Isatnexttomygrandpaonanearbypicnicbench.Whenheaskedmewhatwaswrong,ItoldhimwhatJanehaddone.
“Well,justpushherback!”hesaid.
Afterhearingmygrandpa’ssuggestion,IwatchedJane’severymoveuntilshewasinjusttherightplacenearthepool.Ithenpushedherintothepool.Shewasgoodatswimminganddidn’tgethurt.
Soonafterthatyear,grandpamovedfromOhiotoFlorida,soIdidn’tseehimmuchbeforehediedwhenIwas11yearsold.Iwillneverforgetthelessonmygrandpataughtmeduringtheshorttimewehadtogether.
Whensomeoneorsomethingispushingyouinawrongway,pushback!
()56.Accordingtothepassage,thewriter_________hiscousin.
A.playedajokeonB.triedtohelp
C.wassmarterthanD.wasafraidof
()57.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sympathy”meaninChinese?
A.不满B.生气C.怜悯D.骄傲
()58.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue,accordingtothepassage?
A.Janewasgoodatswimming.
B.Whatthewritertoldushappenedinsummer.
C.Noonecaredaboutthewriterwhenhewaspushedintothepool.
D.Therewereeightpeopleinthewriter’sfamilywhenhewasfive.
()59.Howlongdidthewriter’sgrandpaliveinFlorida?
A.For5years.B.For6years.C.For11years.D.For16years.
()60.Whatwillthewriterdowhensomeonepusheshiminawrongway?
A.Keepquiet.B.Standup.C.Runaway.D.Pushback.