. In response to his summons(传唤,召唤), I had entered the room and shut the door quietly behind me. There was a pause of complete stillness in which the buzzing (嗡嗡声)of the bees among the pink roses sounded as loud as a flight of aircraft.
I said, “Grandfather?” on a note of painful hesitation.
His voice was harsh when he spoke, and the words uncompromising, but I had seen him wet his lips and make the attempt twice, “Well, Annabel?”
I went quickly across the room and knelt down beside the sofa and put my hands on his lap on top of the plaid(方格呢)rug. His thin hand, with its prominent blue-knotted veins(静脉), came down hard over mine, surprisingly strong and warm.
In the end it was easy to know what to say. I said quite simply, “I’m sorry, Grandfather. Will you have me hack?”
The hand moved, holding mine together even more tightly. “If I said no,” said Grandfather, “it would be no more than you deserve.” He cleared his throat violently. “We thought you were dead.”
“I’m sorry.”
His other hand reached forward and lifted my chin. He studied my face, turning it towards the light of the window. I bit my lip and waited, not meeting his gaze. He said nothing for a long time, then, as harshly as before, “You’ve been unhappy, haven’t you?”
I nodded. He let me go, and at last I was able to put my forehead down on the rug so that he couldn’t see my face. He said, “So have we,” and fell silent patting my hand.
36. The passage is taken from a story about a girl who has _____________.
A) had a date and returned home late
B) got married and come to see her grandfather
C) made her grandfather angry and now come to apologize
D) run away from home and returned
37. We can infer from the passage that when .Annabel enters the room she _________.
A) doesn’t know what to say to her grandfather
B) believes her grandfather will forgive her
C) is prepared to get a good scolding
D) is surprised that her grandfather is so easy to talk to
38. In the passage, the “rug” (Para. 4) is ___________.
A) a floor covering B) a kind of blanket
C) a tablecloth D) a cushion
39. We can infer from the passage that Annabel’s grandfather ____________.
A) is very strict with her
B) is too uncompromising to excuse anyone’s mistakes
C) is passionless
D) has tender affection for Annabel
40. Which of the following best descries the relationship between Annabel and her family?
A) Annabel’s family treats her unfairly.
B) Annabel and her family resent one another.
C) Annabel and her family love each other.
D) Annabel and her family will never yield to each other.
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