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【題目】 Our wedding was about to begin. My throat was tight and my cheeks got red, but I didn’t care. I was ready to marry David Sanchez. We’re a “nontraditional” couple: getting married not at a church but in a bookstore that supports a charity to fight H.I.V. and homelessness.

“Kim! I could walk you down the aisle if you like!” David’s father offered gently.

“I'm OK. But I appreciate that,” I said with a smile. And I was reminded, again, of my dad's absence.

My father died of cancer six weeks ago. For the last two months, we tried to make him feel comfortable and loved as he departed from this world. He always told us that he didn’t like a funeral and insisted our wedding go forward as planned. But how could we honor him since the wedding would be the first time the family would gather after his death and some even didn’t know he was sick?

During the ceremony, my dear friend Eva delivered a reading entitled “When Things Go Missing” by Kathryn Schulz. She paused and got everyone on the same page: “When we are experiencing it, loss often feels like confusion in the usual order of things. In fact, the entire plan of the universe consists of losing, and life amounts to a reverse（逆向的）savings account in which we are eventually robbed of everything.”

I felt the energy full of the room. Everyone was listening. By choosing to accept the pain, we knew what a wedding does to join two families and mark the next chapter for a couple. Loss became a compass that pointed us away from a fantasy and toward celebrating the difficult realities of life.

After rings were exchanged, fried chicken was served, our friends offered so many funny and touching toasts, and finally David sang “Married” on my father’s guitar. I felt joy filling all the holes in my soul. Celebrating my father’s life at our wedding made me grateful for all the time I had spent with him, because it all goes by so fast.

【1】Why did David’s father offer to walk the author down the aisle?

A.To relieve her tension.B.To play the author’s late father’s role.

C.To welcome her to his family.D.To contribute something to the charity.

【2】What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 6 suggest?

A.Kim could distance herself from the pain.

B.Kim knew how to start her new family.

C.Kim got more courage for marriage and life.

D.Kim imagined she would meet more challenges.

【3】What do we know about Kim and David’s wedding ceremony?

A.It was a touching and happy one.B.Kim and David turned it into a funeral.

C.It was held at a church.D.There was no other activity except reading.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【解析】

這是一篇記敘文。文章講述了作者與丈夫的又感人又快樂的婚禮。在這場婚禮中，作者對生活有了更深刻的理解。

【1】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中的“Kim! I could walk you down the aisle （走廊）if you like!” David's father offered gently.”可知大衛(wèi)的父親對作者溫和地說 “如果你愿意，我可以陪你走紅毯!”。根據(jù)第三段和第四段中的“And I was reminded, again, of my dad's absence.以及”“My father died of cancer six weeks ago.”可知作者的父親六周前去世了，缺席了作者的婚禮。由此推斷，大衛(wèi)的父親主動提出帶著作者走紅毯是為了扮演作者已故父親的角色。故選B項。

【2】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)畫線句 “Loss became a compass that pointed us away from a fantasy and toward celebrating the difficult realities of life.”可知作者說失去成為一個指南針，指引我們遠離幻想，走向慶祝生活的艱難現(xiàn)實。由此推斷作者從婚姻和生活中獲得了更多的勇氣，因此她才有勇氣遠離幻想，走向現(xiàn)實。故選C項。

【3】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段“After rings were exchanged, fried chicken was served …at our wedding made me grateful for all the time I had spent with him, because it all goes by so fast.”可知作者和大衛(wèi)交換戒指后，炸雞端上來了，朋友們獻上了很多溫暖感人的祝酒辭，最后大衛(wèi)用作者父親的吉他唱起了《嫁人》。作者感到喜悅填滿了她靈魂的所有空洞。在她的婚禮上慶祝父親的一生讓她很感激和父親在一起的所有時間，因為一切都過得太快了。從作者對婚禮的描述以及她的個人感覺來看，她和大衛(wèi)的婚禮是一個感人而又快樂的婚禮。故選A項。