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杭州外国语学校2019年高考英语集训阅读理解每日一练20倒数第七周星期五AShehadbeenshoppingwithherMominWal-Mart．Shemusthavebeen6yearsold,thisbeautifulbrownhaired,freckle-facedimageofinnocence．Outside,itwaspouringsoheavily．WeallstoodtherejustinsidethedooroftheWal-Mart．Wewaited,somepatiently,othersannoyedbecausenaturemesseduptheirhurriedday．Igotlostinthesoundandsightoftheheavenswashingawaythedirtanddustoftheworld．Hervoicewassosweetasitbrokethehypnotictrance（昏昏欲睡）wewereallcaughtin．Mom,let'srunthroughtherain,shesaid．No,honey．We'llwaituntilitslowsdownabit,Momreplied．Thisyoungchildwaitedaboutanotherminuteandrepeated:Mom,let'srunthroughtherain．We'llgetsoakedifwedo,Momsaid．No,wewon't,Mom．That'snotwhatyousaidthismorning,theyounggirlsaidasshetoreatherMom'sarm．Thismorning?When．didIsaywecouldrunthroughtherainandnotgetwet?Don'tyouremember?WhenyouweretalkingtoDaddyabouthiscancer,yousaid,IfGodcangetusthroughthis,hecangetusthroughanything!Theentirecrowdstoppeddeadsilent．Idaresayyoucouldn'thearanythingbuttherain．Weallstoodsilently.Noonecameorleftin．henextfewminutes．Mompausedandthoughtforamomentaboutwhatshewouldsay．Nowsomewouldlaughitoffandscoldherforbeingsilly．Somemightevenignorewhatwassaid.Butthiswasamomentofaffirmationinayoungchild'slifetimewheninnocenttrustcanbedevelopedsothatitwillbloomintofaith．Honey,youareabsolutelyright．Let'srunthroughtherain．Ifgetwet,wellmaybewejustneedwashing,Momsaid．Thenofftheyran.Weallstoodwatching,smilingandlaughingastheyrushedpastthecarsandtheyheldtheirshoppingbagsovertheirheadsjustincase．Theygotsoaked．Buttheywerefollowedbyafewwhoscreamedandlaughedlikechildrenallthewaytotheircars．Andyes,Idid．Iran．Igotwet．Ineededwashing．Youmayloseyourmaterialpossessions,yourmoneyandevenyourhealth,butnoonepanevertakeawayyourpreciousmemories．Sodon'tforgettomaketimeandtaketheopportunitiestomakememories．41．Whichofdiefollowingistheclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedwordaffirmation?A．happinessB．approvalC．disagreementD．love42．Whatdoweknowaboutthemotherinthestory?A．Herhusbandwascuredofhiscancer．B．Shewasstrong-willedandconsiderate．C．Shewasindespairandpretendedtoforgetwhatshesaid．D．Herdaughtercompletelyunderstoodthesituationherfamilywasin．43．Whichofthefollowingmaytheauthoragreewith?A．Themothershouldnottellherchildaboutthefamilymisfortune．B．Parentsshouldactmorebravelythantheirchildren．C．Parentsshouldgraspeveryopportunitytoinfluencetheirchildrentogrowwell．D．Childrenshouldlearntoshowgratitudeandunderstandingtotheirparents．44．Thebesttideforthepassagemightbe_____．A．RunThroughtheRainB．BeaDeterminedMotherC．WaitintheRainD．HaveawonderfulexperienceBFromthehealthpointofviewwearelivinginanamazingage．Wearefreefrommanyofthemostdangerousdiseases．Alargenumberofoncedeadlyillnessescannowbecuredbymodemmedicine．Itisalmostcertainthatoneclaymedicineswillbefoundforthemoststubbornremainingdiseases,Theexpectationoflifehasincreasedgreatly．Butthoughthepossibilityoflivingalongandhappylifeisgreaterthaneverbefore,everydaywewitnesstheunbelievablekillingofmen,womenandchildrenontheroads．Manvsthemotor-cartItisanever-endingbattlewhichmanislosing．Thousandsofpeopletheworldoverarekilledorhorriblykilledeachyearandwearequietlysittingbackandlettingithappen．Ithasbeenrightlysaidthatwhenamanissittingbehindasteeringwheel（方向盘）,hiscarbecomestheextensionofhispersonality.Thereisnodoubtthatthemotor-caroftenbringsoutaman'sveryworstqualities．Peoplewhoarenormallyquietandpleasantmaybecomeunrecognizablewhentheyarebehindasteering-wheelTheysay,theyareill-manneredandaggressive,willfulastwo-year-oldsandcompletelyselfish．Alltheirhiddenangersanddisappointmentsseemtobebroughttodiesurfacebytheactofdriving．Thesurprisingthingisthatsocietysmilessogentlyonthemotoristandseemstoforgivehisbehavior．Everythingisdoneforhisconvenience．Citiesareallowedtobecomealmostuninhabitablebecauseofheavytraffic;townsaremadeuglybyhugecarparks;thecountrysideisruinedbyroadnetworks;andthedeathsbecomenothingmorethananumbereveryyear,tobeeasilyforgotten．Itishightimeaworldrulewascreatedtoreducethissenselesswasteofhumanlife．Withregardtodriving,thelawsofsomecountriesareunbelievablylax（不严格）andeventhestrictestarenotstrictenough．Arulewhichwasuniversallyacceptedcouldonlyhaveanobviouslybeneficialeffectontheaccidentrate．Hereareafewexamplesofsomeofthethingsthatmightbedone．Thedrivingtestshouldbestandardizedandmadefarmoredifficultthanitis;allthedriversshouldbemadetotakeatesteverythreeyearsorso;theageatwhichyoungpeopleareallowedtodriveanyvehicleshouldberaisedtoatleast21;allvehiclesshouldtieputthroughstricttestsforsafetyeachyear．Eventhesmallestamountofalcoholinthebloodcandamageaperson'sdrivingability．Presentdrinkinganddrivinglaws（wheretheyexist）shouldbenudemuchstricter．Speedlimitsshouldberequiredonallroads．Governmentsshouldlaydownsafetyspecificationsforcarfactories,ashasbeendoneintheUSA．Alladvertisingstressingpowerandperformanceshouldbebanned．Thesemeasuresmaynotsoundgoodenough．Butsurelynothingshouldbeconsideredastoosevereifitresultsinreducingthenumberofdeaths．Afterall,theworldisforhumanbeings,notmotor-cars．45．Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A．Trafficaccidentsaremainly