17．My grandfather grew up in war-torn Europe．When German soldiers occupied his hometown，the thriving city of Tarow，Poland，he refused to obey them and eventually joined the Soviet army to fight for his country's freedom．"Stand straight，stand tall，"he told himself．
After the war，in 1947，he boarded a boat for Manhattan．He was hungry and suffering from seasickness．All alone in a new country，he was frightened about his future．Still，he marched head-on into the hustle and bustle of the streets of New York．Soon he met other European immigrants，each of them trying to find his or her own way．If they could do it，why couldn't he？"Stand straight，stand tall，"he would remind himself．
Thanks to the help of a loyal and trusting friend，my grandfather gained a jewelry booth on Canal Street，New York City．He once told me how nervous he was on that first day of work．He was not only trying to learn this tough new business，but also a new language．
To his surprise，the men in neighboring booths-who could have taken advantage of him-offered their help and advice．Within months，my grandfather was commanding his spot behind the counter，selling diamonds and cultured pearls as if he'd been doing it his whole life．
Stand straight and stand tall．
In later years，my grandfather would take both my mother and her sister down the aisle at their weddings．As he stood with each of them，he thought about their new beginnings，and of the adventures and journeys they would experience together．He also thought about the children who would one day carry on his family name．
I am so proud to be one of those children．Listening to my grandfather's remarkable experiences has changed the way I view my own life．
56．Which is the correct order of the things that happened in the passage？B
a．My grandfather took both my mother and her sister down the aisle at their weddings．
b．World War II broke out in Europe．
c．My grandfather went to America．
d．My grandfather began to run his diamond business．
e．The men in neighboring booths helped him．
A．b，c，a，d，e B．b，c，d，e，a
C．b，c，e，a，d D．c，b，e，d，a
57．Which is NOT true according to the passage？C
A．My grandfather was a soldier during World War II．
B．My grandfather went to America by sea．
C．My grandfather had been doing a jewelry business his whole life．
D．My grandfather ran his business successfully．
58．Grandpa probably inspired his grandchildren in time of trouble by saying"C"．
A．A friend in need is a friend indeed
B．God help those who help themselves
C．Stand straight，stand tall
D．Practice makes perfect
59．It can be concluded thatA．
A．Grandpa never lost heart in time of hardships
B．Grandpa never threw doubt upon his fate
C．Grandpa was born to be a businessman
D．Grandpa didn't live up to his friend's expectations．
分析 本文屬于記敘文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章主要向我們敘述了祖父的一生，他出生于歐洲，經(jīng)歷了二戰(zhàn)時(shí)期的保家衛(wèi)國，后來坐船去了美國，在朋友的幫助下經(jīng)營他的鉆石生意，附近的攤位里的人幫助他經(jīng)營，最終祖父成功的在美國生存了下來，還參加了兩個(gè)女兒的婚禮．
解答 56．B．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．通讀全文，可知文章主要敘述了祖父的一生，他出生于歐洲，經(jīng)歷了二戰(zhàn)時(shí)期的保家衛(wèi)國，后來坐船去了美國，在朋友的幫助下經(jīng)營他的鉆石生意，附近的攤位里的人幫助他經(jīng)營，最終祖父成功的在美國生存了下來，還參加了兩個(gè)女兒的婚禮；故選B．
57．C．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第三段"Within months，my grandfather was commanding his spot behind the counter，selling diamonds and cultured pearls as if he'd been doing it his whole life"可知祖父并非一生都在經(jīng)營珠寶生意的；故選C．
58．C．推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章第一段"．"Stand straight，stand tall，"he told himself"可知祖父一生是靠Stand straight，stand tall對自己的鼓勵(lì)度過難關(guān)的，因此他應(yīng)該也會(huì)把這話傳遞給他的孩子們；故選C．
59．A．推理判斷題．通讀全文，可知祖父一生多次遇到困難，感受迷茫，但他從來沒有放棄自己，在不斷對自己的鼓勵(lì)中成功；可知祖父在艱辛的歲月里從來不曾迷失自己的心；故選A．
點(diǎn)評 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進(jìn)行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí)，要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
