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1、Lookingupoverthetopsofherglasses,阅读理解答案 阅读理解Lookingupoverthetopsofherglasses,Rosemaryglancedatthekitchenclock:itwasalmost10MyGod!DidtheboyintendtosleepalldayShenoticedthepaininherwristagain,andputdownherpen.Anyhow,at87yearsofage,shewasgladshecouldstillwriteatall.Shehaddecidedlongagothatgrowingo
2、ldwaslikeslowlyturningtostone;youcouldn’ttakeanythingforgranted.Shestoodupslowly,painfully,andstartedwalkingtotheguestroom. Thetrip,thoughonlyadistanceofabout25feet,seemedtotakealongwhile.Rosemaryarrivedatthedoortotheguestroom.Itstoodslightlyopen,andshelookedthroughtheopening.Victorlaysleepingo
3、nhisside,hisarmsbent,hisexpressionslightlypained.Getup,lazybones,shewantedtosay.Eveninchildhood,Rosemaryhadneversleptpast4;thereweretoomanychorestodo.HowdifferentthingswereforVictor’sgeneration!Heryoungestgrandsonbehavedasifhehadneverdoneachoreinhislife.T wenty-oneyearsold,hehaddrivendowntoFl
4、oridatovisitRosemaryinhisshinynewcar,agiftfromhisdearparents.Victorwouldfinishcollegesoon,andhisfutureappearedbright—ifheevergotoutofbed,thatis. SomethingVictorhadsaidlastnightoverdinnerhaddisturbedher.NowwhatwasitOhyes;hehadbeentalkingaboutoneofhiscollegecourses—a“gut”，hehadcalledit.Whenshehad
5、askedhimtoexplaintheword,Victorhadsaiditwasacoursethatyoutooksimplybecauseitwaseasytopass.Rosemary,whohadnotevenhadahighschooleducation,foundthewordunpleasant.Ifshehadbeenallowedtocontinueherstudies,shewouldneverhavetakena“gut”... Thememoryfloodedbackthen,stillpainfulasanopenwoundalltheseyearsl
6、ater.Itwasthefirstdayofhighschool.Shehadgraduatedfromgrammarschoolthepreviousyear,butherfatherhadforbiddenhertogotohighschoolthatautumn,sayingshewasneededonthefarm.Aftermuchtearfulbe gging,shehadgottenhimtopromisethatnextyear,shecouldstarthighschool.Shehadenduredawholeyearofchores(杂事)insteado
7、fbooks,withanimalsandroughfarmhandsforcompanyinsteadofpeopleofherownage. Butwhenthefinaldaycame,herfatherwaswaitingforherasshecamedownstairs-----Shewasdeclined. TherewasnoarguingwithPapawhenhespokethatway.Tearfully,shehadt
