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1、专题限时检测(二十一) 阅读理解C篇高分练(二)(共3篇，限时24分钟)A(2019·苏州模拟)Onesunnyafternoonintheautumnoftheyear1861asoldierlayinaclumpoflaurel(月桂树)bythesideofaroadinwesternVirginia.Helayatfulllengthuponhisstomach,hisheadupontheleftforearm.Hisextendedrighthandlooselygraspedhisgun.
2、Butfortheslightrhythmicmovementofhisback,hemighthavebeenthoughttobedead.Hewasasleepathispostofduty.Butiffound,hewouldbedeadshortlyafterward,deathbeingthejustandlegalpenaltyforhiscrime.ThesleepingsoldierwasayoungVirginiannamedCarterDruse.Hewasthesonofweal
3、thyparents,anonlychild.Hishomewasbutafewmilesfromwherehenowlay.Onemorninghehadrisenfromthebreakfasttableandsaid,quietlybutgravely,“Father,theUnionArmyhasarrivedatGrafton,Iamgoingtojoinit.”Thefatherliftedhishead,lookedatthesonforamomentinsilence,andreplie
4、d,“Go,Carter,andwhatevermayoccur,dowhatyouconsidertobeyourduty.Virginia,whichyoubetray,mustgetonwithoutyou.Shouldwebothlivetotheendofthewar,wewillspeakfurtherofthematter.Yourmother,asthephysicianhasinformedyou,isinamostcriticalcondition;atbestshecannotbe
5、withuslongerthanafewweeks,butthattimeisprecious.Itwouldbebetternottodisturbher.”SoCarterDruse,bowedtohisfatherandleftthehomeofhischildhood.Byconscienceandcourage,hewassoonwellreceivedbyhisfellowsandhisofficers;anditwastothesequalitiesandtosomeknowledgeof
6、thecountrythatheowedhisselectionforhispresentdutyattheextremepost.Nevertheless,hefellasleep,exhausted.Whatgoodorbadangelcameinadreamtoawakehimfromhisstateofcrime,whoshallsay?Hequietlyraisedhisforeheadfromhisarmandlookedbetweenthelaurels.Hisfirstfeelingwa
7、sakeenartisticdelight.Onthecliffwasastatueofimpressivedignity.Thefigureofthemansatonthehorse,straightandsoldierly.Thefaceoftherider,turnedslightlyaway;hewaslookingdownwardtothebottomofthevalley.Broadawakeandkeenlyalivenow,Drusecautiouslypushedthegunforwa
8、rdthroughthebushesandcoveredavitalspotofthehorseman'sbreast.Atouchuponthetrigger(扳机)andallwouldhavebeenwellwithDruse.Atthatinstantthehorsemanturnedandlookedinhisdirection—seemedtolookintohisveryface,intohiseyes,intohisbrav
