2013年江苏高考英语抢分训练143.docVIP

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A．B．C．D和E）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A I walk into a room and wonder who’s going to talk to me． Unavoidably, I fall into a self-conscious moment． I’m waiting for my daughters to finish a gymnastics class, and I look around the waiting room．? The lively chatter of mothers all around me makes me feel terribly alone． I don’t belong in this group; I’m an outsider to the world of little girls trying to finish their homework before the coach calls them in． Nobody is paying attention to me! Sulking in pity, I overhear a little girl ask her mother the difference between a homophone and a homonym． My specialty!? I can’t resist such questions． I have to assist． For the next 5 minutes, I find myself helping a 4th grader think of words that sound the same but are spelled differently （homophone） and words that sound the same and are spelled the same but mean different things （homonym）． You cant help somebody else and also think about how neglected you feel． It’s a strange phenomenon． It doesn’t matter that Im supremely out of place here． I’m serving somebody, and then, everything feels right． And in a powerful turn of events, the mother who once seemed so cliquish and perfect starts telling me about her life． Over homophones, I’m learning about a lifetime of heartbreak． Each of those mothers might have their own story of loss． The room isn’t what it seems; it’s nothing like it sounds． Beneath the clique and chatter, there’s somebody who needs attention． Perhaps when I feel most alone, most forgotten, I need to look up, find a way to help and bless （even if it’s through homophones）, and stop focusing on myself． I want to enter a room, take my eyes off of myself, and find the one who needs help． 41．What does the author want to do the time she enters the waiting room? A．She wants to ask who would like to talk to her． B．She wants to be accepted among people already there． C．She wants to get her daughter back home for dinner． D．She wants to have a talk with the gymn