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第 PAGE 18 页 共 NUMPAGES 18 页 浙江省重点高中2021届自主招生押题模拟英语试题带答案解析+详解点睛 姓名:_____________ 年级:____________ 学号:______________ 题型 选择题 填空题 简答题 xx题 xx题 xx题 总分 得分 评卷人 得分 第 1 题：Are you familiar with the name Oliver Wendell Holmes ? The name’s master once attended a meeting in which he was the shortest man among the big heads. “Doctor Holmes,” joked a friend. “I should think you would feel rather small among us big fellows.” “Actually I do,” smiled Holmes. “I feel like a dime（一角硬币）among a lot of pennies(便士）.” I ever believed only such a person like Holmes could think that way. But I was proven wrong. Yesterday I watched a huge flight of geese winging their way south through one of those beautiful sunsets that color1ed the entire sky for a few moments. I saw them as I rested against the lion statue in front of the Chicago Art Institute, where I was watching the Christmas shoppers hurry along Michigan Avenue. When I looked sideways, I noticed that a bag lady, standing a few feet away, had also been watching the geese with great attention. Sensing someone was looking at her, she cast a sideways look. Our eyes met and we smiled silently acknowledging（承认） the fact that we had shared an amazing sight, a symbol of the secret of the struggle to survive. I overheard the lady talking to herself as she walked away. Her words, “Life treats me kindly”, nearly made my jaw drop. Was the lady, this homeless street beggar, being kidding or even mindless? No. I believed the sight of the geese had reminded her of, however briefly, the difficult and unpleasant reality of her own struggle. I realized later that moments such as this one provided her with great comfort and encouragement; it was the way she survived the hardness of the street. Her smile was real. The sight of the geese was her Christmas present. It was proof（证明） that hard work mattered. It was all she needed. I envy her. 1. Why does the author mention Holmes in Paragraph 1? A. To show his admiration and res