MyfamilyandIlivedacrossthestr eetfromSouthwayParksinceIwasfouryearsold.Thenjustlastyeartheycityputachainlinkfencearoundtheparkandstartedbulldozing(用推土机推平)thetr eesandgrasstomakewayforanewapartmentcomplex.WhenIsawthefenceandbulldozers,Iaskedmyself,“Whydon’ttheyjustleaveitalone?”
Lookingback,Ithinkwhatsentencedtheparttooblivion(别遗忘)wasthedrought(旱灾)wehadaboutfouryearsago.Upuntilthen,SouthwayParkwasanicegreenparkwithplentyoftr eesandapublicswimmingpool.MyfriendsandIrollerskatedonthesidewalks,climbedthetr ess,andswaminthepoolalltheyearsIwasgrowingup.Theparkwasalmostlikemyownyard.ThenthesummerIwasfifteenthedroughtcameandthingschanged.
Therehadbeenalmostnorainatallthatyear.Thecitystoppedwateringtheparkgrass.WithinafewweeksIfoundmyselflivingacrossthestr eetfromahugebrowndesert.Leavesfellofftheparktr ess,andprettysoonthetr eesstarteddying,too.Next,theparkswimmingpoolwasclosed.Thecitycutd ownontheworkforcethatkeptthepark,andprettysoonitjustgottoouglyanddirtytoenjoyanymore.
Asthedroughtlastedintothefall,theparkgotworseeverymonth.Therubbishpileduporblewacrossthebrowngrass.Soontheonlypeopleintheparkwerebeggarsandotherpeopledownontheirluck.Peoplesaiddrugswerebeingsoldortr adedtherenow.Theparkhadgottenscary,andmymothertolduskidsnottogothereanymore.
Thedroughtfinallyendedandthingsseemedtogetbacktonormal,thatis,everythingbutthepark.Ithadgottenintosuchbadshapethatthecityjustletitstaythatway.ThenaboutsixmonthsagoIheardthatthecitywasgoingto“redevelop”certainworn-outareasofthecity.Itturnedoutthatthecityhadplannedtogetr idofthepark,sellthelandandletsomeonebuildrowsofapartmentbuildingsonit.
Thechain-linkfencingandthebulldozersdidtheirwork.Nowweliveacrossthestr eetfromsixrowsofapartmentbuildings.Eachofthemisthreeunitshighandstr etchesablockineachdirection.Theneighborhoodhaschangedwithoutthepark.Thestr eetsIusedtoplayinarejammedwithcarsnow.Thingswillneverbethesameagain.SometimesIwonder,though,whatchangesanotherdroughtwouldmakeinthewaythingsaretoday.
53.Howdidthewriterfeelwhenhesawthefenceandbulldozers?
A.Scared.B.Confused.C.Upset.D.Curious.
正确答案：C解析：推理判断题。根据第一段叙述了解到作者从四岁开始住在SouthwayPark对面。从第二段了解到作者小时候和朋友在公园里玩耍。而现在公园被围了起来，事实上，作者是很失望、沮丧，自己不能去玩了，而且树都被砍掉了。
