【单选题】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的
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C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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Thesunshoneinthroughthediningroomwindow，lightingupthehardwoodfloorWehadbeentalkingtherefornearlytwohours.Thephoneofthe“Nightline”rangyetagainandMorrieaskedhishelper.Connie，togetitShehadbeentakingdownthecallers’namesinMorrie’ssmallblackappointmentbookItwasclear1wasnottheonlyoneinterestedinvisitingmyoldprofessor—the“Nightline”appearancehadmadehimsomethingofabigfigure—butIwasimpressedwith.perhapsevenabitenviousof，allthefriendsthatMorrieseemedtohave
“Youknow.Mitch，nowthatI'mdying，I'vebecomemuchmoreinterestingtopeople.I’m
onthelastgreatjourneyhere——andpeoplewantmetotellthemwhattopack.”
Thephonerangagain.
“Morrie，canyoutalk?”Connieasked
“I’mvisitingwithmyoldfriendnow，”heannounce
D、“Letthemcallback.”
Icannottellyouwhyhereceivedmesowarmly.Iwashardlythepromisingstudentwhohadlefthimsixteenyearsearlier.Haditnotbeenfor“Nightline，”Morriemighthavediedwithouteverseeingmeagain.
Whathappenedtome?
TheeightieshappenedTheninetieshappene
D、Deathandsicknessandgettingfatandgoingbaldhappene
D、Itr adedlotsofdreamsforabiggerpaycheck，andIneverevenrealizedIwasdoingitYetherewasMorrietalkingwiththewonderofourcollegeyears，asifI'dSimplybeenonalongvacation
“Haveyoufoundsomeonetoshareyourheartwith?”heasked
“Areyouatpeacewithyourself?”
“Areyoutr yingtobeashumanasyoucanbe?”
Ifeltashamed，wantingtoshowIhadbeentr yinghardtoworkoutsuchquestions.What
happenedtome?IoncepromisedmyselfIwouldneverworkformoney，thatIwouldjointhe
PeaceCorps，andthat1wouldliveinbeautiful，inspirationalplaces.
Instead,IhadbeeninDetr oitfortenyears，atthesameworkplace，usingthesamebank，visitingthesamebarberIwasthirty-seven，morematurethanincollege，tiedtocomputersandmodemsandcellphones.Iwasnolongeryoung，nordidIwalkaroundingraysweatshirtswith
unlitcigarettesinmymouth.Ididnothavelongdiscussionsovereggsaladsandwichesaboutthemeaningoflife.
Mydayswerefull，yetIremained，muchofthetime，unsatisfied[
Whathappenedtome?
56.WhendidtheauthorgraduatefromMorrie’scollege?
A、Intheeighties.
B、Inthenineties.
C、Whenhewassixteen
D、Whenhewastwenty-one.
57.Whatd oweknowaboutthe“Nightline”?
A、Morriestarteditbyhimself
B、IthelpedMorrieearnafame.
C、TheauthorhelpedMorriestartit.
D、Itwasonlyoperatedatnight.
58.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
A、BoththeauthorandMorrielikedtr avelling.
B、Morrielikedhelpingpeoplepackthingsfortheirjourneys.
C、TheauthorenviedMorrie’sfriendsthehelptheygotfromhim.
D、Theauthorearnedalotofmoneyatthecostofhisdreams.
59.What’stheauthor’sfeelingwhenhewritesthispassage?
A、Regretful.
B、Enthusiasti
C、
C、Sympatheti
C、
D、Humorous.
