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一个老人的最后情感

       出乎意料地收到墨痕老师的一封信,信很短,正文仅一句话:

       5月16曰是我的七十寿辰,盼你们三个能来老朽的寒舍小聚。 

       墨痕是我小学时代的启蒙老师,我没有理由不回去看望他老人家,何况又恰逢他的七十大寿呢。

       墨痕老师信中提到“你们三个”指的是:我、麻秆和锅肚。当年我们三个是墨痕老师最器重的学生,也是到目前为止从那个小山村里走出来的最光宗耀祖的三个人尖尖。都上过大学,之后都分配在县里工作。如今我是一个暂时不太出名而将来必定大名鼎鼎的作家,麻秆成了一个整天忙着向学生收取各种材料费或辅导费的高中教师,锅肚运气最好,当上了一个以吃喝玩乐为己任的局长。 

       我把墨痕老师来信的事通知了锅肚。锅肚在电话里像是自言自语又像是问我,老师为啥只给你写信呢?紧接着又莫名其妙地干笑了几声,提高了嗓门说:没问题,准时回去,给老师献一千块寿礼!

       我又给麻秆拔了电话,并向他转述了锅肚对我说过的话。麻秆对回去看望老师没有异议,只是一而再再而三追问我:非得给老师送一千块寿礼吗?

       我们三个乘上一辆崭新的“奥迪”,那是锅肚的专车。也许是由于这个缘故,锅肚在我们赶往老家的一路上,总是牛气哄哄地大谈特谈他这几年工作如何出色,县里的大头头们对他又如何赏识之类的话题。麻秆则窝在一边不声不响,偶尔插两句嘴,也像放小屁似的,显得底气不足。

       远远望见老家村落的时候,麻秆突然抖着手紧紧住锅肚的胳膊,颤着声儿说:锅、锅、锅肚长,咱们,咱们非要给老师送、送、送一千块寿礼吗?

       锅肚凝眼瞅了麻秆一阵子,又歪头扫了我一眼,打着哈欠说:得啦,我看这么办吧,我再多拿一千,两千块,算咱们三个共同给老师的礼钱,这样行了吧?

       麻秆乐得差一点拍了巴掌,连连点头:行啊行啊。停了一一一瞬,又柔情似水地说:“谢谢局长啦”。

       我沉默不语。说老实话,我有点瞧不起麻秆,也有点瞧不起锅肚。

       眼前是我们当年就读的沟坎小学。我让司机停了车,走了下来。麻秆和锅肚不知我要搞什么名堂,先是坐着不动,过一会儿,也走了出来,各自面朝野地撒了一泡小尿。

       从一个作家的角度出发,我深深地懂得收集素材的重要性。事实上,我几乎每时每刻都在收集创作素材。这是我积极主张回来看望墨痕老师的内在原因。同样道理也驱使我兴冲冲地走进母校残破的大门。

       一切都跟童年的记忆相距甚远,这种反差使我心里不太好受,但同时也有了些兴奋:学校的操场凸凹不平,零零落落地生了些杂草;挂着一截锈铁轨的歪脖树,不知何年何月枯死了,以一种别扭的姿势,静止在那里,看不见一个学生,更听不到琅琅的读书声;苍灰的校舍像个久病的老人,随时有倒下去的可能;几只麻雀从教室已经没有了玻璃的窗户啾的一声弹出来,一直弹进蒙蒙的天际……所有这些都将在我以后创作的小说里再现。

       满头白发而又非常瘦弱的墨痕老师,见到我们说的第一句话是:去学校看过了吗?

       得到肯定的回答后,他又嗓音低沉地说了第二句话:校舍成了危房,学生已经停课两个多月了。

       我没说什么,因为我不知道该说什么才好。麻秆和锅肚也没说什么,都沉默着。

       墨痕老师目光缓慢地从我们三个的脸上扫过,轻轻叹了一口气。

       墨痕老师招待我们的是大饼子小葱拌豆腐。我们都很吃惊,之后又都大口大口地吃了起来,假装吃得很香,饭桌上的气氛很沉闷,也很压抑。

       临别时,锅肚掏出了两千块钱,墨痕老师坚决不收。一直把我们送到门外,他再也没说一句话,只是连续不断地轻轻叹气。

       两个多月后,我又收到墨痕老师的一封信,信中的话犹如利刃穿透了我的灵魂,让我脊背一阵阵发凉: 

       你读到这封信的时候,我已经不在人世了,我早已病入膏肓……你们都是成年人了,我不能强迫一个成年人去关心他童年的摇篮……我只是为自己感到羞愧,我培养出了三个有出息的学生,却没有培养出一个好人啊……

1.给下列划线的字注音。

     老(            )        气(             )        校(            )        膏(             )

2.为什么说我们三个是“最光宗耀祖的三个人尖尖”?

                                                                                        

3.“我兴冲冲地走进母校残破的大门”是为了                                      

4.文中对校园景象的描写非常细致,这样写的好处是                                           。

5.墨痕老师做寿,其本意是什么? 

                                                                                       

6.“有出息的人”和“好人”有什么区别?

                                                                                       

7.“临别时,锅肚掏出了两千块钱”,墨痕老师为什么坚决不收?

                                                                                       

答案

1.xiǔ     fēn    shè     huāng

2.都上过大学又都分配在县里工作。

3.收集创作素材

4.为下文写墨痕老师的愿望做铺垫

5.希望三个最有本事的学生能为母校做些什么。

6.就此篇小说而言,“有出息的人”指有事业、有成就;而“好人”则指善良、有爱心、不忘本。“有出息的人”却未必是个好人。

7.这钱是学生给老师做寿的,而学生却不肯为母校做贡献,这是老师所不能接受的。

阅读理解

For many years Henry had been a journalist. He had worked on many international newspapers and magazines and traveled over the world.

Henry had witnessed war and natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes and erupting volcanoes ( 火山爆发).

He had reported on serious accidents such as major fires and airline crashes.

He had seen every kind of terrible crime and strange event there was.

He had met and written about some of the most unusual people in the world.

In fact, there wasn’t much that Henry had not seen or done.

Now he was retired from journalism(新闻业). He owned a very expensive restaurant and spent his days talking to his wealthy and important customers. He liked to say that nothing surprised him.

One day he was sitting at the bar in his restaurant when a big gorilla(大猩猩) walked in and asked for a table.

Henry showed no surprise. He took the gorilla to a table and handed him a menu. He treated him politely and pretended there was nothing at all strange about having a gorilla in his restaurant.

The gorilla looked through the menu and ordered a salad.

Henry served the gorilla his salad personally, knowing that his waiters and waitresses would be too frightened.

At last the gorilla finished his salad and asked for the bill.

Henry wrote out the bill and handed it to the big animal.

The gorilla studied it, shook his head sadly then gave Henry fifty dollars.

“Thank you,” Henry said, and then to make conversation, he added, “we don’t get many gorillas in this restaurant.”

“At fifty dollars for a salad,” the gorilla said, “I’m not surprised.”

小题1:According to the story, Henry had________.

A.had the most exciting experiences

B.told the longest stories

C.made history

D.caused accidents小题2:One day when a gorilla came into the restaurant, Henry was_____.

A.very surprised by the gorilla

B.not disturbed(烦忧) by the gorilla

C.very interested in the gorilla

D.scared of the gorilla小题3: From the sentences “Henry served the gorilla his salad personally, knowing that his waiters and waitresses would be too frightened” you can learn that______.

A.his staff were not brave people

B.Henry didn’t normally serve customers

C.the gorilla had eaten there before

D.the gorilla was careful with his money

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