第三部分：阅读理解（共12小题；每小题2分,满分24分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

EveryChristmas,wevisitmyparentswholivenearly400milesawayfromus.Itisalways9to10-hourdrive,butwealwaystrytomakeitbecausethat’stheonlytimemyparentsgettoseetheirgrandchildren.

Oneyear,Iwasthedriver,mywifeAdrianawasinthepassengerseat,mythreekids----Jacob,EthanandCaleb----satinthebackseat,andourdogSusiewasplacedbythekids’feet.

Thatyear,wetraveledatnighttoavoidtheheavyholidaytraffic.Weleftthehouseatabout9:00intheevening,sowecouldgettomyparents’housebyabout6:00thenextmorning.

Thefirstthreehourswasfine.Mywifeandkidswereallfastasleep,includingSusiewhowaslyingonJacob’slap.Butbyaround1am,Iwasverysleepy.SoIstoppedatasmallconveniencestoreandtriedtowakemyselfupwithacupofcoffee.Thecoffeehelpedforseveralmiles.ButsoonIwasdriftinginandoutofsleep.Iclosedmyeyesforwhatfeltlikeaveryshortmoment.WhatIdidn’tknowwasthatIwasslowlydrivingtowardstheotherlaneandthatatruckwascomingquicklytowardsus.

IhadfallenasleepatthewheelwhenSusieroughlywokemeupbyjumpingontomylap.WhenIopenedmyeyes,Isawtheglaringheadlightsofthetruckheadingtowardsourcar.Iquicklydrovethecarbacktoourlane.Ihadnarrowlymissedhittingthetruckandgettingmyfamilyintowhatcouldhavebeenaveryseriousaccident.

IcheckedeveryonetoseeiftheywereOK,andtheywerestillfastasleep.Idrovetherestofthedistanceveryalertandawake.Assoonaswegotthere,Itoldmywife,mykidsandmyparentswhatSusiehaddoneandwecouldnothavebeenmoreproudofourdog.

56.WhydoestheauthorvisithisparentswithhisfamilyeveryChristmas?

A.BecauseChristmasistheonlytimehecanrelaxeveryyear.

B.Becausehisparentsdon’tlikethe400-miletravel.

C.Becausehemissedhisparentsverymuch.

D.Becausehisparentscanonlyseetheirgrandchildrenatthattime.

57.Whatdidtheauthordotowakehimselfupduringthejourney?

A.Hegotoffthecartobreathethefreshair.

B.Hestoppedtohaveacupofcoffee.

C.Hetalkedwithhiswifeandchildren.

D.Hestoppedeveryfewmiles.

58.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat___