My parents were in a huge argument, and I was really upset about it. I didn’t know who I should talk with about how I was feeling. So I asked Mom to allow me to stay the night at my best friend’s house. Though I knew I wouldn’t tell her about my parents’ situation, I was looking forward to getting out of the house. I was in the middle of packing up my things when suddenly the power went out in the neighborhood. Mom came to tell me that I should stay with my grandpa until the power came back on.

　　I was really disappointed because I felt that we did not have much to talk about. But I knew he would be frightened alone in the dark. I went to his room and told him that I’d stay with him until the power was restored. He was quite happy and said, “Great opportunity.”

　　“What is?” I asked.

　　“To talk, you and I,” he said. “To hold a private little meeting about what we’re going to do with your mom and dad, and what we’re going to do with ourselves now that we’re in the situation we are in.”

　　“But we can’t do anything about it, Grandpa,” I said, surprised that here was someone with whom I could share my feelings and someone who was in the same“boat” as I was.

　　And that’s how the most unbelievable friendship between my grandfather and me started. Sitting there in the dark, we talked about our feeling and fears of life---from how fast things change, to how they sometimes don’t change fast enough. That night, because the power went out, I found a new friend, with whom I could safely talked about all my fears and pains, whatever they may be.

　　Suddenly, the lights all came back on. “Well,” he said, “I guess that means you’ll want to go now. I really like our talk. I hope the power will go out every few nights!”

　　56. I wished to get out of the house because ________.

　　A. I was angry about my parents’ quarrel

　　B. I found nobody to share my feelings with

　　C. I wanted to escape from the dark house

　　D. I planned to tell my friend about my trouble

　　57. Grandpa was happy to see me because___________.

　　A. he could discuss the problem with me

　　B. he had not seem me for a long time

　　C. he was afraid of darkness

　　D. he felt quite lonely

　　58. What can be inferred from the passage?

　　A. The grandchild was eager to leave.

　　B. They would have more chats.

　　C. The lights would go our again.

　　D. It would no longer be dark.

　　答案与解析：

　　56. B 【解析】事实判断题。根据第一段第二句可知。

　　57. A 【解析】判断推理题。由第四段第一句“To talk, you and I”可知。此处是对上文He was quite happy and said, “Great opportunity.”的解释。

　　58. B 【解析】细节推理题。文章结尾Grandpa所说的话表明了态度。