宁波市2013年高考二模拟试卷英语试卷及答案(8)

　　“We’re going to Florida，” she said brightly. “I hear it’s really beautiful.”

　　“It is，” he said quietly， as if remembering something he had tried to forget.

　　“Want some wine？” she said. He thanked her and retreated again into his silence. After a while， she went back to the others， and Vingo nodded in sleep.

　　In the morning， they awoke outside another Howard Johnson’s， and this time Vingo went in. The girl insisted that he join them. He seemed very shy， and ordered black coffee and smoked nervously as the young people chattered about sleeping on beaches. When they returned to the bus， the girl sat with Vingo again， and after a while， slowly and painfully， he began to tell his story. He had been in jail in New York for the past four years， and now he was going home.

　　“Are you married？”

　　“I don‘t know.”

　　“You don’t know？” she said.

　　“Well， when I was in jail I wrote to my wife，” he said. “I told her that I was going to be away a long time， and that if she couldn’t stand it， if the kids kept asking questions， she could just forget me. I’d understand. Get a new guy， I said – she’s a wonderful woman -- and forget about me. I told her she didn’t have to write me. And she didn’t. Not for three and a half years.”

　　“And you’re going home now， not knowing？”

　　“Yeah，” he said shyly. “Last week， when I was sure the parole was coming through， I wrote her again. There’s a big oak tree just as you come into town， I told her that if she didn’t have a new guy and if she’d take me back， she should put a yellow handkerchief on the tree， and I’d get off and come home. If she didn’t want me， forget it -- no handkerchief， and I’d go on through.”

　　“Wow，” the girl exclaimed. “Wow.”

　　She told the others， and soon all of them were in it， caught up in the approach of Brunswick， looking at the pictures Vingo showed them of his wife and three children.

　　Now they were 20 miles from Brunswick， and the young people took over window seats， waiting for the approach of the great oak tree. Vingo stopped looking， tightening his face， as if fortifying himself against still another disappointment.

　　Then Brunswick was 10 miles， and then five. Then， suddenly， all of the young people were up out of their seats， screaming and shouting and crying. All except Vingo. Vingo sat there stunned， looking at the oak tree. It was covered with yellow handkerchiefs -- 20 of them， 30 of them， maybe hundreds. As the young people shouted， the old con slowly rose from his seat and made his way to the front of the bus to go home.

　　55. According to the passage， which statement is TRUE？