Question

That warm day was the only day of the week without rain. I opened the door, took a seat and began to enjoy the wonderful sunshine. Suddenly, I noticed that the house near mine had been sold. An elderly lady was in front of the door, with some beautiful flowers beside her. I walked to her. She looked to be in her early eighties and had the prettiest white hair.
“Hi! My name is Karmen,” I said smiling brightly at the old lady. She smiled back and said, “Hello, Karmen. I’m Henrietta.” Her voice was very strong for someone at her age. Later, I learned she was alone and had no family or relatives to help her. From that day on, I often visited her and helped her with her housework and sometimes she gave me some delicious food. A year passed, and I considered Henrietta to be one of my best friends.
One day, I walked over for my morning visit and knocked on the door, but there was no answer. I knocked again, and she still didn’ t turn up. So I let myself in, using the key she had given me. I checked her living room and then her kitchen. I finally went into her bedroom, and she was lying peacefully on her bed. Beside her there were two notes. One was her will, which said all that she had would be given to me. The other was a thank-you note. I went to her bedside and cried sadly.
Though several years have gone by, I still miss her deeply. Whenever I look at the beautiful flowers in front of her house, I remember the wonderful friendship we had.
小题1:Through visiting the old lady, the writer learnt that the old lady __________.

A．had no one to look after her	B．disliked all her relatives
C．didn’t want to live with her family	D．was looking for someone to look after her

小题2:What can we learn from the passage?

A．The old lady was not kind.

B．The writer didn’t have any good friends.

C．The old lady didn’t know how to make food.

D．The writer got on very well with the old lady.

小题3:The underlined expression “turn up” ( Paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to “_______”.

A．leave

B．appear

C．try

D．change

小题4:In order to thank the writer, the old lady decided to _________.

A．give the writer her favourite flowers.	B．let the writer know she was her best friend.
C．give the writer a key to her house.	D．leave all that she had to the writer.

小题5:In what order did the following take place in the story?
a. The lady died.
b. They became good friends.
c. The writer enjoyed the sunshine.
d. The writer will never forget the friendship they had.
e. They got to know each other.

A．c, d, a, b, e	B．b, e, d, c, a
C．c, e, b, a, d	D．b, d, c, a, e

Answer 1

小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:C

试题分析：这篇短文作者主要记述了他和一位老人的友谊。
小题1:根据第二段Later, I learned she was alone and had no family or relatives to help her.描述，可知选A。
小题2:根据短文二三段描述，可知作者和这个老人相处的很好，故选D。
小题3:联系下文描述，可知此处指的是这个老人还没有出来开门，故选B，出现。
小题4:根据第三段One was her will, which said all that she had would be given to me. The other was a thank-you note. I went to her bedside and cried sadly.描述，可知选D。
小题5:根据短文描述，可知正确顺序是，作者在享受阳光是认识了老人，然后成为好朋友，老人去世，作者不会忘记他们的友谊，故选C。
点评：本文浅显易懂，层次分明，学生很容易把握文章中心内容。答题中注意带着问题阅读短文，一般就能顺利找出答题依据。对于不能直接找到根据的问题注意联系上下文，根据短文中心总结出正确答案。