题目内容
We lived in a very quiet neighborhood. One evening I heard a loud crash in the street. Earlier that evening my wife had asked me to go to the store to get some soft drinks. It seemed like this would be a good time to let my teenage daughter Holly practice her driving, so I sent her to the store in my truck.
At dinner my son talked about how much he liked my truck. I enjoyed having it, but I said: "Guy, my heart is not set on that truck. I like it but it is just metal and won’t last forever. Never set your heart on anything that won’t last."
After hearing the loud noise, the whole family ran outside. My son shouted: "Dad! Dad, Holly crashed your truck."
My heart sank and my mind was flooded with conflicting thoughts. Was anyone hurt? Who else was involved? As I ran to the door, I heard a voice in my heart say: "Here is a chance to show Holly what you really love. She’ll never forget it."
The accident had occurred in my own driveway. Holly had crashed my truck into our other vehicle, the family van (搬运车). In her inexperience, she had confused the brakes and the gas pedal. Holly was unhurt physically, but when I reached her, she was crying and saying: "Oh, Dad, I’m sorry. I know how much you love this truck." I held her in my arms as she cried.
Later that week a friend stopped by and asked what had happened to my truck. I told her the whole story. Her eyes moistened (湿润) and she said: "That happened to me when I was a girl. I borrowed my dad’s car and ran into a log that had fallen across the road. I ruined the car. When I got home my Dad knocked me to the ground and began to kick me."
Over 40 years later, she still felt the pain of that night.
I remember how sad Holly was and how I comforted her. One day, when Holly thinks back on her life, I want her to know what really matters in my life.
【小题1】How did the crash happen?
A.The van was parked in the wrong place that evening. |
B.Holly stepped on the gas pedal instead of the brakes. |
C.The brakes of the truck didn’t work properly. |
D.Holly was too careless and young to drive a truck. |
A.He was so rich that he didn’t care about losing one truck. |
B.He thought there was no point punishing her after the accident. |
C.He believed the truck was made of metal and of poor quality. |
D.He wanted Holly to know he loved her more than any possessions. |
A.She still suffered physical pain. |
B.She felt guilty of damaging the car. |
C.It left a deep wound on her soul. |
D.She was not forgiven by her Dad. |
A.What really matters? |
B.Better to forgive and forget |
C.Who is to blame? |
D.Accidents will happen |
【小题1】B
【小题2】D
【小题3】C
【小题4】A
解析试题分析:本文的主要内容是:我的女儿霍莉开我最心爱的卡车去商店,由于没有经验,撞了车,我非常爱女儿,所以不但没有责怪她,还安慰她,这和我的一个朋友的童年经历形成鲜明的对比。我的女儿会明白我爱她胜过一切物质的财富。
【小题1】根据In her inexperience, she had confused the brakes and the gas pedal.故选B。
【小题2】根据As I ran to the door, I heard a voice in my heart say: "Here is a chance to show Holly what you really love. She’ll never forget it.",故选D。
【小题3】这句话的意思是四十年以后,她依然感觉那个夜晚,父亲打的伤口在隐隐作痛,故选C。
【小题4】根据I remember how sad Holly was and how I comforted her. One day, when Holly thinks back on her life, I want her to know what really matters in my life,故选A。
考点:记叙文阅读理解。
点评:在通读全文,掌握文章的中心大意的基础上,首先要仔细看懂问题,明确问的是什么,然后按照题意进行寻读,找到正确答案的根据。
There is much more to growing up in a bilingual(双语的) family than learning two languages, and the cultural influences from both cultures are just as important.
In July we had a curious incident that shows the slight differences between cultures. My son has already changed a few of his baby teeth and since we lived in Italy we decided to go with the Italian version(版本) of the Tooth Fairy, which is not a fairy(仙女) but a little mouse. So last year when he lost his first tooth we had a visit from the little mouse who took the tooth away and left a rather good amount of coins --- when he lost the second tooth a few days later, however, the amount was significantly less! That in itself caused quite a few questions, but the real questions started when in July during a visit to the UK another tooth left my son’s mouth in Tooth Fairy land! The grandparents made a real problem out of it --- it was their first grandson’s tooth they got to say Goodbye to, so it was Tooth Fairy and rather generous, too!
The Qs & As
Son: Mum, how is the little mouse going to smell my tooth all this way? (as the story goes the little mouse smells a milk tooth and comes to collect it)
Me: No dear, it won’t! We are in England now so the Tooth Fairy will come.
Son: Oh, is she stronger than the little mouse? (I knew where this was going)
Me: She is very strong, and she is magic.
Son: What does the Tooth Fairy bring? (straight to the point)
Me: I am not sure. We’ll find out maybe a nice message.
Son: So is the little mouse coming too?
Me: No, it won’t make it all the way from Italy.
Son: But why don’t they have little mice in England?
Me: Because here the Tooth Fairy collects all baby teeth and she’s too fast, so the little mouse would always get there late.
Son: Oh!?
【小题1】Italian kids are supposed to believe ________ will come and collect the milk teeth.
A.a little mouse |
B.Tooth Fairy |
C.their parents |
D.the grandparents |
A.Italian parents often give much money for their kids’ lost baby teeth[ |
B.she knew Tooth Fairy was more generous than the little mouse |
C.she knew the grandparents would give her son a big gift |
D.English people are usually more generous than Italians |
A.the tooth fairy’s health |
B.the little mouse’s coming |
C.the amount of coins he could get |
D.the story his grandparents know |
A.make kids know the folk stories |
B.help kids choose one of the cultures |
C.teach kids two languages |
D.keep the balance of both cultures |