Question

When I was 12 years old, I was at a very hard stage in life. I was short and fat, which was bad for a girl, so coordination（协调）was not one of my strongest features. On the other hand, my mother was a very talented

softball player who even acted as my coach. Night after night, I would try my best to impress “my coach”.Unfortunately, I just felt like a terrible disappointment to my mother.

One summer afternoon, my mother told us we were going to visit Uncle David. Since we lived in an apartment, going to the country was quite a treat. My uncle David always had a way of making me feel special.

When we arrived, my uncle and cousin Jeff were throwing metal rings at two holes in the ground. I was curious about what they were doing so I went over to watch. Noticing that I was standing there, my uncle asked if I had ever played washers.

Being a “city girl”, my reply was that the only “washers” I knew were the ones that cleaned clothes. To my embarrassment, Uncle David, chuckling(咯咯笑)，explained that the metal rings were called washers. I was shocked to hear my uncle saying he wanted me to take his place. He then gave me the washers and gave tips on how to throw better.

Unwillingly, I joined Jeff. Gradually, I found myself not only enjoying but also wanting to win this game. The washer went into the air and began to fall. Then a cloud of dust appeared as the washer sank into the hole. My first try! I had actually thrown the washer into the hole!

Although 23 summers have gone by since that day, this small success in washer playing helped me get back self confidence lost when I struggled with the game of softball.

1.Why did the author live a hard life at the age of twelve?

A. Because her body has many health problems.

B. Because coordination was her strongest feature.

C. Because she was forced to learn to play softball.

D. Because her efforts at softball were disappointing.

2.When she was told that she could visit Uncle David, the author felt ________.

A. surprised B. pleased

C. disappointed D. nervous

3.It can NOT be learned from the passage that __________.

A. the author must be more confident now

B. the author’s mother was good at softball

C. the author had never met Uncle David before the visit

D. the author had never played washers before the visit

4.Which is the RIGHT time order of the changes in the author’s feelings when she was at her uncle’s?

A. Curious—Embarrassed—Shocked—Pleased

B. Shocked—Curious—Embarrassed—pleased

C. Pleased—Embarrassed—Curious—Shocked

D. Curious—Shocked—Pleased—Embarrassed

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：作者在David叔叔的帮助下找回了自信，对此作者一直心存感激。

1.细节理解题。根据文章第一段可知，尽管作者努力练习，但却表现不好，自己觉得让母亲很失望，所以十二岁那年是她人生中比较困难的阶段。故选D。

2.推理判断题。根据文章第二段中quite a pleasure可知，当得知要去David叔叔那里时，作者应该是很高兴的。故选B。

3.判断正误题。根据文章第二段中Besides，I hadn’t seen Uncle David for quite a time and I missed him可知，作者以前见过David叔叔。由第四段第一句可知，作者是个城市女孩。从最后两段作者重获信心并对那个夏日念念不忘可推测出，作者对David叔叔充满感激。从最后一句always made me feel like an “all star” in my life可知，作者现在非常自信。故选C。

4.细节归纳题。由文中看作者情感的顺序分别是“I was curious about”，“To my embarrassment”，“I was shocked”“I found myself not only enjoying”即他在他叔叔那里的情感先后顺序分别是好奇~尴尬~震惊~喜悦。故选A。

考点：人物情感类阅读。