Question

We have two daughters: Kristen is seven years old and Kelly is four. Last Sunday evening, we invited some people home for dinner. I dressed them nicely for the party, and told them that their job was to join Mommy in answering the door when the bell rang. Mommy would introduce them to the guests, and then they would take the guests’ coats upstairs and put them on the bed in the second bedroom.

The guests arrived. I introduced my two daughters to each of them. The adults were nice and kind and said how lucky we were to have such good kids.

Each of the guests liked Kelly more, the younger one, enjoying her dress, her hair and her smile. They said she was a unusual girl to be carrying coats upstairs at her age.

I thought to myself that we adults usually make a big “to do” over the younger one because she’s the one who seems more easily hurt. We do it with the best of intentions.

But we seldom think of how it might affect（影响） the other child. I was a little worried that Kristen would feel she was being paid no attention. I was about to serve dinner when I realized that she had been missing for twenty minutes. I ran upstairs and found her in the bedroom, crying. I said, “What are you doing here, my dear?”

She turned to me with a sad expression and said,” Mommy, why don’t people like me the way they like my sister? Is it because I’m not pretty? Why don’t they say nice things about me as much?”

I tried to explain to her, kissing and hugging（拥抱） her to make her feel better.

Now whenever I visit a friend’s home. I make it a point to speak to the elder child first.

1.The underlined expression “make a big ‘to do’ over” (paragraph 4) means_______.

A．show much concern about                B．have a special effect on

C．list jobs to be done for                   D．do good things for

2.We can conclude from the passage that_______.

A．parents should pay more attention to the elder children

B．the younger children are usually more easily hurt

C．people usually like the younger children more

D．adults should treat children equally

3.Kristen felt sad and cried because_______.

A．the guests gave her more coats to carry

B．she didn't look as pretty as Kelly

C．the guests enjoyed her sister more than her

D．her mother didn’t introduce her the guests

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.D

3.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了客人对待我的两个女儿的不同态度，过度表达出对小女儿的喜爱，让我的大女儿感觉受到了伤害，告诉我们要平等地对待每个孩子。

1.A 推理题。根据上一段内容Each of the guests liked Kelly more, the younger one, enjoying her dress, her hair and her smile. They said she was a unusual girl to be carrying coats upstairs at her age.说明人们过于注意小女儿，故A项符合句意。

2.D 推理题。根据文章内容所述，来我家做客的客人对我的小女儿过于热情的对待，导致了我的大女儿很受伤害，故作者认为我们应该平等地对待我们的孩子。故D正确。

3.C 细节题。根据文章倒数4,5,6行She turned to me with a sad expression and said,” Mommy, why don’t people like me the way they like my sister? Is it because I’m not pretty? Why don’t they say nice things about me as much?说明他感觉到客人们似乎更喜欢妹妹，而不喜欢他，所以她感觉自己受到了伤害。故C正确。

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点评：本文讲述了客人对待我的两个女儿的不同态度，过度表达出对小女儿的喜爱，让我的大女儿感觉受到了伤害，告诉我们要平等地对待每个孩子。以推理题的考查为主，解推断题最主要的方法是根据词义及上下文的串联关系推断具体细节。