Question

Our cat has a sweet nature, and she can let us know what she wants. When we fail to meet her needs, she gently leads us in the proper direction. When I forget to fill her water bowl early in the morning, she runs after my legs, and then pushes me in the direction of her bowl. She doesn’t get irritated (生气的); instead, she expresses her wishes in the best way. And I always understand what she is telling me.

One day I found myself envying (羡慕) her simple expression. How many times had I expected my husband or my children to know my wants without my ever giving voice to them? How many times had I been disappointed that they couldn’t understand when I needed a hug, a compliment (恭维) or a chocolate bar?

After a pleasant afternoon with my husband, I wanted to stop somewhere nice and have dinner, but he didn’t understand my hints (暗示). “Couldn’t you see that I wanted to go out to dinner?” I complained when he pulled into our driveway.

“Why didn’t you say so? I can’t read your mind,” he answered in impatience. His words gave me pause. Had I expected him to read my mind? Why hadn’t I expressed my desire more clearly? I realized I had fallen into the female trap of “If you love me, you can read my mind.”

Now, I state my needs clearly and directly. I look at my cat and know she agrees.

1.Why was the author disappointed in her husband or her children?

A．Her husband didn’t give her a hug.

B．Her children didn’t give her a chocolate bar.

C．They didn’t give her a compliment.

D．They didn’t understand her mind.

2.What will the author do if she wants something from her husband now?

A．She will give him her hints.                B．She lets him guess what she wants.

C．She tells him her needs directly.            D．She buys what she wants herself.

3.What can we learn from the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph?

A．I realized what I did was wrong.

B．I stopped and didn’t go with my husband.

C．My husband prevented me from going on.

D．My husband stopped me from saying something.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.C

3.A

【解析】

试题分析：我从家里的猫表达情感的方式发现了自己与家人相处的过程中所犯的错误，最后进行了修改。

1.D 细节题。根据文章第二段How many times had I expected my husband or my children to know my wants without my ever giving voice to them? How many times had I been disappointed that they couldn’t understand when I needed a hug, a compliment (恭维) or a chocolate bar?可知我生气的原因是因为丈夫和孩子不理解我的内心想法。故D正确。

2.C 细节题。根据文章最后一段Now, I state my needs clearly and directly. I look at my cat and know she agrees.可知现在作者直接表达了自己的想法，故C正确。

3.A 推理题。根据横线下3句Had I expected him to read my mind? Why hadn’t I expressed my desire more clearly? I realized I had fallen into the female trap of “If you love me, you can read my mind.”可知我意识到了自己的错误。故A正确。

考点：考察情感类短文阅读

点评：我从家里的猫表达情感的方式发现了自己与家人相处的过程中所犯的错误，最后进行了修改。文章基本上是考查细节题，对此类题型考生可以首先从问题中找到关键词，然后以此为线索，运用略读及查阅的技巧在文中迅速寻找这一细节，找到后再把这一部分内容仔细阅读一遍，仔细比较所给选项与文中细节的细微区别，在准确理解细节的前提下，最后确定最佳答案。