题目内容
My six-year-old granddaughter, Caitlyn, and I stopped at a Tim Horton’s shop for a blueberry cake. As we were going out of the door, a young teenage boy was coming in.
This young man had no hair on sides of his head with a set of blue spiked(竖起的)hair on top of it. One of his nostrils(鼻孔) was pierced (扎、穿), and a ring ran through the hole and a chain went across his face and was attached to a ring he was wearing in his ear. He held a skateboard under one arm and a basketball under the other.
Caitlyn, who was walking ahead of me, stopped at once when she saw the teenager, I thought he’d scared her and she’d frozen on the spot.
I was wrong.
My granddaughter backed up against the door and opened it as wide as it would go. Now I was face to face with the young man. I stepped aside and let him pass. His response was a polite “Thank you very much”.
On our way to the car, I praised Caitlyn for her manners in holding open the door for the young man. She didn’t seem to be troubled by his appearance, but I wanted to make sure. If a grandmother’s talk about freedom of self-expression and allowing people their differences was in order, I wanted to be ready.
As it turned out, the person who needed the talk was me.
The only thing Caitlyn noticed about the teenager was the fact that his arms were full. “He would have a hard time to open the door. ”
I saw the partially shaved head, the set of spiked hair, the piercing and the chain. She saw a person carrying something under each arm and heading toward a closed door.
In the future, I hope to get down on her level and raise my sights.
- 1.
What did the author think of the young man?
- A.Polite.
- B.Uncommon.
- C.Frightening.
- D.Funny.
- A.
- 2.
Caitlyn helped the young man because______ .
- A.she was scared
- B.she didn’t notice his look
- C.she wanted to avoid him
- D.it would be difficult for him to open the door
- A.
- 3.
The underlined sentence suggests that_______ .
- A.the author was ashamed of herself
- B.the author didn’t know how to give a talk on freedom
- C.a talk on freedom was useless for the granddaughter
- D.people should have more freedom to express themselves
- A.
- 4.
The author intends to tell us that_______ .
- A.we shouldn’t judge a person by his look
- B.we should allow people more freedom to dress differently
- C.we should be more helpful and tolerant(宽容的)to people
- D.we shouldn’t be too particular about people in life
- A.
This week was busier than usual, and I was very tired today. All I wanted to do was to go home and enjoy a bowl of good hot soup.
But when I saw my daughter’s car, I knew that it was Bryan’s night. Since his parents separated, I had tried to have my six-year-old grandson spend a few hours with me at least once a week. I had always tried to make it a special time for him. We did many interesting things; Bryan loved all these activities, and so did I. But today I had to give up our evening. I said how tired I was feeling. “Bryan, I’m sorry. Tonight I don’t feel like having fun or playing games. We’ll have our night together some other time.” I saw the sadness in Bryan’s eyes. He said, “I like soup, Grandma.” I knew he meant “Please don’t send me away. Please let me stay.” I saw the shadow (阴影) in Bryan’s eyes. Something else was changing. Maybe he thought I wouldn’t want to have him come any more — not tonight, not next week, not ever. Finally, I said OK. I was glad to see his eyes light up. After I put the soup on the stove (炉子) and turned on the TV, I fell asleep.
When I woke up, there was a coat over my legs, and the soup was gone. Bryan was on the floor, reading a coloring book and watching a television show at the same time. The poor boy must have been so bored (烦躁的)! When he found I was awake, he ran over and gave me a big hug. “I love you, Grandma,” he said. “Haven’t we had a nice time together?” His big smile and happy eyes told me that this time he meant exactly what he was saying. That was the keyword — together. We had done nothing exciting or special. But we were together.
【小题1】What does the underlined part (in Paragraph 2) mean?
A.It was time to cook hot soup for Bryan that night. |
B.This was the evening when Bryan stayed with his grandma. |
C.Bryan would have a good rest that night. |
D.Bryan would stay with his parents that night. |
A.She was too tired to have fun or play games with him. |
B.She was sick and wanted to have a good rest. |
C.She was too busy and had to work overtime that night. |
D.She had to prepare soup for the whole family. |
A.1. | B.2. | C.3. | D.4. |
A.Bryan’s parents separated so he had to live with his grandma |
B.Bryan was sad that night because his grandma didn’t play with him |
C.the author wouldn’t want to stay with her grandson any more |
D.the author and her grandson loved each other very much |