题目内容
My House
My mother moved a lot when she was growing up on account of Grandpa being in the army.She hated having to adjust to new schools and make new friends.That’s why I thought she was joking when she put forward the idea of moving.But she was completely serious.“For just the two of us,” my mother said, “an apartment in the city will suit our needs much better.” Personally, I think she’s lost her mind.I guess I can understand why she would want to move, but what about me and what this house means to me?
I suppose if you looked at my house, you might think it was just another country house.But to me it is anything but standard.I moved into this house with my parents ten years ago.I can still remember that first day like it was yesterday.The first thing I noticed was the big front yard.To me it seemed like an ocean of grass—I couldn’t wait to dive in.The backyard was full of gnarled (扭曲的, 粗糙的) and scary trees that talk on windy nights.But I grew to like them and the shadows they cast in my room.My father and I even built a small tree house, where I often go to remember all the wonderful times we had before Father’s death.
This house is special—maybe only to me—but special nevertheless.It’s the little seemingly insignificant things that make this house so special to me: the ice-cold tile floors that make me tremble on midnight snack runs; the smell of my father’s pipe that still exists; the towering bookcases of my mother; the view outside my bedroom window.
This house holds too many memories, memories which would be lost if we gave it up.
1.Why did the author’s mother decide to move?
A.Because she hated the countryside.
B.Because Grandpa was on constant move.
C.Because Dad’s death made her lose her mind.
D.Because she thought a city flat more fit for them.
2.What impressed the author when she first moved into the house?
A.The tree house. B.The big trees.
C.The cold floors. D.The green grass.
3.How did the author let us feel that the house was special to her?
A.By arguing whether the house was standard.
B.By explaining why the house suited their needs.
C.By describing the small things related to her house.
D.By comparing the differences between country and city life.
4.My mother moved a lot when she was growing up because of ________.
A.Grandpa being in the army. B.their family’s liking moving
C.the life’s need D.Mother’s work
D D C A
Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences. He always told me, “ You should have goals(目标) like climbing the mountain.” Without the mountain- climbing that we both enjoyed, we couldn’t have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy. I really got a lot from the mountain-climbing. It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience.
Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging(挑战) for me because I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the bird’s singing. But as time passed, I got a pain (痛)in both of my legs. I wanted to give up climbing, but my father said to me, “You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t see it before reaching the top. Only there can you see all of the nice things, which is just like your life.”
At that time, I was too young to understand his words. But later after that, I got to know the meaning of hope in life. I found myself standing at the top of the mountain, and the sky was as clear as crystal.
1.According to the passage, which advantage that the writer got from climbing the mountain with his father isn’t mentioned?
A.Deep thought. |
B.Exercise. |
C.Patience. |
D.Communication. |
2.The underlined word “crystal” in the passage means _______.
A.岩石 |
B.火焰 |
C.水晶 |
D.寒冰 |
3.Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined words in the second paragraph?
A.You will get all you need at the top of the mountain. |
B.The sky is always as clear as crystal. |
C.You can find life is full of nice things. |
D.Never give up half-way. |
4.We can infer(推断) from the last paragraph that _______.
A.the writer was very successful in his life |
B.the writer reached the top of the mountain |
C.though the writer was young, he could understand his father |
D.the writer used to stop half-way when he climbed the mountain |
5.The best title for this passage is ________.
A.Reaching the Top of the Mountain |
B.Standing at the Top of the Mountain |
C.Conversations between Father and Son |
D.How to Get to the Top of the Mountain |