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【题目】I was thirteen when my father got hurt. Looking back over the years, I sometimes wonder what I could have done differently that day. Spit twice over my shoulder when I saw the single magpie (喜鹊), maybe. But that's the thing about superstitions (迷信). You don't know how much power they have until you break them.

We lived in a dark shabby house in Bucks. Wood blocks laid over dirt on the floor. That part of England was full of cherry trees. Chalky soil．

The rice had caught in the bottom of the pot that morning at breakfast and all I could smell was burned rice. Even now when I think of that day I have the taste of burned rice in my mouth.

"I'm going to cut down the old cherry tree," my father announced.

"You've been saying that for years," said my mother lightly touching the end of her nose. Her nose ran all year long. Her arms rested on the table, a cup of tea placed between her hands, steam rising into the air. "You'll never get round to it. "

My stomach, balled into a tight little knot (结) relaxed itself．

"Millie's going to cry if you cut it down," said my younger brother, Simon, his eyes bright as a fox. "Silly Millie, silly Millie."

"Hold your noise," said my father patting Simon on the head. "And put back that butter. That's a week's ration (限额) you've got on your plate. "

"The war's over," said Simon in a low voice." We haven't had rationing for ages." Simon was right. Even sugar had come off points. However, we still occasionally received food parcels from distant cousins in Canada.

My father glared at him and then went on.

"Pigs. Burt says he'll come and help me take the tree down if he can have some of the wood."

"No," I said springing to my feet." You can't do it. That's my tree. Always has been. Always will be. I won't let you."

Tom, took a piece of toast, watching my reaction. My older brother, he knew what the tree meant to me．

"Now then, Millie," said my father softening his face. "That tree's wild. It's in the way."

【1】The magpie is mentioned to show that _____.

A. Millie got much power on seeing the bird

B. things seemed to go wrong from the beginning

C. the bird caused Father's getting hurt that day

D. but for the bird Millie would have done differently

【2】According to the passage, how many kids does the family have at least?

A. 6. B. 5. C. 4. D. 3.

【3】By saying "balled into a tight little knot", the author means that Millie _____.

A. had a terrible stomachache that morning

B. felt like crying on hearing her brother's words

C. was afraid of her cherry tree being cut down

D. hated to hear her mother saying that way

【4】From the passage, we can infer that _____.

A. there were already plenty of food supplies

B. Mother showed little interest in the cherry tree

C. the tree was a great danger to people walking by

D. the tree was finally cut down by father that day

【5】When the author calls up the day, she feels _____.

A. regretful B. joyful

C. thankful D. Painful

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】C

【5】A

【解析】

试题分析:在我13岁时，我的父亲受了伤，之后我们家的生活很不好。但是我们还是度过了那段艰难的岁月。

【1】B事实细节题。根据短文第一段Spit twice over my shoulder when I saw the single magpie (喜鹊), maybe. But that's the thing about superstitions (迷信). 可知作者用迷信的说法表示自己家里渐渐开始变得不好起来，故选B。

【2】D事实细节题。根据my younger brother, Simon，Tom, took a piece of toast, watching my reaction. My older brother还有一个作者本人，一共有三个孩子，故选D。

【3】C句意理解题。根据短文My stomach, balled into a tight little knot (结) relaxed itself．"Millie's going to cry if you cut it down,"可知作者很担心自己的樱桃树会被砍掉，故选C。

【4】C推理判断题。根据短文"Now then, Millie," said my father softening his face. "That tree's wild. It's in the way."可知这棵树挡住了人们的路，很有可能对行人有危害，故选C。

【5】A事实细节题。根据I was thirteen when my father got hurt. Looking back over the years, I sometimes wonder what I could have done differently that day. 可知当作者回忆起那段困难的时光是她是很伤感的，故选A。