(06·江苏A篇)

The Marches were a happy family . Poverty, hard work, and even the fact that Father March was away with the Union armies could not down the spirits of Meg , Jo, Beth , Amy , and Marmee , as the March girls called their mother .

The March sisters tried to be good but had their share of faults . Pretty Meg was often displeased with the schoolchildren she taught ; boyish Jo was easy to become angry ; golden-haired schoolgirl Amy liked to show up ; but Beth , who kept the house , was loving and gentle always .

The happy days passed and darkness came when a telegram arrived for Mrs . March . “Your husband is very ill,” it said , “come at once.” The girls tried to be brave when their mother left for the front . They waited and prayed . Little Beth got scarlet fever (猩红热)when she was taking care of a sick neighbor . She became very ill but began to recover by the time Marnee was back . When Father came home from the front and at that joyful Christmas dinner they were once more all together .

Three years later the March girls had grown into young womanhood . Meg became Mrs .Brooke , and after a few family troubles got used to her new state happily . Jo had found pleasure in her literary efforts . Amy had grown into a young lady with a talent for design and an even greater one for society . But Beth had never fully regained her health , and her family watched her with love and anxiety .

Amy was asked to go and stay in Europe with a relative of the Mareches’ . Jo went to New York and became successful in her writing and had the satisfaction of seeing her work published there .But at home the bitterest blow was yet to fall . Beth had known for some time that she couldn’t live much longer to be with her family , and in the springtime she died .

News came from Europe that Amy and Laurie , the grandson of a wealthy neighbor , had planned to be married soon. Now Jo became ever more successful in her writing and got married to Professor Bhaer , and soon afterwards founded a school for boys .

And so the little women had grown up and lived happily with their children , enjoying the harvest of love and goodness that they had devoted all their lives to .

56．The members of the March family were Father March , Mrs, March and their        .

      A．four daughters                                           B．five daughters

       C．son and four daughters                               D．son and five daughters

57．Who was the most successful in career (事业) among the March girls ?

       A．Jo.                         B．Beth .                     C．Amy .                     D．Meg .

58．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage ?

       A．The March Family .                                    B．The March Parents .

       C．The March Girls .                                                               D．The March Relatives .

59．It can be inferred from the passage that the March family had       .

      A．both happiness and sadness                         B．wealthy neighbors

       C．more girls than boys                                   D．a lot of rich relatives

A young father was visiting an old neighbor． They were standing in the old man's garden， and talking about children． The young man said， “How strict should parents be with their children？”

The old man pointed to a string（绳子）between a big strong tree and a thin young one． “Please untie（解开）that string，” he said． The young man untied it， and the young tree bent（弯）over to one side． “Now tie it again， please，” said the old man， “but first pull the string tight so that the young tree is straight again．”

The young man did so． Then the old man said， “There，it is the same with children． You must be strict with them， but sometimes you must untie the string to know how they are getting on． If they are not yet able to stand alone， you must tie the string tight again． But when you find that they are ready to stand alone， you can take the string away．”

1．The story is about ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ．

A． how to take care of young trees　 B． how strict parents should be with their children

C． how the young father should get on with his old neighbor

D． how to tie and untie the string

2．The young man untied the string ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ．

A． in order to throw it away　　　　　 B． so that both of the trees would grow straight

C． only to find that the thinner one bent over to one side

D． in order to let the old man teach him

3．When can the string be taken away？＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ．

A． When the old man has left　　　　　　　　 B． After you have untied it

C． When the young man has untied it next time

D． When the young tree grows strong enough

4．At last the old man told the young man ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ．

A． that he should be strict with his children if they could not yet stand alone

B． that he should always be strict with his children　　 C． that he should be hard on them

D． that he should tie his children until they are ready to stand alone

5．In the story the relation（关系） of the big strong tree to the thin one is like that of ＿＿.

A． the young father to the old neighbor　　　　　　　

　B． parents to their children

C． the old neighbor to the children of the young father　　

D． grown ups to their parents

A young father was visiting an old neighbor． They were standing in the old man's garden， and talking about children． The young man said， “How strict should parents be with their children？”

The old man pointed to a string（绳子）between a big strong tree and a thin young one． “Please untie（解开）that string，” he said． The young man untied it， and the young tree bent（弯）over to one side． “Now tie it again， please，” said the old man， “but first pull the string tight so that the young tree is straight again．”

The young man did so． Then the old man said， “There，it is the same with children． You must be strict with them， but sometimes you must untie the string to know how they are getting on． If they are not yet able to stand alone， you must tie the string tight again． But when you find that they are ready to stand alone， you can take the string away．”

1．The story is about ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ．

A． how to take care of young trees　 B． how strict parents should be with their children

C． how the young father should get on with his old neighbor

D． how to tie and untie the string

2．The young man untied the string ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ．

A． in order to throw it away　　　　　 B． so that both of the trees would grow straight

C． only to find that the thinner one bent over to one side

D． in order to let the old man teach him

3．When can the string be taken away？＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ．

A． When the old man has left　　　　　　　　 B． After you have untied it

C． When the young man has untied it next time

D． When the young tree grows strong enough

4．At last the old man told the young man ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ．

A． that he should be strict with his children if they could not yet stand alone

B． that he should always be strict with his children　　 C． that he should be hard on them

D． that he should tie his children until they are ready to stand alone

5．In the story the relation（关系） of the big strong tree to the thin one is like that of ＿＿.

A． the young father to the old neighbor　　　　　　　　 B． parents to their children

C． the old neighbor to the children of the young father　　 D． grown ups to their parents