Question

A letter of reply is sometimes a most treasured thing. Here is a story that tells about this common and natural human feeling.

The busiest woman in Labrador during one bitter cold Christmas not very long ago, was an Australian nurse named Kate Austen. But Nurse Austen was not too busy to write with a long, friendly letter for every gift of food or clothing received for poor villagers in the north of Australian. Among the gifts was a box of knittings (毛线编织品) for children, knitted and sent by a woman in Toronto.

Nurse Austen, was busy, and not feeling too well that winter. She could have written just ordinary routine notes of acknowledgement. But that was not her way. She sat down and wrote the woman in Toronto a real letter telling all about the village, and the names of the children who were wearing the knitted gloves and caps, and what they said when they got them, and how they looked when they wore them. She wanted the woman who had knitted and sent all those lovely knittings “to see how much happiness and warmth she had created.” Not long after, she received the following answer from Canada.

Dear Miss Austen,

Your letter made me happy. I did not expect such a full return, I am eighty years old, and I am blind. There is little I can do expect knit, and that is why I knit so many caps and sweaters scarves. For sixty years I have been making up missionary packages of such clothing or food or medicine or book as I could collect. But never before in all that time have I had a personal letter picturing the village and telling me who is wearing the clothing and what they said. I did not suppose that ever in my lifetime I should receive a letter like that. My God bless you.

Sincerely yours, Laura N. Russell

根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。

1.According to the passage, a letter of reply is not ．

A．a common thing B．a treasured thing

C．a natural thing D．a boring thing

2.______knitted and sent a box of knittings for the poor in Australian.

A．Kate Austen B．Laura Russell

C．An Australian mother D．The writer

3.Why did Nurse Austen write the letter?

A．Because she wasn’t so busy.

B．Because she was a kindhearted woman.

C．Because she was thankful for the knittings.

D．Because she wanted the woman to know the happiness and warmth she had created.

4.What do you think of the letter from Nurse Austen?

A．A waste of much time. B．A valuable letter.

C．An interesting letter. D．An unforgettable letter.

5.What can we learn from the two women?

A．We should be polite to others.

B．When we receive a letter we should write back soon

C．We should respect each other

D．We should express our thanks to the people who help you.

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.D

4.B

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：回信有时是很珍贵的。这里有一个故事讲述了人类的这种普遍自然的感情。

不久以前一个寒冷的圣诞节，护士凯特?奥斯汀在写一封封长长的、亲切的信，感谢为这个地处北澳大利亚边区荒凉、贫困的村落寄来食品和衣服的每一位捐助者。在这些寄来的东西中，有一箱毛线编织品，是多伦多的一位妇女亲手给孩子们织的。她坐下来好好地写了一封信，告诉加拿大的那位妇女村里的情况，哪些孩子戴上了寄来的毛线手套和帽子，以及他们戴上新手套和新帽子时说的高兴话和那种快活的样子。奥斯汀要让那位亲手编织了这些可爱的毛线织物并把它们寄来的妇女“知道她创造了多少幸福和温暖”。不久，她收到了这封来自加拿大的回信。来信表示了对奥斯汀的感谢，同时表明她捐赠的东西很多，已分发到叙利亚，或亚美尼亚，或长江上游地区。可是从来没有人给她写过一封亲笔信，给她描述一些村里的事，告诉她谁穿上了寄去的衣服，以及他们说了些什么。她万万没有想到，在她的一生中竟会收到一封如此珍贵的回信。

1.A letter of reply is sometimes a most treasured thing. Here is a story that tells about this common and natural human feeling.”理解可知，回信不是一件无聊的事情，故选D。

2.归纳题，根据文中的语句理解可知，这些东西是Laura N. Russell 捐赠的，故选B。

3.She wanted the woman who had knitted and sent all those lovely knittings “to see how much happiness and warmth she had created”理解可知，奥斯汀要让那位亲手编织了这些可爱的毛线织物并把它们寄来的妇女“知道她创造了多少幸福和温暖”。故选D。

4.归纳题，根据文中的语句理解可知，奥斯汀的这封信很有价值，故选B。

5.归纳题，纵观文中的语句理解可知，我们应该及时向那些帮助过我们的人表示感谢，故选D。

考点：故事类短文阅读