Question

When I was a foreign teacher in China, every day I taught English to my students and they taught me about China. One day the topic turned to saying “I love you”. I was shocked to learn that not one of my students had said this to their mothers, nor had their mothers said it to them. “Does your mom love you?” “Of course ,”they answered.

“How do you know ?”was my logical question. They responded that their moms cooked and always told them what they were doing wrong to show their caring. I was stunned .So mom’s cooking and criticzing read out as “I love you ”. “Then how do you say ‘I love you ’to her?” They agreed that getting good grades, followed by good jobs would be how they showed their love.

I come from a culture where most people are expressive enough, so I repeated these queries in classes over time. Gradually, I began to get different response. Some of them had exchanged those sentiments with their moms.

One of my favorite stories of change came from a girl. When she came home from university, her mother met her at the door and hugged her. This had never happened before, but her mom said, “Now that you have gone I have more time to myself. I noticed that in some places mothers and children hug each other and I decided it was a good idea and that I would begin hugging you.”

In my family we all say “I love you” a lot .While it is true that we often say the words without having great depth of feelings at that moment, it is almost like a blessing we give each other. Those three little words carry a world of meaning ,even when said as a greeting, but most especially if they are the last words we say to or hear from those we love.

1.The foreign teacher_______.

A. comes from America B. is a young woman

C. is expressive enough D. knows much about China

2.Chinese people prefer to show love by________.

A. saying “I love you” B. cooking

C. getting good grades D. doing something helpful

3.In paragraph 4, what’s the real meaning of the mom’s hugging?

A. She is meeting her daughter at the door.

B. She loves her daughter and misses her.

C. She is glad that she has more time to herself

D. She finds it interesting to hug her daughter.

4.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Say “I love you” more to your family.

B. Say “I love you ”a lot to Chinese people.

C. Say “I love you ”as a greeting to others.

D. Say “I love you ”without great depth of feelings.

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要描述了“I love you.”的日常含义，通过作者——一位外教老师的介绍我们知道了这句话现在已经接近于依据普通的亲人间交际用语。并鼓励人们多表达对亲人的爱护之情。

1. come from a culture where most people are expressive enough”的描述可知，作者来自于一个善于表达的文化国度。故选C。

2. agreed that getting good grades, followed by good jobs would be how they showed their love.”的描述可知，中国人喜欢做一些有益的事情表达吗的爱意。故选D。

3.根据短文“When she came home from university”及下文的描述可以推知，这位母亲很爱、很想念她的女儿。这只是一种表达感情的方式，故选B。

4.主旨大意题。这篇短文主要描述了“I love you.”的日常含义，并鼓励人们多表达对亲人的爱护之情。故选A。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。