Question

【题目】Little Women is a novel by an American writer, which was published in 1868 and 1869. The novels follows the lives of four sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March from childhood to womanhood.

These four sisters live with their mother. Meg and Jo March, the elder sister, both work outside the home for money to support the family. Meg teaches four children in a nearby family, while Jo helps her grand-aunt March, who is very rich. Beth helps with the housework, and Amy attends school. Their nearest neighbor is a rich man whose orphaned(孤儿) grandson lives with him. The sisters introduce themselves to the handsome shy boy, Laurie, who is the age of Jo.

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Meg is the beautiful sister; Jo is the tomboy(爱打闹的女孩); Beth is the musician; and Amy is the charming artist with the blond curls. Jo is easy to get angry. One of her challenges(挑战) in the growing up is to control her anger. Laurie enjoys his neighbors, joining the family often in play. His grandfather, Mr. Laurence, is charmed(吸引) by Beth, and gives her the piano sued(请求) by Laurie’s late sister.

【1】Who wrote the novel Little Women?

A. Louisa May Alcott. B. Jo March. C. Laurence. D. Laurie.

【2】What does Little Women tell about?

A. About the lives of four sisters when they are young.

B. About the lives of four sisters when they are old.

C. About the lives of four sisters after they get married.

D. About the lives of four sisters when they grow up.

【3】What is Amy and what does she look like?

A. She is an artist and has blonde curly hair.

B. She is a musician and charming.

C. She is a teacher and has blond curls.

D. She is an artist and easy to get angry.

【4】What do we know about Laurie from the passage?

A. He lives with the four sisters. B. He is an orphan.

C. He is easy to get angry. D. He doesn’t like his late sister.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】A

【4】B

【解析】小说《小妇人》生动地描写了一个美国家庭马奇家的四姐妹的成长过程。

【1】推理题。纵观全文，文章提到了 Jo March、Laurence和Laurie是小说中的人物，可知Louisa May Alcott是作者，故选A。

【2】细节理解题。结合The novels follows the lives of four sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March from childhood to womanhood.可知，是描写了四姐妹的成长过程，故选D。

【3】细节理解题。根据Amy is the charming artist with the blond curls可知Amy 是一名画家，金色的卷发，故选A。

【4】细节理解题。根据Their nearest neighbor is a rich man whose orphaned(孤儿) grandson lives with him. The sisters introduce themselves to the handsome shy boy, Laurie, who is the age of Jo可知Laurie是个孤儿，故选B。