Question

【题目】You may never know how valuable something is when it can not be fixed. And it could be a lovely moment you lose forever.

I grew up with very practical parents. My mother washed aluminum foil (铝箔纸) after she cooked in it, then reused it. She was the recycle queen, before they had a name for it.

My father was happier getting old shoes fixed than buying new ones. Their marriage was good. Their dreams focused. Their best friends lived so near. I can see them now, Dad in trousers, T-shirt and a hat and Mum in a house dress, lawn mower (割草机) in one hand, dishtowel in the other.

It was the time for fixing things — a curtain rod (杆), the kitchen radio, the oven door, the hem (褶边) in a dress — things we kept.

It was a way of life, and sometimes it made me crazy. I wanted just once to be wasteful. Waste somewhat meant affluence (富裕). Throwing things away meant you knew there would always be more.

But then my mother died, and on that clear summer’s night, in the warmth of the hospital room, I was struck with the pain of learning that sometimes there isn’t any more.

Sometimes what we care about most gets all used up and goes away… never to return. So, while we have it, it’s best we love it, care for it, fix it when it’s broken, and heal it when it’s sick.

This is true for marriage, old cars and children with bad report cards, dogs with bad hips, aging parents and grandparents. We keep them because they are worth it, because we are worth it.

【1】The writer really wanted to tell us .

A. her mum was the recycle queen.

B. her dad liked fixing old shoes.

C. throwing things meant there would be more

D. we should cherish (珍惜) what we care about while we have it

【2】What does the underlined word “struck” mean?

A. knockedB. touchedC. stuckD. caught

【3】Which of the following is NOT mentioned according to the passage?

A. Fixing things is a way of life.

B. Waste somewhat meant affluence.

C. The writer’s family was very poor.

D. The writer’s parents were practical.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】C

【解析】

这篇短文主要介绍了作者的父母是实用的的父母，经常修理，回收利用旧东西，一开始作者不是很了解，她认为富有的人是有浪费的资本的。但是在母亲去世后，作者认识到要珍惜自己所拥有的人和物，爱自己所拥有的一切。

【1】本文前半部分在讲述我的父母是如何的实用，如何节俭，但是在母亲去世后，尤其是作者最后一段的反思总结可知，作者的真正目的是告诉我们要珍惜我们目前所拥有的一切，故选D。

【2】句意：我意识到有些东西失去之后就再也不会有了，我被这种痛苦深深地打动。所以根据句意可知，这里的stuck表示“被打动”，故和touched相似，故选B。

【3】根据文中It was a way of life, and sometimes it made me crazy.中it指的是修补东西，这几是一种生活方式，故A选项正确；文中作者提到Waste somewhat meant affluence (富裕). 这是作者最初的认识，故此选项也提到，B正确；根据I grew up with very practical parents.可知作者父母是很实际的，故D正确。但是虽然作者父母很实际，很节俭，但这只是他们的一种生活方式，并不能说明他们家庭很穷，且文中也没有直接提到，故C选项错误，故选C。