Question

【题目】 I am a middle school student. My name is Wang Jing. My grandfather is 70 years old now. He often says life has changed a lot. It becomes better and better. I asked him what life was like when he was a child. The following is what he said.

When he was a child, he used to feel hungry. There didn’t use to be enough food for him to eat. He has two brothers and two sisters. His parents were both farmers. They were very poor and couldn’t let their children eat as much as possible. As for clothes, they didn’t use to have enough clothes. They didn’t use to buy new clothes. The younger brothers and sisters often wore their elder brothers’ and sisters’ clothes. My grandfather is the youngest. Only he went to school and had a job in the city. His brothers and sisters didn’t get an education and live in the countryside now.

Now my grandfather has retired and lives a happy life. He can eat any food that he wants. He can buy clothes that he wants. He says he is much happier than before. He often asks me to study hard. He says if I work hard, I can have a good future.

【1】Wang Jing’s grandfather get enough food when he was a child.

A.used toB.canC.couldD.couldn’t

【2】Whose clothes did her grandfather use to wear?

A.His brothers’B.His mother’sC.His ownD.His father’s

【3】Why couldn’t her grandfather’s brothers or sisters go to school?

A.Because they didn’t want to go to school.B.Because their parents didn’t want them to go to school.

C.Because they were poor.D.Because they were lazy.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】C

【解析】

短文大意：本文是记叙文，讲述了作者爷爷小时候的贫穷生活，并和今天的幸福生活进行对比，说明生活正在变得越来越好。

【1】题意：王静的爷爷小时候吃不饱饭。考查细节理解。used to do过去常做；can能够，指有能力，could是其过去式；couldn’t不能，指没有能力。本句缺情态动词，根据When he was a child, he used to feel hungry. There didn’t use to be enough food for him to eat.可知爷爷小时候不能吃饱饭，故选D。

【2】题意：她爷爷过去常穿谁的衣服?考查细节理解。根据The younger brothers and sisters often wore their elder brothers’ and sisters’ clothes. My grandfather is the youngest.弟弟妹妹们经常穿哥哥姐姐们的衣服，可知爷爷过去常穿他哥哥的衣服，His brothers’符合题意，故选A。

【3】题意：为什么她爷爷的兄弟姐妹不能上学?考查细节理解。A. 因为他们不想上学。B. 因为他们的父母不想让他们上学。C. 因为他们很穷。D. 因为他们很懒。根据They were very poor and couldn’t let their children eat as much as possible.…My grandfather is the youngest. Only he went to school and had a job in the city.可知家里很穷上不起学，故选C。

本文虽然篇幅较长，但难度适中，各个小题都能在文中找到适当依据。只要认真阅读短文，注意前后联系，就能顺利完成阅读。文章所设试题主要考查细节理解，做题关键是找出原文的根据，认真核查小题和原文的异同。例如小题2，问她爷爷过去常穿谁的衣服?考查细节理解；根据The younger brothers and sisters often wore their elder brothers’ and sisters’ clothes. My grandfather is the youngest.弟弟妹妹们经常穿哥哥姐姐们的衣服，可知爷爷过去常穿他哥哥的衣服，His brothers’符合题意，故选A。