Question

【题目】 The loveliest house that I have ever lived in was one that my grandparents owned. This house was called Crosslands. I lived there when I was a child. I had some very happy times at Crosslands. It seemed so big to me as a child. It had a big beautiful living room with a piano in it and a large hall. There was a mysterious drawing room which we only used on Sundays or on special occasions.

I used to be amazed by this room because it had the best furniture in it, but it was covered up with sheets(床单). It was as if all the furniture was wearing clothes and it seemed ridiculous to me that we couldn't enjoy this lovely furniture all week long.

The kitchen had lovely red floor, which was always polished, and one big heater to heat the whole room so it was always warm. There was also kind of clotheshorse(晒衣架) above it that we used to hang all our stuff on, and it was just lovely. It was a very warm room and my grandmother used to make ice cream that we'd eat there.

I spent a lot of time in the vegetable garden picking peas and eating them. My grandmother used to get really angry with me because I would pick all the vegetables and fruit for dinner, but eat half of it before she could start cooking. The homegrown food tasted so fresh and delicious. I went back to Crosslands a few years ago but it turned out to be a big mistake. They've modernized the house and gotten rid of those lovely old fireplaces. They've also knocked wall down so the drawing room and living room have become one big, modern room. I think the house has become smaller and my memory of this lovely, large, warm, comfortable house was completely different.

It taught me a valuable lesson: ________________________________________.

【1】Is Crosslands a house which the writer's grandparents once owned?

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【2】Where did the writer's family hang all their stuff?

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【3】Why did the writer's grandma get angry with him?

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【4】How did the homegrown food taste?

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【5】Why did the writer think going back to Crosslands was a big mistake?

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【6】Complete the last sentence.

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Yes, it is.

【2】On a clotheshorse（in the kitchen）.

【3】Because he would pick all the vegetables and fruit for dinner, but eat half of it before his grandma could start cooking.

【4】Fresh and delicious.

【5】Because it was modernized and it was different from what was in his memory.

【6】We can't always relive the past, but at least we can keep the beautiful memories of it with us.（Any reasonable answer is OK）

【解析】

文章大意：本文讲了Crosslands给作者留下了许多美好的童年回忆，详细介绍了房子里的布局及其在里面发生的事。并提及作者长大后回去Crosslands已经不是从前模样。这告诉作者：我们不能总重温过去，但至少我们能保持美好的回忆。

【1】细节理解题。根据第1段中“The loveliest house that I have ever lived in was one that my grandparents owned. This house was called Crosslands.”可知Crosslands是作者的祖父母拥有过的房子，用肯定回答。故答案为Yes, it is.

【2】细节理解题。根据第3段中“There was also kind of clotheshorse above it that we used to hang all our stuff on, and it was just lovely.”可知作者家人把他们所有的物品都挂在一个厨房中的晒衣架上。故答案为On a clotheshorse (in the kitchen).

【3】细节理解题。根据第4段中“My grandmother used to get really angry with me because I would pick all the vegetables and fruit for dinner, but eat half of it before she could start cooking.”可知作者的祖母生气是因为他把所有蔬菜喝水果都摘下来，但是在祖母开始做饭前就吃掉了一半。故答案为Because he would pick all the vegetables and fruit for dinner, but eat half of it before his grandma could start cooking.

【4】细节理解题。根据第4段中“The homegrown food tasted so fresh and delicious.”可知家里种的食物既新鲜又美味。故答案为Fresh and delicious.

【5】细节理解题。根据第4段中“They've modernized the house … I think the house has become smaller and my memory of this lovely, large, warm, comfortable house was completely different.”可知作者认为回到Crosslands是个大错是因为它被现代化了，与作者记忆中的不一样了。故答案为Because it was modernized and it was different from what was in his memory.

【6】推理判断题。作者一直对Crosslands保留有美好的回忆，但多年后重回Crosslands却发现没有了回忆中的美好，这教会给作者的应该是：我们不能总是重温过去，但至少可以保留过去的美好回忆。英语中冒号后句子首字母一般小写。故答案为we can't always relive the past, but at least we can keep the beautiful memories of it with us.（Any reasonable answer is OK）