Question

When I was little, my mother sold flowers at Camden Market in London, She couldn't leave me at home on my own, so I had to go to the market with her. As I grew older, I began to give my mom a hand and I really enjoyed it.

Things changed when I was 14. My grandma gave me a book for Christmas, which was all about making candles . I loved it so much that I spent all my free time making candles of all shapes and sizes. I made hundreds of them.

One day, my mother was ill so I had to go to the market on my own. I decided to take some candles with me and see if I could sell them. To my surprise, they were sold out in 20 minutes! The next week, my mom gave me some money to buy some wax (蜡) to make more candles. They sold out really quickly, too.

Nine months later, we decided to stop selling flowers. My mom and I couldn't make enough candles during the week, so some of my school friends started to help us. I paid them one pound for every candle, and we used to sell them for three or four times that. It was fun. and my friends worked with me in the market.

When I was 22, my uncle lent me some money and I opened my first shop on Portobello Road. Since then, I've never looked back, even in difficult times. At the first store, we only sold candles, but now we sell everything from designing furniture to paintings.

1.The sentence "I began to give my mom a hand" means" ".

A. I began to give my mom some gifts

B. I began to help my mom sell flowers

C. I began to wash my hands before working

D. I began to get along better with my morn

2.What did the writer do in her free time when she was 14？

A. She talked with her mother at the market.

B. She played with her school friends at home.

C. She read all kinds of books about Christmas

D. She made candles of different shapes and sizes.

3.The right order of the following things is

a. The writer's morn stopped selling flowers.

b. The writer went to the market with some candles.

c. The writer bought candles from her friends and sold them well.

d. The writer's morn fell ill.

e. The writer's candles sold well.

A. bdeac B. bedac C. adbec D. dbeac

4.The writer’s uncle helped her open a shop by when she was 22.

A. buying her a shop B. teaching her basic skills

C. lending her some money D. working together with her

5.From the passage you can learn that you should .

A. spend all your free time on developing your interests

B. have your own idea and work hard to make it succeed

C. get as much support as you can from your family

D. hold on to your dreams and never give up

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.D

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述作者跟随母亲去市场卖花，无意中看到一本书，学会制作蜡烛，当母亲生病时，他所做的蜡烛销售一空，由此开始自己的事业。

1. 细节理解题。根据第一段提到She couldn't leave me at home on my own, so I had to go to the market with her. As I grew older, I began to give my mom a hand and I really enjoyed it.很小便跟随母亲去市场，是由于不想单独留我在家，当我大一点时，就能帮到母亲，并且真心的喜欢上这件事，故选B项。

2. 细节理解题。根据第二段提到Things changed when I was 14. My grandma gave me a book for Christmas, which was all about making candles . I loved it so much that I spent all my free time making candles of all shapes and sizes.14岁时，外婆给我本关于如何制作蜡烛的书，我喜欢上这个，并且做了很多 的蜡烛，所以选 D项。

3. 排序题。根据文中事情发展的脉络，先是母亲生病同，作者去市场卖自己做的蜡烛，销售一空，作者的妈妈停止卖花，作者从朋友那卖蜡，再去卖，根据这个顺序，选D项。

4. 细节理解题。根据最后一段提到When I was 22, my uncle lent me some money and I opened my first shop on Portobello Road.当我22岁时，我的叔叔借给我钱，我开办自己的第一家店，故选D项。

5. 主旨大意。本文讲述作者在帮妈妈的过程中找到属于自己的兴趣，在一次妈妈生病时，自己的产品 销售一空，很受鼓舞，坚持的做下去，最终在叔叔的帮助下，开了自己的第一家店，给我们提示，有自己的想法，努力把想法变成现实，做成功，故选B项。

考点：日常生活类阅读。