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【題目】 One early morning, I went into the living room to find my mother reading a thick book called Best Loved Poems to Read Again and Again. My interest was aroused only by the fact that the word “Poems” appeared in big, hot pink letters.

“Is it good?” I asked her.

“Yeah,” she answered. I leaned forward.

“Patty Poem,’” she read the title. Who is Patty? I wondered. The poem began:

She never puts her toys away,

Just leaves them scattered where they lay …

The poem was just three short sections. The final one came quickly:

When she grows and gathers poise,

I’ll miss her harum-scarum noise,

And look in vain for scattered toys

And I’ll be sad

A terrible sorrow (痛苦) washed over me. Whoever Patty was, she was a mean girl. Then, the shock. “It’s you, honey,” My mother said sadly.

To my mother, the poem revealed a parent’s feeling when her child grows up and leaves. To me, the “she” in the poem was horror. It was my mama who would be sad. It was so terrible I burst (突然) out crying.

“What’s wrong?” my mother asked.

“Oh, Mama,” I cried. “I don’t want to grow up ever!”

She smiled. “Honey, it’s okay. You’re not growing up anytime soon. And when you do, I’ll still love you, okay?”

“Okay,” I was still weeping (流淚). My scare has gone. But I could not help thinking about that silly poem. After what seemed like a safe amount of time, I read the poem again and was confused. It all fit so well together, like a puzzle. The language was simple, so simple I could obviously understand its meaning, yet it was still beautiful. I was now fascinated (著迷) by the idea of poetry, words that had the power to make or break a person’s world.

I have since fallen in love with other poems, but “Patty Poem” remains my poem. After all, “Patty Poem” gave me my love for poetry not because it was the poem that lifted my spirits, but because it was the one that hurt me the most.

【1】Why was the writer attracted by the book Best Loved Poems to Read Again and Again?

A. It was a thick enough book.B. Something on its cover caught her eye.

C. Her mother was reading it with interest.D. It has a meaningful title.

【2】The writer’s mother liked to read “Patty Poem” because______.

A. it reflected her own childhoodB. it was written in simple language

C. it was composed by a famous poetD. it gave her an idea of what would happen

【3】It can be concluded from the passage that “Patty Poem” leads the writer to _______.

A. discover the power of poetryB. recognize her love for puzzles

C. find her eagerness to grow upD. experience great homesickness

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【解析】

本文是一篇記敘文。敘述了作者通過(guò)閱讀詩(shī)歌“patty poem”感受到了詩(shī)歌的美，從而愛(ài)上詩(shī)歌的故事。一天清晨，我走進(jìn)起居室，發(fā)現(xiàn)媽媽在讀一首詩(shī)，我的興趣被激發(fā)起來(lái)了，主要是因?yàn)檫@本書(shū)封面上的字“Poems”是用很大的，艷麗的粉紅色書(shū)寫(xiě)的。這首詩(shī)揭示的是當(dāng)她的孩子長(zhǎng)大和離開(kāi)她時(shí)的父母的感情。對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)，因?yàn)槲议L(zhǎng)大之后也要離開(kāi)媽媽?zhuān)�這會(huì)讓我的媽媽非常難受。因?yàn)檫@首詩(shī)歌，作者感受到了詩(shī)歌的美，讓作者愛(ài)上了詩(shī)歌。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句 “My interest was aroused only by the fact that the work“Poems”appeared in big, hot pink letters.”可知我的興趣被引起主要是因?yàn)檫@本書(shū)的封面上大大的粉紅色的“Poems”。故選B。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)“To my mother, the poem revealed a parent's affection when her child grows up and leaves. To me, the“she”in the poem was horror. It was my mama who will be sad.”可知對(duì)媽媽來(lái)說(shuō)，這首詩(shī)會(huì)讓她想起我會(huì)長(zhǎng)大會(huì)離開(kāi)她，而她會(huì)因?yàn)槲业碾x開(kāi)而非常難受，所以這本書(shū)讓她把未來(lái)可能發(fā)生的事聯(lián)系了起來(lái)。故選D。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段 “I have since fallen in love with other poems, but“Patty Poem”remains my poem. After all,“Patty Poem”gave me my love for poetry not because it the poem that lifted my spirits, but because it was the one that hurt me the most.”可知這首詩(shī)讓作者感受到了詩(shī)歌的美，讓作者從此愛(ài)上了詩(shī)歌，因?yàn)樽髡甙l(fā)現(xiàn)詩(shī)歌具有強(qiáng)烈的情感沖擊力。故選A。