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【題目】I was going back to work to finish a few things one evening, and my two children were busy sewing (縫紉) things on the sewing machine. My 11-year-old daughter was going to help her older brother make a little cushion (抱枕). I left and in a few hours returned to find a mess in the kitchen and front room while both children were sitting in front of the television. Having had a long day, I was very short with my greeting to them. But then I noticed the material they had used for the cushion. I had bought it to make a blanket. Not stopping to listen to them, I shouted at the children and explained how angry I was at what they had done.

My daughter listened to me timidly, not trying to say anything for herself at all, but the pain could be seen on her face. She went to her room quietly and spent some time alone before she came out to say good night and once again apologize for the mistake she had made. A few hours later, as I was preparing to go to bed, there on my bed lying a beautiful little cushion, with the words “I LOVE MOM”. Next to it was a note apologizing again.

To this day, I still get tears in my eyes when I think of how I reacted and still feel the pain of my actions. I then went to my daughter and apologized for my actions. I display the cushion on my bed with great pride and use it as a reminder that nothing in this world is greater than a child's love.

【1】Why did the woman leave home for a few hours?

A. Because she needed to buy gifts for her children.

B. Because she was angry with her children that night.

C. Because she needed to finish her work that night.

D. Because the children broke her sewing machine.

【2】What's your understanding of the underlined sentence?

A. I stayed with my children for a short time.

B. I didn't greet my children with a lot of patience.

C. I gave my kids a warm greeting when I got home

D. I didn't say hello to my children at all.

【3】How did the daughter feel when the woman got angry?

A. She was angry because she disliked her mother's behavior.

B. She felt painful, but she felt sorry for her mistake.

C. She didn't care about the mother's anger at all.

D. She shouted and cried a lot.

【4】What's the main idea of this passage?

A. Remember to clean the mess after using the sewing machine,

B. If the children did something wrong, they should apologize bravely.

C. Parents should always remember that nothing is better than a child’s love

D. If the children want to cut something at home, ask the parents about it first.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】

短文大意：短文講述了作者因誤會(huì)女兒和兒子而對(duì)他們發(fā)火，后來(lái)看到女兒給自己做的小墊子才明白了女兒犯錯(cuò)的原因，作者很感動(dòng)，去找女兒道歉。作者非常自豪地把靠墊放在床上，用它來(lái)提醒自己，這個(gè)世界上沒(méi)有什么比孩子的愛(ài)更偉大了。

【1】題意：這個(gè)女人為什么離開(kāi)家?guī)讉�(gè)小時(shí)?考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)開(kāi)頭I was going back to work to finish a few things one evening，可知她要回去工作完成一些事情，故選C。

【2】題意：你對(duì)劃線句子“I was very short with my greeting to them”的理解是什么?考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)下文Not stopping to listen to them, I shouted at the children我沒(méi)有停下來(lái)聽(tīng)他們說(shuō)話，而是沖著孩子們大喊大叫，可知“我”沒(méi)有很耐心地和孩子們打招呼，故選B。

【3】題意：當(dāng)這個(gè)女人生氣時(shí)，女兒是什么感覺(jué)?考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)My daughter listened to me timidly, not trying to say anything for herself at all, but the pain could be seen on her face.和and once again apologize for the mistake she had made.，可知女兒雖然感到很痛苦，但她為自己的錯(cuò)誤感到抱歉，故選B。

【4】題意：這篇文章的主旨是什么?考查主旨理解。根據(jù)最后的主題句I display the cushion on my bed with great pride and use it as a reminder that nothing in this world is greater than a child's love.（我非常自豪地把靠墊放在床上，用它來(lái)提醒自己，這個(gè)世界上沒(méi)有什么比孩子的愛(ài)更偉大了），可知女兒的靠墊讓“我”懂得沒(méi)有什么比孩子的愛(ài)更好，故選C。