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【題目】Little Women

Chapter 1 Four sisters

"Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents," grumbled (嘀咕) Jo, lying on the rug (地毯).

"It's so awful to be poor!" agreed Meg, looking down at her old dress.

"It's not right for some girls to have plenty of pretty things, and others to have nothing at all," added little Amy, with a sad sniff (輕哼).

"We've got father and mother, and each other," said Beth gently.

The four young faces on which the firelight shone brightened at the cheerful words, but darkened again as Jo said sadly, "We haven't got father, and shall not have him for a long time." She didn't say "perhaps never", but each silently added it, thinking of father far away at the war in the South.

Nobody spoke for a minute; then Meg said: "Mother advised not having any presents this Christmas because it is going to be a hard winter for everyone; and she thinks we shouldn't spend money for pleasure when our men are suffering (受難) in the army. We can't do much, but we can make our little effort. But I am afraid I don't"; Meg shook her head thinking regretfully of all the pretty things she wanted.

"But I don't think the little we should spend would do any good," said Jo. "We've each got a dollar, and that won't help the army much. I agree not to expect anything from mother or you. Let's each buy ourselves what we want, and have a little fun. We work hard to earn it."

"I do, teaching those tiresome children nearly all day when I really want to enjoy myself at home," complained Meg.

"You don't have half such a hard time as I do," said Jo. "How would you like to be shut up for hours with a nervous, fussy old lady, who is never happy, and worries you till you're ready to fly out of the window or cry?"

"It's naughty to fret; but I do think washing dishes and keeping things tidy is the worst work in the world.It makes me cross;and my hands get so stiff to practice my music at all"; Beth looked at her rough hands with a sigh that anyone could hear.

"I don't believe any of you suffer as I do." cried Amy, "for you don't have to go to school with rude girls, who laugh at your lessons or your dresses, and say bad words because your father isn't rich."

【1】According to the passage, who is the most pessimistic (悲觀的) and who is the most optimistic (樂觀的)?

A.Meg; BethB.Jo; AmyC.Meg; AmyD.Amy; Beth

【2】According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A.Their father died when he was fighting with others.

B.The passage is a story about three girls and a boy in a family.

C.Their father is away at the war, leaving them at home with their mother.

D.The four children in the passage all work and make their own money.

【3】What do they think of their mother's suggestion of not having any Christmas gifts?

A.They all agreed to the suggestion of not having any Christmas gifts.

B.They all agreed to save the money and buy a gift for each other.

C.They all agreed that giving the money to the army was of much help.

D.They all agreed that giving the money to the army was of little help.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】D

【解析】

本文是一篇節(jié)選，主要講述了4個(gè)女孩沒有圣誕節(jié)禮物，爸爸在遠(yuǎn)方打仗，家里生活比較困難，她們并沒有放棄自己的夢想，互相關(guān)心，努力生活的故事。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章前四段每個(gè)孩子說話的內(nèi)容，可知Meg是最悲觀的，Beth是樂觀的，故選A。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)“"We haven't got father, and shall not have him for a long time." She didn't say "perhaps never", but each silently added it, thinking of father far away at the war in the South.”可知他們的父親在南方打仗，與選項(xiàng)A內(nèi)容不符，排除A；與選項(xiàng)C內(nèi)容相符，選項(xiàng)C正確；根據(jù)“Jo，Meg，Amy，Beth”可知是4個(gè)女孩的故事，與選項(xiàng)B內(nèi)容不符，排除B；根據(jù)“for you don't have to go to school with rude girls”可知因?yàn)槟悴槐馗�那些粗魯�(shù)呐�孩子一起上學(xué)，可知她沒有去工作，與選項(xiàng)D內(nèi)容不符，排除D；故選C。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“We've each got a dollar, and that won't help the army much”可知我們每人只有一塊錢，這對軍隊(duì)沒有多大幫助，故選D。