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【題目】During my stay at an orphanage (孤兒院) at the age of 9, a gentleman came and taught us how to do wooden art pieces.

I remember my first project—a small table. I was so proud of it that I regarded it as a wonder. It was beautiful and it took me six weeks to finish it. I could hardly wait to give it to Mother Winters as a gift. She was always strict with us.

As the tables were not dry from the clear coating, the man told us to wait a few days before taking them to our dormitories(寢室). But I was just so happy that I couldn’t wait to carry my table back, smiling from ear to ear.

When I reached the dormitory, I placed the little table beside my bed. When Mother Winters entered, I was admiring it.

“Were you supposed to bring this home?” she asked.

“No, ma’am,” I replied with my head down.

She ordered me to throw the table out and so I did. After she left, I immediately opened the door to get it back. It was dirty all over. I brushed it and cried, but the dirt would not come off. I hid the table in my closet. However, a year later during a cleaning-up, it was discovered. Painfully, I had to give the table to Mother Winters, thinking that she would throw it away.

Thirty years later at a party, I learned that Mother Winters was living nearby, so I drove up to see her. We talked cheerfully for long. As I was about to leave, she asked me to come down to her basement(地下室) to get something important. I followed her into a dark corner. She picked something up. As she turned around, I could see that she was holding a little table.

Mother Winters kept the little table that I had given up for lost so long ago.

Today, I look at that table with bittersweet memories but full of thanks to Mother Winters, who kept the table for a young orphan who valued it so much.

【1】It was ________ for the writer when she finished the wooden small table.

A. exciting B. worrying C. thankful D. painful

【2】Why did Mother Winters order the writer to throw the table out?

A. Because the table was dirty.

B. Because the writer broke the rule.

C. Because she didn’t like the table.

D. Because she didn’t like the writer.

【3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. It took the writer seven weeks to finish the small table.

B. The writer cried before she got her small table back.

C. The writer hid the table in her closet for many years.

D. Mother Winters kept the small table for a long time.

【4】The writer is trying to tell us Mother Winters was ________ according to the passage.

A. poor and rude B. kind and poor

C. kind but strict D. funny but strict

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】作者講述了自己在孤兒院的一段經(jīng)歷，作者在9歲的時候，一個紳士來孤兒院教他們?nèi)绾巫瞿局扑囆g(shù)品。作者花了六個星期的時間做了一張小桌子，它很漂亮，作者為它感到驕傲，把它看作是奇跡。因為小桌子表面的涂層未干，這個男人告訴我們，等幾天再把他們帶到宿舍。但作者實在是太高興了，笑得合不攏嘴，作者迫不及待地想把她的桌子帶回去。當(dāng)作者到達(dá)宿舍時，作者把小桌放在床邊。當(dāng)Mother Winters進(jìn)來時，作者正在欣賞它。Mother Winters讓作者把它扔出去。作者扔了出去，來又撿了回后來。作者把桌子藏在壁櫥里。然而，一年后，在清理過程中，它被發(fā)現(xiàn)了。痛苦地，作者不得不把桌子交給Mother Winters，以為她會把它扔掉。她三十年后，作者去看望Mother Winters時，她把這個保管了30年的小桌子交給了作者。

【1】題意：當(dāng)她完成了木制的小桌子時，對于作家來說它是________。A. exciting令人興奮的，激動的；B. worrying擔(dān)心的，憂慮的；C. thankful感激的；D. painful 痛苦的。根據(jù)第2段第3句I was so proud of it that I regarded it as a wonder.（我為它感到驕傲，我把它看作是奇跡。）和第4句I could hardly wait to give it to Mother Winters as a gift（我迫不及待地想把它作為禮物送給Mother Winters。）可知作者的心情是激動的，選A。

【2】題意：為什么Mother Winters命令作家把桌子扔掉？A. Because the table was dirty. 因為桌子很臟；B. Because the writer broke the rule. 因為作者違反了規(guī)定；C. Because she didn’t like the table. 因為她不喜歡這張桌子；D. Because she didn’t like the writer. 因為她不喜歡作者。根據(jù)第3段As the tables were not dry from the clear coating, the man told us to wait a few days before taking them to our dormitories(寢室). But I was just so happy that I couldn’t wait to carry my table back, smiling from ear to ear.（因為桌子表面的涂層未干，這個男人告訴我們，等幾天再把他們帶到我們的宿舍。但我實在是太高興了，笑得合不攏嘴，我迫不及待地想把我的桌子搬回去。）可知答案選B。

【3】題意：根據(jù)文章，下列哪一項是正確的？A. It took the writer seven weeks to finish the small table. 作家花了七個星期才完成這張小桌子；B. The writer cried before she got her small table back. 在她把小桌子放回去之前，她哭了；C. The writer hid the table in her closet for many years. 作家把桌子藏在壁櫥里很多年了；D. Mother Winters kept the small table for a long time. Mother Winters把小桌子保存了很長時間。根據(jù)第8段Thirty years later at a party,… she turned around, I could see that she was holding a little table. Mother Winters kept the little table that I had given up for lost so long ago.（Winters媽媽一直保存著很久以前丟失的我早已放棄的小桌子。）可知選D。

【4】題意：根據(jù)本文作者是想告訴我們溫特斯媽媽是________。A. poor and rude貧窮和粗魯；B. kind and poor善良和貧窮；C. kind but strict善良但嚴(yán)厲；D. funny but strict有趣但嚴(yán)格。

根據(jù)本文主要內(nèi)容結(jié)合第2段最后一句She was always strict with us.（她對我們總是嚴(yán)格要求。）和最后一段Today, I look at that table with bittersweet memories but full of thanks to Mother Winters, who kept the table for a young orphan who valued it so much.（今天，我懷著苦樂參半的回憶看著那張桌子，但是我非常感謝Mother Winters，他為一個非常珍惜這張桌子的年輕孤兒保留了這張桌子。）可知溫特斯媽媽是善良但嚴(yán)厲；可知選C。