Question

【題目】

Whatever life threw at us each year, our family had one tradition at Christmas: our dog Pepper opened our presents for us.

Last year, everyone made it home for a Christmas get-together. However, it couldn't feel perfect because Pepper's health was becoming worse. Her life had already been longer than we expected—she was fourteen—and yet her mind was still sharp. Her love for life made us feel better. But her body could not keep up with her mind.

Probably it was Pepper's last Christmas, so we decided to make sure she would enjoy it. On Christmas Eve, we each prepared presents for her.

Soon, Pepper selected her first Christmas gift. She turned the present, just as she was a young dog once more. She pulled the paper off the dog treat before she chewed it slowly. Our family was so happy.

Pepper saw the other three presents, and then turned to Mom as if asking, "May I open another?"

"Go ahead, girl!" Mom encouraged.

For the next few minutes, Pepper opened each of her Christmas presents. While she did, she reminded us of the joy of being together. Our family felt as a whole—not because we were in the same room or city, but because our love brought us together.

Pepper passed away after Christmas. Her peaceful passing made us tearful. Her passing was also a celebration of life, because she gave my family so much love and laughter.

I still treasure (珍惜) Pepper’s final Christmas gift. She taught me that no matter where we each spend the holidays, the smallest act of sincere giving can unite our family through our love. For me, that knowledge is the longest-lasting gift of all.

【1】The dog Pepper usually _________ at Christmas.

A. chewed the dog treat slowly

B. chose the presents for herself

C. played with the author's family happily

D. opened the presents for the author's family

【2】The author thought the Christmas wasn't perfect last year because_________.

A. he didn't get a Christmas gift

B. Pepper was in poor health

C. Pepper died on Christmas Eve

D. he didn't feel the joy of being together

【3】The dog Pepper got _________ Christmas gifts last year.

A. two B. three C. four D. five

【4】The underlined phrase "the longest-lasting gift" in the last paragraph refers to "_________".

A. the friendship with the dog

B. the holiday the author spent with family

C. the Christmas present for the dog

D. the life lesson the author learned from Pepper

【5】The best title for the passage can be "_________".

A. The Power of Love

B. Celebrating Christmas

C. The Importance of Helping Others

D. Enjoying the Happiness of Making Friends

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 D

【2】 B

【3】 C

【4】 D

【5】 A

【解析】

短文大意：這篇記敘文講述的是小狗佩珀14年中給作者一家?guī)��?lái)的歡樂(lè)，讓作者認(rèn)識(shí)到是愛(ài)讓他們聚到一起，生動(dòng)地詮釋了愛(ài)的力量。

【1】題意：小狗佩珀通常在圣誕節(jié) 。考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)our family had one tradition at Christmas: our dog Pepper opened our presents for us.，可知每年圣誕節(jié)都是小狗佩珀為我們打開(kāi)禮物，故選D。

【2】題意：作者認(rèn)為去年的圣誕節(jié)并不完美，因?yàn)?/span> 。考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)However, it couldn't feel perfect because Pepper's health was becoming worse.，可知是因?yàn)榕彗甑慕】得繘r愈下，故選B。

【3】題意：小狗佩珀去年收到了 圣誕禮物�？疾閿�(shù)字理解題。根據(jù)Soon, Pepper selected her first Christmas gift.和Pepper saw the other three presents,，可知1+3=4，故選C。

【4】題意：最后一段中劃線的短語(yǔ)“the longest-lasting gift”指的是“_________”。考查詞義理解題。根據(jù)上文She taught me that no matter where we each spend the holidays, the smallest act of sincere giving can unite our family through our love.，可知這是作者的感悟，the longest-lasting gift是指the life lesson the author learned from Pepper，故選D。

【5】題意：這篇文章的最佳標(biāo)題可以是“_________”。考查標(biāo)題歸納題。A. The Power of Love愛(ài)的力量；B. Celebrating Christmas慶祝圣誕節(jié)；C. The Importance of Helping Others 幫助別人的重要性；D. Enjoying the Happiness of Making Friends享受交朋友的快樂(lè)。根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，講述的是小狗佩珀14年中給作者一家?guī)��?lái)的歡樂(lè)，讓作者認(rèn)識(shí)到是愛(ài)讓他們聚到一起，可知選A。

閱讀理解題。首先要粗讀文章了解大意，其次通過(guò)細(xì)讀，理解全文。在粗讀的基礎(chǔ)上，仔細(xì)閱讀題后所給的題目，根據(jù)題目要求，再有重點(diǎn)地返回來(lái)仔細(xì)閱讀。在閱讀理解的題目中，所設(shè)問(wèn)題主要有以下幾種方式：找主題或概括文章的中心思想、就文中的具體事實(shí)和情節(jié)進(jìn)行提問(wèn)、根據(jù)文章的表層意思進(jìn)行深層次的推理判斷等，在細(xì)讀時(shí)，要根據(jù)設(shè)問(wèn)的方式，進(jìn)行有側(cè)重地閱讀。1、概括文章中心思想。1)文首呈現(xiàn)主題句。2)文尾出現(xiàn)主題句。3)首尾呼應(yīng)展現(xiàn)主題。4)文中表述主題。前面提出問(wèn)題，文中的主題由隨之陳述的細(xì)節(jié)或合乎邏輯的引申在文中導(dǎo)出，而后再做進(jìn)一步的解釋。5)文章沒(méi)有主題句。在這種情況下，考生要把所有的細(xì)節(jié)綜合起來(lái)。進(jìn)行邏輯推理，概括歸納出文章的主題句。2.掌握文章的具體事實(shí)和重要情節(jié)。在考題中，經(jīng)常會(huì)見(jiàn)到就文章中某一具體事實(shí)和重要情節(jié)進(jìn)行測(cè)試的題目。這就要求考生在閱讀時(shí)要注意辨認(rèn)和記憶具體事實(shí)，重要情節(jié)，事物的起因、過(guò)程、結(jié)果及發(fā)生的地點(diǎn)、時(shí)間等，這些都有可能作為測(cè)試點(diǎn)。還有一些測(cè)試題，要求考生在理解的基礎(chǔ)上，通過(guò)自己的思維將理解的內(nèi)容系統(tǒng)化，比如計(jì)算、排序等題型。