Question

【題目】 The candles we make at Wax Buffalo are imperfect-"beautifully imperfect'，as we like to say. one is unique, hand-poured (手工灌注的)with pure soy wax (大豆蠟). It's a small business 1 started, and everyone who enjoy, working here comes into the studio in free time, so they can be home with their family, cats, dogs at prime times.

I first fell in love with candles on visits to my grandmother Feme's house in Lincoln. At night, candlelight flashed off the book-lined walls. During the day, she'd take me to a cafe in the historic Haymarket district and we'd drink tea out of china cups.

I poured my first candle at the age of 14, using the candle-making tool that Feme had given me. I gave the finished product to my grandmother for Christmas. She loved that candle I'd made for her. That first candle was imperfect. Beautifully imperfect

Then in 2014. life took a dark turn for my grandmother. The breast cancer took away her life. I found myself thinking about the candle-making tool she had given me as a 14-year-old kid and the joy it had brought me. I began pouring candles again, making them for friends. Because of kids' health. I'd become especially interested in natural products. I used locally sourced soy wax. Was there a way I could make candles for people beyond my group of friends? And so, Christmas of that year, Wax Buffalo was launched. Little by little, the business grew as we found more people who wanted our candles. Now our candles are sold in more than 60 shops across the country.

Isn't life wonderful? Indeed, it is beautifully imperfect. But it hasn't turned out at all how I'd have predicted. I think that's what Ferne wanted me to understand. To trust the light of hope, to enjoy fun in its light, to know that it can transform a person from within.

【1】What may be one of the advantages of working in Wax Buffalo?

A.Relaxing task.B.High payment

C.Flexible timeD.Imperfect conditions.

【2】When did the author probably start her business

A.After she turned 14.

B.After her grandmother died.

C.After she visited Ferne's house.

D.After her grandmother sent her candle making tool.

【3】Why did the author use soy wax?

A.To make harmless candlesB.To make candles look better.

C.To save the cost of production.D.To improve the figures of candles

【4】What can be inferred from the text?

A.Imperfection exists everywhere.B.Life takes off from a dark turn.

C.Life can be predicted somehowD.Being hopeful about life is important.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】

這是一篇記敘文。作者在祖母的影響下開始了自己的蠟燭事業(yè)，用大豆做蠟制作對身體沒有傷害的蠟燭，這些蠟燭受到了人們的歡迎。通過這個故事作者告訴我們，任何時候我們都要對生活充滿希望。

【1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段的It's a small business I started, and everyone who enjoy, working here comes into the studio in free time, so they can be home with their family, cats, dogs at prime times. (這是我啟動的一個小生意，任何喜歡在這里工作的人可在空余時間過來，因此他們可以在黃金時間和家人、貓、狗待在一起)可知，人們可以在空余時間來工作，故推測在Wax Buffalo工作的優(yōu)勢之一就是時間很靈活。C. Flexible time(靈活的時間)符合以上說法，故選C項。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段的Then in 2014. life took a dark turn for my grandmother. The breast cancer took away her life.(后來在2014年，我祖母的生活陷入了黑暗。乳腺癌奪取她的生命)和And so, Christmas of that year, Wax Buffalo was launched.(于是那年圣誕節(jié)Wax Buffalo啟動了)可知，作者在祖母去世那一年的晚些時候開始做蠟燭生意。B. After her grandmother died.(祖母去世后)符合以上說法，故選B項。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段的Because of kids' health. I'd become especially interested in natural products. I used locally sourced soy wax.(因為孩子們的健康，我對天然產品特別感興趣。我用了本地的大豆)可知，作者為了孩子的健康選擇大豆做蠟，故推測用大豆蠟是為了制作沒有傷害的蠟燭。A. To make harmless candles(制作沒有傷害的蠟燭)符合以上說法，故選A項。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段的To trust the light of hope, to enjoy fun in its light, to know that it can transform a person from within.(相信希望之光，享受它光芒中的樂趣，知道它可以從內心改變一個人) 可知，有光就有希望。故推測作者寫這篇文章是想讓我們明白：任何時候都要對生活充滿希望，這是很重要的。D. Being hopeful about life is important.(對生活充滿希望是重要的)符合以上推測，故選D項。