Question

A mother had two daughters. She loved them very much, but two girls would fight with each other from their earliest years. As they grew older, they became total strangers. They had no contact with each other when they were adults.

This caused the mother great pain. Then, later, she had an idea. She decided to write a letter to them. In this letter, she told them how much she loved them, and how she wanted them to love each other in this way. She also gave them news of herself and some guidance on how to live happier lives.

When the letter was ready, she wrote out one copy for each daughter, but these copies were special. Each copy contained only every second sentence of the original letter: the copy for one daughter had only the even (雙數(shù)的) sentences, and the other daughter’s copy contained only the odd sentences. Neither contained the fullness of the mother’s message.

When the two daughters received their letters, they were puzzled. To understand the half-letter, they would have to put the two letters together and read them as one, which meant they must approach one another again in love and respect. But they each blamed the other for not helping them when trying to read the half-letter.

For a long time, the mother waited in vain. Then one day, when the mother had almost given up hope, there was a knock at the door. There they stood, together. “We’ve come home,” they said at the same time. “We’ve finally put our letters together, and we’ve come to say how much we love you, Mum.” Then she hugged them both, tears of joy streaming down her cheeks, and welcomed them back home.

1.The mother gave her daughters incomplete letters mainly to ______.

A. mend their relations

B. offer them advice

C. tell them her news

D. win their hearts

2.Upon receiving their letters, the two daughters ______.

A. put the letters together and read them

B. blamed her mother for the half-letter

C. complained about each other as usual

D. understood the mother’s purpose at once

3.Why did the two daughters visit their mother at last?

A. They wanted to apologize.

B. They felt grateful for the mother.

C. They had put the letters together.

D. They missed home very much.

4.What is the best title for the passage?

A. A Sincere Apology to Mother

B. A Mother’s Endless Love

C. Two Special Daughters

D. An Unusual Letter

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：姐妹兩人從小喜歡打架，等到長大成人，她們倆互不往來。為了讓姐妹倆和好，她們的媽媽給兩個女兒寫了一封不同尋常的信，一封信上只有偶數(shù)行的句子，而另一封上面只有奇數(shù)行的句子。

1.she told them...and how she wanted them to love each other in this way.”可知，母親是想通過這封特殊的信讓姐妹倆認識到她們之間的關系，并學會關愛彼此，故選A。

2.But they each blamed the other for not helping them when trying to read the half-letter.”可知，姐妹倆收到信之后仍然互相抱怨對方?jīng)]有幫助自己看媽媽寫的信，故選C。

3.they said at the same time. “We’ve finally put our letters together, and we’ve come to say how much we love you, Mum.””可知，姐妹倆被媽媽寫的信打動了，她們重歸于好，并向媽媽表達愛意和感謝，故選B。

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考點：故事類短文閱讀