Question

【題目】A

The old lady got up early to be ready for the post．Although she seldom received letters or parcels，today she was sure there would be something．Myra wouldn’t forget her mother’s birthday, even if she seldom wrote at other times．Of course Myra was busy．Her husband had been made Mayor, and Myra herself had got a medal for her work for the aged．

The old lady was eighty today．She had put on her best dress．Perhaps Myra might come．The old lady was sure of that．Two spots of color brightened her cheeks．She was excited--like a child．She would enjoy her day．

Mrs. Morrison，a social worker，had brought a card and a bunch of flowers when she came to do the breakfast．Mrs. Grant downstairs had made a cake．The little boy from the ground floor，Johnnie，had been up with a packet of candies，and offered to help her fetch the post．

“I guess you’ll get lots and lots of presents，“he said，I did last week when l was six．”

What would she like ? A pair of slippers，a table lamp，a book or a little clock．So many lovely things．

She stood by the window，watching．The postman turned round the corner on his bicycle．Her heart beat fast．Johnnie had seen him too and ran to the gate．And then he gave her four envelopes．Three were unsealed cards from old friends．The fourth was sealed，in Myra’s writing．

“No parcel，Johnnie?”

“No，granny．”

Maybe the parcel was too large to come by letter post．That was it．It would come later by parcel post．She must be patient．

But disappointment flooded her．She tore the envelope open unwillingly．A cheque fell to the floor like a bird with a broken、wing．Slowly the old lady bent to pick it up．With trembling fingers she tore it into little bits．

【1】What kind of work did Myra probably take?

A．charity B．paperwork

C．a(chǎn)ccounting D．education

【2】What does the underlined word “it” mean?

A．The reunion time she looked forward to．

B．The reason why there was no parcel．

C．The birthday gift she wanted most．

D．The slowest way to send a gift．

【3】How is the passage organized?

A．In order of time．

B．In order of space．

C．In order of frequency．

D．In order of importance．

【4】The author seems to tell us that ．

A．there is no love like that of the parent for the child

B．to accompany our parents should be the first law of nature

C．a(chǎn) mother’s voice is the most beautiful sound in the world

D．we never know the love of our parents for us till we have become parents

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】A

【4】B

【解析】

【1】判斷推理題 根據(jù)第一段最后一句Myra herself had got a medal for her work for the aged．邁拉自己也由于熱心為老年人服務(wù)而獲得一枚獎?wù)隆?/span> 可知，她從事的是公益性的工作。

【2】詞義猜測題 根據(jù)上一句Maybe the parcel was too large to come by letter post. 也許是包裹太大了，沒法隨信件郵件同來。對了，準是這個緣故。

【3】細節(jié)理解題 很明顯文章講的是老太太生日那天起床后發(fā)生的一系列事情，是按時間順序來寫的。

【4】判斷推理題 文章講述老人生日那天等待女兒的禮物，最終以失望傷心告終。結(jié)合第二段第三句Perhaps Myra might come．邁拉或許會來。可見老人希望女兒能夠回來。作者通過這個故事想告訴我們應(yīng)該多陪陪父母，陪父母是自然的首要法則。