Question

【題目】Dear World:

My son starts school today. It's going to be strange and new to him for a while. And I wish you would sort of treat him gently.

You see, up to now, he's been king of the house. He's been boss of the backyard. I have always been around to repair his wounds, and to ease his feelings.

But now things are going to be different.

This morning, he's going to walk down the front steps, wave his hand and start on his great adventure that will probably include wars and tragedy and sorrow.

So, World, I wish you would sort of take him by his young hand and teach him the things he will have to know. Teach him but gently, if you can. Teach him the wonders of books. Give him quiet time to ponder(思考) the eternal mystery of birds in the sky, bees in the sun, and flowers on the green hill. Teach him it is far more honorable to fail than to cheat. Teach him to have faith in his own ideas, even if everyone else tells him they are wrong. Teach him to sell his physical strength and brains to the person who offers the most money, but never to put a price on his heart and soul. Teach him to close his ears to a criminal gang (團(tuán)伙) ...and to stand and fight if he thinks he's right. Teach him gently, World, but don't coddle him, because only the test of fire makes fine steel.

A Mother

【1】Why does the mother write this letter?

A. Her son is afraid to go to school.

B. She hopes not to see his son fail in school.

C. Her son begins to touch a new world.

D. She thinks the world is really terrible

【2】What can we know about the son?

A. He cannot adapt himself to the new world.

B. He is taken good care of by his family.

C. He has learnt a lot from difficulties.

D. He is very naughty at home.

【3】What does the underlined word "coddle" mean in the last paragraph?

A. Love somebody and allow him to do whatever he wants.

B. Like to find fault with somebody.

C. Treat somebody with too much punishment.

D. Dislike somebody very much.

【4】What does the author stress in the last paragraph?

A. How to acquire knowledge at school.

B. How to be an=excellent teacher.

C. How to succeed in learning.

D. How to train her son.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】本篇文章為一封信，這是一封一位母親寫(xiě)給整個(gè)世界的信，信中載滿(mǎn)了母親對(duì)于剛上學(xué)的兒子的愛(ài)。在信中，母親希望兒子能被世界溫柔以待，卻又不被放縱，希望兒子能學(xué)會(huì)正確對(duì)待世界的態(tài)度。

【1】主旨大意題。信中開(kāi)頭便表明寫(xiě)信的目的“My son starts school today. It's going to be strange and new to him for a while. And I wish you would sort of treat him gently.”一位母親的兒子今天開(kāi)始上學(xué)，外面的世界是新鮮而且陌生的，她希望外面的世界能溫柔的對(duì)待他。故選C。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文中“I have always been around to repair his wounds, and to ease his feelings.”可知這位母親常在孩子身邊治療他的傷口，并慰藉他的心情。推斷可知，這個(gè)孩子是被他的家庭照顧得非常好的。故選B。

【3】詞義推斷題。根據(jù)最后一句“Teach him gently, World, but don't coddle him, because only the test of fire makes fine steel.”世界，愿你溫柔的教導(dǎo)他，因?yàn)橹挥薪?jīng)過(guò)烈火才能出真鋼。前句希望被溫柔以待，coddle 所在句子中運(yùn)用but轉(zhuǎn)折，說(shuō)明句子的意思應(yīng)該是溫柔相反，再結(jié)合后面的原因百煉成鋼，可以推斷出句意應(yīng)為不要放縱他。故選A。

【4】主旨大意題。小題考察最后一段的段意。“So, World, I wish you would sort of take him by his young hand and teach him the things he will have to know.”本段首句為段落主旨句，這位母親希望這個(gè)世界能夠教會(huì)她的孩子所必須明白的道理。整段都在講述母親希望世界教給他兒子的事情。故選D。