Jerry stood up and looked at the crowd of people making their way through the station. He looked for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he 36 , the girl with the 37 . The story had begun twelve months before in a 38 . Taking a book off the shelf he found himself 39 by the notes penciled in the margin. The soft handwriting 40 a thoughtful soul and an insightful mind. In the front of the book, he discovered the 41 owner’s name, Rosanna.
During the next year the two grew to know each other through the 42 . Each letter was a seed falling on a fertile heart. The day finally came for their first 43 - 7:00 PM at the station.
A beautiful young woman was coming toward me, her 44 tall and slim. I started to walk toward her with delight, entirely forgetting to 45 that she was not wearing a rose. I 46 made one step closer to her, and then I saw Rosanna, a short and fat woman well past 40, was standing almost directly 47 the girl. The girl in the green suit was walking quickly away.
I felt 48 I was split in two, and there she stood. My fingers gripped the worn leather copy of the 49 that was to identify me to her. I knew this would not be 50 , something perhaps even better than love. I felt choked by the bitterness of my 51 . “I’m Jerry, and you must be Rosanna. I am so glad you could meet me; may I take you to 52 ?”
The woman’s face broadened into a big smile. “I don"t know what this is about, son,” she answered,” but the young lady in the green suit who just 53 begged me to wear this rose on my coat. And she said 54 you were to ask me out to dinner, I should go and tell you that she is waiting for you in the big 55 across the street. She said it was some kind of test!”
| 小题1: | | A．hadn’t | B．wouldn’t | C．couldn’t | D．didn"t |
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| 小题2: | | A．rose | B．flower | C．book | D．notes |
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| 小题3: | | A．restaurant | B．meeting room | C．library | D．station |
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| 小题4: | | A．absorbed | B．surrounded | C．interested | D．burdened |
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| 小题5: | | A．reacted | B．reflected | C．responded | D．repeated |
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| 小题6: | | A．previous | B．nice | C．thoughtful | D．beautiful |
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| 小题7: | | A．phone | B．telegram | C．book | D．e-mail |
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| 小题8: | | A．dining | B．meeting | C．walking | D．talking |
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| 小题9: | | A．legs | B．face | C．figure | D．hair |
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| 小题10: | | A．observe | B．conclude | C．notice | D．say |
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| 小题11: | | A．carefully | B．eagerly | C．luckily | D．easily |
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| 小题12: | | A．behind | B．past | C．over | D．before |
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| 小题13: | | A．as long as | B．even though | C．no matter how | D．as though |
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| 小题14: | | A．newspaper | B．book | C．magazine | D．note |
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| 小题15: | | A．a meeting | B．happiness | C．love | D．a dinner |
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| 小题16: | | A．relief | B．sorrow | C．disappointment | D．unwillingness |
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| 小题17: | | A．a walk | B．your home | C．a party | D．dinner |
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| 小题18: | | A．went by | B．called me | C．came here | D．dropped in |
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| 小题19: | | A．when | B．supposing | C．unless | D．since |
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| 小题20: | | A．market | B．restaurant | C．building | D．library |
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小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题5:B
小题6:A
小题7:D
小题8:B
小题9:C
小题10:C
小题11:B
小题12:A
小题13:D
小题14:B
小题15:C
小题16:C
小题17:D
小题18:A
小题19:B
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试题分析：本文讲述的是通过图书馆里的一本书取得联系的一对恋人在第一次见面的时候的戏剧化的故事，告诉我们千万不能以貌取人。
小题1:D 上下文串联。这里的didn’t对应的是上句的he knew，使用did表示过去。指这个女孩的心灵他很了解，但是她的外貌他不认识，因为他们是通过书信来往的。
小题2:A 上下文串联。根据下文53空后的wear this rose可知这里是指女孩手里拿着红色的玫瑰花。
小题3:C 名词辨析。A餐厅B会议室C图书馆D车站；根据下文Taking a book off the shelf从书架上拿下一本书，说明他是在图书馆里看书。故C正确。
小题4:A 固定搭配。Be absorbed in…沉浸在…之中；他不知不觉就沉浸在这本书的笔记里了。
小题5:B 动词辨析。A反应B显示C回应D重复；这笔记显示出多愁善感的心灵和富有洞察力的思维。
小题6:A 形容词辨析。A前面的B美丽的C多愁善感的D美丽的；他发现这本书之前的主人的名字。
小题7:D 名词辨析。A电话B电报C书D电子邮件；根据下句Each letter说明这里是指使用电子邮件。
小题8:B 动词辨析。A吃饭B见面C步行D谈话；他们第一次见面的这一天终于来了。
小题9:C 名词辨析。A腿B脸C身材D头发；根据后面的tall and slim可知描述的是身材。
小题10:C 动词辨析。A观察B总结C注意到D说；我甚至都没有注意点她没有拿着玫瑰花。
小题11:B 副词辨析。A细心地B急切地C幸运地D容易地；我急切地朝着对方走了过去，但是….
小题12:A 介词辨析。A在…后面B经过C在…上面D在…前面；根据上文描述可知我是先看到那个漂亮的姑娘，然后才看见姑娘背后的那个拿着红玫瑰的人。故A正确。
小题13:D 连词辨析。A只要B即使C无论如何D似乎；我感觉到自己似乎要变成两半了，从极度的兴奋中到极度的失望，说明我很难受。
小题14:B 上下文串联。根据文章第一段Taking a book可知我是从这本书里认识她的。
小题15:C 上下文串联。根据下句something perhaps even better than love.可知这不是爱，是一种比爱更美好的事物。
小题16:C 名词辨析。A放松B难受C失望D不愿意；根据上文可知我对对方的容貌很失望，所以我感觉很苦涩。
小题17:D上下文串联。A步行B你的家C聚会D吃饭；根据54空后的ask me out to dinner这里是指邀请对方去吃饭。
小题18:A 短语辨析。A经过B打电话给我C来这里D随便拜访；指刚刚经过的穿绿颜色衣服的女孩请求我这样做。
小题19:B 连词辨析。Supposing=if如果，表示条件；如果你要请我去吃饭，我就告诉你…
小题20:B 名词辨析。A市场B餐厅C大楼D图书馆；她会在对面的餐厅里等你。
点评：本文讲述的是通过图书馆里的一本书取得联系的一对恋人在第一次见面的时候的戏剧化的故事，告诉我们千万不能以貌取人。属于故事类短文，这类文章一般描述的是某一件具体事情的发生发展或结局，有人物、时间、地点和事件。命题往往从故事的情节、人物或事件的之间的关系、作者的态度及意图、故事前因和后果的推测等方面着手，考查学生对细节的辨认能力以及推理判断能力。阅读这类材料时，同学们一定要根据主要情节掌握文章主旨大意，同时抓住每一个细节，设身处地根据文章内容揣摩作者的态度和意图，根据情节展开想象，即使是碰到深层理解题也可迎刃而解。 |
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试题【Jerry stood up and looked at the crowd of people making their way through the st】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
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Although I love my life, it hasn’t been a lot of fun as I’ve been ill for 28 years.
Music has always been a great love of mine and, in my 20s, when my ___36___ was more manageable, I ___37___ ten years as a professional singer in restaurants, playing and singing folk songs. ___38___ that was years ago and times have changed. ___39___ I live with my mother on a country farm.
Two years ago, I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to ___40___ my disability pension(残疾抚恤金). ___41___ I needed to sleep in the afternoons, I was limited in my ___42___. I decided that I would consider ___43___ to singing in restaurants.
My family are all musicians, so I was ___44___ when I went into our local music store. I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music. I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn’t have a lot of ___45___ to get started. And ___46___ you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can ___47___ use.
When I told the owner of the shop about my ___48___, he gave me a long, thoughtful ___49___. “This means a lot to you, doesn’t it?” he said. “Come with me.”
He led me ___50___ the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it. He placed his large hand ___51___ on his treasure and said, “I have 800 karaoke songs in here. You can take your ___52___ and I’ll record them for you. That should get you started.”
I ___53___. Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose ___54___ that I could sing. I have come full circle with his help.
His ___55___ still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra, when I have the chance.
| 小题1: | | A．sadness | B．tiredness | C．sickness | D．loneliness |
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| 小题2: | | A．enjoyed | B．kept | C．shared | D．set |
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| 小题3: | | A．Eventually | B．Unfortunately | C．Surprisingly | D．Gladly |
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| 小题4: | | A．Then | B．Sometime | C．Meanwhile | D．Now |
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| 小题5: | | A．make up for | B．get rid of | C．take advantage of | D．add up to |
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| 小题7: | | A．condition | B．choices | C．positions | D．movement |
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| 小题8: | | A．living up | B．getting on | C．going back | D．reaching out |
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| 小题9: | | A．interviewed | B．found | C．invited | D．recognized |
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| 小题10: | | A．time | B．energy | C．knowledge | D．money |
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| 小题11: | | A．once | B．seldom | C．often | D．thus |
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| 小题12: | | A．hardly | B．nearly | C．formerly | D．actually |
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| 小题13: | | A．family | B．idea | C．offer | D．job |
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| 小题14: | | A．view | B．look | C．sight | D．face |
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| 小题15: | | A．along | B．towards | C．through | D．over |
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| 小题16: | | A．lovingly | B．pitifully | C．gratefully | D．unhappily |
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| 小题18: | | A．ought to cry | B．should have cried | C．could have cried | D．had to cry |
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| 小题19: | | A．the ones | B．few | C．the rest | D．more |
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| 小题20: | | A．devotion | B．kindness | C．trust | D．courage |
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It was only 5 o’clock in the morning. The house was quiet and Tim" s mother was still asleep. Only the sound of the big freezer broke the quiet. He’d dreamt of the cave last night. The purring (轻微颤动声) of the freezer had been the sea.
Tim pulled on a sweater and put some apples into his schoolbag. It was too early for breakfast. He" d eat after he" d been through the cave, sitting on the rocks and staring at the sea.
He wished he had a proper pack. His schoolbag would have to do. What else? Sandwiches-but his mother might wake up if he started pulling out bread for sandwiches, she’d want to know why he had to leave so early. He settled for some biscuits, and left a note stuck to the table:
Gone to Michael’s. Back tonight, Tim.
The sky was high and soft and light outside, though the sun still wasn"t up. Even the highway up the hill was quiet as he made his way down the street. The wind from the sea was fresh and sweet.
The sand hills still breathed heat from yesterday’s sun, though the top of the sand was cool. He ran down to the beach impatiently, but there was no one, just dry sand dancing in the early wind and seabirds marching up and down watching the waves.
The light changed suddenly. The first rays of sunlight stretched (延伸) across the sea. The sun was pushing its way over the edge of the world.
Over the first rocks, along to the point, Tim glanced back. The beach was still empty. The sun sailed higher in the sky.
He could see the cave now, even darker in the morning light. The sand turned silver then dark gold as the water flowed away from it. He had to force himself to go closer. Why was it so much more mysterious (神秘的) now? But it would be silly to go back now after so much trouble. He needn"t go in all the way...
小题1:What did Tim do at the beginning of the story?| A．He put a sweater in his schoolbag. | B．He left the house quietly. | | C．He had breakfast at home. | D．He left a note on the freezer. |
小题2:"He settled for some biscuits” (in Paragraph 3 ) means that Tim_______.| A．had to take biscuits instead of sandwiches | | B．liked biscuits better than sandwiches | | C．had to leave the biscuits on the table | | D．could only find some biscuits in the kitchen |
小题3: What made it possible for Tim to see the entry to the cave?| A．The height of the first rocks. | B．The ups and downs of the waves. | | C．The vast stretch of the sunlit beach. | D．The change in the position of the sun. |
小题4:In the story, Tim’s mood changed from_________.| A．loneliness to craziness | B．anxiousness to excitement | | C．eagerness to nervousness | D．helplessness to happiness |
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When I was in college twenty-five years ago, I spent four summers working in 36 at a luxury hotel in downtown Chicago. 37 , I was a maid.
I did not enter the world of housekeeping enthusiastically. My friends had 38 jobs such as making ice cream, selling goods at the mall, or life guarding at the outdoor pool. I had been hoping to get a job as an office lady for a famous company: 39 pay, air-conditioned office, the gold standard for summer jobs, as most of us dreamed of. When that 40 , the only option left was to take a train ride downtown each morning to work as a maid.
It was tiring work, cleaning up to eighteen rooms a day. My 41 attitude reflected my disdain(鄙视) for cleaning toilets, 42 bed sheets, dusting, eight hours a day for the comfort of total strangers who 43 left a tip. I thought it was beneathme. My maid work was average 44 the day I was assigned to the eighteenth floor.
That was Lorena’s regular floor. The only time another maid set foot on it was on Lorena’s day off. If you left any water 45 on the mirror, or a hair on the bed, Lorena would hunt you down when she 46 , as I found out firsthand. She’d ended her lecture to me with “ 47 some pride in your work.”
She did. And so did Rosalie, Helen, Annette, and all the other experienced maids. Their devotion to doing a good job and their belief that their work was a 48 of their character stuck with me throughout my 49 career after graduation. I learned a lot from them during those four summers.
Not a week would go without one of them 50 some firm but friendly advice: “Where’s your commode brush? You don’t have one? How do you expect to get that bowl clean?”
Their pride in a job well done was reflected in how they treated 51 . They left the building at the end of the day in nice dresses and 52 makeup. They looked like they could have been attending an afternoon tea. And, 53 often, they were smiling and laughing, cheerfully greeting their co-workers a good evening. When you work with happiness and 54 , a job will be well done. I believe there is 55 in any job if you work hard and try your best.
| 小题1: | | A．cleaning | B．housekeeping | C．serving | D．managing |
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| 小题2: | | A．In short | B．In brief | C．In other words | D．On the other hand |
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| 小题3: | | A．winter | B．summer | C．awful | D．permanent |
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| 小题4: | | A．extra | B．poor | C．average | D．good |
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| 小题5: | | A．fell over | B．fell through | C．fell down | D．fell off |
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| 小题6: | | A．negative | B．right | C．excellent | D．casual |
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| 小题7: | | A．making | B．spreading | C．changing | D．doing |
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| 小题8: | | A．frequently | B．rarely | C．occasionally | D．willingly |
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| 小题9: | | A．when | B．after | C．until | D．before |
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| 小题10: | | A．drops | B．signs | C．tracks | D．marks |
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| 小题11: | | A．visited | B．arrived | C．left | D．returned |
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| 小题12: | | A．take | B．obtain | C．reject | D．make |
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| 小题13: | | A．reflection | B．truth | C．gratitude | D．award |
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| 小题14: | | A．special | B．general | C．different | D．professional |
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| 小题15: | | A．taking | B．following | C．offering | D．refusing |
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| 小题16: | | A．others | B．themselves | C．customers | D．co-workers |
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| 小题17: | | A．expensive | B．cautious | C．cheap | D．careful |
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| 小题18: | | A．more | B．least | C．most | D．less |
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| 小题19: | | A．frustration | B．regret | C．prejudice | D．satisfaction |
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| 小题20: | | A．respect | B．aspect | C．challenge | D．failure |
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Recently, I experienced a wonderful lesson in how little things still mean a lot. My brother, mother and I live in a very rural district on the Big Island of Hawaii. Our farm is at least a dozen miles from the most basic of services. Consequently, we take weekly trips to COSTCO to procure fuel and supplies. About a month ago, we’d finished loading up the SUV and prepared to leave. As I settled into my seat, I glanced down at the roadside, when a piece of paper caught my eye. I picked it up and read it carefully. Instantly, I was grateful I did.
The form turned out to be a receipt from the State Motor Vehicle Division, documenting the owners’ payment of their Vehicle’s Registration fees. Quickly, I put myself in their shoes and figured: no one would throw this out, especially if it was current. I also looked over the form for contact or any personal data, perhaps a license tag or telephone number. But that seemed impractical. Although the form had been born on the wind, where in the busy, crowded parking lot would I find the owners? Had it been lying there for a few minutes or a week? So I checked the date, the fees paid, noted the names of the owners and pocketed the receipt. Recalling the parable of the Good Samaritan, I concluded that the best and easiest step to take was to put the form in an envelope addressed to the couple and send it to them by post. Further, I imagined how crazy I’d be if I had misplaced my receipt. Much easier to attempt returning it than to leave them angry, upset, etc. over the loss.
By the end of the week, I received a beautiful thank-you letter from a very grateful and happy couple containing a hand written message and a gift card to use at any Starbuck’s. In her note, the wife explained how a gust of wind snatched their receipt from a pocket in her car’s passenger door. They had panicked and searched crazily for quite some time before giving up. It felt great to know I’d helped someone avoid a major loss by doing something that at first glance seemed minor or even unimportant.
小题1:What did the author really mean when he said “Instantly, I was grateful I did.”?| A．He was lucky to notice the paper on the roadside. | | B．He was happy to do shopping in the district for it was convenient. | | C．He was right to pick the paper up because it was important. | | D．He was thankful to pick up the paper because he found it for a long time. |
小题2:Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the short passage?| A．I rode my car to COSTCO to buy supplies a month ago. | | B．The receipt was out of date, so the owner threw it away. | | C．I waited on the roadside for the receipt owner for half a day. | | D．I called up the owner to take back the receipt. |
小题3:The author decided to give the paper back to the owner because ______.| A．it was useless for him | | B．he knew the owner was upset about losing it | | C．the owner asked him to do so | | D．he knew the owner would reward him for it |
小题4:Which would be the best title for this passage?| A．How I helped the couple | B．The loss of an important receipt | | C．The owner of the receipt | D．Little things still mean a lot |
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I love it at night. It’s peaceful. And when it cools down I sometimes do some ironing. I don’t really care for it. I work full-time and too busy for most housework. I remember the old woman who taught me to iron. I was about 15 and somehow got a live-in job taking care of a woman who had been an able-bodied, healthy woman until the accident that caused her to be paralyzed（瘫痪）.
The woman had an electric wheelchair. She could move her head and arms but not her hands or fingers. She had this clamp（夹子）attached to her arm and I’d have to open it and put a cup or a pencil in it and then she could move it. She would tell me how to do things. She would instruct me in great detail on the correct way to do things. Her home was perfect and beautiful. She would follow me around in her electric wheelchair to make sure I did everything exactly right. I’m sure she had been a perfect homemaker. She would have me fold everything, including socks and pillow cases. I would complain silently and wish terrible things on her. She taught me the right way to make the bed and tuck （塞）the corners. I know sometimes she’d get frustrated and impatient with me. I knew she wanted to grab it and do it herself. But she never yelled or scolded. Only insisted I do it right. I didn’t like it much, but I did it.
Today I can iron pretty well. I know where to start on a shirt, the right way to do the collar and sleeves. Now that I think about it, I don’t think she is an old lady. I think she might have been about my age now. Anyway, when I iron, I think of her and silently thank her for all the things I learned.
小题1:From the passage we can infer that the writer of the passage now is ________. | A．a housewife | B．a full-time worker | | C．a clothes maker | D．a college student |
小题2:The writer used to take care of the lady because ______. | A．she wanted to learn how to do housework | | B．she was a relative of the disabled woman | | C．she wanted to earn some money while sleeping and eating there | | D．she had to do something in return to the lady for her kindness |
小题3:When the lady taught the writer how to do housework, the little girl was ______. | A．eager to learn | B．unwilling to learn | | C．forced to learn | D．careful to learn |
小题4:What’s the writer’s attitude towards the lady now? | A．Sympathetic | B．Fearful | C．Hateful | D．Grateful |
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