Question

【题目】 Sometimes, I doubt whether there is any love between my parents. Every day they are busy trying to make money. They don't act romantic ways couples do in books and on TV. They never say "I love you". It's not their style.

One day, my mother was sewing (缝) a quilt (被子). I sat down beside her. "Mom, I have a question to ask you," I said after a while.

"What?" she asked, still working.

"Is there love between you and Dad?" I asked her. She didn't answer right away. I thought I had hurt her. At last I heard my mother say, "Susan, look at this thread (线). Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. It makes the quilt strong. If life was a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen anywhere, but it's really there."

I listened carefully but I didn't understand her until the next spring. My father suddenly got seriously sick. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month.

After they got back, she helped my father walk slowly down the country road every day. My father had never been so gentle.

"Dad, how are you feeling now?" I asked him one day.

"Susan, don't worry about me," he said, "I just like walking with your mom. I like this kind of life."

Once, I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. Now, I know that love is the thread that holds a family together.

【1】Why does the writer think there may be no love between her parents?

A.Because they never say "I love you." to each other.

B.Because they don't look after each other.

C.Because they don't go for walks together.

【2】Why didn't the writer's mother answer her right away?

A.Because the writer's mother didn't know the answer.

B.Because the writer's mother wanted to give a proper answer.

C.Because the writer's mother didn't love her husband.

【3】What can we learn from the passage?

A.The writer's parents don't love the writer.

B.The writer's parents love each other in their own way.

C.The writer's father didn't like to walk with his wife.

【4】With the story of the quilt and the thread, the writer's mother wanted to ________.

A.teach the writer how to make a quilt

B.show she was very good at making quilts

C.tell the writer what love was

【5】Now, the writer thinks love ________.

A.means flowers, gifts and sweat kisses

B.means holding a family together

C.is like a quilt

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】B

【4】C

【5】B

【解析】

本文通过一件小事向我们展示了什么是爱。作者一开始怀疑父母之前没有爱情，因为他们两人之间从未说过“我爱你”；但是父亲一次突然重病，母亲在医院陪护一个月，回家之后也是陪着父亲走路，此时作者明白了父母之间的爱情。

【1】

细节理解题。根据文章内容“Every day they are busy trying to make money. They don't act romantic ways couples do in books and on TV. They never say "I love you".”可知，他们从来不说“我爱你”，故选A。

【2】

细节理解题。根据文章内容“At last I heard my mother say, "Susan, look at this thread (线).”可知，妈妈想给孩子一个合适的答案，故选B。

【3】

细节理解题。根据文章内容“Now, I know that love is the thread that holds a family together.”可知，父母两人很相爱，只是用他们自己的方式，故选B。

【4】

推理判断题。根据文章内容“If life was a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen anywhere, but it's really there.”可知，妈妈用线和被子的故事来告诉孩子他们的爱是怎样的，故选C。

【5】

细节理解题。根据文章内容“Now, I know that love is the thread that holds a family together.”可知，作者知道爱是把家人连接在一起，故选B。