Question

【题目】I was going back to work to finish a few things one evening, and my two children were busy sewing (缝纫) things on the sewing machine. My 11-year-old daughter was going to help her older brother make a little cushion (抱枕). I left and in a few hours returned to find a mess in the kitchen and front room while both children were sitting in front of the television. Having had a long day, I was very short with my greeting to them. But then I noticed the material they had used for the cushion. I had bought it to make a blanket. Not stopping to listen to them, I shouted at the children and explained how angry I was at what they had done.

My daughter listened to me timidly, not trying to say anything for herself at all, but the pain could be seen on her face. She went to her room quietly and spent some time alone before she came out to say good night and once again apologize for the mistake she had made. A few hours later, as I was preparing to go to bed, there on my bed lying a beautiful little cushion, with the words “I LOVE MOM”. Next to it was a note apologizing again.

To this day, I still get tears in my eyes when I think of how I reacted and still feel the pain of my actions. I then went to my daughter and apologized for my actions. I display the cushion on my bed with great pride and use it as a reminder that nothing in this world is greater than a child's love.

【1】Why did the woman leave home for a few hours?

A. Because she needed to buy gifts for her children.

B. Because she was angry with her children that night.

C. Because she needed to finish her work that night.

D. Because the children broke her sewing machine.

【2】What's your understanding of the underlined sentence?

A. I stayed with my children for a short time.

B. I didn't greet my children with a lot of patience.

C. I gave my kids a warm greeting when I got home

D. I didn't say hello to my children at all.

【3】How did the daughter feel when the woman got angry?

A. She was angry because she disliked her mother's behavior.

B. She felt painful, but she felt sorry for her mistake.

C. She didn't care about the mother's anger at all.

D. She shouted and cried a lot.

【4】What's the main idea of this passage?

A. Remember to clean the mess after using the sewing machine,

B. If the children did something wrong, they should apologize bravely.

C. Parents should always remember that nothing is better than a child’s love

D. If the children want to cut something at home, ask the parents about it first.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】

短文大意：短文讲述了作者因误会女儿和儿子而对他们发火，后来看到女儿给自己做的小垫子才明白了女儿犯错的原因，作者很感动，去找女儿道歉。作者非常自豪地把靠垫放在床上，用它来提醒自己，这个世界上没有什么比孩子的爱更伟大了。

【1】题意：这个女人为什么离开家几个小时?考查细节理解。根据开头I was going back to work to finish a few things one evening，可知她要回去工作完成一些事情，故选C。

【2】题意：你对划线句子“I was very short with my greeting to them”的理解是什么?考查细节理解。根据下文Not stopping to listen to them, I shouted at the children我没有停下来听他们说话，而是冲着孩子们大喊大叫，可知“我”没有很耐心地和孩子们打招呼，故选B。

【3】题意：当这个女人生气时，女儿是什么感觉?考查细节理解。根据My daughter listened to me timidly, not trying to say anything for herself at all, but the pain could be seen on her face.和and once again apologize for the mistake she had made.，可知女儿虽然感到很痛苦，但她为自己的错误感到抱歉，故选B。

【4】题意：这篇文章的主旨是什么?考查主旨理解。根据最后的主题句I display the cushion on my bed with great pride and use it as a reminder that nothing in this world is greater than a child's love.（我非常自豪地把靠垫放在床上，用它来提醒自己，这个世界上没有什么比孩子的爱更伟大了），可知女儿的靠垫让“我”懂得没有什么比孩子的爱更好，故选C。