Question

3．When I was a child，my parents often took me to an old house in a thick forest．No other children ever stayed there．I didn't even have the choice of playing with a brother or sister．
  I could never understand what the attraction（吸引） of the house was，even for my parents，who enjoyed nothing better than to sit in silence with a good book．The woman in the house，my father's distant cousin，was a terrible cook and her food was inedible．
  One day，when I was wandering around the garden behind the house，I noticed a wooden housewhich had clearly been abandoned（被遗弃的）．As I walked towards it，I heard a noise，like ananimal moving hurriedly away．Then I saw a man with a long beard standing at the door．I was greatly surprised．
"Please don't tell them you saw me，"he said．"They never use this place，and I have nowhere else to live．""Don't worry，"I said．"I won't tell anyone．But are you all right out here？I mean-do you have enough to eat？"The old man shook his head．
  The same evening，I took a small plastic bag into the dining room and，while no one was looking，emptied some of the food into it．Later，I got out of the back door secretly and gave the food to the old man，whose name I had discovered was Taff．
  I had never seen anything else as lovely as the smile of satisfaction on Taff's face when he ate the food．From then on，my visits to the old house had a purpose，and I enjoyed every minute of the rest of my stay．

56．How did the writer feel about staying in the old house at first？D
A．He was happy to be with his parents．
B．He enjoyed reading good books there．
C．He was pleased with the woods．
D．He felt very lonely．
57．The underlinedword"inedible"is closest in meaning to"A"．
A．too bad for him to eat            
B．nice to look at
C．not enough to eat                 
D．as delicious as usual
58．The writer discovered the old manCthe old house．
A．near the back door of                
B．in the dining room of
C．in the garden behind                
D．among the bushes before
59．What can we know about the old man from the passage？A
A．He was poor and hungry．
B．He helped to repair the old house．
C．He liked to play hide-and-seek with the writer．
D．He raised many animals．
60．The story mainly tells usB．
A．it's nice to raise wild animals          
B．it's valuable to help others
C．it's good to live in the forest         
D．it's comfortable to live in the old house．

Answer 1

分析 当我还是个孩子的时候，我的父母经常带我到一个茂密的森林里的一所老房子里，那里没有其他的孩子，我甚至没有选择是和兄弟玩耍还是和姐妹玩耍．
我不明白这房子的吸引力是什么，即使是我的父母，他们只喜欢安静的坐着看一本好书．房子里的女人，我父亲的远房表妹，是一个糟糕的厨师并且她做的食物都不能吃．
有一天，当我徘徊在房子后面的花园，我注意到一个木制的已经被废弃的房子．我向门走去，我听到了一个声音，像动物突然跑开的声音．然后我看见一个长着长胡须的人站在门口，我感到非常惊讶．"请不要告诉他们你看见我了，"他说，"他们从来不使用这个地方，我没有别的地方住．""不要担心"我说．"我不会告诉任何人．但你总是呆在这里吗？我是说你有足够的东西吃吗？"老人摇了摇头．
当天晚上，我带着一个小塑料袋走进餐厅，趁人不注意，把一些食物倒到了里面．后来，我从后门偷偷给了那个我已经发现的叫做Taff的老人．
当他吃东西的时候我看到了我从未看到过的满足的笑容．从那时起，我去这间老房子都带着一个目的，我很享受我每次去的每一分钟．

解答 56．D 细节理解题．根据"No other children ever stayed there．I didn't even have the choice of playing with a brother or sister．"（没人呆在那，我没有兄弟姐妹陪我玩）可知作者很孤独．故选D．
57．A 词义猜测题．根据"was a terrible cook and her food was inedible．"中的terrible可知她做饭肯定不好吃．故选A．
58．C 细节理解题．根据"when I was wandering around the garden behind the house，I noticed a wooden house"可知小木屋的位置是在the garden behind，故选C．
59．A 推理判断题．根据"I have nowhere else to live．"（我没有地方可以住）可知老人很穷．根据"do you have enough to eat？The old man shook his head．"（你有足够的食物吗？老人摇了摇头），可知老人没有足够的食物，很饿．故选A．
60．B 文章主旨题．根据"No other children ever stayed there．"可知刚开始作者感觉去老房子是很孤独的，是不想去的．根据最后一段"I had never seen anything else as lovely as the smile of satisfaction on Taff's face when he ate the food．"可知作者在帮助了老人之后，看见老人脸上满足的笑容，很高兴．并且I enjoyed every minute of the rest of my stay．可知自从那之后，我每次去都去帮助老人并很享受去那的每一次经历．可知帮助人对别人有好处，对自己也是有价值的．故选B．

点评 本篇阅读带有故事性，读起来趣味性强．需要多读几遍，体会其中作者想要表达的感情．词义猜测题要根据上下句中的关键词来进行猜测．推理题要联系我们的生活实际，再结合文章中的信息来进行推理判断．