My six-year-old granddaughter stared at me as if she were seeing me for the first time.”Grandma, you are an antique(古董),”she said. "You are old. Antiques are old. You are my antique."
I was not satisfied to let the matter rest there. I took out the Webster's Dictionary and read the definition(定义)to Jenny.I explained, "An antique is not only old, it's an object existing since or belonging to earlier times...a work of art... piece of furniture. Antiques are treasured,"I told Jenny as I put away the dictionary. "They have to be handled carefully because they sometimes are very valuable. In order to qualify as an antique, the object has to be at least 100 years old."
"I'm only 67,"I renunded Jenny.
We looked around the house for other antiques, besides me. There was a desk that was handed down from rone aunt to another and finally to our family. "It's very old,"I told Jenny.“I try to keep it polished and I show it off whenever I can. You do that with antiques."
There was a picture on the wall purchased at a garage sale. It was dated 1867. "Now that's an antique," I boasted. "Over 100 years old." Of course it was marked up and scratched and not in very good condition. "Sometimes age does that," I told Jenny. "But the marks are good marks. They show living, being around. That's something to display with pride. In fact, sometimes, the more an object shows age, the more valuable it can become." It was important that I believed this for my own self-esteem.
Our tour of antiques continued. There was a vase on the floor. It had been in my house for a long time. I was not certain where it came from but I didn't buy it new. One thing about antiques, I explained to Jenny, was that they usually had a story. They'd been in one home and then another, handed down from one family to another, traveling all over the place. They'd lasted through years and years. They could have been tossed away, or ignored. or destroyed, or lost. But instead, they survived.
For a moment, Jenny looked thoughtful. “l don't have any antiques but you," she said. Then her face brightened. "Could I take you to school for show and tell?"
"Only if I fit into your backpack," I answered. And then Jenny's antique lifted her up and embraced her in a hug that would last through the years.
【小题1】Grandma read the definition of "antique" to Jenny in order to .
A.list all the important characteristics of antiques |
B.tell Jenny the importance of protecting antiques |
C.change Jenny's shallow understanding of antiques |
D.express her disappointment at being called "antique" |
A.The desk reminded her of her dear relatives. |
B.The marks on the picture showed its age and value. |
C.There was usually a sad story behind each antique. |
D.She planned to buy a new vase to replace the old one. |
A.grandma was a treasure to her |
B.antiques were rare and valuable |
C.she had nothing but a few possessions |
D.grandma and antiques had a lot in common |
A.Grandma was too old to lift Jenny up. |
B.Jenny had a strong desire for grandma's love. |
C.Jenny was too young to know grandma's humor. |
D.Grandma had a deep long-lasting love for Jenny. |
A.Jenny's Antique | B.A Story of Antiques |
C.A Tour of Antiques | D.Grandma's Antique |
【小题1】C
【小题2】B
【小题3】A
【小题4】D
【小题5】A
解析试题分析:
【小题1】C 推理题。根据第二段第一行I was not satisfied to let the matter rest there.说明我不希望我们的关于古董的谈话就到这里,希望我们能够进一步深入进去,能让个我的孙女对古董有更深刻的理解。故C正确。
【小题2】B 细节题。根据倒数第四段4,5,6行But the marks are good marks. They show living, being around. That's something to display with pride. In fact, sometimes, the more an object shows age, the more valuable it can become.说明这幅画上的marks说明这幅画的价值和年代。故B正确。
【小题3】A 推理题。根据本句Jenny looked thoughtful. “l don't have any antiques but you,"说明Jenny认为我就是她的古董。下一句"Could I take you to school for show and tell?"说明她想带我去学校,她以我为自豪。故A的说法正确。
【小题4】D 推理题。根据文章最后一段内容And then Jenny's antique lifted her up and embraced her in a hug that would last through the years.我紧紧抱住Jenny了。说明我很喜欢她,很爱她。故D说法正确。
【小题5】A 主旨大意题。文章主要讨论的就是我对于孙女Jenny来说是非常重要的,我就是她眼里的古董。故A符合文章的意思。
考点:考查情感类短文阅读
点评:本文讲述了我和孙女之间对于古董这个单词的理解,我就是她的古董,我对她充满了深深的爱。以推理题的考查为主,要求考生能根据文章中的细节内容作出准确的判断和推理。
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