Question

We have two daughters: Kristen is seven years old and Kelly is four. Last Sunday evening, we invited some people home for dinner. I dressed them nicely for the party, and told them that their job was to join Mommy in answering the door when the bell rang. Mommy would introduce them to the guests, and then they would take the guests’ coats upstairs and put them on the bed in the second bedroom.

The guests arrived. I introduced my two daughters to each of them. The adults were nice and kind and said how lucky we were to have such good kids.

Each of the guests made a particular fuss over Kelly, the younger one, admiring her dress, her hair and her smile. They said she was a remarkable girl to be carrying coats upstairs at her age.

I thought to myself that we adults usually make a big “to do” over the younger one because she’s the one who seems more easily hurt. We do it with the best of intentions. But we seldom think of how it might affect the other child. I was a little worried that Kristen would feel she was being outshined. I was about to serve dinner when I realized that she had been missing for twenty minutes. I ran upstairs and found her in the bedroom, crying.

I said, “What are you doing, my dear?”

She turned to me with a sad expression and said, “Mommy, why don’t people like me the way they like my sister? Is it because I’m not pretty? Is that why they don’t say nice things about me as much?”

I tried to explain to her, kissing and hugging her to make her feel better.

Now, whenever I visit a friend’s home, I make it a point to speak to the elder child first.

1.What were Kristen and Kelly asked to do last Sunday evening? (No more than 20 words.)

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2.Why did the guests praise Kelly so much rather than Kristen? (No more than 15 words.)

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3.The underlined expression “make a big ‘to do’ over” in Paragraph 4 means ________________. (No more than 5 words.)

4.Why did Kristen feel sad and cry? (No more than 15 words.)

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5.In your opinion, how should adults treat children? (No more than 15 words.)

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Answer 1

【答案】

1.They were asked to answer the door, take the guests’ coats upstairs and put them on the bed.

2.Because she was younger and seemed more easily hurt.

3.show much concern about

4.Because the guests praised her sister far more than her.

Or Because she had much less praise from the guests than her sister.

Or Because she didn’t know why people didn’t like her as much as her sister.

5.Adults should treat the younger children and the older one equally.

【解析】

试题分析：

1.从第一段的句子：their job was to join Mommy in answering the door when the bell rang. Mommy would introduce them to the guests, and then they would take the guests’ coats upstairs and put them on the bed in the second bedroom.可知答案是They were asked to answer the door, take the guests’ coats upstairs and put them on the bed.

2.从第四段的句子：I thought to myself that we adults usually make a big “to do” over the younger one because she’s the one who seems more easily hurt.可知客人们表扬Kelly因为她更小，更容易受伤。Because she was younger and seemed more easily hurt.

3.猜词题：从第三段的句子：Each of the guests made a particular fuss over Kelly, the younger one, admiring her dress, her hair and her smile.可以了、看出客人更关心小的孩子。show much concern about

4.从倒数第三段的句子：Mommy, why don’t people like me the way they like my sister? Is it because I’m not pretty? Is that why they don’t say nice things about me as much?”

可知Kristen难过是因为客人表扬妹妹更多。Because the guests praised her sister far more than her. Or Because she had much less praise from the guests than her sister.

Or Because she didn’t know why people didn’t like her as much as her sister.

5.从最后一段的句子Now, whenever I visit a friend’s home, I make it a point to speak to the elder child first.可知对小的，大的孩子应该一样对待： Adults should treat the younger children and the older one equally.

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