When my grandmother was raising me in Stamps,Arkansas,she had a particular routine when people who were known to be whiners entered her store.My grandmother would ask the customer,“How are you doing today,Thomas?”
The person would reply,“Not so good today, Henderson.You see,it's this summer heat.I just hate it.It just makes me tired.It's almost killing me.”Then my grandmother would stand calmly,her arms folded,and say,“Uh-huh,uh huh.”
As soon as the complainer was out of the store,my grandmother would call me to stand in front of her.Then she would say the same thing she had said at least a thousand times,it seemed to me.“Jane,did you hear what so-and-so complained about?”And I would nod.Grandmother would continue,“Jane,there are people who went to sleep all over the world last night,poor and rich and black and white,but they will never wake again.Those dead people would give anything,anything at all for just five minutes of this weather that person was complaining about.So you watch yourself about complaining,Jane.What you're supposed to do when you don't like a thing is change it.If you can't change it,change the way you think about it.Don't complain.”
I have learned a lot from my grandmother.Her opinions always hit the nail on the head.Whining is not only impolite,but can be dangerous.
6. The underlined word “whiners” in Paragraph 1 refers to those people who ________.
A. complain often B. enter a store regularly
C. are afraid of hot weather D. think little of themselves
7. From what the author's grandmother said we can infer that________.
A. she tried to comfort the whiners
B. she was impolite to the whiners
C. she was against whining
D. she shared the whiners' opinions
8. The author's grandmother told her to________.
A. be sympathetic to the dead
B. treasure every moment of her life
C. keep away from the whiners
D. get used to things she disliked
9. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Grandmother once owned a store in Stamps,Arkansas.
B. The author was told different things after different whiners left Grandmother's store.
C. The author was told that she could change her way of thinking about things.
D. Grandmother's opinion that people shouldn't complain was reasonable.
10. What is the purpose of the author in writing the passage?
A. To show that complaining is not only rude but harmful.
B. To tell us a story about her grandmother.
C. To show how to live one's life to the fullest.
D. To tell us people's different attitudes towards complaining.
6. 解析:选A。词义猜测题。由第二段那个人的答复以及第三段中the complainer及complained about可知,whiners指的是那些经常抱怨的人。
7. 解析:选C。推理判断题。祖母对抱怨者无话可说,而且要作者听明白,其意图是让作者明白抱怨没有用,由此可知作者的祖母反对抱怨。
8. 解析:选B。推理判断题。作者的祖母提到有些人晚上睡着,白天再也醒不过来了,说明活着就是一种幸福,要珍惜生命的每一刻。
9. 解析:选B。推理判断题。从第一段第一句话可知,A项正确;从第三段前两句话可知,B项错误;从第三段倒数第二句可知,C项正确;从最后一段第二句可知,D项正确。
10. 解析:选A。主旨大意题。由文章最后一句“Whining is not only impolite,but can be
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My father-in-law died several years ago and this past December, she also 40 . Among the things in the house to be divided by her children were the 41 canned goods.
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Our children grew up on peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, although my husband and I sometimes sneak one late at night with a glass of milk. I believe that the success of this 31 lovedconcoction(混合物) lies not in the brand of peanut butter, 32 in the jelly. The right jelly 33 the palate, and homemade is the only choice.
My mother-in-law was the jelly maker in this family. This limited choice was a welcome 34 in the days of toddlers, siblings and puppies. All I did was to 35 baby food jars, which my mother-in-law would seal with wax(蜡) and 36 back home with us. 37 I wanted to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich , all I had to do was reach for one of little jars. Jelly making was just a way of 38 for my mother-in-law. She always did it, setting the 39 jelly on the shelves .
My father-in-law died several years ago and this past December, she also 40 . Among the things in the house to be divided by her children were the 41 canned goods.
The other day I reached my pantry(储物间) for jelly for a quick sandwich. Sitting all alone on the far side of the shelf was a small jar of grape jelly, whose lid was 42 in places. 43 on it were “GR” for grape and the year when the jelly was made.
As I picked up the jar, I suddenly realized something that I had 44 to see earlier. This was the last jar we would ever have from the 45 , loving hands . We hardly ever opened a jar of jelly at table without 46 about those thousands of little jars she had filled. It seems like such a small thing, and most days it was something that was 47 for granted.
No longer was it just a jar of jelly. It was the end of a family 48 . We have hundreds of pictures and many more memories that we expect to 49 the years and to pass on to our children. The jar of jelly won’t keep that long. It will either have to be eaten or 50 ...but not today.
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