Sometimes I really doubt (懷疑) whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are busy trying to make money in order to pay for my brother's education and mine. They don't act in the romantic ways that I read in books or I see on TV. For them, “I love you” is too difficult to say. Even sending flowers to each other on some special days is hardly ever seen.
One day, my mother was repairing a quilt. I silently sat beside her and looked at her. “Mom, may I ask you a question?” I said. “What?” she replied, still doing her work. “Is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice. My mother stopped her work and looked at me in surprise. She didn't answer my question at once. Then, she bowed her head and continued to do her work.
I was afraid that I had hurt her feelings. I felt so embarrassed that I didn't know what to do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:
“ Look at this thread (線). Sometimes it appears, but most of the time, it hides in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and durable. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen anywhere or anytime, but it's really there."
I couldn't understand her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly got sick seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked very pale. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father walk slowly on the country road. My father had never been so gentle. The doctor had said my father would recover in two months. But after two months he still couldn't walk by himself. All of us were worried about him. "Dad, how are you feeling now?" I asked him one day. "Susan, don't worry about me." he said gently. "To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom. I like this kind of life." Reading his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this experience, I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
小題1:Why does the writer doubt the love of her parents?
A.Because they hardly meet each other.
B.Because they hardly speak to each other.
C.Because they often argue with each other.
D.Because they hardly express their love.
小題2:How did the writer feel after she asked her mom the question?
A.Embarrassed.B.Excited.C.Angry. D.Bored.
小題3:What does the underlined word "durable" mean in Chinese?
A.好看的B.廉價的C.耐用的D..昂貴的
小題4:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.The writer understood her mum’s words at once.
B.After two months from the hospital, Susan’s father could walk by himself.
C.The writer’s parents didn’t love each other.
D.Love is there, no matter whether you say it or not
小題5:What's the best title for the passage?
A.My ParentsB.Love is Just a Thread
C.How to Find LoveD.Where to Find Love

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:D
小題5:B

試題分析:短文大意:有時我真懷疑父母之間是否有真愛。他們每天都忙著為了支付我和我哥哥的教育費(fèi)用而賺錢。他們沒有我在書中讀到或在電視上看到的那種浪漫的方式。對他們來說,“我愛你”是很難說。甚至幾乎沒見過在一些特別的日子互相送花。我曾經(jīng)認(rèn)為愛情就是鮮花,禮物和甜蜜的吻。但是從這次經(jīng)歷中,我明白了,愛情就像是生活中被子里的一根線。愛情就在里面,使生活變得堅固而溫暖。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中Every day they are busy trying to make money in order to pay for my brother's education and mine. They don't act in the romantic ways that I read in books or I see on TV.可知該選D。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第二句I felt so embarrassed that I didn't know what to do.可知該選A。
小題3:詞義猜測題。根據(jù)并列連詞and前的The thread really makes the quilt strong可推知該選C。
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段末It can hardly be seen anywhere or anytime, but it's really there."可知該選D。
小題5:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文最后But from this experience, I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.可知該選B。
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