Question

【題目】 The loveliest house that I have ever lived in was one that my grandparents owned. This house was called Crosslands. I lived there when I was a child. I had some very happy times at Crosslands. It seemed so big to me as a child. It had a big beautiful living room with a piano in it and a large hall. There was a mysterious drawing room which we only used on Sundays or on special occasions.

I used to be amazed by this room because it had the best furniture in it, but it was covered up with sheets(床單). It was as if all the furniture was wearing clothes and it seemed ridiculous to me that we couldn't enjoy this lovely furniture all week long.

The kitchen had lovely red floor, which was always polished, and one big heater to heat the whole room so it was always warm. There was also kind of clotheshorse(曬衣架) above it that we used to hang all our stuff on, and it was just lovely. It was a very warm room and my grandmother used to make ice cream that we'd eat there.

I spent a lot of time in the vegetable garden picking peas and eating them. My grandmother used to get really angry with me because I would pick all the vegetables and fruit for dinner, but eat half of it before she could start cooking. The homegrown food tasted so fresh and delicious. I went back to Crosslands a few years ago but it turned out to be a big mistake. They've modernized the house and gotten rid of those lovely old fireplaces. They've also knocked wall down so the drawing room and living room have become one big, modern room. I think the house has become smaller and my memory of this lovely, large, warm, comfortable house was completely different.

It taught me a valuable lesson: ________________________________________.

【1】Is Crosslands a house which the writer's grandparents once owned?

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【2】Where did the writer's family hang all their stuff?

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【3】Why did the writer's grandma get angry with him?

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【4】How did the homegrown food taste?

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【5】Why did the writer think going back to Crosslands was a big mistake?

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【6】Complete the last sentence.

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Yes, it is.

【2】On a clotheshorse（in the kitchen）.

【3】Because he would pick all the vegetables and fruit for dinner, but eat half of it before his grandma could start cooking.

【4】Fresh and delicious.

【5】Because it was modernized and it was different from what was in his memory.

【6】We can't always relive the past, but at least we can keep the beautiful memories of it with us.（Any reasonable answer is OK）

【解析】

文章大意：本文講了Crosslands給作者留下了許多美好的童年回憶，詳細(xì)介紹了房子里的布局及其在里面發(fā)生的事。并提及作者長大后回去Crosslands已經(jīng)不是從前模樣。這告訴作者：我們不能總重溫過去，但至少我們能保持美好的回憶。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第1段中“The loveliest house that I have ever lived in was one that my grandparents owned. This house was called Crosslands.”可知Crosslands是作者的祖父母擁有過的房子，用肯定回答。故答案為Yes, it is.

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第3段中“There was also kind of clotheshorse above it that we used to hang all our stuff on, and it was just lovely.”可知作者家人把他們所有的物品都掛在一個廚房中的曬衣架上。故答案為On a clotheshorse (in the kitchen).

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第4段中“My grandmother used to get really angry with me because I would pick all the vegetables and fruit for dinner, but eat half of it before she could start cooking.”可知作者的祖母生氣是因為他把所有蔬菜喝水果都摘下來，但是在祖母開始做飯前就吃掉了一半。故答案為Because he would pick all the vegetables and fruit for dinner, but eat half of it before his grandma could start cooking.

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第4段中“The homegrown food tasted so fresh and delicious.”可知家里種的食物既新鮮又美味。故答案為Fresh and delicious.

【5】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第4段中“They've modernized the house … I think the house has become smaller and my memory of this lovely, large, warm, comfortable house was completely different.”可知作者認(rèn)為回到Crosslands是個大錯是因為它被現(xiàn)代化了，與作者記憶中的不一樣了。故答案為Because it was modernized and it was different from what was in his memory.

【6】推理判斷題。作者一直對Crosslands保留有美好的回憶，但多年后重回Crosslands卻發(fā)現(xiàn)沒有了回憶中的美好，這教會給作者的應(yīng)該是：我們不能總是重溫過去，但至少可以保留過去的美好回憶。英語中冒號后句子首字母一般小寫。故答案為we can't always relive the past, but at least we can keep the beautiful memories of it with us.（Any reasonable answer is OK）