Question

I had been looking forward to my sister Patti’s visit for weeks. I had the whole thing planned. It would be one of our usual short-but-sweet get-togethers: a nice meal, some shopping, an outing with our kids.

When Patti arrived, lunch was cooking on the stove. Everything was perfect. Then, a few minutes later, a terrific clap of thunder rattled the window. A storm had sped in out of nowhere. The lights went out — for the next 12hours.

It seemed like a disaster. Our long-awaited plans! My homemade lunch! Seeing the unfinished pork, we had to eat cold food. We didn’t know what we can do next. The children asked, “Can we watch TV?” “The TV isn’t working.” I explained. So they begged, “Well, how about a video, then?” “How about computer games?” “Can’t you just microwave some popcorn?” I quickly realized just how much we all took electricity for granted.

But as the evening wore on, I also realized I had been taking something else for granted: the power of relationships. The point of my sister’s visit was not that we could go shopping. It didn’t matter whether we took our kids to the zoo. What counted were the people, not the plans.

We all sang old camp songs and put on shadow plays. After the kids eagerly went to bed with their own flashlights, Patti and I brought chairs onto my small front porch (門廊). At first we talked about our ruined plans. Then we sat back silently, listening to the rain dropping through the trees. I hadn’t sat out there in ages, and night air felt cool. We began to talk about our friends. We planned our parents’ upcoming anniversary party. Our conversation went to places it hadn’t gone in years.

I realized that what Patti and I had been looking forward to most was each other — something that often seemed vague on past short visits. Those get-togethers have always been enjoyable, but I must admit that they tend to melt together in my memory. That night the lights went out, on the other hand, they will burn brightly for a long time.

1.The author planned to do something for her sister’s visit except __________.

A. seeing a film B. doing some shopping

C. cooking a nice meal D. going out with their kids

2.Why did the lights go out?

A. Because thunder rattled the window.

B. Because a storm came.

C. Because someone played a trick on them.

D. Because they planned so.

3.It can be inferred from the passage that__________.

A. their get-togethers were usually long

B. the author prepared a party for Patti’s visit

C. the author and Patti talked a lot this time

D. the lunch was ready when Patti arrived

4.On the night without power, the author was at last.

A. mad B. grateful C. sad D. awful

5.What did the author try to convey through this passage?

A. A lot of things can be done when the electricity is cut off.

B. The plan should be more careful.

C. We should always turn off the lights.

D. What counts are the people, not the plans.

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.B

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要講了因?yàn)镻atti的到來(lái)，“我”計(jì)劃了許多“我”認(rèn)為很美好的活動(dòng) 。但是，一場(chǎng)未預(yù)料到的暴風(fēng)雨的到來(lái)破壞了所有計(jì)劃，“我們”又通過(guò)其他的方式來(lái)尋找快樂(lè)。這件事情讓我認(rèn)識(shí)到：重要的是人，而不是計(jì)劃。

1. would be one of our usual short-but-sweet get-togethers: a nice meal, some shopping, an outing with our kids.”可以看出作者認(rèn)為這次聚會(huì)將會(huì)和往常一樣，是一次短暫但很甜蜜的聚會(huì)：一頓不錯(cuò)的晚餐，適當(dāng)?shù)馁?gòu)物，一次和孩子們的遠(yuǎn)足。并沒(méi)有提到去看電影，故選A。

2. storm had sped in out of nowhere. The lights went out — for the next 12hours.”可以看出暴風(fēng)雨從不知道的地方加速襲來(lái)。在接下來(lái)的12個(gè)小時(shí)里，一直處于停電狀態(tài)，故選B。

3. first we talked about our ruined plans. Then ……….. We began to talk about our friends. We planned our parents’ upcoming anniversary party. Our conversation went to places it hadn’t gone in years.”可以看出作者和她的姐姐開(kāi)始談?wù)撝�她們被毀壞的�?jì)劃，然后開(kāi)始討論她們的朋友，緊接著又計(jì)劃著她們父母即將到來(lái)的結(jié)婚周年聚會(huì)。她們這次的對(duì)話延伸到了這些年都沒(méi)討論過(guò)的話題。從而可以推斷出作者和她的姐姐聊了很多，故選C。

4. night the lights went out, on the other hand, they will burn brightly for a long time.”看出雖然那晚停電了，但是，另一方面，那個(gè)經(jīng)歷將會(huì)長(zhǎng)時(shí)間的燃燒并照亮作者內(nèi)心。從而推斷出作者最后是充滿感激的，故選B。

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考點(diǎn)：考查記敘文閱讀。