She was dancing. My lame grandmother was dancing. I stood in the living room doorway, looking at her beautiful movements, absolutely shocked. She was the pet of the dancing world. And then she’d had her accident and it was all over. I had read that in an old newspaper article.
‘‘So… Your leg? I mean, how did your leg heal (恢復(fù)健全)?”
“To tell you the truth — my legs have been well all my life,” she sighed.
“But I don’t understand!” I said, “Your dancing career (事業(yè))… You pretended all these years?”
‘‘Very much so, and for a very good reason.”
She thought for a while and then continued. “We were talking about engagement (訂婚) when your grandfather had to go to war. I was so afraid of losing him that the only way I could stay normal was to dance. I put all my energy and time into practicing and I became very good. Critics praised me, the public loved me, but all I could feel was the ache in my heart, not knowing whether the love of my life would ever return. Then one day a letter came. There were only three sentences: ‘I have lost my leg. I am no longer a whole man and now give you back your freedom. It is best you forget about me.’’’
“I made my decision there and then. I traveled away from the city. When I returned I had bought myself a stick. I told everyone I had been in a car crash and that my leg would never completely heal again. My dancing days were over. No one doubted the story — I had learned to limp (一瘸一拐地走) convincingly before I returned home. And I made sure the first person to hear of my accident was a reporter I knew well. Then I traveled to the hospital. They had pushed your grandfather outside in his wheelchair. I took a deep breath, leaned on my stick and limped to him.”
“I showed him newspaper articles of my accident. ‘There is a whole life waiting for us out there! But I am not going to carry you. You are going to walk yourself.’”
“I limped a few steps toward him and showed him what I’d taken out of my pocket. ‘Now show me you are still a man.’ I said. He bent to take his stick from the ground and struggled out of that wheelchair. He managed it on his own and walked to me and never sat in a wheelchair again in his life.”
“What did you show him?” I had to know. Grandma looked at me and smiled. “Two engagement rings, of course. I had bought them the day after he left for the war and I was not going to waste them on any other man.”
小題1:What does the underlined word “it” in the first paragraph refer to?
A.Her accident.B.Her pet.C.Her leg. D.Her dancing career.
小題2:Which is the correct order of the following events according to the passage?
a. Grandfather lost his leg in the war.
b. Grandmother bought two engagement rings.
c. Grandfather was inspired to stand up on his own.
d. Grandmother pretended she was lame.
e. Grandmother became an excellent dancer.
f. Grandfather had to go to war.
A.e-f-b-a-d-cB.f-e-a-c-b-d
C.f-b-e-a-d-cD.e-b-f-a-c-d
小題3:Which of the following words can best describe grandmother?
A.Thoughtful and determined.B.Unselfish but stubborn.
C.Courageous but unreliable.D.Sensitive and dishonest.
小題4:What’s the main idea of the passage?
A.The love of a disabled couple.B.The grandmother’s unconditional love.
C.The meaning of an engagement.D.The grandfather’s brave story.

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:B

試題分析:
小題1:D 推理題。根據(jù)第一段2,3行She was the pet of the dancing world. And then she’d had her accident and it was all over. I had read that in an old newspaper article.說明是一場事故毀了她的腿。讓她的舞蹈夢結(jié)束了,故it指她的舞蹈事業(yè)。故D正確。
小題2:C 排序題。本題可以使用排除法,根據(jù)文章都兩部分可知爺爺去參軍,奶奶買了戒指等爺爺回來。在戰(zhàn)爭中爺爺失去了雙腿,奶奶假裝有了事故,鼓勵爺爺站起來接受新生活。故C正確。
小題3:A 推理題。奶奶為了鼓勵爺爺勇敢面對新生活,不惜假裝腿瘸。而且堅持了很多年。說明她很堅定也很體貼別人。故A正確。
小題4:B。這篇文章主要講的是奶奶的無條件的愛。
點(diǎn)評:文章講述了奶奶和爺爺?shù)母腥说墓适,為了鼓勵爺爺站起來接受新生活,奶奶不惜假裝瘸腿,并放棄了自己最喜愛的舞蹈事業(yè)。讀完文章,我們不禁要為奶奶喝彩。
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A.buildB.keepC.find D.invent
小題13:
A.checked B.excusedC.smiledD.changed
小題14:
A.expected B.realisedC.discoveredD.forgotten
小題15:      
A.brightB.warmC.cloudy D.stormy
小題16:本題有誤
A.ticket B.map C.formD.travel
小題17:本題有誤
A.met B.thankedC.missedD.watched
小題18:
A.wavedB.pointedC.movedD.returned
小題19:
A.laughingB.a(chǎn)rguingC.jokingD.reporting
小題20:
A.small B.commonC.simpleD.beautiful

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