As a youngster, there was nothing I liked better than Sunday afternoons at my grandfather’s farm in western Pennsylvania. Surrounded by miles of winding stone walls, the house and field provided endless hours of fun for a city kid like me. I was used to tidy living rooms that seemed to whisper, "Not to be touched!"
I can still remember one afternoon when I was eight years old. Since my first visit to the farm, I had wanted more than anything to be allowed to climb the stone walls surrounding the houses. My parents would never approve. The walls were old; some stones were missing, others loose and falling. Still, my idea to climb across those walls grew so strong that finally, one spring afternoon, I had all my courage to enter the living room, where the adults had gathered after Sunday dinner.
"I, uh-I want to climb the stone walls," I said. Everyone looked up. "Can I climb the stone walls? "Immediately voices of disagreement went up from the women in the room. "Heavens, no!" You'll hurt yourself!" I wasn't too disappointed; the response was just as I'd expected. But before I could leave the room, I was stopped by my grandfather's loud voice. "Now hold on just a minute," I heard him say. "Let the boy climb the stone walls. He has to learn to do things for himself."
"Go," he said to me, "and come and see me when you get back." For the next two and a half hours I climbed those old walls -and had the time of my life. Later I met with my grandfather to tell him about my adventures. I'll never forget what he said. "Fred," he said, smiling, "You made this day a special day just by being yourself. Always remember, there's only one person in this whole world like you, and I like you exactly as you are."
Many years have passed since then, and today I host the television program Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, seen by millions of children throughout America. There have been changes over the years, but one thing remains the same: my message to children at the end of almost every visit. "There's only one person in this whole world like you," the kids can count on hearing me say, "and people can like you exactly as you are.”
小題1:When the writer was small, he lived        .
A.in the cityB.on the farm
C.with his grandparentsD.a(chǎn)way from his parents
小題2:The writer enjoyed his visits to the farm because        .
A.there were old stone walls.B.it was an exciting place for him.
C.he liked his grandfather.D.the living room there was clean
小題3:The underlined word “approve” in paragraph 2 means        .
A.proveB.suppose C.a(chǎn)llow D.mind
小題4:We can learn from the passage that the writer was        .
A.a(chǎn)dventurousB.funnyC.smartD.talkative

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:A

試題分析:
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題,由第一段第三行provided endless hours of fun for a city kid like me可以知道答案,所以選A
小題2:推理題,由第二段的第一行Since my first visit to the farm,可以推出對作者來說是個興奮的地方,所以選B
小題3:推理題,由第二段第三行The walls were old; some stones were missing, others loose and falling.可以推出是允許的意思,所以選C
小題4:推理題,由第三段第一句I want to climb the stone walls可以推出作者很大膽,所以選A
點(diǎn)評:本文講述了作者小時(shí)候第一次來農(nóng)場,自己比較大膽的爬墻的故事。先通讀全文,然后帶著問題,再讀全文,找出答題所需要的依據(jù),完成閱讀。本文主要考查推理題,要求學(xué)生有很強(qiáng)的推理分析能力。
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