1."Please read this,"my three-year-old Claire said one day,pointing to a page with an old children's song:"Do you know how to plant cabbages".In blue ink,someone had crossed out cabbages and written"Watermelons!"
"Daddy!Did you do that?"Claire asked,looking up with an expression of shock.We had only recently asked her not to write in books,and suddenly here was proof that her parents weren't practicing what they asked.I told her it was written by my grandfather and sat down to tell the story.
I grew up on Granddad's farm in Nebraska,America.One afternoon,I decided to plant some watermelons.
"Hmm,there's a crop I haven't tried!"Granddad smiled."Let's do it now!"
With Granddad's help I planted the seeds.
The next morning,I found a big watermelon there.I knew it was Granddad that put a watermelon there and I thought he had played a joke on me.
Later that month,Granddad gave me a book."For school,"he said seriously.I opened it to where he'd written"Watermelons!"and laughed at another of his jokes.
Claire listened quietly to the story and asked to plant seeds too,so I took her to buy some seeds.On the walk home,I realized for the first time that Granddad could have met my childish enthusiasm with some disappointing facts such as that watermelons don't grow well in Nebraska or that it was too late to plant them anyway.But instead of doing that,he had stolen back into town that afternoon and bought the biggest melon on the market.That night,after I was asleep,he had awkwardly unloaded it and,with a painful bend,placed it exactly above my seeds.He made sure I experienced the"wow."
I had always thought the midnight miracle(奇跡)was just one of Granddad's jokes.Now I realized he had planted hope that day.As Claire planted the seeds happily,I watched my grandfather's joy take fresh root in her life.And that was the biggest miracle of all.
28.Claire was shocked at the mark on the page becauseC.
A.her great-grandfather did something her parents forbad
B.someone preferred watermelons to cabbages
C.she thought her parents didn't act as they said
D.there should be a mistake in the book
29.Why did Granddad put a watermelon where the author planted seeds?B
A.Because he didn't want to waste the watermelon.
B.Because he didn't want to disappoint the author.
C.Because he wanted to make fun of the author.
D.Because he wanted the author to be a farmer.
30.Which of the following best describes Granddad?D
A.Talented and reliable.
B.Generous and patient.
C.Determined and happy.
D.Caring and humorous.
31.What's the best title for the text?C
A.Grandfather's great love
B.Set children a good example
C.The day we planted hope
D.Happy memories of childhood.
分析 本文是一篇記敘文,女兒讓作者回憶起了爺爺為了滿足作者兒時(shí)的熱情在作者種下種子的地方放了一個(gè)西瓜讓他見(jiàn)證奇跡,這實(shí)際上是爺爺為他種下的一個(gè)希望.
解答 28.C.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第二段中的"We had only recently asked her not to write in books,and suddenly here was proof that her parents weren't practicing what they asked."可知,我們告訴Claire不要在書本上亂寫亂畫,而Claire發(fā)現(xiàn)"我"卻那樣做了,所以感到很震驚,故選C.
29.B.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第七段中的"I realized for the first time that Granddad could have met my childish enthusiasm with some disappointing facts …"可知,爺爺在"我"種下種子的地方放了一個(gè)西瓜是為了滿足"我"兒時(shí)的熱情,不想讓"我"失望,故選B.
30.D.推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章后兩段對(duì)爺爺偷偷地重返市場(chǎng)買西瓜讓"我"見(jiàn)證奇跡的情節(jié)的描述可知,爺爺既體貼又幽默,故選D.
31.C.主旨大意題.通讀全文特別是由最后一段中的"Now I realized he had planted hope that day."可知,爺爺為了滿足"我"兒時(shí)的熱情在"我"種下種子的地方放了一個(gè)西瓜讓"我"見(jiàn)證奇跡,實(shí)際上這是爺爺為我種下了一個(gè)希望,故選C.
點(diǎn)評(píng) 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí),要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.