“Grandma, Grandma, tell us a story ! ”Four darling children sat by my feet, looking up at me expectantly.                                                                    Suddenly, we were interrupted clapping.“Terrific, ” the director said, stepping up the stage from the aisle(過道).“Except, could you kids face the audience a bit more? ”
The kids shifted to face the empty seats, which would be filled in a few days for the church play.“Perfect,” the director said. “Now, Grandma, read to your grandchildren.” A pang of sadness hit me. If' only I could read to my real grandchild!
I had a granddaughter, but I'd never met her. Sixteen years earlier my son was involved in a relationship that ended badly. But out of' it came a blessing: a baby girl named Lena. I hoped to be a grandmother to her-but shortly after the birth, the mother moved without any address left. Over  the years, I asked around town to try and find my son’s ex-wife (前妻),but it seemed that she didn’t want to be found.
I'd just joined this new church a week earlier and was at once offered the part of Grandma in the play. At least now I could pretend to be a grandma. The rehearsals went well, and finally the day of' the show arrived. The performance was great. “You all looked so natural up there, ”one of' my friends said.
Afterward, we went to the church basement for refreshments (茶點).I walked over to one of the girls in the play. Rehearsals had been such a whirlwind (一片忙亂) that we never really got to talk. “How's my granddaughter? ” I joked.
“Fine !” she answered. Just then, someone else walked up and asked the girl her name.
I wasn't sure I heard the girl's answer correctly. But it made me ask her another question.“What's your mother's name? ”
She told me, I was still in shock.“And what's your father's name? ”I asked. She told me.It was my son.
She'd only started going to that church a week before I did. Since that day of 'the play, we've stayed close. Not long ago, she even made me a great grandma.
小題1:What was the author doing at the beginning of' the story?
A.Telling a story.B.Playing a game.
C.Preparing for a play.D.Acting in a movie.
小題2:Why did the author feel “a pang of' sadness” at the words of' the director'?
A.The director's words reminded her of 'her lost granddaughter.
B.The director's words hurt her so badly.
C.She wished that she had a real grandchild.
D.The director wasn’t content with her performance.
小題3:What happened in the church basement after the play'?
A.The author played a joke on Lena.
B.Lena treated the author as a friend.
C.The author got to know who Lena was.
D.Lena mistook the author for her grandmother.
小題4:This passage is mainly organized in the pattern of           
A.time and events
B.contrast and conclusion
C.cause and effect
D.questions and answers
小題5:We can infer that when writing the story, the author felt          .
A.light-heartedB.HeartbrokenC.confusedD.a(chǎn)nxious

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:A
小題5:A 

試題分析:
小題1:C。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段:I'd just joined this new church a week earlier and was at once offered the part of Grandma in the play.我在一周前加入了新教堂劇院,他們就給我提供了一個“奶奶”的角色。和第二段:The kids shifted to face the empty seats, which would be filled in a few days for the church play.“Perfect,” the director said. “Now, Grandma, read to your grandchildren.”可知,作者正在為拍戲作準備。
小題2:A。短語在具體語境中的理解題。作者為什么“ A pang of sadness hit me.”是因為第三段:I had a granddaughter, but I'd never met her.作者在拍戲的時候,有小孩叫她“奶奶”,這使勝者想了她本有一個孫女,但她從來都沒有看見過。有點難過。A pang of sadness hit me.一陣悲傷襲來。
小題3:C。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章五六段:someone else walked up and asked the girl her name.
I wasn't sure I heard the girl's answer correctly。可知。作者不很確定小女孩的名字。
小題4:A。通過閱讀本文,本文講敘了作者在拍戲時想起了自己的孫女,后來又聽到一個小女孩的名字,問及其父母的名字,才知道這個小女孩就是自己的親孫女。因此,是按時間,事件的發(fā)生順序來寫的。故選A。
小題5:A。邏輯推理題。通過閱讀本文,作者在拍戲的時候,有小孩叫她“奶奶”,這使她想了她本有一個孫女,但她從來都沒有看見過。倍感難過。后來又找到了自己的親孫女,當然心情輕松愉快多了。考查故事類閱讀
點評:本故事講敘了一位老奶奶在拍戲過程中意外的找到了自己的親孫女。考查了對故事類閱讀的理解。
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The next morning there was a knock on the door.
Mr. Wu went to answer it.
Their neighbor was standing there. Mr. Wu knew he was going to ask to borrow something, and was ready to refuse him politely.
“Good morning,” their neighbor said, “I’m sorry to trouble you, but I wonder if I could borrow your garden scissors.”
“I’m sorry,” Mr. Wu said, “but I’m afraid my wife and I will be using them today. We’ll be spending all day working in the garden.”
“Oh, ! see.” the neighbor said, “In that case, may I borrow your golf clubs? You won’t be needing them if you are working in the garden all day, will you?”
小題1:What did the neighbor do with most of the things he had borrowed?
A.He hid them.
B.He never returned them.
C.He lent them to others.
D.He broke them.
小題2:Mr. and Mrs. Wu’s decision to treat their neighbor was
A.not to lend anything more
B.to be impolite to him in order to show their dislike
C.to give him anything he would ask
D.to keep on lending
小題3:When did the neighbor want to borrow again?
A.The next day.
B.A week later.
C.The morning after the following month.
D.A few days later.
小題4:How did the neighbor manage to get what he really wanted?
A.He first asked for something else.
B.He asked for it earnestly (誠摯地).
C.He worked for them.
D.He spoke highly of Mr. Wu.

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