I love it at night. It’s peaceful. And when it cools down I sometimes do some ironing. I don’t really care for it. I work full-time and am too busy for most housework. I remember the old woman who taught me to iron(熨燙). I was about 15 and somehow got a live-in job taking care of a woman who had been an able-bodied, healthy woman until the accident that caused her to be paralyzed.
The woman had an electric wheelchair. She could move her head and arms but not her hands or fingers. She had this clamp(夾子)attached to her arm and I’d have to open it and put a cup or a pencil in it and then she could move it. She would tell me how to do things. She would instruct me in great detail on the correct way to do things. Her home was perfect and beautiful. She would follow me around in her electric wheelchair to make sure I did everything exactly right. I’m sure she had been a perfect homemaker. She would have me fold everything, including socks and pillow cases. I would complain silently and wish terrible things on her. She taught me the right way to make the bed and tuck the corners. I know sometimes she’d get frustrated and impatient with me. I knew she wanted to grab it and do it herself. But she never yelled or scolded. Only she insisted I do it right. I didn’t like it much, but I did it.
Today I can iron pretty well. I know where to start on a shirt, the right way to do the collar and sleeves. Now that I think about it, I don’t think she is an old lady. I think she might have been about my age now. Anyway, when I iron, I think of her and silently thank her for all the things I learned

  1. 1.

    From the passage we can infer that the writer of the passage now is ________

    1. A.
      a housewife
    2. B.
      a full-time worker
    3. C.
      a clothes maker
    4. D.
      a college student
  2. 2.

    The writer used to take care of the lady because ______

    1. A.
      she wanted to earn some money while sleeping and eating there
    2. B.
      she wanted to learn how to do housework
    3. C.
      she was a relative of the disabled woman
    4. D.
      she had to do something in return to the lady for her kindness
  3. 3.

    When the lady taught the writer how to do housework, the little girl was ______

    1. A.
      careful to learn
    2. B.
      eager to learn
    3. C.
      forced to learn
    4. D.
      unwilling to learn
  4. 4.

    What’s the writer’s attitude towards the lady now?

    1. A.
      Sympathetic
    2. B.
      Fearful
    3. C.
      Thankful
    4. D.
      Hateful
BADC
試題分析:本文介紹作者通過照顧一個(gè)癱瘓的老太太,學(xué)會(huì)很多家務(wù),雖然當(dāng)時(shí)不愿意,但是,現(xiàn)在對老太太很感激。
1.細(xì)節(jié)題:從第一段的句子:I work full-time and am too busy for most housework.可知作者是全職的工人。選B
2.推理題:從第一段的句子:I was about 15 and somehow got a live-in job taking care of a woman who had been an able-bodied,可知作者為老太太工作可以吃住在她家,選A
3.推理題:從第二段的句子:I would complain silently and wish terrible things on her.可知作者不愿意學(xué)這些家務(wù),選D
4.細(xì)節(jié)題:從最后一段的句子:Anyway, when I iron, I think of her and silently thank her for all the things I learned.可知作者現(xiàn)在很感激老太太。選C。
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點(diǎn)評:本文以細(xì)節(jié)題的考查為主,細(xì)節(jié)題是針對文中某個(gè)細(xì)節(jié)、某句話或某部分具體內(nèi)容設(shè)置問題,正確答案的根據(jù)一定可以在原文中找到,即原文的改寫往往成為正確選項(xiàng)。通常細(xì)節(jié)題的正確選項(xiàng)有以下特征:對原文句子中的關(guān)鍵詞進(jìn)行替換。把原文中的一些詞換成意義相近的詞,成為正確選項(xiàng)。詞性或者語態(tài)的變化。把原文中的一些詞變換一下詞性,或者改變原文句子的語態(tài),給考生制造障礙。語言簡化。把原文中的復(fù)雜語言現(xiàn)象進(jìn)行簡化,成為正確答案。正話反說。把原文中的意思反過來表達(dá)而成為正確選項(xiàng)(適用于尋找錯(cuò)誤選項(xiàng)的題目)。
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