Question

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 I am too busy for most housework. I remember the old woman who taught me to iron. I was about 15 and I had to get a job taking care of a woman to make a living. She had been an able-bodied, healthy woman until the accident that caused her to be paralyzed.

The woman sat in an electric wheelchair all day. She could only move her head and arms. She would tell me how to do things. She would teach me in great detail on the correct ways 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(折叠) everything, including socks. I would complain silently and wish terrible things on her. She taught me the right way to make the bed. I know sometimes she’d get frustrated(沮丧) and impatient with me. I knew she wanted to do it herself. But she never shouted or scolded. She only 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 and the right way to do the trousers. Now when 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.The writer used to take care of the lady because ________.

    A. she wanted to learn to do housework

    B. she was a friend of the lady’s

    C. she had to earn some money

    D. she couldn’t find a room to live in

2.The underlined word ‘paralyzed’ in the first paragraph may mean ‘______’.

A. destroyed        B. deaf         C. seriously ill        D. unable to walk

3.The little girl was ______ when the lady taught her how to do housework.

    A. encouraged to learn              B. unwilling to learn

    C. delighted to learn               D. recommended to learn

4.Now the writer ______.

    A. is still afraid of the lady          B. hates the strict lady

    C. admires the disabled lady            D. is very grateful to the lady

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.D

【解析】【主旨大意】一位老妇人在车祸中受了伤，从此就失去了行走的能力，为了生计，我照顾这位老太太。这位老太太对任何事情都追求完美，我因此而对老太太心生怨恨。随着时间点推移，我各项工作都能干得很好。现在回想起来，还是对老人心存感激。

1.细节考查。在第一段的倒数第二句：作者照顾这位妇女为了谋生。

2.逻辑推敲。根据第一段最后一句：老妇人曾经有一个健康的身体，后来发生了交通事故导致她不能行走。

3.细节考查。根据第二段中间：I would complain silently and wish terrible things on her可以看出，我对她有敌对情绪，所以不愿意学。

4.细节考查：根据文章最后一句可以看出，我对老妇人心存感激。