Question

One midnight, a little girl woke up to pass water. She by herself got up and down her bed, walked to the bedroom door and opened it. She looked outside and walked back, for it was so dark in the hall that she feared.

Her mother said, “Don’t be afraid, honey. Take courage!”

“What’s courage?” she asked, running to her mother’s bed.

“Courage is the brave breath,” her mother answered.

“Mum, do you have courage?”

“Certainly.”

The girl held out her little hands, saying, “Mum, blow some of your breath of courage to me.”

After her mother blew out two mouthfuls of breath into her little cold hands, the little girl clenched her fists(握拳) nervously, afraid that the “breath of courage” would run away. Then with her fists clenched, she walked out of the bedroom towards the bathroom with nothing to fear.

Her mother said to herself, “It will be nice if someone can blow some kind of ‘breath’ to me. Then I can hold it in my hands too when I feel terrified or lost.”

In fact, mostly, what we are terrified of is nothing but the fear in our mind. Who we should defeat(战胜) is nobody but ourselves.

1.The girl walked back because __________.

A. the bathroom was too far away.

B. her mother wouldn’t go with her

C. she was too afraid of the dark

D. the bedroom door was locked

2.We learn from the reading that ___________.

A. the girl went to the bathroom by herself     

B. the girl pretended to be terrified of nothing

C. the girl’s mother was able to blow brave breath

D. the girl’s mother was very proud of herself

3.To stop “mother’s breath” from running away, the girl __________.

A. held out her little hands                       B. clenched her fists

C. talk to her mother                            D. held her own breath

4.The writer mainly wants to tell us that ________.

A. adults are always brave enough         

B. children learn to be brave quickly

C. the fear in one’s mind is the real problem  

D. the mother can deal with anything with breath

5.Which is the best title of the passage?

A. The Fearless Mother               B. One Lonely Girl

C. One midnight                     D. The Breath of Courage

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要讲述了一个小女孩的故事。她因为怕黑不敢一个人去洗手间，在得到妈妈往她手上吹的“勇气”后，她不再害怕了。故事告诉我们，我们害怕的不是其他东西，而是内心的恐惧，而勇气很重要。

1.细节理解题。文中第一段She looked outside and walked back, for it was so dark in the hall that she feared她向外看了看又走回来了，因为她害怕黑。所以选C。

2.判断推理题。Then with her fists clenched, she walked out of the bedroom towards the bathroom with nothing to fear.然后她攥紧拳头，毫不害怕地走出卧室走向洗手间。从而判断她是一个人去的，故选A。

3.细节理解题。根据文中描述the little girl clenched her fists(握拳) nervously, afraid that the “breath of courage” would run away担心“勇气”会跑掉，小女孩紧张的握着拳头，故选B。

4.判断推理题。根据文中最后一段In fact, mostly, what we are terrified of is nothing but the fear in our mind.事实上，大多数时候，我们害怕的不是其他东西而是我们内心的恐惧。所以选C，内心的恐惧才是真正的问题。

5.标题归纳题。从文中的内容可知，主要讲述了是“勇气”，多以选D。

考点：故事类短文阅读。