Question

One little miracle (奇迹) has been happening to me recently, and it gives me a special joy.

A few months ago, I was telling my daughter, Sally, some stories about my mother. My daughter was so young when my mother died that she doesn’t remember her well. I told her all I could remember, like how wonderful my mother was and how much she meant to me.

One day, Sally was sad because her grandmother was in heaven (天堂) and she couldn’t see her. I explained that though her grandmother was dead,  now she was still watching over us and could send us something to let us know she was there. She could be anywhere, even riding invisibly (看不见地) on the back of a butterfly. Just after I said this, a butterfly flew down right by us, and we laughed happily.

Now many people would say it was just luck that the butterfly flew down at that time. A funny thing, however, has happened since then. Every time I go out in any type of weather I see butterflies. Very often they fly right by my face to get my attention. I always say hi to Mum, send her my love, and thank God for little miracles.

Everyone is always looking for some big miracles to come out and save them when they are in trouble, but they don’t notice the little miracles that happen every day right in front of their eyes. I know what they really are, however. For me little miracles are the best kind. So many little miracles happen around me all the time that I know they are not just luck.

1.When her grandmother died, Sally was    .

A. at school       B. quite young

C. in trouble       D. not at home

2.One day Sally was sad because    .

A. her mother told her a sad story

B. she argued with her grandmother

C. she couldn’t see her grandmother

D. her grandmother sent her nothing special

3.What does the underlined word “they” refer to(指代)?

A. Everyone.             B. Butterflies.

C. Grandparents.           D. Little miracles.

4.Which can be the BEST title for this passage?

A. Butterflies and miracles

B. Sally’s grandmother

C. Miracles are nowhere

D. A funny thing happened to Sally

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文中作者主要讲述了发生在自己身边的一个小奇迹，以此来告诉读者要注意身边时刻发生着的小奇迹。

1.B细节理解题。根据短文“My daughter was so young when my mother died that she doesn’t remember her well.”的描述可知，莎莉的外婆去世的时候她还很小。结合选项可知应选B。

2.C细节理解题。根据短文“ Sally was sad because her grandmother was in heaven (天堂) and she couldn’t see her.”的描述可知，莎莉很伤心是因为她外婆去了天堂，她再也看不到外婆了。结合选项可知应C。

3.D词义猜测题。根据语境可知，这里指的是很多小奇迹一直发生在莎莉的身边，她知道他们不仅仅是运气。这里“他们”指的是前文提到的“很多小奇迹”，故应选D。

4.标题归纳题。这篇短文主要讲述的是发生在自己身边的一个小奇迹，以此来告诉读者要注意身边时刻发生着的小奇迹。结合选项可知应选C：奇迹无处不在。

考点：故事类短文阅读。