Question

Life is like four seasons. Now I am very old, but when I was young, it was the spring of my life. I played a lot, and then I started school. I learned many new things. Like a flower, I grew bigger every day. There were happy days and sorrowful days. Some days the sun shone, and some days it didn’t.

In my twenties, I had a good job. I was strong and happy. Then I married and had a child. In those days I didn’t have much time to think. Every day I was busy and worked hard. I started to get some white hair. The summer of my life passed quickly.

Then the days got shorter. Leaves fell from the trees. My child was a university student and an engineer. My home was much quieter. I started walking slowly. One day I stopped working. I had more time. I understood it was my autumn, a beautiful time when the trees changed color and gave us delicious fruit.

Now the days keep getting shorter and colder. Winter has come. I am older and weaker. I know I do not have many days left; I will enjoy them to the end.

1.The writer was very busy in the ______ of his life.

A. spring             B. summer

C. autumn            D. winter

2.According to the passage, which of the following ages is during the autumn of his life?

A.15        B.33

C.62        D. 87

3.What does the underlined word “sorrowful” mean in Chinese?

A. Sad    B. Exciting   C. Wonderful   D. Pleasant

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The writer was an engineer.

B. The writer had a garden with flowers

C. The writer was always happy as a child.

D. The writer now is old and weak, but he still enjoys his life.

5.The best title of the passage can be_______.

A. Four Seasons

B. My Life

C. Four Seasons in a year

D. Four Seasons in My Life

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文作者把人生比作四个季节，分别介绍了人生每个季节的一些特点：快乐的童年是春天；二十多岁时，找到了好的工作，结婚生子，忙碌地工作，这是人生的夏天；孩子长大了，自己就进入了丰收的秋季；随着自己一天天人老体衰，慢慢地过着人生的冬季。

1.B细节理解题。题意：作者在人生的哪一个季节很忙碌？A. spring春天；B. summer夏天；C. autumn秋天；D. winter冬天。由短文第二段中的：Every day I was busy and worked hard. I started to get some white hair. The summer of my life passed quickly.可知，作者认为在人生的夏天是最忙碌的。故选B。

2.B推理判断题。题意：根据短文，下面哪一个年龄是作者人生的秋天？A.15；B.33；C.62；D 87。根据短文第三段，作者认为在人生的秋天，孩子大学毕业，找到工作了，也就是自己三四十岁的年龄。故选B。

3.A词义猜测题。题意：有下划线的“sorrowful”的汉语意思是什么？A. Sad伤心，难过；B. Exciting令人激动；C. Wonderful精彩的，极好的；D. Pleasant令人愉快的。句意：There were happy days and sorrowful days.有快乐和sorrowful的日子。与happy相对的是sad。故选A。

4.D推理判断题。题意：下面哪一个是对的？A. The writer was an engineer.作者是工程师；B. The writer had a garden with flowers作者有一个有花的园子；C. The writer was always happy as a child.小时候作者总是开心；D. The writer now is old and weak, but he still enjoys his life.作者现在老了，但是他还是享受着自己的生活。根据短文最后一段可知，作者现在人老体弱了，但是还是享受着自己快乐的生活。故选D。

5.D 主旨大意题。题意：短文最好的标题是什么？A. Four Seasons四季；B. My Life我的一生；C. Four Seasons in a year一年四季；D. Four Seasons in My Life我人生的四季。本文作者把自己的一生比作四季，介绍了每个季节人生的不同特点。故选D。

考点：考查人生百味类短文阅读。