Question

I grew up in New Hampshire, a small town in South Canada, where in my father’s words for the seasons were “Spring, Summer, Fairtime and Winter!” At that time, a week-long fair was held in the town every autumn. Thousands of people from other towns came to sell and buy things. It was the busiest time of the year.

When “Fairtime” came, my grandma became the most “useful” and busiest person of the family. Grandma was a kind, well-educated old lady. She was good at cooking. All her relatives liked the food she cooked. During “fairtime”, they would come to live in her house and have meals there. Grandma was always happy to look after them.

Year after year, many people moved to big cities. There was no loner “Fairtime”. Grandma became very old and was gradually going blind. My parents and I moved to live with Granma in her house. We did our best to make her day-to-day life as comfortable as possible. I was at high school then. What I often did at home was to help Grandma with the daily newspaper’s crossword puzzle. However, she didn’t look happy. She often sat in her room for hours, without saying a word.

To attract people to move back, the Town Hall decided to reopen the Fair. One day, when I came back room school, I saw Grandma wearing her glasses, washing the dishes in the kitchen. With a big smile on her face, she looked a lot much younger. She told me that her two nieces would come. “They said the food I cooked was very delicious and they want to stay in my house again.” Grandma said happily. “They will stay here for one week and we can have a big party. That must be the busiest week I’ve had in years!”

I suddenly realized that Grandma didn’t want to be looked after. She wanted to be “useful”, appreciated and helpful.

1.Thousands of people came to the town to __________ at the Fair.

A. enjoy Grandma’s food          B. sell and buy things

C. learn to cook                D. have a big party

2.Why was Grandma unhappy?

A. She was too busy.              B. No one lived with her.

C. She was not “useful”.        D. She couldn’t see anything

3.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A. Grandma was good at cooking  

B. Many people moved to big cities.

C. Grandma didn’t like “Fairtime”

D. Grandma was a kind old lady.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了在加拿大南部小镇New Hampshire，每年秋天都会有一周的集会，在这期间作者的奶奶成为最忙碌的人。因为他要为亲戚们做饭。后来因为很多人都搬到了大城市，集会就没有了，而奶奶也变得越来越老，甚至失明了。后来又恢复了集会，奶奶也变得开心了。作者意识到，奶奶不想被人照顾，她希望帮助别人，成为有用的人。

1.B细节理解题。根据第一段“Thousands of people from other towns came to sell and buy things.”可知选B。

2.C细节理解题。根据第三段“There was no loner “Fairtime”. Grandma became very old and was gradually going blind.”和第四段““They said the food I cooked was very delicious and they want to stay in my house again.” Grandma said happily.”的对比，可知奶奶不开心是因为没有人去需要她照顾了，所以她感到自己没有用。故选C。

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考点：生活类短文阅读。