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 longer “Fairtime”. Grandma became very old and was gradually(逐渐地) going blind. My parents and I moved to live with Grandma 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.（填字游戏） 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 from 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（侄女）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.What was mentioned to make Grandma happy in the passage?

A. My parents moved to live with her. 

B. The writer did the crossword puzzle with her.

C. Her two nieces would come.

D. We tried to make her live comfortably.

2.Which is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Grandma preferred looking after others to being looked after.

B. The fair usually lasts for about a week.

C. Grandma was kind and educated very well.

D. Grandma liked to stay in the room for hours without saying a word.

3.What does the underlined word“appreciated”mean?

A. 领会          B. 欣赏            C. 鉴别           D. （使）增值

4.What’s the best title for the passage?

A. Fairtime       B. My “Old” Grandma

C. A Small Town   D. Grandma’s Family

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.B

【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.C细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“With a big smile on her face, she looked a lot much younger. She told me that her two nieces（侄女）would come.”可知，故答案为C。

2.D 细节判断题。根据短文中的句子“However, she didn’t look happy. She often sat in her room for hours, without saying a word.”可知，老奶奶呆坐在房间里一言不发，很不开心，故D答案错误。

3.B 词意猜测题。根据短文最后的句子“I suddenly realized that Grandma didn’t want to be looked after. She wanted to be “useful”, appreciated and helpful.”。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。故B答案最符合题意。

4.标题归纳题。本文主要讲奶奶因为太清闲而变老，后来又因为能为别人做饭照顾他人而开心。根据这位老人的变化可知选B。

考点：故事类短文阅读。