Question

Dario and his mother loved their new apartment．The living room was large enough for their piano．That night，the two of them sat side by side at the piano．They played jazz music to celebrate their new home．The loud music filled the room and made them feel very happy．

The next morning，however，their happiness disappeared．Someone had left a note under their door during the night．One of their neighbor had written to complain（抱怨） about the sound of the piano．Dario's mother asked the building superintendent（管理员） if he knew anything about it．But he said that they were all nice people and he couldn't imagine any of them had done that．Later that morning，Dario suggested that they write a letter to their neighbors and apologize for their playing．

"Maybe we could go and visit everyone in person．"his mother said．

"What if we invited them to come here for a party instead？Dario asked．

They both loved the idea．Over the next few days，they sent out invitations and prepared desserts for their guests．They decorated the apartment with streamers and party lights．

Finally，the day of the party arrived．Some guests brought presents．Others brought flowers．Some even brought desserts to share．One woman，Mrs. Gilbert，presented Dario's mother with a book of piano music by Chopin．

"I heard you playing the other night，"she said．"The sounds woke me out of bed．I worried that you might play like this every night．So I wrote a short note．I hope you don't think I disliked the playing．"

Dario's mother smiled at Mrs. Gilbert．"I think maybe we owe you an apology．"she said．"I didn't realize how late it was when we were playing．Maybe we should play some quieter music at night．

"You play，you play!"Mrs. Gilbert said．"I like what you play! Just not so loud at night．"She pointed to the book she had given them．"These songs are not such loud music．"

"These songs are beautiful music．"Dario's mother said．"We will be happy to play them in the evening．"

"And we won't play so loud or late!"Dario said．He was already looking forward to practicing  the new music．More than that，however，he was happy to see the big smile on his mother's face．It gave him a feeling of warmth and made him feel that they were home at last．

1.From the first two paragraphs we know that _______.

A. Dario an his mother were both musicians

B. Dario and his mother had just moved to a new neighborhood

C. the superintendent left a note under their door during the night

D. someone complained because they didn’t like jazz music

2.Dario and his mother held a party _______.

A. to celebrate their new home    B. to make new friends

C. to show their apology    D. to get many presents and flowers

3.The word streamers in the passage means something showing people’s ______.

A. happiness    B. sadness    C. safeness    D. kindness

4.Mrs. Gilbert presented Dario’s mother with a book of piano music by Chopin because _______.

A. Dario liked Chopin’s piano music

B. she disliked Dario’s playing

C. she wanted Dario to play some quiet music

D. she wanted to learn music from Dario’s mother

5.The best title for the passage may be ______.

A. Daio and His Mother    B. New Neighbors

C. A Book of Piano Music    D. Home at Last

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.D

【解析】这是一篇记叙文，讲述了达里奥和母亲搬到新家演奏爵士乐庆祝到很晚打扰了邻居，他们举办了一场聚会来道歉并得到了邻居的原谅和建议，达里奥终于有了家的温暖感觉。

1.题意：从前两段我们知道_______。考查细节理解题。A. Dario an his mother were both musicians达里奥和他的母亲都是音乐家；文中没有提及，故说法错误。B. Dario and his mother had just moved to a new neighborhood达里奥和他的母亲刚搬到一个新社区；根据短文第一句Dario and his mother loved their new apartment.，可知说法正确。C. the superintendent left a note under their door during the night夜间主管在门下留下了一张便条；根据第二段第二句Someone had left a note under their door during the night ，可知是别的人，故说法错误。D. someone complained because they didn’t like jazz music有人抱怨，因为他们不喜欢爵士乐；根据One of their neighbor had written to complain about the sound of the piano，可知说法错误。综合以上分析，故选B。

2.题意：达里奥和他的母亲举行了一个晚会_______。考查细节理解题。A. to celebrate their new home为了庆祝他们的新家；B. to make new friends为了结交新朋友；C. to show their apology为了表示他们的歉意；D. to get many presents and flowers买了许多礼物和花。根据短文倒数第10行Dario's mother smiled at Mrs. Gilbert．"I think maybe we owe you an apology．"，可知选C。

3.题意：文章中“streamers”的意思是表示人们幸福的东西。考查细节理解题。A.幸福；B.悲伤；C.安全性；D.善良。根据They decorated the apartment with streamers and party lights.可知他们用彩带装饰，其实是炫示他们的幸福，故选A。

4.题意：吉尔伯特夫人展示给达里奥的母亲一本萧邦的钢琴曲，是因为 。考查细节理解题。A. Dario liked Chopin’s piano music达里奥喜欢萧邦的钢琴曲；B. she disliked Dario’s playing她不喜欢达里奥的演奏；C. she wanted Dario to play some quiet music她想让达里奥演奏一些安静的音乐；D. she wanted to learn music from Dario’s mother她想向达里奥的妈妈学习音乐。根据She pointed to the book she had given them．"These songs are not such loud music．""These songs are beautiful music．" Dario's mother said．"We will be happy to play them in the evening．"，可知她晚上想放轻音乐，故选C。

5.题意：这篇文章最好的标题应该是 。考查细节理解题。A. Daio and His Mother达里奥和他的妈妈；B. New Neighbors新邻居；C. A Book of Piano Music一本钢琴曲集；D. Home at Last终于到家了。根据短文内容，达里奥因为弹奏爵士乐而打扰了邻居们晚间的休息，在母亲的帮助下举办了一次聚会向邻居们道歉，取得了邻居们的谅解和喜爱，他终于有了家的温暖感觉。四个选项中，Home at Last最能体现中心，故选D。