Question

During my stay at an orphanage (孤儿院) at the age of 9, a gentleman came and taught us how to do wooden art pieces.

I remember my first project—a small table. I was so proud of it that I regarded it as a wonder. It was beautiful and it took me six weeks to finish it. I could hardly wait to give it to Mother Winters as a gift. She was always strict with us.

As the tables were not dry from the clear coating, the man told us to wait a few days before taking them to our dormitories(寝室). But I was just so happy that I couldn’t wait to carry my table back, smiling from ear to ear.

When I reached the dormitory, I placed the little table beside my bed. When Mother Winters entered, I was admiring it.

“Were you supposed to bring this home?” she asked.

“No, ma’am,” I replied with my head down.

She ordered me to throw the table out and so I did. After she left, I immediately opened the door to get it back. It was dirty all over. I brushed it and cried, but the dirt would not come off. I hid the table in my closet. However, a year later during a cleaning-up, it was discovered. Painfully, I had to give the table to Mother Winters, thinking that she would throw it away.

Thirty years later at a party, I learned that Mother Winters was living nearby, so I drove up to see her. We talked cheerfully for long. As I was about to leave, she asked me to come down to her basement(地下室) to get something important. I followed her into a dark corner. She picked something up. As she turned around, I could see that she was holding a little table.

Mother Winters kept the little table that I had given up for lost so long ago.

Today, I look at that table with bittersweet memories but full of thanks to Mother Winters, who kept the table for a young orphan who valued it so much.

1.It was ________ for the writer when she finished the wooden small table.

A. exciting    B. worrying    C. thankful    D. painful

2.Why did Mother Winters order the writer to throw the table out?

A. Because the table was dirty.

B. Because the writer broke the rule.

C. Because she didn’t like the table.

D. Because she didn’t like the writer.

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. It took the writer seven weeks to finish the small table.

B. The writer cried before she got her small table back.

C. The writer hid the table in her closet for many years.

D. Mother Winters kept the small table for a long time.

4.The writer is trying to tell us Mother Winters was ________ according to the passage.

A. poor and rude    B. kind and poor

C. kind but strict    D. funny but strict

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

【解析】作者讲述了自己在孤儿院的一段经历，作者在9岁的时候，一个绅士来孤儿院教他们如何做木制艺术品。作者花了六个星期的时间做了一张小桌子，它很漂亮，作者为它感到骄傲，把它看作是奇迹。因为小桌子表面的涂层未干，这个男人告诉我们，等几天再把他们带到宿舍。但作者实在是太高兴了，笑得合不拢嘴，作者迫不及待地想把她的桌子带回去。当作者到达宿舍时，作者把小桌放在床边。当Mother Winters进来时，作者正在欣赏它。Mother Winters让作者把它扔出去。作者扔了出去，来又捡了回后来。作者把桌子藏在壁橱里。然而，一年后，在清理过程中，它被发现了。痛苦地，作者不得不把桌子交给Mother Winters，以为她会把它扔掉。她三十年后，作者去看望Mother Winters时，她把这个保管了30年的小桌子交给了作者。

1.题意：当她完成了木制的小桌子时，对于作家来说它是________。A. exciting令人兴奋的，激动的；B. worrying担心的，忧虑的；C. thankful感激的；D. painful 痛苦的。根据第2段第3句I was so proud of it that I regarded it as a wonder.（我为它感到骄傲，我把它看作是奇迹。）和第4句I could hardly wait to give it to Mother Winters as a gift（我迫不及待地想把它作为礼物送给Mother Winters。）可知作者的心情是激动的，选A。

2.题意：为什么Mother Winters命令作家把桌子扔掉？A. Because the table was dirty. 因为桌子很脏；B. Because the writer broke the rule. 因为作者违反了规定；C. Because she didn’t like the table. 因为她不喜欢这张桌子；D. Because she didn’t like the writer. 因为她不喜欢作者。根据第3段As the tables were not dry from the clear coating, the man told us to wait a few days before taking them to our dormitories(寝室). But I was just so happy that I couldn’t wait to carry my table back, smiling from ear to ear.（因为桌子表面的涂层未干，这个男人告诉我们，等几天再把他们带到我们的宿舍。但我实在是太高兴了，笑得合不拢嘴，我迫不及待地想把我的桌子搬回去。）可知答案选B。

3.题意：根据文章，下列哪一项是正确的？A. It took the writer seven weeks to finish the small table. 作家花了七个星期才完成这张小桌子；B. The writer cried before she got her small table back. 在她把小桌子放回去之前，她哭了；C. The writer hid the table in her closet for many years. 作家把桌子藏在壁橱里很多年了；D. Mother Winters kept the small table for a long time. Mother Winters把小桌子保存了很长时间。根据第8段Thirty years later at a party,… she turned around, I could see that she was holding a little table. Mother Winters kept the little table that I had given up for lost so long ago.（Winters妈妈一直保存着很久以前丢失的我早已放弃的小桌子。）可知选D。

4.题意：根据本文作者是想告诉我们温特斯妈妈是________。A. poor and rude贫穷和粗鲁；B. kind and poor善良和贫穷；C. kind but strict善良但严厉；D. funny but strict有趣但严格。

根据本文主要内容结合第2段最后一句She was always strict with us.（她对我们总是严格要求。）和最后一段Today, I look at that table with bittersweet memories but full of thanks to Mother Winters, who kept the table for a young orphan who valued it so much.（今天，我怀着苦乐参半的回忆看着那张桌子，但是我非常感谢Mother Winters，他为一个非常珍惜这张桌子的年轻孤儿保留了这张桌子。）可知温特斯妈妈是善良但严厉；可知选C。