Question

My children are growing up fast. My daughter is 16 and my boy is already in junior high school. As they get bigger, our house seems to get smaller. So we want to sell some of our things in a yard sale(庭院拍卖会) and give the money to a children’s home.

We have already cleared out a lot of things from our bedrooms. We have decided to each sell five things that we no longer use. My son was quite sad at first. Although he has not played with his old toys for a long time, he still wanted to keep them. For example, he has owned a train and railway set since his fourth birthday, and he played with it almost every week until he was about seven And he did not want to lose his toy monkey, either. He slept next to the monkey every night when he was a child. My daughter was more understanding, although she also felt sad to part with(出让) certain toys, and my wife wouldn't like to lose her hats which were out of fashion.

As for me, I did not want to give up my football shirts, but, to be honest, I have not played for a while now. I am getting older, too!

1.The family decided to sell some of their things___________.

A. to buy a bigger house    B. to make more space

C. to hold a yard sale    D. to become richer

2.The son got the train and railway set at the age of ________.

A. four    B. seven    C. fourteen    D. sixteen

3.How did both of the kids feel about selling their old toys?

A. Nervous    B. Angry    C. Happy    D. Sad

4.The passage was probably written by _______.

A. the son    B. the daughter    C. the father    D. the mother

5.The passage is mainly about ______.

A. popular science    B. family life

C. healthy diet    D. shopping plan

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.B

【解析】

我的孩子们都长大了，房子似乎变小了，所以我们打算卖掉一些旧的物品。但是我家里的每个人都对旧东西充满了感情，不舍得将它们卖出去。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段中的 “As they get bigger，our house seems to get smaller. So we want to sell some of our things in a yard sale(庭院拍卖会）...” 可知，我们决定卖一些东西，为的是“腾出更多的空间”，故答案为B。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段中的 “...he has owed a train and railway set since his fourth birthday.”可知答案为A。

3.推理判断题。根据第二段中的My son was quite sad. 以及 “My daughter was more understanding，although she also felt sad to part with (出让）certain toys” 可推断，两个孩子对于卖掉旧玩具这件事都感到很难过，故答案为D。

4.推理判断题。根据文章中出现的My children，My son, My daughter以及my wife等信息可推断，这篇文章是父亲的，故答案为C。

5.推理判断题。通读全文可知，孩子们都长大了，房子似乎变小了，所以我们打算卖掉一些旧的物品。以及孩子们对旧物品存在的感情。主要内容是关于“家庭生活”的，故答案为B。