Question

    Thanksgiving Day was near. A first grade teacher gave her class a tun task——to draw a picture of something for which they were thankful.

Most of the students didn’t come from rich families, but many would still celebrate the holiday with turkey and other traditional goodies of season. These, the teacher thought, would be the subjects of most of the students’ art. And they were, for the most part.

But one student named Douglas drew a different kind of picture. Douglas was a different kind of boy. He was often sad. While other children would play with each other during break time, he would stand closely by his teacher’s side. There was pain behind his sad eyes. But what was it? One could only guess.

Yes, his picture was different. He drew a hand. Nothing else. Just an empty hand.

Other children started to guess whose hand it could be. One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers raise turkeys. Another suggested a police officer, because police keep people safe. And so the discussion went on.

Finally the teacher walked over to Douglas’ desk, bent down and asked him whose hand it was. The little boy looked away and said, “It’s yours, teacher.”

She recalled the times when she had taken his hand and walked with him here and there. How often had she said “Take my hand, Douglas, we’ll go outside” or “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.”

Douglas was most thankful for his teacher’s hand.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

1.Why did the teacher start this task？

A.To see which students were from rich families.

B.To help students remember to be thankful.

C.To find out which students were good at drawing.

D.To show that some traditions are out of date.

2.What do we know about the boy？

A.Nobody wanted to be his friend. B.The teacher didn’t let him play.

C.There were problems with his eyes. D.Nobody knew why he was sad.

3.The boy draw ______.

A.a turkey B.a farmer C.a police officer D.an empty hand

4.The boy tried to ______ with his picture.

A.show that he had a talent for drawing B.show that he liked Thanksgiving

C.express his thanks for his teacher D.help the teacher set up a discussion

5.What is the best tittle of this text？

A.A kind word is like a spring day B.Where there is will, there is a way

C.Teacher’s kind and patient hand D.No attention is paid to those who are always complaining

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.D

4.C

5.C

【解析】

本文主要讲了感恩节前夕，一年级的老师让同学们画出他们所感恩的东西。大部分同学都画了与感恩节相关的一些东西，诸如火鸡之类。可是，只有Douglas 与众不同，他画了一只手——那是老师的手，因为他对老师充满深深的感激之情。

1.细节理解题。根据“to draw a picture of something for which they were thankful.”画一幅他们所感激的事物的图画。可知，B选项“帮助学生记住感恩。”符合题意，故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据“There was pain behind his sad eyes. But what was it? One could only guess.”可知，没有人知道他为什么悲伤，只有猜测，故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据“He drew a hand. Nothing else. Just an empty hand.”可知，他只画了一只手，故选D。

4.细节理解题。根据“Douglas was most thankful for his teacher’s hand”可知，道格拉斯最感激的是老师的手，所以他想用这幅画表达对老师的感激，故选C。

5.最佳标题题。本文主要讲的是Douglas对老师的手的感激，结合选项，只有C符合题意，故选C。