Question

    Two girls, one older and the other younger, became close friends as a result of the same misfortune they met with--a fire made them lose their homes and their mothers. Both of them were disfigured and had several operations on their faces, yet they said they were fortunate enough to be alive.

Girl A（the older one）, returning from the hospital's ICU to her bed, was scared and almost passed out at the first looking like a ghost, as she saw herself reflected by the stainless steel railings around her bed. She said "I met a ghost on the railing. How horrible! I was really terrified, but I didn't collapse（崩溃）completely. When is it that one feels grateful for his or her survival? It must be now like this. Thank goodness! I am still alive."

The first phone call that Girl A gave to Girl B（the younger one）raised a question: "Do you know why I am so glad?" She gave the answer without waiting for a reply, "Because when I got hold of a loop（吊圈）on a bar in the bus to make myself stand like others, I felt very happy that I had a pair of hands."

Girl B's words were also very moving. She replied, "Hey, you know, don't be surprised by what I'm going to say. It was true. Let me ask you first. Do I look pretty? No, of course not. But before 11 years old I was pretty. I had snow-white skin, big eyes and a round face. I was also a wild kid. I think I'd grow up naughty if I was not properly educated. I would fall in love with other boys and become a bad girl, if I hadn't met the disaster. I disliked going to school. I'd prefer playing all day long. If there were not such a fire, I wouldn't have had chances of meeting so many kind strangers that help me to realize how wonderful life is. If there were not such an accident, I would grow into a beautiful lady. But now I am more considerate, grateful, hard-working and independent of others. Such a person as I am today will always be pretty all my life."

We never know what is waiting for us ahead. Yet, we still have the right to choose a positive attitude to face it.

1.The underlined word "disfigured" in Paragraph 1 means ________?

A.厌恶的 B.毁容的 C.残疾的

2.Why did Girl A almost pass out when seeing herself?

A.Because she couldn't accept the changes on her face

B.Because she was too sad about the death of her mother

C.Because her operation was successful and she felt too excited.

3.Which of the following statement is TRUE?

A.The older girl gave up hope completely in the hospital.

B.The two girls didn't give up their belief in life and still felt grateful.

C.The younger girl wanted to play all day long after the disaster.

4.In what order did the following events take place in the story?

a. Two girls talked on the telephone

b. A terrible fire happened.

c. The younger girl hated going to school

d. The two girl's mothers died.

e. The older girl had an operation on her face.

A.b-d-e-c-a B.b-d-a-c-e C.c-b-d-e-a

5.What's the best title of the story?

A.A terrible Fire B.Two Terrified Girls C.Rise from the Fire

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.C

【解析】

短文介绍了两个女孩因同样的不幸而成为亲密的朋友。遭受火灾的不幸并没有让她们放弃对生活的希望，她们乐观地面对人生。故事也告诉我们，我们永远无法预知将来会发生什么，然而我们仍然有权选择一种积极的态度来面对眼前所发生的一切。

1.词义猜测题。根据前面的句子“-a fire made them lose their homes and their mothers.” 火灾使她们失去了家园和母亲。以及“disfigured”所在句子的后半部分“and had several operations on their faces”脸上做了几次手术。由此判断两个女孩在火灾中毁容。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段中的句子“Girl A (the older one ), returning from the hospital’s ICU to her bed, was scared and almost passed out at the first looking like a ghost, as she saw herself reflected by the stainless steel railings around her bed.”可知，女孩看到自己像一个幽灵一样，不能接受脸上的变化，差点晕过去。故选A。

3.判断正误题。根据第二段中的句子“I was really terrified, but I didn’t collapse(崩溃) completely.”可知，女孩（年龄较大的）并没有完全崩溃，没有放弃希望，故A选项错误；从两个女孩的言语中我们可以知道，这两个女孩没有放弃对生活的信仰，仍然感到感激，故B答案正确；根据倒数第二段中的句子“I disliked going to school. I’d prefer playing all day long. If there were not such a fire, I wouldn’t have had chances of meeting so many kind strangers that help me to realize how wonderful life is.”可知，女孩（年龄较小的）在火灾发生前不喜欢上学，整天玩，故C项错误。故选B。

4.篇章结构题。短文首先交代了火灾发生前年龄较小的女孩讨厌上学，火灾发生后，两个女孩的妈妈在火灾中失去了生命，年龄较大的女孩毁容后做了面部手术；后来两个女孩在电话里交谈，相互鼓励，她们显得很乐观，没有放弃对生活的信仰。故答案为C。

5.最佳标题。 A terrible Fire可怕的火灾；Two Terrified Girls两个惊恐的女孩；Rise from the Fire从火灾中振作起来。同样的不幸让两个女孩而成为亲密的朋友，受火灾的不幸并没有让她们放弃对生活的希望，她们乐观地面对人生。所以C答案最能反应文章的主旨大意。故选C。