Question

Fannie Cratty wasn’t really my aunt. I only referred to her as “My Aunt Fannie” because the name always made my father laugh and gave my mother cause to look angrily at both of us---at me for being disrespectful of my elder and at my father for encouraging my bad behavior.

        As a young woman, my mother had worked in the kitchen of a large Victorian farmhouse owned by Fannie Cratty. During those years my mother helped Aunt Fannie make the best blueberry jam ever tasted by anyone in Glenfield. Aunt Fannie was well known for her jam and for never sharing the recipe with another living soul. Even though my mother knew the recipe by heart, as long as Aunt Fannie was alive (and she lived to be ninety-six!), she never made the jam without Ms. Cratty in our kitchen to direct the process and preserve the secret. 

        Each August, when blueberry season would roll around, my mother would prepare me for Aunt Fannie’s visit. It was vital that I should be on my best behavior. After all, the woman was old, wealthy, very strict with children. Whenever she was at the house, I didn’t need to be reminded to guard my thoughts and watch my tongue. 

         One year, after I had been particularly helpful with the jam process, Aunt Fannie gave me a quarter(25分硬币) and then made me promise that I would never spend it. “Hold onto this quarter,” she said, “and someday you will be rich. I still have my very first quarter, given to me by my grandfather.” It had obviously worked for her. So, I kept the 1938-quarter into a small box, put it in my dresser drawer, and waited to become rich. 

         I now have the blueberry jam recipe and the quarter from Aunt Fannie. In people’s eye Aunt Fannie’s success was due to that secret recipe. But to me, it was just a common recipe. Neither has significantly contributed to my wealth, but I keep them as reminders to hold onto the valuable things in life. Money can make you feel rich for a while, but it is the relationships and the memories of time spent with friends and family that truly leave you wealthy. And that is a fortune that anyone can build.

1.Paragraph 2 implies that my mother     .

A. used to forget the secret blueberry jam recipe

B. wanted to show off her excellent cooking skills

C. was unable to make the jam without Aunt Fannie’s direction

D. tried to convince Aunt Fannie that she would keep the secret

2.According to Paragraph 4, the author believed that Aunt Fanni was rich because     .

A. she had kept her first quarter

B. she had never wasted money

C. she had worked very hard

D. she had kept her promise

3.The author thinks that we can feel wealthy if we     .

A. share our wealth with others

B. have good fortune and money

C. know the secret of a jam recipe

D. own lasting love and friendship

4.Which would be the best title for this passage？

A. An old quarter                                            B. Valuable Things

C. Blueberry Jam Recipe                      　　D. Memories of old time

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.D

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：

Fannie Cratty有一秘不示人的果酱配方。大家都认为Fannie因该配方而富有。后来该配方到了作者手中，但是作者并未因此而致富。作者将配方看作是一种纪念，时刻提醒自己生活中真正的财富是与家人和朋友之间的关系以及与他们一起度过的时光。

1.从第二段Even though my mother knew the recipe by heart, as long as Aunt Fannie was alive, she never made the jam without Ms. Cratty in our kitchen to direct the process and preserve the secret.一句可知，虽然作者母亲对配方烂熟于心，但是Fnnie不在场指导，她绝不做果酱，也不向外人泄露该配方。作者母亲这么做的目的就是为了让Fnnie相信她不会泄密。故选择D项。 

2.由第四段It had obviously worked for her 一句可知，作者相信Fannie爷爷给她的硬币确实管用，并且作者还虔诚地保存好Fannie送给她的硬币。故选择A项。

3.由最后一段but it is the relationships and the memories of time spent with friends and family that truly leave you wealthy 一句可知，作者认为与家人及朋友之间的关系以及一起相处的美好时光才真正让你富有。故选择D项。

4.配方贯穿全文，是全文的主线。故选择C项。

考点：记叙文。