Question

I was born into a family of five children. As the youngest child, I didn’t have many new clothes. Though my parents worked very hard, we could hardly make ends meet. The only time we would receive new clothes was at Christmas.

The family across the street lived a much better life. They just had two daughters and they were often seen wearing new dresses. The younger girl named Anna was of my age. One afternoon, she walked on the street wearing a beautiful white dress. She looked like an angel in that dress. I, together with many little girls, followed her. We just couldn’t keep our eyes off her dress. We all wished we would have such a dress one day!

That day, after coming back, I told my mom that I wanted a dress like that. My mom frowned(皱眉) she thought such a beautiful dress like that must cost an arm and a leg, but my mom kept that in mind. She worked five days a week at that time, but when Christmas was getting close, she worked even on every Saturday.

However, several days before Christmas, I changed my mind. It was Anna’s birthday that day and I was invited to her home with some other girls. After that party, I asked if I could try on her white dress. “Of course,” she said, “and you can take it if you like it.” I couldn’t believe my ears. How could she give such a beautiful dress to someone else? After trying it on, I knew why.

The dress looked beautiful, but it was uncomfortable to wear. As a matter of fact, my back was quite itchy(痒的) after I put it on. From that day on, I stopped admiring what others had. They may not be as good aswe think.

1.When the writer was a little girl, she       .

A. couldn’t get whatever she liked

B. couldn’t see her parents at all

C. didn’t like new clothes

D. didn’t like Christmas that much

2.When the other girls saw Anna’s dress, they thought it       .

A. too little      B. very cheap

C. very beautiful D. very comfortable

3.The writer’s mother started working on very Saturday because she       .

A. wanted to buy a new dress for herself

B. had to buy all her children expensive gifts

C. prepared herself for the busiest Christmas.

D. wanted to buy the dress the writer wanted

4.From the passage, we learn that       .

A. there are always kind-hearted people around us

B. what others have may not be as good as we think

C. we should give what we no longer need to others

D. we can get what we want if we try hard enough

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇记叙文。通过讲述家境贫寒的我羡慕邻家女生漂亮的裙子，要妈妈跟我买，但最后发现其实看着美丽的裙子根本穿着不舒服的故事，告诉我们不用羡慕人家的东西，其实根本没有我们想象中的那么好。我们家里很困难，当我看到邻家女孩的裙子时非常羡慕，母亲为了满足我的愿望，加班加点的工作。后来，在女生的生日晚会上她把裙子借给我试穿，结果我发现裙子穿着很不舒服。

1.A 考查细节理解。由第一段As the youngest child, I didn’t have many new clothes. Though my parents worked very hard, we could hardly make ends meet.知作为家里最小的孩子，我并没有太多的新衣服。尽管父母辛勤劳作，我们家依然捉襟见肘。故选A。

2.C 考查细节理解。由第二段最后一句We just couldn’t keep our eyes off her dress. We all wished we would have such a dress one day!知我们简直不能把目光从她的裙子上移开，我们多希望有一天可以穿上这样的裙子。故选C。

3.D 考查推理判断。由第三段最后一句She worked five days a week at that time, but when Christmas was getting close, she worked even on every Saturday.知那个时候母亲一周工作五天，当圣诞节快来的时候，她周末也在工作。这是为了满足我的愿望。故选D。

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