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The old lady got up early to be ready for the post．Although she seldom received letters or parcels，today she was sure there would be something．Myra wouldn’t forget her mother’s birthday, even if she seldom wrote at other times．Of course Myra was busy．Her husband had been made Mayor, and Myra herself had got a medal for her work for the aged．

The old lady was eighty today．She had put on her best dress．Perhaps Myra might come．The old lady was sure of that．Two spots of color brightened her cheeks．She was excited--like a child．She would enjoy her day．

Mrs. Morrison，a social worker，had brought a card and a bunch of flowers when she came to do the breakfast．Mrs. Grant downstairs had made a cake．The little boy from the ground floor，Johnnie，had been up with a packet of candies，and offered to help her fetch the post．

“I guess you’ll get lots and lots of presents，“he said，I did last week when l was six．”

What would she like ? A pair of slippers，a table lamp，a book or a little clock．So many lovely things．

She stood by the window，watching．The postman turned round the corner on his bicycle．Her heart beat fast．Johnnie had seen him too and ran to the gate．And then he gave her four envelopes．Three were unsealed cards from old friends．The fourth was sealed，in Myra’s writing．

“No parcel，Johnnie?”

“No，granny．”

Maybe the parcel was too large to come by letter post．That was it．It would come later by parcel post．She must be patient．

But disappointment flooded her．She tore the envelope open unwillingly．A cheque fell to the floor like a bird with a broken、wing．Slowly the old lady bent to pick it up．With trembling fingers she tore it into little bits．

1.What kind of work did Myra probably take?

A．charity                B．paperwork

C．accounting             D．education

2.What does the underlined word “it” mean?

A．The reunion time she looked forward to．

B．The reason why there was no parcel．

C．The birthday gift she wanted most．

D．The slowest way to send a gift．

3.How is the passage organized?

A．In order of time．

B．In order of space．

C．In order of frequency．

D．In order of importance．

4.The author seems to tell us that ．

A．there is no love like that of the parent for the child

B．to accompany our parents should be the first law of nature

C．a mother’s voice is the most beautiful sound in the world

D．we never know the love of our parents for us till we have become parents

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.B

【解析】

1.判断推理题 根据第一段最后一句Myra herself had got a medal for her work for the aged．迈拉自己也由于热心为老年人服务而获得一枚奖章。 可知，她从事的是公益性的工作。

2.词义猜测题 根据上一句Maybe the parcel was too large to come by letter post. 也许是包裹太大了，没法随信件邮件同来。对了，准是这个缘故。

3.细节理解题 很明显文章讲的是老太太生日那天起床后发生的一系列事情，是按时间顺序来写的。

4.判断推理题 文章讲述老人生日那天等待女儿的礼物，最终以失望伤心告终。结合第二段第三句Perhaps Myra might come．迈拉或许会来。可见老人希望女儿能够回来。作者通过这个故事想告诉我们应该多陪陪父母，陪父母是自然的首要法则。