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Of course, she wasn’t really my aunt and, out of fear, I never called her that to her face. I only referred to her as “My Aunt Fannie” because the name always made my father laugh quietly and gave my mother cause to look strictly at both of us—at me for being disrespectful of my elder and at my father for encouraging my bad behavior. I enjoyed both reactions so I looked for every opportunity to work the name into as many conversations as possible.

As a young woman, my mother had worked in the kitchen of a large Victorian farmhouse. During those years my mother helped Aunt Fanny make the best blueberry jam (蓝莓酱) ever tasted by anyone in Glenfield. She was well-known for her jam and for never sharing the recipe with others. Even though my mother knew the recipe by heart, as long as Aunt Fannie was alive, she never made the jam without Aunt Fannie in our kitchen to direct the process and preserve the secret.

Each August, my mother would prepare me for Aunt Fannie’s visit. One year, after I had helped with the jam process Aunt Fannie gave me a coin and then made me promise that I would never spend it. “Hold onto this coin,” she said, “and someday you will be rich. I still have my very first coin, given to me by my grandmother.” So I kept the coin in a small box and waited to become rich.

I now have the blueberry jam recipe and the coin from Aunt Fannie. In people’s eyes Aunt Fannie's success resulted from that secret recipe. But to me, it was just a common recipe. Neither have significantly made me become a rich person, 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.Why did the author always use the name “My Aunt Fannie” in conversations?

A. She was frightened of Aunt Fannie.

B. She liked Aunt Fannie’s recipe.

C. She enjoyed her parents’ reactions.

D. She greatly respected “Aunt Fannie”.

2.The underlined word “she” in Paragraph 2 refers to ______.

A. Aunt Fannie

B. the author’s grandmother

C. the author’s mother

D. Aunt Fannie’s grandmother

3.In the last paragraph, the author encourages readers to______.

A. hold onto the first coin in life

B. make as many friends as possible

C. make money with their own hands

D. spend more time with family and friends

4.What could be the best title for this passage?

A. The Key to Success

B. Blueberry Jam Recipe

C. A Fortune Built from a Coin

D. A Relationship of Trust

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇记叙文，作者通过讲述芬妮姨妈和她的蓝莓酱配方，向我们说明金钱只可以暂时让人感觉富有，唯有和他人的关系以及和朋友家人们一起度过的那些日子的美好回忆才会让我们变的真正富有。

1.C 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句I enjoyed both reactions so I looked for every opportunity to work the name into as many conversations as possible.可知我很喜欢用“My Aunt Fannie”是因为我喜欢父母对我这样说的反应。故C正确。

2.A 词义猜测题。本题属于词义猜测题中的代词指代，根据前句During those years my mother helped Aunt Fanny make the best blueberry jam (蓝莓酱) ever tasted by anyone in Glenfield.可知Aunt Fanny的蓝莓酱做得非常好，她正是因此而很有名。所以本句中的she就是指：Aunt Fannie。故A正确。

3.D 推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二句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.可知认为金钱只可以暂时让人感觉富有，唯有和他人的关系以及和朋友家人们一起度过的那些日子的美好回忆才会让我们变的真正富有。说明作者建议我们多花时间和家人在一起。故D正确。

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【名师点睛】

本文5.

主旨大意类题是阅读理解中最常见的题型之一，主要考察考生分辨和提纲挈领的能力。解答这类题可以运用如下方法：

1、把握文章逻辑结构：把握文章逻辑结构对于做主旨题很有帮助，因为文章主题出现的位置对应于文章逻辑结构中的一个部分。高考阅读理解文章的主要逻辑结构有：

1). 时间顺序。按时间先后说明某一理论的发展，或某一研究成果由过去至现在的情况。属于这种结构的主题通常在首段或末段。

2). 文章按照“总括，一般”的逻辑结构布局。首段做总的说明，其他段落分别说明或具体论述首段的观点。属于这种结构的文章主题在首段。

3). 文章按照“一般，总括”的逻辑结构布局。前面几段分别说明，末段总结。主题在末段。 4). 文章按照“对比”的逻辑结构布局。进行对比的各事物之间的基本共同点或差异为主题。 5). 文章按照“分类”的逻辑结构布局。分类说明的各层次，各层次相加为主题。

2、抓主题句: 主题句表达文章的中心思想，其它句子均围绕它进行说明或议论。它在文章中的通常位置为第一段首句、第一段末句和全文末句等地方。所以阅读时对这些地方要特别关注。

3、概括段落大意： 往往段落大意的合并就是文章的主题句。

4、根据论述详略确定：通常与主题有关的部分有较详尽的论述，而与主题关系不够密切的部分论述较简略。

5、寻找关键词：有些段落大意就散落在关键词上。

考点：考查人生感悟类阅读