Question

Mrs Smith trembled(颤抖)with excitement when she was told her fortunes(命运)．“Somebody is coming home to you，”Mrs Gray said slowly．“He’s carrying a rifle(步枪)on his back and he’s almost there．”

Mrs Smith felt as if she could hardly breathe．“And there he is!”Mrs Gray cried，pointing to the road．They all rushed to the door to look．

A man in a blue coat，with a gun on his back，was walking down the road toward the Smith farm．His face was hidden by a large pack on his back．

Laughing and crying，Mrs Smith grabbed(抓住)her hat and her children and ran out of Mrs Gray’s house．She hurried down the road after him，calling his name and pulling her children along with her．But the soldier was too far away for her voice to reach him．

When she got back to their farm，she saw the man standing by the fence．He was looking at the little house and the field of yellow wheat．The sun was almost touching the hills in the west．The cowbells rang softly as the animals moved toward the barn(畜棚)．

“How peaceful it all is，”Private Smith thought．“How far away from the battles，the hospitals，the wounded and the dead．My little farm in Wisconsin．How could I have left it for those years of killing and suffering?”

Mrs Smith hurried up to her husband．Her feet made no sound on the grass，but he turned suddenly to face her．For the rest of his life，he would never forget her face at that moment.

“Emma!”he cried.

The children stood back watching their mother kissing this strange man．He saw them，and kneeling down，he pulled from his pack three huge red apples．In a moment，all three children were in their father’s arms．Together，the family entered the little unpainted farmhouse．

Later that evening，after supper，Smith and his wife went outside．The moon was bright，above the eastern hills．Sweet，peaceful stars filled the sky as the night birds sang softly．

His farm needed work．His children needed clothing．He was no longer young and strong．But he began to plan for next year．With the same courage he had faced the war，Private Smith faced his difficult future．

1.Why could Mrs Smith hardly breathe when told her fortunes?

A. She ran out of the house too fast to catch her breath．

B. She was shocked by the scene of a man with a rifle on his back．

C. She had a sudden heart attack and almost lost consciousness．

D. She was overjoyed on hearing the return of her husband．

2.What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 7 suggest?

A. The moment expected for years would be a life-long memory．

B. He had almost forgotten her face after those years ’suffering．

C. He was shocked by the excitement written on her face．

D. He was afraid to be apart from her again．

3.What’s Private Smith’s attitude towards the future life?

A. Hopeful．    B. Puzzled．

C. Doubtful．    D. Indifferent．

Answer

1. D

2. A

3. A

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。叙述了史密斯夫人与从战场返回家园的史密斯先生重逢的故事。

1.细节理解题。由第四段“Laughing and crying，Mrs Smith grabbed(抓住)her hat and her children and ran out of Mrs Gray’s house．She hurried down the road after him，calling his name and pulling her children along with her．But the soldier was too far away for her voice to reach him．密斯太太又笑又哭，抓起她的帽子，抓着她的孩子，跑出了格雷太太的房子。她在他身后匆匆追赶他，喊着他的名字，带着她的孩子一起追赶。但是那个士兵离得太远了而没有听到她的呼喊”可知，听到丈夫回来，史密斯夫人欣喜若狂。故D选项正确。

2.句意猜测题。由第七段“Mrs Smith hurried up to her husband．Her feet made no sound on the grass，but he turned suddenly to face her．For the rest of his life，he would never forget her face at that moment.史密斯太太急忙跑向她的丈夫。她的脚在草地上没有声音，但是他突然转过身来面对她。在他的余生中，他永远不会忘记她的脸。可知，由于战争史密斯夫妇多年未见，彼此非常的想念。当史密斯先生从战场返回家园，转身看到了气喘吁吁的，日夜思念的妻子时，期待多年的时刻将是一生的记忆。故A选项正确。

3.推理判断题。由最后段“But he began to plan for next year．With the same courage he had faced the war，Private Smith faced his difficult future．但是他开始计划明年。列兵史密斯以他面对战争时同样的勇气，面对他艰难的未来。”可知，列兵史密斯对未来生活的态度是充满希望的。故A选项正确。