Question

    It was a cold rainy day and it was the day before Thanksgiving — the first one that my three children and I would be spending without their father, who passed away a year ago. Now the two children were ill with the flu. I hurried around, trying to look after each child. I found the children had no fruits. But what almost broke me down was that I only had $2.50 left –and this should last until the end of the month.

That is when I heard the phone ring. It was the secretary from our former church, and she told me that they had been thinking about us and had something to give us. I went to the church before lunch. The secretary met me and handed me two currency notes (现金券), each worth$20. I was so moved that I cried.

Then I drove to a supermarket for the children. The things cost me a little over $14.00, and I handed the note to the cashier (收银员). She took it and looked at it for a long time. I thought something might be wrong and told her that I was a single mother and how I got it. With tears in her eyes, the cashier said that she had prayed (祈祷) that morning to help others who were in need, and I gave her the chance. She added a turkey to my basket, and took out two $20 bills and paid for my things. Once again I was moved to tears.

1.Where was the farther of the children?

A.Go abroad. B.At work.

C.In the hospital. D.Died.

2.What most made the mother sad?

A.She only had $2.50 left. B.It was cold outside.

C.She had no telephone. D.She had no children.

3.Who gave the turkey to the mother?

A.The doctor B.The secretary

C.The cashier D.The boss.

4.What did the cashier do for the mother last?

A.She paid for all the things for the mother.

B.She gave $80 to the mother.

C.She took the mother to the church.

D.She laughed at the mother.

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.A

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。讲述的是一个单亲妈妈，在孩子生病经济困难时，收到教会和一位收银员的帮助的故事。

1.细节理解题。由第一段the first one that my three children and I would be spending without their father, who passed away a year ago.（这一天是第一个我和三个孩子度过的没有父亲的感恩节，因为父亲一年前去世了）可知，孩子们的父亲去世了。故选D。

2.细节理解题。由第一段But what almost broke me down was that I only had $2.50 left –and this should last until the end of the month.（最让我崩溃的是我只有2.5美元，这只能支撑到月末）可知，让妈妈难过的是她只剩下了2.5美元。故选A。

3.细节理解题。由最后一段the cashier said that she had prayed(祈祷)that morning to help others who were in need, and I gave her the chance. She added a turkey to my basket,（收银员说她祈祷那天早上她能帮助需要帮助的人，而我给了她机会。她给我加了一只火鸡）可知，给妈妈火鸡的人是收银员。故选C。

4.细节理解题。由最后一段She added a turkey to my basket, and took out two $20 bills and paid for my things.（她给我加了一只火鸡，并且拿出钱帮我付了所有的费用）可知，收银员最后帮我付了钱。故选A。