Question

    I stopped to watch my little girl busy playing in her room. In one hand was a plastic phone ; in the other a toy. I listened as she was speaking to her make-believe little friend and I’ll never forget the words she said, even though it was imagined.

She said, “Suzie’s in the corner because she’s not been very good. She didn’t listen to a word I said or do the things she should.” In the corner I saw her baby doll well dressed. It was obvious that she’d been put there to sit alone and think.

My daughter continued her “conversation”, as I sat down on the floor. She said, “I’m all fed up and I just don’t know what to do with her any more. She cries whenever I have to work and wants to play games too. She tries to help me with the dishes, but her arms just cannot reach... And she doesn’t know how to fold towels. I don’t have the time to teach. I have a lot of work to do and a big house to keep clean. I don’t have the time to sit and play - don’t you know what I mean?”

And that day I thought a lot about making some changes in my life, after listening to her innocent words which cut me like a knife. I hadn’t been paying enough attention to what I hold most dear. I’d been caught up in responsibilities that increased throughout the years.

But now my attitude has changed because in my heart I realize that I’ve seen the world in a different light through my little darling’s eyes. So let the cobwebs(蜘蛛网) cut the corners and the dust bunny rabbit rule the floor. I’m not going to worry about keeping up with them anymore.

I’m going to fill the house with memories of a child and her mother, for we have only one childhood and we will never get another.

1.Who is Suzie?

A.The girl’s phone. B.A baby doll. C.The author. D.The girl’s friend.

2.How did the author feel when hearing her little girl’s words?

A.Interested. B.Moved. C.Uncomfortable. D.Unbelievable.

3.The passage leads us to believe that    .

A.the author wants her little girl to have a happy childhood.

B.the author has become lazy because of her daughter.

C.the author cares nothing about her daughter’s happiness.

D.the little girl doesn’t hate her mother any more.

4.What might be the best title?

A.How to deal with my daughter. B.My lovely daughter.

C.Only one childhood. D.A world of children.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.C

【解析】

这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要讲的是，作者通过和女儿相处的一件小事，有感而发，觉得童年只有一个，从而要让女儿过一个快乐的童年。

1.细节理解题。根据第二段中“Suzie’s in the corner because she’s not been very good. She didn’t listen to a word I said or do the things she should.” In the corner I saw her baby doll well dressed.” Suzie在角落里以及作者看见她的洋娃娃穿得很好，可推知 Suzie是作者女儿的布娃娃。结合选项，故选B。

2.推理判断题。根据文章第四段中“And that day I thought a lot about making some changes in my life, after listening to her innocent words which cut me like a knife.”可知，作者在听了她那些天真的话语后，就像被一把刀割了一样。可推知，作者听到女儿的话语觉得“不适”。结合选项，故选C。

3.推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中“I’m going to fill the house with memories of a child and her mother, for we have only one childhood and we will never get another”可知，作者想让她的女儿有一个快乐的童年。结合选项，故选A。

4.标题判断题。结合文章内容以及最后一段，文章主要讲的是，作者通过和女儿相处的一件小事，有感而发，觉得童年只有一个，从而要让女儿过一个快乐的童年故C项（Only one childhood）符合题意。故选C。