Question

    A new pastor(牧师) named John reopened a church that had been abandoned in a suburb. He found it broken, and in need of a lot of repair work. His goal was to have everything done in time for his first service on Christmas Eve.

He worked hard. However, when John went to the church on Dec. 21, his heart sank: a large area of plaster (石膏) had fallen off the front wall due to a terrible storm the night before. John headed home, and on the way he stopped at a market selling items for charity.

One of the items was an exquisite( 精致的)handmade tablecloth. It was just the right size to cover up the hole in the front wall. He bought it and headed back to the church. It started to snow. An old woman had missed her bus, and he invited her to wait in the warm church for the next one. As John put up the tablecloth the woman asked him to check the corner for the initials(手写字母). They were her initials: she had made this tablecloth 35 years before. Then the war broke out, and forced her to part with her husband.

John wanted to give her the tablecloth. but she asked him to keep it for the church. John insisted on driving her home which he thought was the least he could do.

What a wonderful service he had on Christmas Eve! John noticed one old man staring at the tablecloth on the front wall. The man said it was similar to one that his wife had made many years before.

John brought the old man to the house where he had taken the woman three days earlier. He helped him climb the three flights of stairs to her apartment, and saw the greatest Christmas reunion he could ever have imagined.

1.According to Paragraph one, we learn that John decided to_______.

A. help people affected by a terrible storm

B. buy goods for charity in the neighborhood

C. repair the abandoned church before his first service

D. do some work for the local people

2.Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?

A. The woman’s husband had to leave her because of a war

B. Johns service on Christmas Eve was disappointing

C. Everyone was surprised by the beauty of the tablecloth.

D. John drove the old man home because he was lost.

3.The tablecloth drew the old man's attention because________.

A. he loved its colors B. he had seen it in a church

C. It was like one his wife had made D. it looked strange hanging on a wall

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A. A kind pastor who had difficulty repairing an ancient church

B. A new pastor who gave his first service with a couples help

C. A tablecloth made 35 years ago being discovered by a pastor

D. An old couple being reunited on Christmas Eve through a tablecloth

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.D

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。主要记叙了一对在战争中失散多年的年迈夫妻在一位牧师的帮助下通过一张桌布在平安夜团聚的故事。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段 He found it broken and in need of a lot of repair work. His goal was to have everything done in time for his first service on Christmas Eve.（他发现它坏了，需要大量的修理工作。他的目标是在平安夜完成他的第一次服务。）可知牧师决定在圣诞前夜他第一次为人们服务之前修好这座教堂。故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据第三段 Then the war broke out, and forced her to part with her husband.（战争爆发了，她被迫与丈夫分手。）可知是一场战争导致老妇人夫妻分离的。故A项正确。

3.细节理解题。根据第五段 The man said it was similar to one that his wife had made many years before.（这个男人说这和他妻子多年前做的很像。）可知桌布引起了老人的注意，因为它像他妻子做的一样。故C项正确。

4.主旨大意题。本文讲述了一对在战争中失散多年的年迈夫妻在一位牧师的帮助下通过一张桌布在平安夜团聚的故事。故选D。