Question

    When I was 17, I read a magazine article about a museum called the McKay, once the home of a watercolorist named Marian McKay. She had requested the community to tum it into a museum upon her death. On a sunny Saturday, Sally and I drove over to the museum. She asked, "Do you have the address? ""No, but I'll recognize it, there was a picture in the magazine. "

"Oh, stop. There it is!”

The museum was free. We entered, excited. A group of people sitting in the hall stopped talking and stared at us.

"May I help you?" a man asked. "No, "I said. "We're fine.” Tour guides got on my nerves. What if they talked a long time about a painting you weren't that interested in? Sally had gone upstairs. The people in the hall seemed very nosy(爱窥探的), keeping their eyes on me with curiosity. What was their problem? I saw some nice sculptures in one room. Suddenly I sensed a man standing behind me. "Where do you think you are? " he asked. I turned sharply. "The McKay Art Museum!" He smiled, shaking his head. "Sorry, the McKay is on New Braunfels Street." "What’s this place?” I asked, still confused. "Well, it's our home." My heart jolted(震颤). I raced to the staircase and called out, "Sally! Come down immediately! "

"There are some really good artworks up there." She stepped down, looking confused. I pushed her toward the front door, waving at the family, saying, "Sorry, please forgive us, you have a really nice place." Outside, when I told Sally what happened, she covered her mouth, laughing. She couldn't believe how long they let us look around without saying anything.

Thirty years later, a woman came up to me in a public place. “Excuse me, did you ever enter a residence, long ago, thinking it was the McKay Museum?”

"Yes. But how do you know? We never told anyone. "

"That was my home. I was a teenager sitting in the hall. Before you came over, I never realized what a beautiful place I lived in. I never felt lucky before. You thought it was a museum. My feelings about my home changed after that. I've always wanted to thank you."

1.What do we know about Marian McKay?

A.She was a painter. B.She was a community leader.

C.She was a museum director. D.She was a reporter.

2.Why did the author refuse the help from the man in the house?

A.She disliked people who were nosy. B.She felt nervous when talking to strangers.

C.She knew more about art than the man. D.She mistook him for a tour guide.

3.How did the author feel about being stared at by the people in the hall?

A.Puzzled. B.Concerned.

C.Frightened. D.Pleased.

4.What could we learn from the last paragraph?

A.People should have good taste to enjoy life.

B.People should spend more time with their family.

C.People always turn blind to the beauty around them.

D.People like to educate teenagers at a museum.

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.A

4.C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。主要记叙了作者一次无意中把陌生人家当作了一位画家的博物馆，闯入了陌生人的家里。而三十年后，房子的主人和作者再次相遇，主人告诉作者是作者让自己意识到了自己住的地方有多漂亮。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段When I was 17, I read a magazine article about a museum called the McNay, once the home of a watercolorist named Marian McNay(当我十七岁时，我读到一篇关于麦克内伊博物馆的杂志文章，以前是一位名叫Marian McKay水彩画家的家)可知Marian McKay是一个画家，故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据第四段中"No, "I said. "We're fine.” Tour guides got on my nerves.( “不，”我说。“我们很好。”导游让我心烦)可知作者拒绝了房子里男人的帮助因为她错把他当成导游了。故选D。

3.推理判断题。根据第四段The people in the hall seemed very nosy, keeping their eyes on me with curiosity. What was their problem.(大厅里的人们似乎很爱管闲事，他们的眼睛好奇地看着我。他们是怎么了)可知被大厅里的人盯着看，作者感觉很困惑。故选A。

4.推理判断题。根据最后一段中Before you came over, I never realized what a beautiful place I lived in. I never felt lucky before(在你从远处来之前，我从来没有意识到我住在一个多么美丽的地方。我以前从来没有感到幸运）可推知人们总是对身边的美视而不见。故选C。