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    When Laura wanted to go into the garden by the back door, it was blocked by servants.

Something had happened.

“What's the matter? What's happened?"

“There's been a horrible accident/ said the cook. "A man killed."

“A man killed! Where? How? When?”

Know those little cottages just below here, Miss?” Know them? Of course, Laura knew them. "Well, there's a young guy living there, name of Scott, a carter His horse shied (受惊)at a traction-engine, and he was thrown out on the back ofhis head. Killed.^

“Dead!" Laura stared at the cook.

“Dead when they picked him up," said the cook. 'Just now they were taking the body home. He'$ left a wife and five little ones.

come here;' Laura caught her sister's sleeve and dragged her through the kitchen into the garden. There she paused. "Jose!" she said, horrified, ''however are we going to stop everything?'

"Stop everything, Laura!” cried Jose in astonishment. “What do you mean?”

"Stop the garden party, of course.Why did Jose pretend?”

But Jose was still more amazed. "Stop the garden party? My dear Laura, don't be so absurd. Of course we can’t do anything of the kind. Nobody expects us to. Don't be so extravagant

“But we can’t possibly have a garden party with a man dead just outside the front gate.”

That really was extravagant. Those little cottages, those miserable houses, had no right to be in that rich neighbourhood in the first place. When Laura and Jose were little they were even forbidden to set foot there because of the rude language and of what they might see. It was dirty and disgusting.

“And just think of what the band would sound like to that poor woman," said Laura.

"Oh, Laura!” Jose began to be seriously annoyed, lf you are going to stop a band playing every time some one has an accident, you'll lead a very difficult life, I'm every bit as sorry about it as you. But you won't bring a drunken workman back to life by being sentimental(多愁善感的).”

"Drunk! Who said he was drunk?” Laura turned angrily on Jose, “I'm going straight up to tell mother

Do, dear," said Jose, gently.

"Mother, can 1 come into your mom?" Laura turned the big glass door-knob.

"Of course, child. Why, what’s the matter? What's given you such a colour?” And Mrs. Sheridan turned round from her dressing-table. She was trying on a new hat.

"Mother, a man's been killed,began laura.

“Not in the garden?" interrupted her mother.

“No, no!”

"Oh, what a fright you gave me!" Mrs. Sheridan sighed with relief and took off the big hat and held it on her knees.

"But listen, mother,,, said Laura, Breathless, half-choking, she told the dreadful story. "Of course, we can't have our party, can we?" she begged. "The band and everybody arriving. And the poor family would hear us, mother; they're nearly neighbours!”

“Oh, Laura's astonishment her mother behaved just like Jose; it was harder to bear because she seemed amused. She refused to take Laura seriously.”

“But, my dear child, use your common sense. If some one had died there normally and I can't understand how they keep alive in those little holes we should still be having our party, shouldn't we??”

Laura had to say “yes”  to that, but she felt it was all wrong.

"Mother, isn't it terribly heartless of us?” she asked.

"Darling!" Mrs. Sheridan got up and came over to her, carrying the hat. "My child!” said her mother, "the hat is yours. It's made for you. Wow! Look at yourself!And she held up her hand-mirror.

"But, mother, Laura began again. She couldn't look at herself; she turned aside.

This time Mrs. Sheridan lost patience just as Jose had done.

"You arc being very absurd, Laura," she said coldly. "People like that don't expect sacrifices from us. And ifs not very sympathetic to spoil everybody ,s enjoyment as you are doing now,"

"I don't understand,'' murmured Laura. Then, quite by chance, she saw this charming girl in the mirror, in the beautiful hat. Never had she imagined she could look like that. Is mother right? she thought. And now she hoped her mother was right. Am I being extravagant? Perhaps. Just fbr a moment she had another glimpse of that poor woman and those little children, and the body being carried into the house. But it all seemed blurred, unreal, like a picture in the newspaper. I'll remember it again after the party's over, she decided. And somehow that seemed quite the best plan …

1.Laura suggested stopping everything because  .

A.something bad had happened in the garden

B.her neighbours were experiencing great grief

C.the servants blocked the back door of the garden

D.she wanted to provide material help for the poor family

2.What does the last paragraph mainly tell us?

A.Laura was trying to submit herself to her family.

B.The news of the carter's death finally hit the headlines.

C.Laura hoped mother was right in choosing that hat fbr her.

D.A poor man's death was little more than an unimportant thing,

3.What will most probably happen following this story?

A.Laura came up with a best plan to solve all this.

B.Laura managed to persuade her mother and sister.

C.The party just continued as planned in the garden,

D.The poor widow came over to scold the band.

4.Which of the following can best describe Laura?

A.Sentimental and persistent. B.Optimistic and easy-going.

C.Considerate and sympathetic. D.Hardworking and open-minded,

5.What does the underlined word “extravagant” probably mean?

A.Too sensible. B.Not practical

C.Too upright. D.Not sympathetic.

6.Which of the following can be the best title of the story?

A.The garden party. B.The quarrel.

C.rhe rich and the poor. D.The death of a neighbour.

 

1.B 2.A 3.C 4.C 5.B 6.A 【解析】 这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了劳拉家要在花园里举行派对,可是贫穷的邻居家死了人,劳拉认为此时举行派对不合适,但是母亲和姐姐认为她太荒谬,最后,她不得不顺从于家人。 1.细节理解题。根据文章的“But we can’t possibly have a garden party with a man dead just outside the front gate.And just think of what the band would sound like to that poor woman," said Laura.”可知,但我们不可能在前门外面有个死人的情况下举行花园派对。劳拉说:“想想那个可怜的女人会怎么样。所以劳拉建议停止聚会是因为邻居家刚死了人,很难过。故选B。 2.推理判断题。根据最后一段的Is mother right? she thought. And now she hoped her mother was right. Am I being extravagant? 和 I'll remember it again after the party's over, she decided. And somehow that seemed quite the best plan … 可知,劳拉一直在说服自己妈妈是正确的,她开始认为应该继续举行派对。由此判断出,劳拉正在向家人屈服,submit to sb屈服于,顺从。故选A。 3.推理判断题。结合上文,根据最后一段的I'll remember it again after the party's over, she decided. And somehow that seemed quite the best plan …可知,派对结束后我会记起来的,她决定了,不知怎么的,这似乎是最好的计划。由此判断出这个派对会如期举行。故选C。 4.推理判断题。根据文中的“And just think of what the band would sound like to that poor woman," said Laura. 劳拉说道:想想这个乐队对那个可怜的女人来说会是什么样子。”由此判断出,劳拉是一个体贴而又富有同情心的人。故选C。 5.词义猜测题。根据上文的But Jose was still more amazed. "Stop the garden party? My dear Laura, don't be so absurd. Of course we can’t do anything of the kind. Nobody expects us to. 但Jose更惊讶。“停止派对?”我亲爱的劳拉,别那么荒谬。我们当然不能做这种事。没人希望我们这么做。可知,Jose认为停止派对是不可能的,结合选项可知,extravagant应是“不现实”的意思。故选B。 6.主旨大意题。文章讲述了劳拉家要在花园里举行派对,可是贫穷的邻居家死了人,劳拉认为此时举行派对不合适,但是母亲和姐姐认为她太荒谬,最后,她不得不顺从于家人。整篇文章都是围绕花园里的派对这一主题。因此,本文的最佳题目是“花园派对”。故选A。
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