Question

    When my best friend and I were teenagers, our favorite place to hang out was the Hallmark store. If we had money, we would choose a perfect card for each other and then share tears or smiles depending on what emotion the words expressed. In those coming years we developed a   friendship built on sincere feelings and we often found comfort in the words of a Hallmark card. I think it is perhaps since those years that I have become a greeting card collector.

The other day, while cleaning out the storage in my home, I came across the bag where I have kept greeting cards. They are the lasting messages that speak the meanings of my life. I pulled out a foolish-looking card. It has a stick drawing on the front that seems to be my portrait(肖像画), I laughed as I realized this is exactly how my oldest daughter saw her mum. Opening it up I saw a hand-drawn heart with eyes and a big smile. On the other side are some words “You are the best mum in the world!” This may be one card that Hallmark cards cannot compete with for it is a treasure more precious than gold. I can’t go back to where I’ve been but, from time to time, I can be taken into a welcomed memory trip.

These are the Hallmark moments of our lives. Words from once upon a time inspire us to appreciate the people in our lives who mean so much. When we sometimes have doubts, or when the world treats us unfairly, the encouraging words are there in black and white, sometimes drawn in a homemade stick drawing with a heart-shaped smiling face standing out from the rest.

Life is a Hallmark card when you care enough to send the very best.

1.What influence does the Hallmark card have on the author?

A.Finding her real hobby.

B.Becoming a greeting card donor.

C.Getting real friendship and comfort.

D.Learning to share the experience of making cards.

2.The author uses “a welcomed memory trip” in paragraph 2 to show that_______.

A.she often remembers her past trip

B.those cards are very meaningful for her

C.her daughter’s words moved her deeply

D.drawing herself on the cards is very meaningful

3.Why does the author think the words on the cards mean a lot?

A.Because they make her full of thanks.

B.Because they are written in different colors.

C.Because they can help her overcome doubts.

D.Because they always inform her of the card collector.

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A.Words on the cards B.Collecting greeting cards is a hobby.

C.Life is a Hallmark card D.Memory in the childhood

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.C

【解析】

这是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者以珍贵的Hallmark cards为线索，追忆和朋友建立在真诚感情基础上的友谊。他们常常从一张标志性卡片上的话语中找到安慰，感叹生活就是一张标志性的卡片。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段中In those coming years we developed a friendship built on sincere feelings and we often found comfort in the words of a Hallmark card.在接下来的几年里，我们建立了一种建立在真挚感情上的友谊，我们经常在Hallmark贺卡的字里行间找到安慰。可知，作者从在Hallmark贺卡那里得到真正的友谊和安慰。故选C项。

2.词义猜测题。根据第二段中This may be one card that Hallmark cards cannot compete with for it is a treasure more precious than gold. 这可能是Hallmark贺卡无法与之竞争的一张贺卡，因为它比黄金还要珍贵。可知，这可能是一张标志无法与之竞争的卡片，对作者来说是无比的珍贵。故选B项。

3.细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中Words from once upon a time inspire us to appreciate the people in our lives who mean so much. 从前的话激励我们去欣赏生命中那些意义非凡的人；且文章第二段中也说到They are the lasting messages that speak the meanings of my life. 它们是永恒的信息，诉说着我生命的意义。可知，因为卡片上的话让她对生活充满了感激。故选A项。

4.主旨大意题。作者以珍贵的Hallmark cards为线索，追忆和朋友建立在真诚感情基础上的友谊，他们常常从一张标志性卡片上的话语中找到安慰。再结合最后一句话Life is a Hallmark card when you care enough to send the very best.可知，生活就是一张标志性的卡片。故选C项。