Question

    A letter to the editor complained about someone stringing toilet paper on their trees. That letter brought a flood of responses defending this act as being harmless to friends: “ It's an honor to get toilet papered", said one writer, “and good fun for teenagers."

Reading these letters brought me chuckles (轻声笑)and then tears as they woke old memories of my mother’s ninety-second year. She was seriously ill that autumn. And I watched, powerless.

A decade before, I helped her break out" of the nursing home. It was a fine place with a caring staff. But Mom didn't want skilled care: she wanted to live on her own and just needed some assistance to do so. Being in a more restrictive environment than necessary was bad for her condition. The risk paid off, and I was rewarded by seeing my mother once again enjoying her life.

Ten years later, Mom's health declined, and my care-giving duties increased. One evening, for some unexplainable reason, I invited my mother to go toilet papering!

This outing would push my mother to her physical limits. Was I making a mistake? Secretly we went to my brother's home. In his backyard, I handed Mom a roll of toilet paper. Without hesitation she shot it skyward...

Mom papered a dozen trees in four family yards that unforgettable evening. The day after our big adventure, Mom and I sent a card to each of our victim, signed “From your decorators". We laughed all the way home from the post office, like two schoolgirls.

My mother's last year was marked by physical decline. However, we shared some simple fun each day. Those light-hearted moments were like a salve (慰藉)，and they are the ones I'll always remember. Toilet papering has taught us that play is powerful medicine!

1.Why did the author cry when reading the letter?

A.She was blamed for toilet papering.

B.It brought her childhood memory.

C.She thought of her sick mother.

D.It was very stressful.

2.The author helped her leave the nursing home in order that ____.

A.Mom could enjoy a free life

B.Mom could get more skilled home care

C.the nursing cost could be cut down

D.they could avoid taking risk

3.What can we learn from the mother's experience of toilet papering?

A.They did some damage to four family yards.

B.They were made to apologize for their mistakes.

C.Toilet papering made her illness worsened.

D.Toilet papering brought them much pleasure.

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

A.A Letter of Complaint

B.Love Between Daughter and Mother

C.The Curing Power of Toilet Papering.

D.An Unforgettable Evening in Family Yards

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章由读者来信抱怨有人在他们家树上挂满卫生纸一事，勾起了作者对母亲的思念。为了让年迈的母亲开心，作者与母亲也曾做过相似的事情。

1.细节理解题。由文章第二段中的“Reading these letters brought me chuckles (轻声笑)and then tears as they woke old memories of my mother’s ninety-second year.（读者这些信件不由得让我发笑，然后泪流满面，因为它们让我想起了母亲92岁那年的一些陈旧的记忆）”可知，作者哭了的原因是她想起了她当年生病的母亲。故选C。

2.细节理解题。由第三段中的“A decade before, I helped her break out of the nursing home. It was a fine place with a caring staff. But Mom didn't want skilled care: she wanted to live on her own and just needed some assistance to do so. Being in a more restrictive environment than necessary was bad for her condition.（十年前，我帮妈妈离开了养老院。那个地方有很贴心的护士。但是妈妈不需要专业的照顾：她想独自生活，只需要一些帮助就可以。在一个超过需要的严格的环境中对她的情况不好。）”可知，作者帮助妈妈离开养老院是为了让妈妈过更自由的生活。故选A。

3.细节理解题。由文章倒数第二段中的“We laughed all the way home from the post office, like two schoolgirls.（我们从邮局回去的一路上都笑得很开心，像两个学生）”可知，扔卫生纸的经历给作者和她妈妈带来很大欢乐。故选D。

4.主旨大意题。这是一篇记叙文，文章中心一般会在最后一两段中指出。由文章最后一段中的“Toilet papering has taught us that play is powerful medicine!（扔卫生纸让我们明白开心地玩就像是一剂很有效的良药）”可知，本文强调扔纸的治愈能力。故选C。