Question

We were standing at the top of a church tower. My father had brought me to this spot in a small town not far from our home in Rome. I wondered why.

"Look down, Elsa," Father said. I gathered all my courage and looked down. I saw the square in the center of the village, And I saw the criss-cross（纵横交错） of streets leading to the square. "See, my dear," Father said gently, "There is more than one way to the square. Life is like that. If you can't get to the place where you want to go by one road. try another."

Now I understood why I was there, Earlier that day I had begged my mother to do something about the awful lunches that were served at school. But she refused because she didn't believe the lunches were as bad as I said.

When I turned to Father for help, he would not interfere（干涉）. Instead, he brought me to this high tower to give me a lesson. By the time we reached home, I had a plan.

At school the next day, I secretly poured my lunch soup into a bottle and brought it home. Then I asked our cook to serve it to Mother at dinner. The plan worked perfectly. She swallowed one spoonful and sputtered, "The cook must have gone bad!" Quickly I told what I had done, and Mother stated firmly that she would deal with the matter of lunches at school the next day!

In the following years I often remembered the lesson Father taught me. I began to work as a fashion designer two years ago. I wouldn't stop working until I tried every possible means to my goal. Father's wise words always remind me that there is more than one way to the square,

1.The author's father took her to the top of a church tower to_______．

A. enjoy the beautiful scenery of the whole town

B. encourage her to find out another way to solve her problem

C. find out how many ways lead to the square

D. help her forget some unpleasant things earlier that day

2.What did the author want her mother to do earlier that day?

A. Do something delicious for lunch.

B. Taste her awful lunch.

C. Dismiss the cook.

D. Speak to the school about lunch.

3. What did the author's mother think of her lunch soup after she tasted it?

A. It wasn't so bad as the author said. 

B. It was delicious.

C. It couldn't be worse.

D. It was as good as her cook did.

4.The underlined sentence in the fifth paragraph means_______.

A. the cook agreed to serve the soup to Mother

B. the matter of lunch was successfully settled

C. her father persuaded her mother successfully

D. the way the author thought of was successful

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章讲述了作者如何转变思路，另辟蹊径解决问题的。作者一开始跟母亲反映午餐问题的时候母亲根本不理睬她。但是她换了种方式，把汤带回家给母亲品尝后，母亲转变了她的态度。

1.细节理解题。句意：作者的父亲把他带到教堂高楼楼顶是为了什么？根据文章第二段可知Life is like that. If you can't get to the place where you want to go by one road. try another."生活就像道路。如果你在这条路上不能到达你想去的地方的话，就试试另一条吧。故选B。她的爸爸鼓励她换种方式思考问题。

2.细节理解题。句意：那天早些时候，作者想要她的妈妈做些什么？根据文章第三段Earlier that day I had begged my mother to do something about the awful lunches that were served at school.早些时候我央求我的母亲 对我学校供应的那些糟糕的午餐做些什么。倒数第二段中and Mother stated firmly that she would deal with the matter of lunches at school the next day! 妈妈坚定的说她第二天会去学校解决这个问题。故选D。他要去学校和老师交涉这个问题。

3.细节理解题。句意：当作者的母亲尝过午饭的汤之后，他是怎么想的？根据文章倒数第二段She swallowed one spoonful and sputtered, "The cook must have gone bad!" 她咽了一勺汤，说：“厨师一定很糟糕”，故选C，糟的不能再糟糕了。

4.推理判断题。句意：第五段划线部分的含义是什么？根据The plan worked perfectly. 这个计划完美的完成了。根据文章可以知道作者一开始跟母亲反映午餐问题的时候母亲根本不理睬她。但是她换了种方式，把汤带回家给母亲品尝后，母亲转变了她的态度，故选D。作者想出的方式获得了成功。

考点：故事类短文。