Question

【题目】 Matt Smith was about 10 years old when his father died. His mother found it difficult to provide for a large family. Still, she decided to send her oldest child Matt to school and buy him the books he needed.

At one time, Matt wanted a grammar book in order to join a class. But the book was so expensive that his mother couldn’t afford it.

He was very upset about this and went to bed with a heavy heart, thinking about what could be done to get the book.

As soon as he woke in the morning, he found that a heavy snow had fallen and the cold wind was blowing hard. “Ah”, he said, “ every problem brings a solution for some people.” He got up, ran to his neighbor’s house and offered to clean the snow from their sidewalk(人行道). His offer was accepted, after he completed this work and received his pay, he went to another neighbor and offered the same service. Then he went to several other houses until he had enough money to buy the grammar book.

When school began, Matt was in his seat, the happiest boy there, ready to begin studying with his new book. From that time on, Matt always did well in all of his classes.

Because he had the will(意志), he always found a way.

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

【1】When did Matt’s father die?

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【2】Why did Matt want a grammar book?

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【3】What did Matt find when he woke the next morning?

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【4】How could Matt get enough money to get the grammar book?

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【5】What can you learn from the passage?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】When Matt was about 10 years old.

【2】To join a class./ Because he wanted to join a class.

【3】A heavy snow had fallen and the cold wind was blowing hard.

【4】He offered to clean the snow for his neighbors./ By offering to clean the snow for his neighbors.

【5】If we have a will, we always find a way.

【解析】

本文讲述了Matt Smith家里很穷，一次他需要买一本语法书，但家里没钱，这时大雪下起来，雪积了很深，他向别人提供为他们扫雪来获取一些报酬，直到有足够的钱买语法书，从那时起，他总是在班上名列前茅。短文告诉我们如果有决心，总会找到办法的。

【1】根据“Matt Smith was about 10 years old when his father died.”马特·史密斯的父亲去世时，他大约10岁。可知，马特的父亲在他大约10岁的时候死的。故答案为：When Matt was about 10 years old.

【2】根据“Matt wanted a grammar book in order to join a class.”可知，马特想要一本语法书来参加一个班。故答案为：To join a class./ Because he wanted to join a class.

【3】根据“As soon as he woke in the morning, he found that a heavy snow had fallen and the cold wind was blowing hard.”可知，他早上一醒来，就发现下了一场大雪，寒风凛冽。故答案为：A heavy snow had fallen and the cold wind was blowing hard.

【4】根据“He got up, ran to his neighbor’s house and offered to clean the snow from their sidewalk(人行道).”他站起身来，跑到邻居家，提出要清理他们人行道上的积雪。以及“Then he went to several other houses until he had enough money to buy the grammar book.”然后他去了其他几所房子，直到他有足够的钱买这本语法书。可知，他主动提出为邻居扫雪。故答案为：He offered to clean the snow for his neighbors./ By offering to clean the snow for his neighbors.

【5】根据“Because he had the will(意志), he always found a way.”因为他有意志，他总能找到解决的办法。可知，如果我们有决心，我们总会找到办法的。这是我们从短文中学到的。故答案为：If we have a will, we always find a way.

本题是根据短文回答问题的题型。我们应该先浏览一下问题，心中对所给任务有一个初步的了解，然后带着问题回到阅读材料中，采用跳读的方式来寻找细节所在的段落，然后锁定目标段落，寻找总结自己所要的答案。例如4小题。根据“He got up, ran to his neighbor’s house and offered to clean the snow from their sidewalk(人行道).”他站起身来，跑到邻居家，提出要清理他们人行道上的积雪。以及“Then he went to several other houses until he had enough money to buy the grammar book.”然后他去了其他几所房子，直到他有足够的钱买这本语法书。可知，他主动提出为邻居扫雪，用这种方式赚取买书的钱。故答案为：He offered to clean the snow for his neighbors./ By offering to clean the snow for his neighbors.