Question

【题目】Answer the questions（根据以下内容回答问题）

My name is Amy. Although I am a mother of three children who are in the middle school, I still remember some experiences (经历) about my childhood. Sometimes I talk with my children about them after supper. The following is one of my experiences.

When I was about 12 years old, I really wanted a new bike! I told my parents my birthday wish, but I knew there was little hope because my family could hardly afford (负担得起) it.

On my birthday my parents told me they had my gift outside in the back yard (院子). I rushed out to the yard. There was my bike, but it wasn’t the bike that I thought it would be. This one was pink, old and worn with age. I felt so disappointed! I thought I hurt my parents’ feelings because I was sure they could see the disappointment on my face. I got on the old bike and rode it, feeling bad that I had made my parents feel this way. So I put on a smile, rode as fast as I could and didn’t look back.

As time went by, I began to understand that my parents gave me something much more than just a rusty (生锈的) old bike. They gave me a life lesson (感悟) about love. I like to remember this story because giving a gift is not about money. It’s about how much love you can feel from it. Remember this: a gift that costs $2 isn’t any less valuable (有价值的) than one that costs $100.

【1】How many children does the writer have?

【2】What did the writer want on her birthday when she was about 12?

【3】Did the writer get the birthday gift that she really wanted?

【4】How did the writer feel when she saw her birthday gift?

【5】Why did the writer put on a smile when she rode the old bike?

【6】Which does the writer think is more important, gift or love?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】She has three children. / Three children./ Three/3.

【2】She wanted a new bike./ A new bike.

【3】No, she didn’t.

【4】She felt so disappointed. / Disappointed./Unhappy/Sad.

【5】Because she didn’t want to hurt her parents’ feelings. /Because she didn’t want to make her parents unhappy.

【6】Love.

【解析】

文章大意：本文作者Amy讲述了自己童年的一些经历。在她12岁时，她告诉父母自己的生日愿望是想要一辆新自行车，但是在生日那天她收到的是一辆旧自行车，她很失望。随着时间的流逝，她渐渐明白了一个道理，爱不是用金钱来衡量的。

【1】细节理解题。题意：作者有几个孩子?根据Although I am a mother of three children虽然我是三个孩子的母亲，可知作者有三个孩子，故答案为She has three children. / Three children./ Three/3.

【2】细节理解题。题意：作者12岁生日的时候想要什么?根据When I was about 12 years old, I really wanted a new bike! 当我12岁的时候，我非常想要一辆新自行车!可知作者12岁生日的时候想要一辆新自行车，故答案为She wanted a new bike./ A new bike.

【3】细节理解题。题意：作者收到她真正想要的生日礼物了吗? 根据There was my bike, but it wasn’t the bike that I thought it would be.那是我的自行车，但不是我想的那辆。由此可知应作否定回答，故答案为No, she didn’t.

【4】细节理解题。题意：当作者看到她的生日礼物时是什么感觉?根据I felt so disappointed!我感到很失望。可知当作者看到她的生日礼物时感到很失望，故答案为She felt so disappointed. / Disappointed./Unhappy/Sad.

【5】推理判断题。题意：为什么作者骑那辆旧自行车时面带微笑?根据I thought I hurt my parents’ feelings because I was sure they could see the disappointment on my face. I got on the old bike and rode it, feeling bad that I had made my parents feel this way. So I put on a smile, rode as fast as I could and didn’t look back. 我以为我伤害了父母的感情，因为我确信他们能看到我脸上失望的表情。我上了那辆旧自行车，骑着它，心里很难过，因为我让父母有了这种感觉。所以我面带微笑，骑得飞快，没有回头。由此可以推知，作者骑那辆旧自行车时面带微笑是因为她不想伤害父母的感情，让父母不高兴，故答案为Because she didn’t want to hurt her parents’ feelings. /Because she didn’t want to make her parents unhappy.

【6】细节理解题。题意：作者认为礼物和爱哪个更重要?根据I like to remember this story because giving a gift is not about money. It’s about how much love you can feel from it.我喜欢记住这个故事，因为送礼物与金钱无关。而是你能从中感受到多少爱。由此可知作者认为爱更重要，故答案为Love.