Question

When I was 11, I threw a glance into Dad’s lunch box and made the unexpected discovery that my mother still showed her love towards my father. The evidence, a napkin resting on top of the sandwiches packed in wax paper, was certain “Love you!” she had written on the napkin. “ Meat loaf for supper!”

Mom penned all kinds of messages to Dad on those paper napkins, and he saved a whole pile of them. What embarrassed me as a kid has become a precious memory of my parents.

It also started my own brand of lunch box notes. When my kids were young, I’d glue little drawings on their lunches. Lots of sketches(素描) of our dog, Max, along with smiling flowers. When they were teenagers, I’d copy words of wisdom from great people, Einstein, for example, or Bruce Springsteen. Then, my kids grew up making their own handwritten notes. And my husband writes me love notes on recycled paper, because he’s all about being green.

Friends who know about my lunch box notes eagerly share stories of their own family traditions. So many focus on food. Maura’s mom always drew hearts on the shells of hard-boiled eggs. Melinda wrote messages on her kids’ bananas.

We’re into the third generation of lunch box notes in our home. Whenever my 3-year-old grandson, Clayton, spends the night, he knows his lunch is going to have a napkin note from Grandma in the morning. Last week, I drew a picture of me, waving widely and shouting his name. He took one look at it and screamed, “ Where’s Grandpa?” I added a man in a clean shirt. “ You forgot his tie,” he said. I quickly drew a line of stripes(条纹) down the front of the shirt. Clayton smiled. “Grandpa,” he whispered, running his fingers across the napkin. “It’s you!”

1.When the author first saw Dad’s lunch box notes, she felt ______.

A. moved B. awkward

C. proud D. nervous

2.What did the author put in the lunch boxes when her kids were in their teens?

A. Words of love.

B. Pictures of flowers.

C. Drawings of their favorite animals.

D. Famous words of wisdom

3.It can be inferred that ________.

A. the author’s grandson likes drawing pictures on napkins.

B. the author’s children dislike making lunch box notes.

C. the author’s husband is an environmentalist.

D. the author’s friends all had their brand of lunch box notes.

4.What’s the best title for the text?

A. Old generation’s way of expressing love.

B. Different brands of lunch box notes.

C. Lunches packed with love.

D. Some interesting family traditions.

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.C

【解析】

试题分析:本文是一篇故事类短文，讲述了家人之间爱的传递。作者小时候无意中发现母亲会在餐巾纸上或者三明治的包装上写上关爱父亲的语言，后来作者也开始在自己孩子们的午餐盒上写上不同的话，传递着自己的爱，她的行为也影响到了朋友们。

1.细节理解题。根据文章第二段What embarrassed me as a kid has become a precious memory of my parents.可知当作者小时候看到母亲在餐巾纸上或者午餐包装盒上写给父亲的话时，感到很尴尬，选B。

2. 细节理解题。从文章第三段When they were teenagers, I’d copy words of wisdom from great people,可知当孩子长到十几岁的时候作者在给他们留的爱心纸条上写名言，选D。

3.细节理解题。由文章第三段And my husband writes me love notes on recycled paper, because he’s all about being green.可知作者的丈夫提倡环保，选C。

4.主旨大意题。文章主要讲述了作者小时候看到母亲给父亲的午餐盒里放的爱心纸条，后来她也写给自己的孩子，而且也影响到她的朋友这么去做，由此判断C选项可以概括文章中心，选C。

考点：考查故事类短文阅读