1."Please read this,"my three-year-old Claire said one day,pointing to a page with an old children's song:"Do you know how to plant cabbages".In blue ink,someone had crossed out cabbages and written"Watermelons!"
"Daddy!Did you do that?"Claire asked,looking up with an expression of shock.We had only recently asked her not to write in books,and suddenly here was proof that her parents weren't practicing what they asked.I told her it was written by my grandfather and sat down to tell the story.
I grew up on Granddad's farm in Nebraska,America.One afternoon,I decided to plant some watermelons.
"Hmm,there's a crop I haven't tried!"Granddad smiled."Let's do it now!"
With Granddad's help I planted the seeds.
The next morning,I found a big watermelon there.I knew it was Granddad that put a watermelon there and I thought he had played a joke on me.
Later that month,Granddad gave me a book."For school,"he said seriously.I opened it to where he'd written"Watermelons!"and laughed at another of his jokes.
Claire listened quietly to the story and asked to plant seeds too,so I took her to buy some seeds.On the walk home,I realized for the first time that Granddad could have met my childish enthusiasm with some disappointing facts such as that watermelons don't grow well in Nebraska or that it was too late to plant them anyway.But instead of doing that,he had stolen back into town that afternoon and bought the biggest melon on the market.That night,after I was asleep,he had awkwardly unloaded it and,with a painful bend,placed it exactly above my seeds.He made sure I experienced the"wow."
I had always thought the midnight miracle(奇迹)was just one of Granddad's jokes.Now I realized he had planted hope that day.As Claire planted the seeds happily,I watched my grandfather's joy take fresh root in her life.And that was the biggest miracle of all.
28.Claire was shocked at the mark on the page becauseC.
A.her great-grandfather did something her parents forbad
B.someone preferred watermelons to cabbages
C.she thought her parents didn't act as they said
D.there should be a mistake in the book
29.Why did Granddad put a watermelon where the author planted seeds?B
A.Because he didn't want to waste the watermelon.
B.Because he didn't want to disappoint the author.
C.Because he wanted to make fun of the author.
D.Because he wanted the author to be a farmer.
30.Which of the following best describes Granddad?D
A.Talented and reliable.
B.Generous and patient.
C.Determined and happy.
D.Caring and humorous.
31.What's the best title for the text?C
A.Grandfather's great love
B.Set children a good example
C.The day we planted hope
D.Happy memories of childhood.
分析 本文是一篇记叙文,女儿让作者回忆起了爷爷为了满足作者儿时的热情在作者种下种子的地方放了一个西瓜让他见证奇迹,这实际上是爷爷为他种下的一个希望.
解答 28.C.细节理解题.根据第二段中的"We had only recently asked her not to write in books,and suddenly here was proof that her parents weren't practicing what they asked."可知,我们告诉Claire不要在书本上乱写乱画,而Claire发现"我"却那样做了,所以感到很震惊,故选C.
29.B.细节理解题.根据第七段中的"I realized for the first time that Granddad could have met my childish enthusiasm with some disappointing facts …"可知,爷爷在"我"种下种子的地方放了一个西瓜是为了满足"我"儿时的热情,不想让"我"失望,故选B.
30.D.推理判断题.根据文章后两段对爷爷偷偷地重返市场买西瓜让"我"见证奇迹的情节的描述可知,爷爷既体贴又幽默,故选D.
31.C.主旨大意题.通读全文特别是由最后一段中的"Now I realized he had planted hope that day."可知,爷爷为了满足"我"儿时的热情在"我"种下种子的地方放了一个西瓜让"我"见证奇迹,实际上这是爷爷为我种下了一个希望,故选C.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.