16．My Grandmother was from a town in Michigan．She was always using her hands for something exciting…she would make little sandwiches and we'd have tea parties，she'd plant flowers and carefully tend them．She'd knit toy sweaters for her grandchildren as well as making beautiful quilts for each one．I remember the small thimble （顶针）she would use while doing her needle work．Placing her thimble on her finger she'd remark，"I wouldn't want to sew without one．"
A few years ago when Grandma left this earth，I bid farewell to a loving grandmother．How quickly our lives can change．We had just had tea together a couple of months earlier，on her 91st birthday．I missed her very much，but I noticed it mostly on a birthday，as there was no card from Grandma．She'd never forgotten my birthday！
On one particular birthday，when I was feeling a little low and a lot older，something happened to make me feel like she was sharing that special day with me．I was arranging some colorful pillows that she had made，and suddenly I felt something inside one pillow，it was small and hard．I moved the object to a seam （接缝）that I carefully opened，and to my delight out came a tiny silver thimble!
How happy I was to find something that had been a part of her．Not realizing it had fallen off her finger，I pictured her sewing it in that little pillow that I just"happened，to place on my bedspread that day，I carefully laid the thimble alongside the others I've collected over the years，where I could continue to see the gift．
What a precious memory of a very special lady who somehow，I knew，was laughing in delight at sewing her thimble inside my pillow．I heated the tea kettle and made some tea，using my best china，as Grandma always did，and enjoyed my tea and Grandma's thimble．What a wonderful birthday that was!
39．The underlined word"one"refers toD．
A．a sweater
B．a quilt
C．a finger
D．a thimble
40．How did the writer feel when she found the thimble？B
A．Lucky．
B．Cheerful．
C．Sad．
D．Puzzled．
41．The writer wrote the passage to．C
A．celebrate the writer's birthday
B．remind the writer of her sweet childhood
C．show her love for Grandmother
D．call on people to care for the old
42．What is the best title for the passage？A
A．Grandma's Thimble
B．Colorful Pillows
C．My Childhood
D．Grandma's 91st Birthday．
分析 本文主要讲述了在我小的时候经常看见祖母用顶针做针线活，在祖母离世后我小心的打开她留给我的枕头，惊奇的发现里面有一个顶针，作者借此来怀念自己的祖母，表达对祖母深沉的爱．
解答 39．D 理解推断题，由第一段She'd knit toy sweaters for her grandchildren as well as making beautiful quilts for each one．I remember the small thimble （顶针）she would use while doing her needle work．可知"one"指的是顶针，故选D．
40．B 细节理解题，由第三段I moved the object to a seam （接缝）that I carefully opened，and to my delight out came a tiny silver thimble!可知作者找到那个顶针的时候感到非常高兴，故选B．
41．C 理解推断题，由最后一段What a precious memory of a very special lady who somehow，I knew，was laughing in delight at sewing her thimble inside my pillow．I heated the tea kettle and made some tea，using my best china，as Grandma always did，and enjoyed my tea and Grandma's thimble．可以看出作者写这篇文章是为了怀念她的祖母，表达对祖母的爱，故选C．
42．A 主旨大意题，文章主要围绕作者祖母的顶针展开，故选A．
点评 考点：本文考查学生的记叙类阅读的水平，需要学生认真阅读原文，仔细查找文中细节，对文章脉络有整体的了解，能根据文章进行合理推断．
