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【题目】The Marches were a happy family. Poverty, hard work, and even the fact that Father March was away with the Union armies could not down the spirits of Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy, and Marmee, as the March girls called their mother.

The March sisters tried to be good but had their share of faults. Pretty Meg was often displeased with the schoolchildren she taught; boyish Jo was easy to become angry; golden-haired schoolgirl Amy liked to show up; but Beth, who kept the house, was loving and gentle always.

The happy days passed and darkness came when a telegram arrived for Mrs. March. “Your husband is very ill,” it said, “come at once.” The girl tried to be brave when their mother left for the front. They waited and prayed. Little Beth got scarlet fever（猩红热）when she was taking care of the sick neighbor. She became very ill but began to recover by the time Marmee was back. When Father came home from the front and at that joyful Christmas dinner they were once more all together.

Three years later the March girls had grown into young womanhood. Meg became Mrs. Brooke, and after a few family troubles got used to her new state happily. Jo had found pleasure in her literary efforts. Amy had grown into a young lady with a talent for design and an even greater one for society. But Beth had never fully regained her health, and her family watched her with love and anxiety.

Amy was asked to go and stay in Europe with a relative of the Marches’. Jo went to New York and became successful in her writing and had the satisfaction of seeing her work published there. But at home the bitterest blow was yet to fall. Beth had known for some time that she couldn’t live much longer to be with the family and in the spring time she died.

News came from Europe that Amy and Laurie, the grandson of a wealthy neighbor, had planned to be married soon. Now Jo became ever more successful in her writing and got married to Professor Bhaer and soon afterwards founded a school for boys.

And so the little women had grown up and lived happily with their children, enjoying the harvest of love and goodness that they had devoted all their lives to.

【1】The members of the March family were Father March, Mrs. March and their ________.

A. five daughters B. four daughters

C. son and four daughters D. son and five daughters

【2】Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. The March Girls B. The March Parents

C. The March Family D. The March Relatives

【3】It can be inferred from the passage that the March family had ________.

A. more girls than boys B. wealthy neighbors

C. both happiness and sadness D. a lot of rich relatives

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【解析】这是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了March家的四个女儿的成长经历。

【1】细节理解题。由第一段中的“The Marches were a happy family. Poverty, hard work, and even the fact that Father March was away with the Union armies could not down the spirits of Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy, and Marmee, as the March girls called their mother.”可知，The Marches家包括Mr. March，Mrs. March(Marmee)和四个女儿Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy。故B选项正确。

【2】标题归纳题。文章介绍了March家的四个女儿的成长经历。故A选项适合做该文标题。

【3】细节理解题。由文章内容尤其是第三段中的“The happy days passed and darkness came”可知，March家的生活既有美好的时候，也有不好的时候，例如：Mr. March在战场上生病，Mrs. March奔赴前线照顾丈夫，Beth生病等。故结合选项，C选项正确。