Question

I will never forget the tenth summer of childhood with my grandfather in western Norway at the mountain farm where my mother was born. As a boy ,I always thought people simply bought whatever they need. Whether Grandfather knew this, I don’t know. One day he said, ”Come, I have something for you.”

I followed him to a workroom. “You should have a toy boat. You can sail it at Storvassdal.” He said. Great, I thought,looking around for the boat. But there was none.

Grandfather pointed to a block of wood. “The boat is in there,” he said. Then he handed me some tools and showed me how to use them properly. “It’ll be a fine boat,and you’ll make it with your own hands,” he said,”No one can give you what you do for yourself.” The words rang in my head as I worked. Finished the boat. It wasn’t much to look at ,but I was poud. Then I sailed it at Storvassdal.

We had to return to America. “You cannot bring that boat home with you,” my mother said. We already had too much baggage. Feeling sad, I hid my boat under a big rock at Storvassdal.

I said good-bye to Grandfather, not knowing I would never see him again.

In 1964, I went to Storvassdal with my parents and my wife and children. To my surprise,for 34 years my treasure stayed here,waiting for my return. I felt we three were togethet again although my grandfather had died 22 years before.

I carved”1930”and”1964” on its side and put it back.

I returned to the lake in 1968,1971,1977 and 1988. Each time I had the boat and carved the year,my grandfather seemed near.

My last trip to Storvassdal was in 1991. I brought my granddaughters: Catherine,13; Claire,12. I hoped they would understand the importance of the little boat and its simple message. At Storvassdal, Claire said softly, ‘Grandpa,someday I’ll come back.’ She added,”And I’ll bring my children.”

1.What lesson did the writer’s grandfather probably teach him?

A.Boys should have a toy boat at childhood.

B.People can simply buy whatever they need.

C.Boys should learn to make a boat out of wood.

D.No one can give you what you do for yourself.

2.The underline words”we three” in Paragraph 6 refer to__________

A.Mother,the boat and me.

B.Grandfather,the boat and me.

C.Catherine,Claire and me.

D.Grandfather , Mother and me.

3.According to the passage,we can infer（推断） that _____________

A.The writer’s mother was born in western Norway

B.The writer’s grandfather died in 1930

C.The boat took me back to Norway four times

D.Claire understood the meaning of the boat

4.What’s the best titile of the passage?

A.The Little Boat That Sailed Through Time

B.The Little Boat And My Wife

C.The Little Boat That Sailed At Storvassdal

D.The Little Boat And My Parents

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.D

4.A

【解析】

本文作者回忆了自己与爷爷及一艘自己做的船之间的故事。在母亲出生的山区农场里，爷爷给作者提供工具和原材料，作者制作了一艘船。回美国时，作者把船藏在了大石头下。几次返回时，作者看到了船，也就好像看到了爷爷。船、爷爷之间的情愫在一代一代地传承着。

1.推理判断题。题意：作者的爷爷可能教给他什么？A. Boys should have a toy boat at childhood.男生在童年时应该有一个玩具船；B. People can simply buy whatever they need.人们可以简简单单地买到他们需要的东西；C.Boys should learn to make a boat out of wood.男生应该学会用木材做船；D. No one can give you what you do for yourself.没有人可以给你你为自己创造的东西。根据文中的：he said,”No one can give you what you do for yourself.” The words rang in my head as I worked. 可知爷爷的这句话给我留下了深刻的印象。故选D。

2.词义猜测题。题意：第6段里的有下划线的we three指的是什么？A. Mother,the boat and me.妈妈、船和我；B. Grandfather,the boat and me. 爷爷、船和我；C. Catherine,Claire and me. 我和Catherine,Claire；D. Grandfather , Mother and me. 爷爷、妈妈和我。作者看着船说出了这句话：I felt we three were togethet again although my grandfather had died 22 years before.虽然爷爷22年前去世了，但是我感到我们三个又在一起了。可以推测出指的是船，爷爷和我。故选B。

3.推理判断题。题意：根据短文，我们可以推断出什么？ A. The writer’s mother was born in western Norway作者的母亲生于挪威西部；B. The writer’s grandfather died in 1930作者的爷爷死于1930年；C. The boat took me back to Norway four times船带着我四次回到挪威；D. Claire understood the meaning of the boat Claire明白船的含义。由短文最后一句： At Storvassdal, Claire said softly, ‘Grandpa,someday I’ll come back.’ She added,”And I’ll bring my children.”可知Claire知道大人们为什么带她来看船，而且说自己今后也一样要带着孩子来看。可以推测出她明白了船的含义。故选D。

4.标题归纳题。题意：短文最好的标题是什么？A. The Little Boat That Sailed Through Time穿越时光的小船；B. The Little Boat And My Wife 小船和我的妻子；C. The Little Boat That Sailed At Storvassdal在Storvassdal航行的小船；D. The Little Boat And My Parents小船和我的父母。文中的小船不是一只简单的小船，它有着作者爷爷的影子，看到小船就看到了作者的爷爷。而且这种感情会一代一代地传承下去，故选A。