Question

We went into a secondhand shop to get out of the rain. I took my 6-year-old daughter’s hand and we started to walk around. Suddenly she reached out her hand to touch a pair of shiny black shoes.

“Buy for me?” she asked.

“Oh, Sweetie, they are tap dancing (踢踏舞) shoes. You aren’t taking tap dance.”

“Buy for me?” she repeated.

“Well, let’s try them on.”

She sat on the floor and took off her bright pink rain boots. When she stood up we heard “click”. She took a step, “click, click, click.”

The sun came out and we went on our way. Our next stop was the grocery store. “Click, click, click…” people turned to look as we entered the store. People would never allow their daughter to wear tap dancing shoes to the grocery store.

“Excuse me, dear. Why would you allow(允许) your daughter to wear tap dancing shoes here? They make such a noise.”

“Isn’t it wonderful?”

“Wonderful? My dear, this is not the place to wear those shoes.”

“You don’t understand. When she was a baby, doctors told us that she would never walk or talk. It has taken a lot of hard work and patience, but she asked for the shoes and the ‘click, click, click’ says that she can walk,” I said.

My daughter is 18 now and will graduate from grade 12 in June. It has not always been easy, but it has all been worthwhile (值得的). She has taught me that it doesn’t matter what others think. They don’t walk in your shoes.

1.Why did the mother and daughter go to the secondhand shop?
A. Because the daughter loved the place.

B. Because they liked walking there so much.          

C. Because they tried to keep themselves from the rain.

D. Because the mother wanted to buy cheap shoes for her daughter.

2.People would never allow their daughter to wear tap dancing shoes to the grocery store because _________.

A. they are noisyB. they are expensive

C. they are dirtyD. it is not allowed

3.What does the sentence “They don’t walk in your shoes” mean?  

A. They don’t know how you feel.

B. They don’t walk the same way as you. 

C. They don’t know the size of your shoes.

D. They don’t have the same shoes as yours. 

4.The story tells us ______.

A. the love between mother and daughter is strong

B. you should wear the wrong shoes for your feet

C. wearing your own shoes helps you walk faster

D. sometimes you shouldn’t care about what others say

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.A

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了作者和女儿在避雨时女儿非常想穿踢踏鞋而穿踢踏鞋进入百货店是不被允许的。作者的女儿小时候,医生说她永远不会走路或说话，所以现在她能穿踢踏鞋，是作者最在乎的。这个告诉我们有时别人并不理解我们，所以不要总在乎其他人怎么想。

1.We went into a secondhand shop to get out of the rain描述，可知他们是为了避雨进的二手店。故选C。

2.短文Why would you allow(允许) your daughter to wear tap dancing shoes here? They make such a noise.”可知踢踏鞋发出很大的噪音。有人问母亲，为什么你允许你的女儿在这里穿踢踏鞋。故选A。

3.She has taught me that it doesn’t matter what others think. They don’t walk in your shoes.以及上下文可知，通过这件事告诉给我其他人想什么并不重要。他们没有穿着你的鞋走路，意思是说，并不理解你的想法，不知道你是怎么想的。故选A。

4.归纳理解题。根据短文叙述可知杂货店里的人并不理解作者为什么让女儿穿踢踏鞋，而作者看重的是女儿能走路。it doesn’t matter what others think其他人想什么并不重要。故选D。

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