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When I was a foreign teacher in China, every day I taught English to my students and they taught me about China. One day the topic turned to saying “I love you”. I was shocked (震惊) to learn that not one of my students has said this to their mothers, nor had their mothers said it to them.

“Does your mother love you?” “Of course,” they answered. “How do you know?” was my logical question. They responded that their moms cooked and always told them what they were doing wrong to show their caring. I was stunned (使目瞪口呆). So mom’s cooking and criticizing read out as “I love you”.

“Then do you say ‘I love you’ to her?” They agreed that getting good grades, followed by good jobs would be how they showed their love.

I come from a culture where most people are expressive enough, so I repeated these questions in classes over time. Gradually, I began to get different responses. Some of them had exchanged those sentiments with their moms.

One of my favorite stories of change came from a girl. When she came home from university, her mother met her at the door and hugged her. This had never happened before, but her mom said, “Now that you have gone, I have more time to myself. I noticed that in some places mothers and children hug each other and I decided it was a good idea and that I would begin hugging you.”

In my family we all say “I love you” a lot. While it is true that we often say the words without having great depth of feelings at that moment, it is almost like a blessing we give each other. Those three words carry a world of meaning, even when said as a greeting, but most especially if they are the last words we say to or hear from those we love.

1.The foreign teacher _________．

A．comes from America

B．is a young woman

C．is expressive enough

D．knows much about China

2.Why was the foreign teacher shocked?

A. Because her students say "I love you" to her.

B. Because the students’ mums don't love them.

C. Because the students don’t know the meaning of “I love you”.

D. Because the students and their mums didn’t say “I love you” to each other.

3.In paragraph 5, what’s the real meaning of the mom's hugging?

A．She is meeting her daughter at the door．

B．She loves her daughter and misses her．

C．She is glad that she has more time to herself．

D．She finds it interesting to hug her daughter．

4.What's the main idea of the passage?

A．Say “I love you” more to your family．

B．Say “I love you” a lot to Chinese people．

C．Say “I love you” as a greeting to others．

D．Say “I  love you” without great depth of feelings．

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了的是我们要向家人说“我爱你”来表达我们对他们的爱。

1.C细节理解题。根据I come from a culture where most people are expressive enough, so I repeated these questions in classes over time.可知，外籍教师有足够的表现力。故选C。

2.D细节理解题。根据I was shocked (震惊) to learn that not one of my students has said this to their mothers, nor had their mothers said it to them.可知学生和妈妈之间都没有说过“我爱你”，作者感到震惊了。故选D。

3.B综合理解题。在第五自然段中妈妈拥抱了孩子，说明妈妈非常爱她的女儿，也非常想念她的女儿。故选B。

4.4】A综合理解题。通读全文可知，我们要多向家人说我爱你。根据句意，故选A。

考点：考查日常生活类短文阅读。