Question

As soon as the woman got into the house, her eight-year-old daughter told her that her younger brother drew so many pictures on the clean wall of his bedroom and left the white wall in a mess.

When the woman heard this, she was angry. “Where’s your brother now?”

“He’s hiding himself in the cupboard in his bedroom.” The little girl answered.

The woman got even angrier. She complained about her son when she went towards her son’s bedroom.

The six-year-old boy was staying with fear in the cupboard when he heard what his mother said. He knew she got really angry this time.

The woman pushed the door open with a loud noise. But when she saw the words and pictures on the wall, her anger soon disappeared. “I love you, mum!” covered the whole wall, with so many hearts around them, and so many stars in the sky.

The mother’s eyes were full of happy tears. She opened the door of the cupboard, and hugged (拥抱) her son tightly. The boy said “I love you, Mum!” to her mother in a low voice when he was in his mother’s arms.

It’s the most expensive present from her son — “Love on the wall”. Eight years later, the boy suddenly died of heart disease. The mother had kept the wall tidy with great care for nearly fifty years until she was dead.

In the mother’s heart, it seemed that her son was alive, and always looking at her in the sky with many shining stars around him.

1.Why was the woman angry at first after she heard what her daughter said?

A. Her children fought with each other at home.

B. Her daughter didn’t look after her son well.

C. Her son drew pictures on the white clean wall.

D. Her husband left her children at home alone.

2.There are __________ people appearing in the story.

A. three.           B. five.

C. six.               D. eight. 

3.How old might the girl be now?

A. Sixteen years old.       B. Thirty years old.

C. Fifty-eight years old.   D.Sixty-six years old.

4.The boy died at the age of __________.

A. six            B. eight         C. fourteen        D. Sixteen

5.What kind of story do you think it is?

A. A happy story.          B. A love story.

C. A funny story.          D. A humorous story.

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：有一位妇女听到女儿说自己的儿子在墙上乱画时很生气，但当她看到儿子在墙上写到“我爱你，妈妈！”周围有许多的爱心的时候，母亲的眼睛充满了幸福的眼泪。8年后死于心脏病，那位母亲一直保持着墙的整洁，直到50年后她去世。在母亲的心里，似乎她的儿子永远是活着的。

1.C细节理解题。根据短文开头的句子“her eight-year-old daughter told her that her younger brother drew so many pictures on the clean wall of his bedroom and left the white wall in a mess. When the woman heard this, she was angry.”当那位妇女听到女儿说自己的儿子在墙上乱画时，她很生气，答案为C。

2.A细节理解题。根据短文内容可知，故事中只出现了一位妈妈和她的两个孩子，共三人，故答案为A。

3.D数字计算题。故事开头提到小女孩8岁，再根据后面的句子“Eight years later, the boy suddenly died of heart disease. The mother had kept the wall tidy with great care for nearly fifty years until she was dead.”8+8+50=66，故答案为D。

4.C数字计算题。故事开头提到小男孩6岁，再根据后面的句子“Eight years later, the boy suddenly died of heart disease.”可知，6+8=14，小男孩14岁时死于心脏病，答案为C。

5.细节理解题。从短文内容我们可以看出这是一篇情感故事，体现了母子之间的那种纯真的爱。答案为B。

考点：故事类短文阅读。