Question

As a little boy, there was nothing I liked better than Sunday afternoons at my grandfather's farm in western Pennsylvania.  Surrounded by miles of winding stonewalls, the house and farm provided endless hours of fun for a city kid like me.

I can still remember one afternoon when I was eight years old.  Since my first visit to the farm, I'd wanted more than anything to be allowed to climb the stonewalls surrounding the farm.  My parents would never agree. The walls were old; some stones were missing, others loose and falling into pieces. Still, my wish to climb across those walls grew so strong that finally, one spring afternoon, I summoned (鼓起) all my courage and entered the living room, where the adults had gathered after Sunday dinner.

"I, uh, I want to climb the stonewalls," I said hesitantly.  Everyone looked up.  "Can I climb the stone walls?" Immediately a chorus went up from the women in the room.  "Heavens, no!" they cried, "You'll hurt yourself!" I wasn't too disappointed; the response was just as I'd expected.  But before I could leave the room, I was stopped by my grandfather's loud voice.  "Now hold on just a minute," I heard him say, "Let the boy climb the stone walls.  He has to learn to do things for himself.'

"Go," he said to me, "and come and see me when you get back. ' For the next two and a half hours I climbed those old walls and had the time of my life.  Later I met with my grandfather to tell him about my adventure.  I'll never forget what he said.  "Fred," he said, smiling widely,  "you made this day a special day just by being yourself.  Always remember: there's only one person in this whole world like you, and I like you as you are."

Many years have passed since then, and today I host the television program Mister Rogers'

Neighborhood, seen by millions of children throughout America.  There have been changes over the years, but one thing remains the same: my message to children at the end of almost every visit.

"There's only one person in this whole world like you," the kids can count on hearing my say,  "and people can like you as you are."

1.Which of the statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. As a city kid, Fred was unwilling to go to his grandfather's farm.

B. Fred helped his grandfather build the stonewalls to protect the farm.

C. Fred was sure that his parents would agree with his climbing the stonewalls.

D. Fred' grandfather encouraged him to do things for himself.

2.Why wasn't Fred allowed to climb the stonewalls at first?

A. Because he was too young to climb the stonewalls on his own.

B. Because his parents were very strict with him.

C. Because his family thought it was dangerous to climb the stonewalls.

D. Because his grandpa didn't like him going out.

3.What can we infer from the passage?

A. The TV program Mister Rogers' Neighborhood is popular with children in America.

B. Fred's grandpa wanted Fred to be a host of the TV program.

C. There's only one person in this whole world that likes Fred as he is.

D. When Fred was young, he didn't take his parents' opinions seriously.

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

【解析】文章讲述了作者小时候在乡村的经历。作者小时候很喜欢在祖父的农田上玩，并且渴望爬上围绕着农田的石墙。虽然大人们害怕爬墙会让作者伤到自己，但是祖父同意了。作者从自己的经历里面悟出一个道理：我们要做真实的自我。

1.题意：根据文章，下列哪个陈述是正确的？A. 作为一个城市的孩子，弗雷德不愿意去他祖父的农场。B.弗雷德帮助他的祖父建造石墙来保护农场。C.弗雷德确信他的父母会同意他攀爬石墙。D.弗雷德的祖父鼓励他为自己做事。通过对整篇文章的理解可知D选项符合题意，其它选项均不合题意，故答案选D。

2.题意：为什么弗雷德一开始不允许去爬石墙呢？A.因为他太年轻，不能独自攀爬石墙。B. 因为他的父母对他很严格。C. 因为他的家人认为攀爬石墙是危险的。D. 因为他祖父不允许他出去。根据文中的句子"Heavens, no!" they cried, "You'll hurt yourself!"可知弗雷德的家人认为攀爬石墙是危险的，所以不允许他去。故答案选C。

3.题意：从文中我们可以推断出什么？A.电视节目Mister Rogers' Neighborhood在美国很受孩子们的欢迎。B.弗雷德的祖父希望弗雷德成为电视节目主持人。C. 在这个世界上只有一个人喜欢弗雷德。D.当弗雷德年轻的时候，他没有认真对待父母的意见。根据…today I host the television program Mister Rogers' Neigh borhood, seen by millions of children throughout America.可知，A选项符合题意，故答案选A。