Question

    I had been unhappy since(自从) my new neighbor moved in. Every time when I began writing, I could hear a girl singing next door. She didn’t sing well, and even out of tune(调). So it is really a noise pollution(噪音污染) for me.

One day, soon after I sat down behind the computer, I heard the girl singing again. I felt it was too noisy, so I had my husband go to next door and complained(抱怨) about the noise. Ten minutes later, my husband came back with a sad look, saying, “That girl is only 17 but she had bone(骨头) cancer. Her mother said that the more painful(痛的) it is, the louder(更大声地) her daughter sings.” I know now the singing helped reduce(减少) her pains.

I said to my husband, “Please tell her mother that the girl can sing as she likes. We don’t mind it at all.”

From that day on, I no longer thought the girl did anything wrong and even got used to her singing. I felt as if(好像) it were like the smell of sunbeams and watching the flowers and plants. The next year I left home on business. My husband phoned me that the girl died.

I returned home in late summer or early autumn. Sitting at home I couldn’t help feeling something wanting. Suddenly I understood that I could no longer hear the next-door girl sing.

1.How did the writer feel when she heard the girl singing at first?

A.Unhappy. B.Thankful. C.Lucky. D.Surprised.

2.When did the girl often sing next to the door?

A.When she was free. B.When she felt tired after work.

C.When she missed her mother. D.When she felt the pain.

3.The girl died at the age of ________.

A.16 B.17 C.18 D.20

4.We can learn from the passage that ________.

A.the writer was a reporter B.the writer worked together with her husband

C.the girl likes singing very much D.the girl sang loudly to relax her illness

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了一个女孩用歌声来对抗病痛的故事，作者也从一开始的无法欣赏、满腹抱怨到理解并同情女孩。

1.题意：当作者一开始听到那女孩唱歌时，她有什么感觉？

细节理解题。根据原文第1段I had been unhappy since(自从) my new neighbor moved in ... So it is really a noise pollution(噪音污染) for me可知，作者并不喜欢女孩的歌声，听到就觉得不高兴。A选项Unhappy“不高兴的”符合题意，故选A。

2.题意：隔壁的女孩通常会在什么时候唱歌？

细节理解题。根据原文第2段Her mother said that the more painful(痛的) it is, the louder(更大声地) her daughter sings可知，女孩通常会在她病痛发作的时候唱歌。D选项When she felt the pain“当她感到疼痛时”符合题意，故选D。

3.题意：女孩在她__________岁时去世了。

推理判断题。根据原文That girl is only 17和The next year I left home on business. My husband phoned me that the girl died可推断，女孩在18岁的时候去世了。C选项“18”符合题意，故选C。

4.题意：我们可以从本文中得知__________。

细节理解题。根据原文第2段Her mother said that the more painful(痛的) it is, the louder(更大声地) her daughter sings.”I know now the singing helped reduce(减少) her pains可知，女孩是在用歌声来缓解自己的病痛。D选项the girl sang loudly to relax her illness“那女孩大声唱歌以减轻病痛”符合题意，故选D。