Question

    Even though my grandfather was a farmer, my grandmother would iron his work clothes every day.

Because I watched her do this through my childhood, I figured every old woman in the world did it. But as the years passed, I began to question this practice. Why in the world did grandfather need his work clothes ironed? Most days, he never saw anyone but me and maybe a few other crusty (易怒的) farmers.

Grandmother never ironed my clothes, and I surely didn’t see any use in doing it for myself. My clothes were usually so dirty by 9 a.m. that any sign of ironing would be long gone.

One day when I was about 13, I asked grandmother about it. I wanted to know why she thought it necessary to devote time and effort to pressing clothes that were rarely seen and would be dirty in just a short time.

Her reply was as sweet a sentiment as I have ever heard.

She told me that grandfather was the most handsome man in the world. She loved every chance she got to show him off and make the rest of the world jealous (妒忌) that he was hers.

She said, “I want him to feel beautiful. I iron his clothes every day because for all these years, he has made me feel beautiful. He is a man worthy of respect.”

The years went on, and I watched grandmother and grandfather grow old together. I was probably 30 when I understood what beauty really was---it was grandmother ironing grandfather’s clothes happily.

1.In Paragraph 2, what may the underlined words “this practice” mean?

A.Grandmother never ironed my school clothes.

B.Grandfather didn’t need his work clothes ironed.

C.Grandfather never saw anyone but me and some farmers.

D.Grandmother always ironed grandfather’s work clothes.

2.Why didn’t the writer think it necessary to iron his clothes for himself?

A.Because he wanted to make his grandmother feel beautiful by ironing her clothes.

B.Because he never saw anyone but his grandfather and maybe a few other farmers.

C.Because he loved every chance he got to show off and make the rest of the world jealous.

D.Because his clothes were often so dirty by 9 a.m. that nobody could see any sign of ironing

3.What’s probably the title of this passage?

A.The Ironing with Love B.My Beautiful Grandmother

C.Let Others Green with Envy D.Make His Clothes Beautiful

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.A

【解析】

本文是记叙文。从我小时候起，我奶奶就给我爷爷熨烫衣服，但我从没有看懂。直到当我30岁时，才开始懂得我爷爷和奶奶的互相关爱，那是生活之美。

1.词句猜测题。句意：但是随着时间的流逝，我对奶奶的这种做法开始产生疑问，根据本段内容指第一段的我奶奶每天熨烫给我爷爷衣服这件事，故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据文中第三段第2句My clothes were usually so dirty by 9 a.m. that any sign of ironing would be long gone. 因为我的衣服到9点钟通常很脏了，结果任何熨烫的标记都消失了，所以作者认为没必要熨烫衣服。故选D.。

3.标题归纳题。文章通过叙述我奶奶每天为爷爷熨衣服这件事，来展现爷爷奶奶之间的爱以及真正的生活之美，所以A选项最合适。