Question

How hard we have all prayed(祈祷) to grow up quickly, and looked forward to the happy days of being a grown-up and enjoying the many interests that a youth should have.

At last, you have grown up. At least you are no longer a child. They call you “young lady”. You then enjoy the pleasure of being a young lady. You are proud of being a grown-up teenager. People welcome you-this young lady-heartily. You are glad that your prayer has been answered.

But there is always something that troubles you a lot. You say; “Papa and Mama, give me some money please. My pocket money is all gone already.”

“No”, they say, “your age is a dangerous age. If you have too much money to spend, it won’t do you any good.” Then you have to stay at home because you dare not go out with an empty pocket.

Another time you tell your grandma, “Grandma, see, I am a grown-up now.”

“Good, now, you can sit here and knit (编织) this for me while I go and have a rest.” To show that you are no more a child, you have to sit there the whole afternoon doing the work, which only a grown-up can do. After an hour, you find it hard to do, and give the knitting basket back to your grandma. Your grandma criticizes your work. You hear what she says, “Such a big girl can’t do such easy work.” You wish then you were a child again.

But the fact is, you are growing up, and you can’t help it. That’s the way it goes!

1.The passage is told about _______ problems.

A. a growing-up boy’s       B. an old woman’s

C. a teenage girl’s         D. a grown-up’s

2.How does she know her prayer has been answered?

A. She is no longer a kid.

B. People begin to call her teenager.

C. She can join women in all kinds of activities.

D. People treat her as a young lady.

3.From what her parents say, we know _________.

A. they still regard her as a child

B. they don’t believe she is already a teenager

C. it’s dangerous for a girl to spend money

D. they love her more than before

4.Having heard her grandma’s criticism(批评), _________.

A. she has to lie in bed, doing nothing

B. she wishes she were not growing up

C. she knows she has already worked the whole afternoon

D. she finds it isn’t her turn to do knitting

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：文章介绍一个热切想要长大的女孩的问题，一心希望长大，却发现在父母眼里孩子孩子，做成人有做成人的烦恼。

1. then enjoy the pleasure of being a young lady. 可知文章讲的是一个年轻女孩的问题，选C。

2. least you are no longer a child. They call you “young lady”可知人们当她是一个年轻的女士，所以她2觉得自己的祈祷有效果了，选D。

3. age is a dangerous. If you have too much money to spend, it won’t do you any good.可知父母仍然当她是个孩子，所以选A。

4. wish then you were a child again.可知被奶奶批评后，你希望没有长大，所以选B。

考点: 考查人生百味类短文