Question

When I was young, my father had one of the first telephones in our neighborhood. I remember the shiny box on the wall. But I was too little to reach it, I could only listen to my mother talk on it.

I discovered that inside the wonderful box lived an amazing person whose name was Information Please. There was nothing she did not know.

One day my mother went out. I accidentally hurt my finger when I was playing with a hammer. I walked around the house sucking my hurting finger, finally seeing the telephone. Quickly I dragged a chair over and climbed up.

“Information Please,” I spoke into the receiver. A click or two and a small clear voice spoke into my ear, “Information.”

“I hurt my finger…” I cried into the phone.

“Isn’t your mother home?” came the question.

“Nobody’s home but me.” I sobbed.

“Are you bleeding?” the voice asked.

“No,” I replied. “I hit my finger with the hammer and it hurts.”

“Can you open your icebox?” she asked. I said I could.

“Then take a little piece of ice and hold it to your finger.” Said the voice.

After that, I called “Information Please” for everything. I asked her for help with my geography and she told me where Philadelphia was. She helped me with my math. She told me her name was Sally.

Then there was the time my pet canary (金丝雀) died. I called “Information Please” and told Sally the sad story. “Why is it that birds sing so beautifully and bring joy to all families, only to end up as a pile of feathers?” She listened, then said quietly, “Paul, always remember that there are other worlds to sing in.” Somehow I felt better.

One day when I called “Information Please” again, a different voice answered “Information.”

I asked for Sally. “Are you a friend?” she said.

“Yes.” I answered

“I’m sorry to have to tell you this,” she said. “She died five days ago.” Before I could hang up she said, “Wait a minute. Did you say your name was Paul?”

“Yes!”

“Well, Sally left a message for you. The note said, “Tell him I still say there are other worlds to sing in. He’ll know what I mean.” I thanked her and hung up. I knew what Sally meant.

1.When the author hurt his finger, he rang because______.

A. he believed that the telephone knew everything.

B. the telephone could tell him a doctor’s number

C. his mother was on the other end of the telephone

D. he was once told to ask for help in this way

2. Through the help from Sally, it can be inferred that______.

A. Sally was a geography teacher

B. Sally was the author’s friend

C. Sally was a considerate person

D. Sally was an imaginary person

3.What did Sally really mean by her message?

A. She was sure that she could sing in other worlds.

B. She didn’t want Paul to be sad about her death.

C. Singing helped Paul to face death more easily.

D. There was no need for Paul to call her anymore.

4.What is the best title for this passage?

A. My Pet’s Death                   B. An Amazing Woman

C. A Healing Message                 D. My Magic Box

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了电话接线员Sally和“我”之间的深厚友谊。在我无助的时候，我总是向她求助她帮助了我很多。甚至在她去世以后，仍然不忘给我留言安慰我不要太难过。

1.A 推理判断题。根据文章第二段I discovered that inside the wonderful box lived an amazing person whose name was Information Please. There was nothing she did not know. 可知作者发现在盒子里有一个名叫Information Please的人，她似乎什么事情都知道。所以在我受伤以后，我才会想起去打电话向“她”求助。故A正确。

2.C 推理判断题。根据第六段：“I hurt my finger…” I cried into the phone. “Isn’t your mother home?” came the question. “Nobody’s home but me.” I sobbed. “Are you bleeding?” the voice asked. “No,” I replied. “I hit my finger with the hammer and it hurts.” “Can you open your icebox?” she asked. I said I could. “Then take a little piece of ice and hold it to your finger.” Said the voice.从他们之间的对话内容可知Sally很耐心地指导“我”如何处理自己的伤口。说明她是一个很体贴细致的人。ABD三项从文章中都看不到证据。故C正确。

3.B 推理判断题。根据倒数第八段She listened, then said quietly, “Paul, always remember that there are other worlds to sing in.” Somehow I felt better.这是当“我”的金丝雀死掉的时候Sally安慰我的话。金丝雀在另外一个世界去唱歌了。后来她给我的留言中也使用了这句话，同样也是在安慰我，不希望我太难受。故B正确。

4.My Magic Box”与文章第一段“I remember the shiny box on the wall.”相联系。而且很醒目，能吸引读者。ABC三项与文章内容并没有太大的关系。

【名师点睛】

本文5.

标题可以是单词、短语，也可以是句子，它高度概括了文章内容，点明文章主题，它是文章中心思想最精练的表达形式。那如何选择文章的标题呢？如同选择文章的主题思想一样，标题要有概括性、全面性、针对性。标题要避免概括不够，即以部分代整体，或以事实细节代替具体的大意；也要避免概括过度，即脱离了文本内容的过度发挥，导致标题范围太大，缺乏针对性。像帽子一样，大小合适才行。另外，标题要简洁、突出、新颖。标题是文章的点睛之笔，所以它还要具有醒目的特点，能吸引读者。

本文6.My Magic Box”醒目能吸引读者的注意力。让人联想，这是一个什么样的盒子，会继续向下阅读。达到了标题的设题目的。

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