Question

Amy Pankratz spent a few nights in the hospital with her daughter, Isabella, who caught a bad flu. “Lying in bed beside Isabella, I could hear the cries of children in pain, ”says Amy. “It completely broke my heart.”

When Isabella was getting well and could leave her room, she wore her prized possession—a “superhero cape(短斗篷)” Amy had sewn to encourage her—and walked into the hallway. The pink cape was an instant hit with the other young patients, who were doing exercise around the nursing station. “Then, all the kids were taking turns wearing the cape, giggling, ”Amy says. “These were some of the same children I had heard crying the night before, and here they were playing and having fun—kids just being kids!”

From that moment on, Amy began making Comfort Capes for little ones battling with serious illnesses. “I felt God presenting an opportunity, ”she says. “I hoped Comfort Capes can help these kids feel brave, to lift some of the fear away. ”

Since then, Amy has made and donated more than 5, 000 capes in the United States. Amy usually pays for materials herself, although she accepts donations.

The capes she makes for kids in treatment are different from those her own children have. Before Amy starts to sew she learns what image or character the little boy or girl connects with. “I choose the pattern, color and theme specially for each child,” explains Amy.

When she is not sewing, Amy is raising awareness of childhood cancers and looking into ways to get Comfort Capes to more kids who need them, “If a cape can help a child, even only for a moment, forget his illness, it’s worth the time spent sewing,” she says.

1.What made Amy feel sad when she was staying with her daughter in the hospital?

A.Her daughter’s serious illness.

B.The cries of children in pain.

C.The tiredness from sewing the cape.

D.The illness of children in her daughter’s room.

2.What purpose did Amy have when she began making Comfort Capes for sick children?

A.To make them feel warm.

B.To find friends for her daughter.

C.To make them happy and fearless.

D.To raise the awareness of children’s illness.

3.According to the passage, we can get that the author’s attitude toward Amy’s behaviour is ________.

A. indifferentB. neutralC. negativeD. supportive

4.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. Turning Sick Kids into Superheroes

B. How to Treat the Sick Children

C. A strong Mom Who Helps Others

D. Amy: a Considerate Woman

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

【解析】

试题分析:文讲述Amy在女儿生病的时候为女儿缝制了一件短斗篷，就是这件斗篷为医院里生病的孩子带来了快乐。由此，Amy 产生了灵感，决定通过为生病的孩子缝制斗篷，让孩子们暂时忘却疾病带来的痛苦。

1.根据第一段中“I could hear the cries of children in pain, ”. . . “It completely broke my heart. ”可知，Amy 因为听见孩子们痛苦的哭泣而感到心碎。故选B。

2. 细节理解题。根据第三段中“I hoped Comfort Capes can help these kids feel brave, to lift some of the fear away.”可知，Amy 缝制“安慰斗篷”是为了让孩子们快乐，忘掉病痛带来的折磨，更勇敢地面对疾病。

3.推理判断题。作者以平铺直叙的方式为我们讲述了一位伟大的母亲的行为，字里行间流露出对Amy的赞扬之情。supportive意为“支持的，赞助的”，符合题意。

4.,一个母亲为生病的孩子缝制了一件超人的斗篷，从这次的经历中她获得了帮助更多孩子的灵感，她通过缝制斗篷使生病的孩子快乐而勇敢，故A项正确。

考点：考查故事类阅读。

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关于细节理解题

用细节定位法：细节理解题属直接解答性问题，是阅读理解题中最简单的一种，多数属中低难度的送分题。但由于高考所占的比例很大，应特别引起注意。事实和细节题的命题特点是：把某词语、某个句子或某具体事实用不同于原文的另一方式或句型表达，即同义改写。解答这类题的窍门是：A)注意掌握英语的多种表达法；B)正确分析词语在句中的作用；C)熟练运用英语的句型转换；D)读懂题干所提出的问题，并准确地找到文中涉及该问题的句子。

比如文章第21题，就需要快速定位在文章的第一段内容“Lying in bed beside Isabella, I could hear the cries of children in pain, ”says Amy. “It completely broke my heart. ”可知Amy 因为听见孩子们在痛苦中哭泣而感到心碎，故正确答案为B。比如文章第22题，就需要快速定位在文章的第三段“I hoped Comfort Capes can help these kids feel brave, to lift some of the fear away. ”可知 Amy 缝制“安慰斗篷”是为了让孩子们快乐，忘掉病痛带来的折磨，更勇敢地面对疾病。故选C。