Question

I stand outside waving at the car pulling slowly out of our driveway. I force a smile, hoping it will cover up my tearing eyes, but I know it’s not working. I run into the house, slam the door behind me, and begin crying. It’s just occurred to me that I can’t see my elder sister, Monsura, in the next four months.

I ask myself why it is that I’m crying when I know she's doing something good for herself. I feel selfish for thinking about it but I’d be lying if I said I was happy for her choosing to study in a university in Boston. When my brother, Shafat, left for college, it was different. I still had one sibling at home to call me the stupidest person on a daily basis.

I am reminded of the things we did together as kids. In our old two-bed-room apartment, our parents gave in to our constant begging and traded rooms with us for one night. It was like being part of the amusement park, using our parents’ big bed as a trampoline (蹦床).It was during the first night that I witnessed a full moon. My sister and I believed my brother. He said that the moon was yellow because it was made from cheese. We made plans to visit the moon so we could melt a part of it and make cheese dip. But now I laugh at myself for being so innocent.

Sitting in front of my computer, I listen to songs that remind me of my two best friends. I come to terms with the fact that there's no longer anyone here to laugh uncontrollably with me or to turn to at night when I have a nightmare.

I’m shaken into reality by the sound of my cell phone ringing. Shafat is calling. I pick up and he immediately says “Thank you for such a great childhood.'' Those few words mean the world to me. We three-way call Monsura and spend the next hour reliving memory after memory, and by the end, I forget that I’m alone at home.

1.Why does the writer feel very sad?

A. She isn't admitted to a university.

B. She has no one to accompany her at home.

C. Monsura thinks she is stupid.

D. Monsura and Shafat didn’t go to the same college.

2.The kids traded rooms with their parents because    .

A. they hoped to sleep in one room

B. they expected to see a fall moon

C. they could play together on their parents’ bed

D. they wanted to make plans to visit the moon

3.What is the turning point of the story?

A. That the writer’s brother left home for college.

B. That the writer cried hard on the day when Monsura left.

C. That the writer listened to songs that remind her of something.

D. That the writer talked with her sister and brother on the phone,

4.What might be the best title for the passage?

A. My childhood    B. A very sad day

C. A hard-won family union    D. The most precious family love

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.D

【解析】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲了作者的姐姐因为要离开家上大学，作者感到很伤心，同时勾起了作者小时候与哥哥姐姐们一起玩耍的快乐回忆，最后三个人在电话里愉快的聊了起来。

1.推理判断题，根据第一段“It’s just occurred to me that I can’t see my elder sister, Monsura, in the next four months.”，可知，作者在接下来的四个月里都看不到姐姐了，由此推断作者感到伤心的原因是在家没人陪她了，故选B.

2.细节理解题，根据第三段“It was like being part of the amusement park, using our parents’ big bed as a trampoline (蹦床).”，可知，作者与父母交换房间的原因是可以在父母的大床上玩耍，像是游乐场的一部分，故选C.

3.推理判断题，本文前四段都在讲因为作者的姐姐离开家去上大学，作者的伤心以及由此勾起的她们小时候在一起的幸福回忆，而最后一段笔锋一转：作者的回忆被手机铃声打断，然后作者和哥哥姐姐们一起开始在电话中谈话，故选D.

4.主旨大意题，浏览全文，主要讲了作者的姐姐因为要离开家上大学，作者感到很伤心，同时勾起了作者小时候与哥哥姐姐们一起玩耍的快乐回忆，最后三个人在电话里愉快的聊了起来，全文都透着一种亲人间的珍贵的爱，故选D.

【名师点睛】

细节事实理解题主要考查考生对文章中某一些特定细节或文章的重要实事的理解能力。它一般包括直接理解题和语义理解题两种。直接理解题的答案与原文直接挂钩，从阅读材料中可以找到。 在阅读中可以使用定位法与跳读法解决直接理解题。定位法即根据题干和选项所提供的信息直接从原文中找到相应的句子(即定位)，然后进行比较和分析(尤其要注意一些同义转换)，从而找出正确答案。跳读法即根据题干和选项所提供的信息跳读原文，并找到相关的句子(有时可能是几个句子)或段落，然后进行分析和推理等，从而找出正确答案。

以本文为例，本题运用定位法：我们根据题干中“The kids traded rooms with their parents because”孩子们和父母交换房间是因为……，其关键词是trade, 从而直接定位到第三段第二句含有trade的句子--“, our parents gave in to our constant begging and traded rooms with us for one night. It was like being part of the amusement park, using our parents’ big bed as a trampoline (蹦床).”可知我们是因为要在父母的大床上玩耍才要和父母换房间的，故选择C项。