Question

When I spent the summer with my grandmother, she always set me down to the general store with a list. Behind the counter was a lady like no one I’d ever seen.

“Excuse me,” I said. She looked up and said, “I’m Miss Bee.”

“I need to get these.” I said, holding up my list. “So? Go get them. ” Miss Bee pointed to a sign. “There’s no one here except you and me and I’m not your servant, so get yourself a basket from that pile.”

I visited Miss Bee twice a week that summer. Sometimes she shortcharged me. Other times she overcharged. Going to the store was like going into battle. All summer long she found ways to trick me. No sooner had I learned how to pronounce “bicarbonate of soda” and memorized its location on the shelves than she made me hunt for it all over again. But by summer’s end the shopping trip that had once taken me an hour was done in 15 minutes.

“All right, little girl,” she said. “What did you learn this summer?” “That you’re a meanie!” I replied. Miss Bee just laughed and said, “I know what you think of me. Well, I don’t care! My job is to teach every child I meet life lessons. When you get older you’ll be glad!” Glad I met Miss Bee? Ha! The idea was absurd…

Until one day my daughter came to me with homework troubles. “It’s too hard,” she said. “Could you finish my math problems for me?”

“If I do it for you, how will you ever learn to do it yourself?” I said. Suddenly, I was back at that general store where I had learned the hard way to add up my bill by myself. Had I ever been overcharged since?

1.What did the author’s grandmother always ask her to do during her summer vacation?

A. Make lists for her shopping.

B. Buy something in the general store.

C. Send lists to the lady in the general store.

D. Go to see the lady in a store.

2.What can we infer about Miss Bee?

A. She used to learn to pronounce the names of some goods in the store.

B. She neither shortcharged the author nor overcharged her.

C. Teaching kids lessons was Miss Bee’s job at that time.

D. Her tricks made the author finish shopping in a shorter time.

3.The author mentioned her daughter to __________.

A. show her satisfaction with her kid’s homework

B. inform readers of her irresponsibility for her kid

C. tell readers Miss Bee’s influence on her

D. express her opposition to Miss Bee

4.What can be a suitable title for the text?

A. An unforgettable summer travel

B. Being a responsible mother

C. Mean grandma giving a precious lesson

D. Making a meaningful life list

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.C

【解析】

1.细节理解题。根据第一段第一句When I spent the summer with my grandmother, she always set me down to the general store with a list.可知，在暑假期间，作者的祖母总是要求她在普通商店买东西。故选B。

2.推理判断题。根据第四段中No sooner had I learned how to pronounce “bicarbonate of soda” and memorized its location on the shelves than she made me hunt for it all over again. But by summer’s end the shopping trip that had once taken me an hour was done in 15 minutes.可知，Miss Bee的技巧使作者在更短的时间内完成了购物。故选D。

3.推理判断题。根据最后两段Until one day my daughter came to me with homework troubles. “It’s too hard,” she said. “Could you finish my math problems for me?”和“If I do it for you, how will you ever learn to do it yourself?” I said. Suddenly, I was back at that general store where I had learned the hard way to add up my bill by myself.可知，作者提到她的女儿是为了告诉读者Miss Bee对她的影响。故选C。

4.主旨大意题。根据第一段第一句When I spent the summer with my grandmother, she always set me down to the general store with a list.可知，本文讲述的是吝啬的奶奶给作者上了宝贵的一课。故选C。