Question

I recently had dinner with someone who told me that one of his best friends had been killed in a private plane crash, and something happened at the memorial service that he'll never forget. He shared the story with me.

At the memorial service, his friend's wife walked to the platform to speak to the gathering. She said a friend had asked her the best memory she had of their life together. At the moment, she had been too sad to answer, but she had thought about it since and wanted to answer the question.

They were in their late forties when he died, and she began talking about a time in their life almost twenty years earlier. She had quit her job to obtain her master's degree, and her husband never hesitated in his support.

He held down his own job and also did the cooking, cleaning, and other housework while she studied for her degree.

One time they both stayed up all night. She was finishing her paper, and he was preparing for an important business meeting. That morning, she walked out of her study, leaned against the door by the stairs, looked at her husband downstairs and just thought about how much she loved him. She knew how important this meeting was to his future, and she was feeling guilty that she didn't even have time to make his breakfast. He took his briefcase and hurried out. She heard the garage door open and close, but much to her surprise, she heard it open again about thirty seconds later. From above, she watched her husband dash into the house and walk over to the forgotten coffee table. Marking the surface of it with his finger through the dust with the words "I love you", then he raced back to his car.

The new widow then looked out at her audience and said, "John and I had a wonderful life together. We have been around the world several times. We've had everything money can buy. . . but nothing comes close to that moment."

Hearing this, I was deeply moved. "Love makes life worthwhile. "

1.The service was held to _________.

A. listen to the woman's story    B. express sorrow at the man's death

C. meet some old friends    D. share the woman's sadness

2.Why did the woman quit her job?

A. She had to support her husband.

B. She had too much housework to do.

C. She wanted to travel around the world.

D. She needed to concentrate on her studies.

3."He held down his own job…" in Paragraph 4 means that _________.

A. he managed to keep his job    B. he needed help in his work

C. he cancelled his job    D. he delayed his work

4.The woman mentioned an incident 20 years ago to show _________.

A. how busy their life was    B. how her husband loved her

C. how they improved their life    D. how hard her husband worked

Answer

1. B

2. D

3. A

4. B

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章作者叙述了一位妻子在丈夫的追悼会上讲述他们的故事。年轻的时候妻子读研丈夫养家，两人尽管很忙碌但非常相爱，一起走过美好的时光。作者旨在告诉读者：爱让生活变得更有价值。

1.细节理解题。根据文章第一段"I recently had dinner with someone who told me that one of his best friends had been killed in a private plane crash，and something happened at the memorial service that he'll never forget"可知这场追悼会的举行是为了哀悼女人的丈夫。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据文章第三段"She had quit her job to obtain her master's degree"可知女人辞掉她的工作是为了获得硕士学位。故选D。

3.句意推断题。根据文章第四段"He held down his own job and also did the cooking，cleaning，and other housework while she studied for her degree"可知为了让妻子专心学习，丈夫不仅要想方设法保住自己的工作还要分担家务；因此He held down his own job意为想方设法保住自己的工作。故选A。

4.推理判断题。根据文章第三、四、五段内容可知，女人提起20年前的事是为了说明她的丈夫如何爱她。故选B。