阅读理解Dadwasbroughthomeinthenight．Weheardeverysoundbutwepretendedtobeasleep．Nextmorninghelookedweakandthinsittinginachairbythekitchenfire．Thelight

Question

阅读理解

　　Dad was brought home in the night．We heard every sound but we pretended to be asleep．

　　Next morning he looked weak and thin sitting in a chair by the kitchen fire．The light of the fire shone through his long empty sleeve(袖子)．Everything went as usual．Grandma found something to do in the bedroom．Grandpa went out for some water．Mother with her back to us was getting the cakes ready for breakfast．

　　But nothing was right．When Grandma came out of the bedroom she walked on tiptoe．When Grandpa came back he said nothing about the weather．At breakfast Mother passed us the fruit and said something but her voice was too high．

　　At last my sister Lou pushed back her chair．“It's your turn to wash the dishes”．But I had washed the dishes the night before．I said nothing because it was not right to quarrel in front of Dad just home with the empty sleeve．

　　“It is your turn ” Lou said again．I looked at her in surprise．

　　“It is not ” I said because I suddenly remembered Mother had told us to go on as usual．

　　“Children children ” Mother said in a quiet glad kind of voice．And Dad was smiling because he felt at home at last．

(1)

What happened to Dad in the story do you know?
[　　]
A．	He was badly ill．
B．	He had a long journey．
C．	He drank too much．
D．	He lost one of his arms

(2)

The family ________ when they saw Dad's empty sleeve．
[　　]
A．	was too surprised to do anything
B．	felt sad and cried a lot
C．	tried not to show their feelings
D．	showed no worry at all

(3)

Lou wanted to quarrel with the writer because ________．
[　　]
A．	she did more housework than her sister
B．	Dad would stand on her side as usual
C．	the writer didn't get on well with Lou
D．	everything had to go on as usual

(4)

Which of the following can be the best title of the story?
[　　]
A．	The Quarrelling Sisters
B．	Dad Was Back
C．	After the Accident
D．	An Empty Sleeve

Answer 1

答案：1．D;2．C;3．D;4．B;
解析：
(1) 事实细节题。从“The light of the fire shone through his long empty sleeve．”可知，父亲失去了一只胳膊，故答案选D项。 (2) 推理判断题。从第二段和“Mother had told us to go on as usual(母亲告诉我们要像往常一样)”可知，大家都在掩饰自己的情绪，以免引起父亲伤感，故答案选C项。 (3) 推理判断题。Everything went as usual(一切都还得照常进行)，比如当Lou认为今晚应该是作者洗碗时，她就会同作者吵架，像往常一样，展现生活的自然状态。故答案选D项。 (4) 主旨大意题。文章主要围绕爸爸回来后家里的气氛变化来写的。故答案选B项。而A项是故事的细节。