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Question

I took my 9-year-old daughter，Suzan and 5-year-old son，Robbie to the shopping centre．As we got there，we saw a big sign that said，“Petting Zoo”．The kids jumped up and asked，“Daddy，can we go?”

Both my wife and I were out of work．However，I said，“Sure”，giving them a quarter each. They went away leaving only fifty cents left in my pocket．

A petting zoo is made up of a hundred of little baby animals of all kinds．Kids pay their money and stay in the enclosure(围场)pleased with the little animals while their parents shop．

A few minutes later，I saw Suzan walking along behind me．I was surprised and asked what was wrong．

She said sadly，“Well，Daddy，a ticket for Petting Zoo costs fifty cents．So I gave Robbie my quarter．” Then she said the most beautiful thing I ever heard．She repeated the family motto(座右铭)，which is “Love is Action!”

I knew clearly no one loves little animals more than Suzan. She had watched both my wife and me do and say "Love is Action!” for years，and now she had put it into her lifestyle．It had become part of her，because she knew the whole family motto．It’s not only “Love is Action”；it’s “Love is SACRIFICAL(牺牲的)Action!" Love always pays a price．

I was moved．We went back to the Petting Zoo．Suzan stood with her hands and chin(下巴)resting on the fence and just watched Robbie go crazy petting and feeding the animals．I had fifty cents burning a hole in my pocket. I put my hand into my pocket and took out the money．Sure，I must do that !

1.What is the best title for this passage?

A．A Petting Zoo．                        B．Try Your Best to Help Others．

C．An Attractive Shopping Centre．           D．Love Is Sacrificial Action!

2.The underlined part “the most beautiful thing” in Paragraph 5 refers to ．

A．the Petting Zoo                         B．the family motto

C．their lifestyle                           D．the ticket for Petting Zoo

3.Which of the following best describes Suzan?

A．Unselfish．        B．Healthy．         C．Childish．         D．Clever．

4.What might happen next according to the story?

A．The author would buy Suzan some candies．

B．The author would get angry with Robbie．

C．Suzan would play happily with the little animals．

D．The author would play together with Suzan．

 

Answer 1

1.D 2.B 3.A 4.C

分 析：
本文通过Suzan把钱给Robbie，让她去玩。说明爱就是牺牲，就是奉献。 1.D 主旨大意题。通过文章中讲述的这个故事，告诉我们爱就是要为别人做出牺牲，爱就是真正的行动，故D项正确。 2.B 细节题。根据本句Then she said the most beautiful thing I ever heard．She repeated the family motto(座右铭)，which is “Love is Action!”说明这样的说法是我们加的座右铭，故B正确。 3.A 推理题。根据第五段1 2行She said sadly，“Well，Daddy，a ticket for Petting Zoo costs fifty cents．So I gave Robbie my quarter．”说明她很无私地把自己的钱给了妹妹，故A正确。 4.C 推理题。根据文章最后一句I put my hand into my pocket and took out the money．Sure，I must do that !可知我伸手去拿钱给她，那么接下来她也可以和小动物玩了。故C正确。
考点：
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点评：
本文旨在告诉我们爱就是要奉献，测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力，要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系，对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断；或根据作者所阐述的观点理论，对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释。考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作者观点。