Question

We have two daughters: Kristen is seven years old and Kelly is four. Last Sunday evening, we invited some people home for dinner. I dressed them nicely for the party, and told them that their job was to join Mommy in answering the door when the bell rang. Mommy would introduce them to the guests, and then they would take the guests’ coats upstairs and put them on the bed in the second bedroom.

The guests arrived. I introduced my two daughters to each of them. The adults were nice and kind and said how lucky we were to have such good kids.

Each of the guests liked Kelly more, the younger one, enjoying her dress, her hair and her smile. They said she was a unusual girl to be carrying coats upstairs at her age.

I thought to myself that we adults usually make a big “to do” over the younger one because she’s the one who seems more easily hurt. We do it with the best of intentions.

But we seldom think of how it might affect（影響） the other child. I was a little worried that Kristen would feel she was being paid no attention. I was about to serve dinner when I realized that she had been missing for twenty minutes. I ran upstairs and found her in the bedroom, crying. I said, “What are you doing here, my dear?”

She turned to me with a sad expression and said,” Mommy, why don’t people like me the way they like my sister? Is it because I’m not pretty? Why don’t they say nice things about me as much?”

I tried to explain to her, kissing and hugging（擁抱） her to make her feel better.

Now whenever I visit a friend’s home. I make it a point to speak to the elder child first.

1.The underlined expression “make a big ‘to do’ over” (paragraph 4) means_______.

A．show much concern about                B．have a special effect on

C．list jobs to be done for                   D．do good things for

2.We can conclude from the passage that_______.

A．parents should pay more attention to the elder children

B．the younger children are usually more easily hurt

C．people usually like the younger children more

D．adults should treat children equally

3.Kristen felt sad and cried because_______.

A．the guests gave her more coats to carry

B．she didn't look as pretty as Kelly

C．the guests enjoyed her sister more than her

D．her mother didn’t introduce her the guests

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.D

3.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述了客人對待我的兩個女兒的不同態度，過度表達出對小女兒的喜愛，讓我的大女兒感覺受到了傷害，告訴我們要平等地對待每個孩子。

1.A 推理題。根據上一段內容Each of the guests liked Kelly more, the younger one, enjoying her dress, her hair and her smile. They said she was a unusual girl to be carrying coats upstairs at her age.說明人們過于注意小女兒，故A項符合句意。

2.D 推理題。根據文章內容所述，來我家做客的客人對我的小女兒過于熱情的對待，導致了我的大女兒很受傷害，故作者認為我們應該平等地對待我們的孩子。故D正確。

3.C 細節題。根據文章倒數4,5,6行She turned to me with a sad expression and said,” Mommy, why don’t people like me the way they like my sister? Is it because I’m not pretty? Why don’t they say nice things about me as much?說明他感覺到客人們似乎更喜歡妹妹，而不喜歡他，所以她感覺自己受到了傷害。故C正確。

考點：考查情感課短文閱讀

點評：本文講述了客人對待我的兩個女兒的不同態度，過度表達出對小女兒的喜愛，讓我的大女兒感覺受到了傷害，告訴我們要平等地對待每個孩子。以推理題的考查為主，解推斷題最主要的方法是根據詞義及上下文的串聯關系推斷具體細節。