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 made a particular fuss over Kelly, the younger one, admiring her dress, her hair and her smile. They said she was a remarkable 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 the other child. I was a little worried that Kristen would feel she was being outshined. 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, 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? Is that why they don’t say nice things about me as much?”
I tried to explain to her, kissing and hugging 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.
【小題1】 The underlined expression “make a big ‘to do’ over” (paragraph 4) means ______________.

A．pay much attention to	B．have a special effect on
C．list jobs to be done for	D．do good things for

【小題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

【小題3】The guests praised Kelly for carrying coats upstairs because of her __________________.

A．beautiful hair

B．pretty clothes

C．lovely smile

D．young age

【小題4】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 praised her sister more than her

D．her mother didn’t introduce her

Answer 1

【小題1】A
【小題2】D
【小題3】D
【小題4】C

解析試題分析：
【小題1】A 推理題。根據本句we adults usually make a big “to do” over the younger one because she’s the one who seems more easily hurt.說明我們成年人往往過多關注較小的那個，因為較小的那個似乎更容易受傷害。故A正確。
【小題2】D 推理題。根據全文可知我們不應該只表揚小的孩子，而應該平等對待每個人。
【小題3】D 細節題。根據文章第三最后一句They said she was a remarkable girl to be carrying coats upstairs at her age.說明D正確。
【小題4】C 推理題。根據倒數第三段Mommy, why don’t people like me the way they like my sister? Is it because I’m not pretty? Is that why they don’t say nice things about me as much?說明人們都贊揚妹妹了，使所以她感覺受到了忽視，故C正確。
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