Question

I grew up in New Hampshire, a small town in South Canada, where in my father’s words for the seasons were “Spring, Summer, Fairtime and Winter!” At that time, a week-long fair was held in the town every autumn. Thousands of people from other towns came to sell and buy things. It was the busiest time of the year.

When “Fairtime” came, my grandma became the most “useful” and busiest person of the family. Grandma was a kind, well-educated old lady. She was good at cooking. All her rrelatives liked the foodshe cooked. During “fairtime”, they would come to live in her house and have meals there. Grandma was always happy to look after them.

Year after year, many people moved to big cities. There was no loner “Fairtime”. Grandma became very old and was gradually going blind. My parents and I moved to live with Granma in her house. We did our best to make her day-to-day life as comfortable as possible. I was at high school then. What I often did at home was to help Grandma with the daily newspaper’s crossword puzzle. However, she didn’t look happy. She often sat in her room for hours, without saying a word.

To attract people to move back, the Town Hall decided to reopen the Fair. One day, when I came back room school, I saw Grandma wearing her glasses, washing the dishes in the kitchen. With a big smile on her face, she looked a lot much younger. She told me that her two nieces would come. “They said the food I cooked was very delicious and they want to stay in my house again.” Grandma said happily. “They will stay here for one week and we can have a big party. That must be the busiest week I’ve had in years!”

I suddenly realized that Grandma didn’t want to be looked after. She wanted to be “useful”, appreciated and helpful.

1.Thousands of people came to the town to __________ at the Fair.

A. enjoy Grandma’s food    B. sell and buy things

C. learn to cook   D. have a big party

2.Why was Grandma unhappy?

A.She was too busy.   B. No one lived with her.

B.She was not “useful”.  D. She couldn’t see anything

3.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A. Grandma was good at cooking

B. Many people moved to big cities.

C. Grandma didn’t like “Fairtime”

D. Grandma was a kind old lady.

4.What’s the best title for the passage?

A. Fairtime   B. My “Old” Grandma

C. A Small Town    D. Grandma’s Family

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：本文敘述了在加拿大南部小鎮New Hampshire，每年秋天都會有一周的集會，在這期間作者的奶奶成為最忙碌的人。因為他要為親戚們做飯。后來因為很多人都搬到了大城市，集會就沒有了，而奶奶也變得越來越老，甚至失明了。后來又恢復了集會，奶奶也變得開心了。作者意識到，奶奶不想被人照顧，她希望幫助別人，成為有用的人。

1.細節理解題。根據第一段“Thousands of people from other towns came to sell and buy things.”可知選B。

2.細節理解題。根據第三段“There was no loner “Fairtime”. Grandma became very old and was gradually going blind.”和第四段““They said the food I cooked was very delicious and they want to stay in my house again.” Grandma said happily.”的對比，可知奶奶不開心是因為沒有人去需要她照顧了，所以她感到自己沒有用。故選C。

3.細節理解題。根據第二段“She was good at cooking.”可知A正確；根據第三段“many people moved to big cities.”可知B正確；根據第二段“Grandma was a kind, well-educated old lady.”可知D正確。故選C。

4.標題歸納題。本文主要講奶奶因為太清閑而變老，后來又因為能為別人做飯照顧他人而開心。根據這位老人的變化可知選B。

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