We went into a secondhand shop to get out of the rain.
I took my 6-year-old daughter’s hand and we started to walk around. Suddenly she reached out her hand to touch a pair of shiny black shoes.
“Buy for me?” she asked.
“Oh, Sweetie, they are tap dancing (踢踏舞) shoes. You aren’t taking tap dance.”
“Buy for me?” she repeated.
“Well, let’s try them on.”
She sat on the floor and took off her bright pink rain boots . When she stood up we heard “click”. She took a step, “click, click, click.”
The sun came out and we went on our way. Our next stop was the grocery store(雜貨店).
“Click, click, click…” people turned to look as we entered the store. People would never allow their ?daughter to wear tap dancing shoes to the grocery store .
“Excuse me, dear. Why would you allow your daughter to wear tap dancing shoes here?  They make such a noise.”
“Isn’t it wonderful?”
“Wonderful? My dear, this is not the place to wear those shoes.”
“You don’t understand. When she was a baby, doctors told us that she would never walk or talk. It has taken a lot of hard work and patience, but she asked for the shoes and the ‘click, click, click’ says that she can walk,” I said.
My daughter is 18 now and will graduate from grade 12 in June. It has not always been easy, but it has all been worthwhile (值得做的). She has taught me that it doesn’t matter what others think. They don’t walk in your shoes.

【小題1】Why did the mother and daughter go to the secondhand shop?

A．They just went window shopping.
B．The daughter loved the place.
C．They just found the place to hide from the rain.
D．The mother wanted to buy cheap shoes for her daughter.
【小題2】People would never allow their daughter to wear tap dancing shoes to the grocery store
because _________.
A．they make noise B．they are expensive
C．they are dirty D．it is not allowed
【小題3】 According to the story, which of the following is TRUE?
A．The mother didn’t buy the tap dancing shoes for her daughter.
B．The mother allowed her daughter to do anything she wanted.
C．The mother had once thought of giving her daughter up.
D．For the mother, the “click” noise sounded beautiful.
【小題4】What does the sentence “They don’t walk in your shoes” mean? __________.
A．They don’t have the same shoes as yours.
B．They don’t know how you feel.
C．They don’t walk the same way as you.
D．They don’t know the size of your shoes.
【小題5】 The story wants to tell us ______.
A．the love between mother and daughter is strong
B．sometimes you shouldn’t care what others say
C．you should wear the wrong shoes for your feet
D．wearing your own shoes helps you walk faster


【小題1】C
【小題2】A
【小題3】D
【小題4】B
【小題5】B

解析試題分析：這篇文章作者通過小時(shí)候女兒執(zhí)意要買一雙踢踏舞鞋的經(jīng)歷明白了一個(gè)道理，那就是不要在意別人怎么想，因?yàn)閯e人不知道你的感受。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中原句We went into a secondhand shop to get out of the rain.（我們走進(jìn)了一個(gè)二手商店去避雨）可知此題答案是C。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中原句Why would you allow your daughter to wear tap dancing shoes here?  They make such a noise.（為什么你會(huì)讓你的女兒在這兒穿踢踏舞鞋？它們產(chǎn)生這么大的噪音。）可知此題答案是A。
【小題3】推理判斷題。從文中描述來看作者看到女兒能走路倍感欣慰，所以聽到“click”的聲音也感到非常美妙，所以此題D的描述是正確的。
【小題4】語義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)文中描述此句的意思是“他們不知道你的感受”，故選B。
【小題5】主題歸納題。這篇文章想告訴人們有時(shí)做事不必太在意別人所說的，故選B。
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