Question

A group of people asked this question to a group of 4-to-8-year-old children. “What does love mean?” The answers were surprising. The children would answer like they did below.

“When my grandmother hurt her knees (膝蓋), she couldn’t bent (彎腰) over and paint her toenails (腳指甲) any more. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands hurt too. That’s love.”

Rebecca–age 8

“Love is when someone hurts you. And you get so mad but you don’t shout at them because you know it would hurt her feelings.”

Samantha–age 6

“Love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.”

Terri–age 4

“I let my big sister pick on (捉弄) me because my mum says she only picks on me because she loves me. So I pick on my baby sister because I love her.”

Bethany–age 4

“I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new clothes.”

Lauren–age 4

“Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.”

Elaine–age 5

“My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don’t see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.”

Clear–age 5

“You really shouldn’t say ‘I love you’ unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.”

Jessica–age 8

1.The passage mainly tells us about ______.

A. what “l(fā)ife” means to children

B. what “family” means to children

C. what “friends” means to children

D. what “l(fā)ove” means to children

2.Who told us the love between mum and dad?

A. Clear. B. Elaine. C. Rebecca. D. Lauren.

3.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Rebecca’s grandmother ever couldn’t bend over.

B. Bethany is willing to be picked on by any other person.

C. If Samantha becomes angry, she will not shout at others.

D. Lauren prefers to wear her sister’s old clothes.

4.What does Jessica mean about love?

A. Too much love is no love.

B. You should say love more often.

C. You mean what you think.

D. Say love more often if you have it.

5.What is love according to Terri?

A. Love is the care between husband and wife.

B. Love is a rest when you are tired.

C. Love is what cheers you up when you are tired.

D. Love is a kiss from parents.

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.B

4.D

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：有人在年齡在4-8歲的孩子之間做了一項(xiàng)調(diào)查。他們問(wèn)孩子們“什么是愛(ài)”，孩子們的回答各不相同，孩子們的回答讓人覺(jué)得不可思議。

1.A group of people asked this question to a group of 4-to-8-year-old children. “What does love mean?””和下文可知，文章圍繞““What does love mean?””這個(gè)問(wèn)題展開，列舉了一些孩子的回答，故選D。

2.“Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.” ...Elaine–age 5”可知，Elaine講了爸爸媽媽的事，故選B。

3.I let my big sister pick on (捉弄) me because my mum says she only picks on me because she loves me.”可知，Bethany讓姐姐捉弄自己，是因?yàn)閶寢屨f(shuō)姐姐是愛(ài)她才那樣做的。Bethany沒(méi)有提到愿意讓其他人捉弄自己，故選B。

4.But if you mean it, you should say it a lot.”可知，如果你說(shuō)“我愛(ài)你”是出于真心的，那就多說(shuō)“我愛(ài)你”，故選D。

5.Love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.”可知，Terri認(rèn)為，愛(ài)就是在你感到累的適合，能讓你振作起來(lái)的東西，故選C。

考點(diǎn)：教育類短文閱讀