My grandparents were married for over half a century, and played their own special game the time they had met each other. The goal of their game was to write the word “shmily” in a surprise place for the other to find. They took turns leaving “shmily” around the house, and as soon as one of them discovered it, it was their turn to hide it once more. They dragged “shmily” with their fingers through the sugar and flour containers to await whoever was preparing the next meal. “Shmily” was written in the steam left on the mirror after a hot shower, where it would reappear bath after bath. There was no end to the places where “shmily” would pop up. Little notes with “shmily” were found on car seats, or taped to steering wheels. The notes were put inside shoes and left under pillows. “Shmily” was written in the dust upon the mantel(壁爐架)and traced in the ashes of the fireplace. This mysterious word was as much a part of my grandparents’ house as the furniture.
It took me a long time before I was able to fully appreciate my grandparents’ game. Skepticism has kept me from believing in true love --- one that is pure and enduring (持久的). However, I never doubted my grandparents’ relationship. It was based on passionate(熱情的)affection which not everyone is lucky enough to experience.
But there was a dark cloud in my grandparents’ life: my grandmother had breast cancer. The disease had first appeared ten years earlier. As always, Grandpa was with her every step of the way. He comforted her in their yellow room, painted that way so that she could always be surrounded by sunshine, even when she was too sick to go outside. But my grandmother grew steadily weaker until, finally, she could not leave the house anymore. Then one day, what we all dreaded finally happened. Grandma was gone.
“Shmily.” It was written in yellow on the pink ribbons of my grandmother’s funeral bouquet (花束). As the crowd thinned and the last mourners turned to leave, Grandpa stepped up to my grandmother’s coffin and, taking a shaky breath, he began to sing to her. Through his tears and grief, the song came: S-h-m-i-l-y: See How Much I Love You.
小題1:According to the passage, where may the word “shmily” be found?
a.in the flour containers
b.on the mirror
c.on the sheet of toilet paper
d.on pillows
e.on the furniture
A.a(chǎn), bB.b, cC.a(chǎn), dD.b, e
小題2:The first paragraph is mainly about ________.
A.what the word “shmily” means
B.how the author’s grandparents played their special game
C.how the author appreciated her grandparents’ game
D.how the author’s grandparents cared for each other
小題3:The underlined phrase “pop up” in Paragraph 1 means ________.
A.a(chǎn)ppearB.changeC.surviveD.work
小題4:According to the passage, the author _________.
A.thought the game was meaningless
B.believes everyone can experience true love
C.doubted the existence of true love at first
D.sometimes left “shmily” around the house
小題5:Grandpa tried to make Grandma comfortable by _______.
A.singing songs to her every day
B.painting the room yellow
C.encouraging her to go outside
D.helping her take a hot shower every day

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:C
小題5:B

試題分析:文章講述了結(jié)婚已逾半個世紀(jì)的祖父母,多年來,他們在日常生活中彼此間不倦地玩著一個特殊的游戲:在一個意想不到的地方寫下“shmily”這個詞留待對方來發(fā)現(xiàn)。直到很久以后祖母的葬禮上,我終于明白了他們特殊小游戲的意義SHMILY: See how much I love you(知道我有多么愛你),那種純潔且歷久彌堅(jiān)的愛。
小題1:從第一段第四,五句...through the sugar and flour containers to await ...in the steam left on the mirror after a hot shower可得知正確答案為A。
小題2:分析第一段的內(nèi)容,尤其是根據(jù)總起句第一二句,不難看出該段主要描述了祖父母是如何玩那個特殊游戲的。
小題3:從第一段的第四,五句舉例說明及信息詞“ reappear ”說明沒有“shmily”不可能出現(xiàn)的地方。故短語“pop up”是appear(出現(xiàn))的意思。
小題4:從第二段Skepticism has kept me from believing in true love --- one that is pure and enduring可得知正確答案C。
小題5:根據(jù)文章最后一段He comforted her in their yellow room, painted that way即可以找到正確答案B.
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