Two years ago my grandmother was going to turn 75. My family discussed what the best way to celebrate was. Should we throw her a party? Should we take her on a trip? We remembered that she had touched so many people's lives, and there were so many people for her to consider. Then someone got the idea that we should include everyone in the celebration by turning it into a tribute(獻(xiàn)禮) to my grandmother.
We secretly sent out letters to the people in Grandmother's address book and asked them to send a letter with a memory that they had shared with her. People sent us letters with poems, stories and pictures. The deep feeling that was shared through the response (回應(yīng)) surprised us. We compiled(編輯)these letters into a memory book and amazed her with it on the morning of her birthday.
The unusual thing about my grandmother's friends was not the number that she had, but the connection they shared. In many ways this book of friendship was the greatest achievement of my grandmother's life.
I believe that developing true friendships is one of the most important things that anyone can do in one's lifetime. It is not a matter of the number of friends one has, but the quality of the bonds. If one has had at least one true friendship before dying, then one can say one has lived a successful life. I have made many friends and I believe I have begun to develop the same types of friendships my grandmother kept up over her lifetime. I only hope that I will be as successful as she has been.
小題1:How did the author's family celebrate Grandmother's birthday ? 
A．They took her on a trip across the country.
B．They gave her a memory book of friendship.
C．They invited all her friends to her birthday party.
D．They asked all her friends to send her cards.
小題2:When receiving her birthday gift, the author's grandmother probably felt _____. 
A．disappointed and lonelyB．sorry and sad
C．surprised and pleasedD．nervous and excited
小題3:The underlined word “bonds” in the last paragraph probably means________
A．relationshipsB．worksC．successesD．celebrations
小題4:According to the passage, the author probably agrees that _____. 
A．the more friends you have, the better
B．friends are more important than family
C．understanding leads to greater success
D．true friendship is very important to us
小題5:Which of the following words can best describe the author's grandmother ? 
A．FamousB．Great.C．PoliteD．Pleasant

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:D
小題5:B

試題分析：作者一家以一種極富創(chuàng)意的方式給祖母祝壽——他們請(qǐng)祖母的朋友們寫下與祖母之間的美好回憶，并把這些文字匯編成書，作為生日禮物獻(xiàn)給祖母。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段末句 Then someone got the idea...my grandmother 和第二段可知，作者一家將祖母與其朋友之間的美好回憶匯編成書，作為生日禮物獻(xiàn)給祖母。答案：B
小題2:推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段末句的 amazed 及全文大意可推斷，作者的祖母收到這個(gè)特殊禮物時(shí)，可能會(huì)感到又驚又喜。答案：C
小題3:詞義猜測(cè)題。本句意思是：一個(gè)人擁有朋友的數(shù)量并不重要，關(guān)鍵要看朋友之間關(guān)系的質(zhì)量。上一段中的...was not the number that she had， but the connection they shared 是提示。答案：A
小題4:推理題：從最后一段的句子：If one has had at least one true friendship before dying, then one can say one has lived a successful life.可以推斷出真正的友誼是很重要的。選D
小題5:推理判斷題。根據(jù)文中作者對(duì)祖母的描述，尤其是第一段中的...she had touched so many peoples lives 可知，祖母非常偉大，故選 B 項(xiàng)。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：這篇文章是很溫馨的故事，考查題型多樣細(xì)節(jié)題，推理題，猜詞題都有，需要結(jié)合上下文提供的語(yǔ)境和信息進(jìn)行概括和判斷。要求較高。
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