17.When you are little,the whole world feels like a big playground.I was living in Conyers,Georgia the summer it all happened.I was a second grader,but my best friend Stephanie was only in the first grade.Both of our parents were at work and most of the time they let us go our own way.
It was a hot afternoon and we decided to have an adventure in Stephanie's basement.As I opened the basement door,before us lay the biggest room,full of amazing things like guns,dolls,and old clothes.I ran downstairs,and spotted a red steel can.It was paint.I looked beyond it and there lay even more paint in bright colors like purple,orange,blue and green.
"Stephanie,I just found us a project for the day.Get some paintbrushes.We are fixing to paint."She screamed with excitement as I told her of my secret plans and immediately we got to work.We gathered all the brushes we could find and moved all of our materials to my yard.There on the road in front of my house,we painted big stripes (條紋) of colors across the pavement (人行道).Stripe by stripe,our colors turned into a beautiful rainbow.It was wonderful!
The sun was starting to sink.I saw a car in the distance and jumped up as I recognized the car.It was my mother.I couldn't wait to show her my masterpiece.The car pulled slowly into the driveway and from the look on my mother's face,I could tell that I was in deep trouble.
My mother shut the car door and walked towards me.Her eyes glaring,she shouted,"What in the world were you thinking?I understood when you made castles out of leaves,and climbed the neighbors'trees,but this!Come inside right now!"I stood there glaring back at her for a minute,angry because she had insulted (侮辱) my art.
"Now go clean it up!"Mother and I began cleaning the road.Tears ran down my cheeks as I saw my beautiful rainbow turn into black cement.
Though years have now passed,I still wonder where my rainbow has gone.I wonder if,maybe when I get older,I can find my rainbow and never have to brush it away.I guess we all need some sort of rainbow to brighten our lives from time to time and to keep our hopes and dreams colorful.
62.What did the writer want to do when his mother came home?D
A.To introduce Stephanie to her.
B.To prevent her from seeing his painting.
C.To put the materials back in the yard.
D.To show his artwork to her.
63.In his mother's eyes,the writerB.
A.was a born artist B.a(chǎn)lways caused trouble
C.was a problem solver D.worked very hard
64.The underlined word"rainbow"in the last paragraph refers toC.
A.the rainbow in the sky B.the stripes on the pavement
C.something imaginative and fun D.important lessons learned in childhood
65.It can be learned from the passage that parents should.D
A.encourage children to paint
B.value friendship among children
C.discover the hidden talent in children
D.protect rather than destroy children's dreams.
分析 作者認(rèn)為家長應(yīng)該認(rèn)識并尊重孩童幼稚行為背后的童趣和夢想,而不是扼殺它.
解答 62-65 DBCD
62:D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.從文章第四段中的I couldn't wait to show her my master-piece…"可知,我迫不及待地想要向母親展示我的作品,故選D項(xiàng).
63:B 推理判斷題.從文章第五段描述My mother shut the car door and walked towards me.Her eyes glaring,she shouted,"What in the world were you thinking?母親生氣的表情和話語可知,母親對我的行為感到非常不滿,在她眼里,我是一個(gè)搗蛋鬼,所以答案選B項(xiàng).
64:C 猜測詞義題.從上下文Though years have now passed,I still wonder where my rainbow has gone.可知,我從自己的經(jīng)歷中深切感受到,我們都需要一些富有想象力和快樂感的東西來充實(shí)生活和心靈,所以此處rainbow是引申義,而不是指具體的"彩虹"含義,排除A項(xiàng)和B項(xiàng),D項(xiàng)與文意不符,故答案選C項(xiàng).
65:D 推理判斷題.從全文可知,作者認(rèn)為,家長應(yīng)該認(rèn)識并尊重孩童幼稚行為背后的童趣和夢想,而不是扼殺它,所以答案選D項(xiàng).
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