Question

My six-year-old granddaughter stared at me as if she were seeing me for the first time.”Grandma, you are an antique(古董),”she said. "You are old. Antiques are old. You are my antique."

I was not satisfied to let the matter rest there. I took out the Webster's Dictionary and read the definition(定義)to Jenny.I explained, "An antique is not only old, it's an object existing since or belonging to earlier times...a work of art... piece of furniture. Antiques are treasured,"I told Jenny as I put away the dictionary. "They have to be handled carefully because they sometimes are very valuable. In order to qualify as an antique, the object has to be at least 100 years old."

"I'm only 67,"I renunded Jenny.

We looked around the house for other antiques, besides me. There was a desk that was handed down from rone aunt to another and finally to our family. "It's very old,"I told Jenny.“I try to keep it polished and I show it off whenever I can. You do that with antiques."

There was a picture on the wall purchased at a garage sale. It was dated 1867. "Now  that's an antique," I boasted. "Over 100 years old." Of course it was marked up and scratched and not in very good condition. "Sometimes age does that," I told Jenny. "But the marks are good marks. They show living, being around. That's something to display with pride. In fact, sometimes, the more an object shows age, the more valuable it can become." It was important that I believed this for my own self-esteem.

Our tour of antiques continued. There was a vase on the floor. It had been in my house for a long time. I was not certain where it came from but I didn't buy it new. One thing about antiques, I explained to Jenny, was that they usually had a story. They'd been in one home and then another, handed down from one family to another, traveling all over the place. They'd lasted through years and years. They could have been tossed away, or ignored. or destroyed, or lost. But instead, they survived.

For a moment, Jenny looked thoughtful. “l don't have any antiques but you," she said. Then her face brightened. "Could I take you to school for show and tell?"

"Only if I fit into your backpack," I answered. And then Jenny's antique lifted her up and embraced her in a hug that would last through the years.

1.Grandma read the definition of "antique" to Jenny in order to         .

A．list all the important characteristics of antiques

B．tell Jenny the importance of protecting antiques

C．change Jenny's shallow understanding of antiques

D．express her disappointment at being called "antique"

2.Which of the following information did grandma convey to Jenny?

A．The desk reminded her of her dear relatives.

B．The marks on the picture showed its age and value.

C．There was usually a sad story behind each antique.

D．She planned to buy a new vase to replace the old one.

3.By saying "I don't have any antiques but you" (Paragraph 7), Jenny meant         .

A．grandma was a treasure to her

B．antiques were rare and valuable

C．she had nothing but a few possessions

D．grandma and antiques had a lot in common

4.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A．Grandma was too old to lift Jenny up.

B．Jenny had a strong desire for grandma's love.

C．Jenny was too young to know grandma's humor.

D．Grandma had a deep long-lasting love for Jenny.

5.What can be the best title for the passage? 

A．Jenny's Antique                        B．A Story of Antiques

C．A Tour of Antiques                      D．Grandma's Antique

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：

1.C 推理題。根據第二段第一行I was not satisfied to let the matter rest there.說明我不希望我們的關于古董的談話就到這里，希望我們能夠進一步深入進去，能讓個我的孫女對古董有更深刻的理解。故C正確。

2.B 細節題。根據倒數第四段4,5,6行But the marks are good marks. They show living, being around. That's something to display with pride. In fact, sometimes, the more an object shows age, the more valuable it can become.說明這幅畫上的marks說明這幅畫的價值和年代。故B正確。

3.A 推理題。根據本句Jenny looked thoughtful. “l don't have any antiques but you,"說明Jenny認為我就是她的古董。下一句"Could I take you to school for show and tell?"說明她想帶我去學校，她以我為自豪。故A的說法正確。

4.D 推理題。根據文章最后一段內容And then Jenny's antique lifted her up and embraced her in a hug that would last through the years.我緊緊抱住Jenny了。說明我很喜歡她，很愛她。故D說法正確。

5.A 主旨大意題。文章主要討論的就是我對于孫女Jenny來說是非常重要的，我就是她眼里的古董。故A符合文章的意思。

考點：考查情感類短文閱讀

點評：本文講述了我和孫女之間對于古董這個單詞的理解，我就是她的古董，我對她充滿了深深的愛。以推理題的考查為主，要求考生能根據文章中的細節內容作出準確的判斷和推理。