Question

We were standing at the top of a church tower. My father had brought me to this spot in a small town not far from our home in Rome. I wondered why.

“Look down, Elsa,” father said. I gathered all my courage and looked down. I saw the square in the center of the village. And I saw the crisscross (十字形) of twisting, turning streets leading to the square. “See, my dear,” father said gently. “There is more than one way to the square. Life is like that. If you can’t get to the place where you want to go by one road, try another.”

Now I understood why I was there. Earlier that day I had begged my mother to do something about the awful lunches that were served at school. But she refused because she could not believe the lunches were as bad as I said.

When I turned to father for help, he didn’t say anything. Instead, he brought me to this high tower to give me a lesson. By the time we reached home, I had a plan.

At school the next day, I secretly poured my lunch soup into a bottle and brought it home. Then I asked our cook to serve it to mother at dinner. The plan worked perfectly. She swallowed one spoonful and sputtered（喷溅出） “ The cook must have gone mad！” Quickly I told her what I had done, and Mother stated firmly that she would take up the matter of lunches at school the next day!

In the years that followed, I often remembered the lesson father taught me. I began to work as a fashion designer two years ago. I wouldn’t stop working until I tried every possible means to my goal. Father’s wise words always remind me that there is more than one way to the square.

1.The author’s father took her to the top of a church tower to ____________.

A. enjoy the beautiful scenery of the whole town

B. find out how many ways lead to the square

C. inspire her to find out another way to solve her problem

D. help her forget some unpleasant things earlier that day

2.What did the author want her mother to do earlier that day?

A. Do something delicious for lunch.

B. Taste her awful lunch.

C. Dismiss the mad cook.

D. Speak to the school about lunch.

3.The underlined sentence in the fifth paragraph suggests that_____________.

A. the cook agreed to serve the soup to the writer’s mother.

B. the author’s mother was angry with the cook.

C. her father persuaded her mother successfully.

D. the method the author thought of was effective.

4.What did the author’s mother think of her lunch soup after she tasted it?

A. It was delicious.

B. It wasn’t so bad as the author said.

C. It is terrible.

D. It was as good as her cook did.

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.D

4.C

【解析】

试题分析: 本文讲了父亲带我去教堂顶看通往村庄的小路，告诉我这样一个道理：当一条路被封锁了，尝试另外一条路。

1.C推理题：根据第二段的句子：“There is more than one way to the square. Life is like that. If you can’t get to the place where you want to go by one road, try another.”， 可知作者的爸爸带她去塔顶是想激励她找另外一个方法解决问题。故选C。

2.D节题：根据第三段的句子：Earlier that day I had begged my mother to do something about the awful(糟糕的) lunches that were served at school以及and Mother stated firmly that she would take up the matter of lunches at school the next day!可知作者让妈妈向学校反映午餐的问题。故选D

3.D句意理解题：根据第五段的句子：Quickly I told her what I had done, and Mother stated firmly that she would take up the matter of lunches at school the next day!可知作者用这种方法让妈妈相信学校的午餐很难吃。所以选D。

4.C细节题：根据第五段的句子：The plan worked perfectly. She swallowed one spoonful and sputtered（喷溅出） “ The cook must have gone mad！可知作者的妈妈吃过学校的饭菜后，觉得很难吃，所以选C。

考点：故事类阅读。