Question

One midnight, a little girl woke up to pass water. She by herself got up and down her bed, walked to the bedroom door and opened it. She looked outside and walked back, for it was so dark in the hall that she feared.

Her mother said, “Don’t be afraid, honey. Take courage!” “What’s courage?” she asked, running to her mother’s bed. “Courage is the brave breath,” her mother answered. “Mum, do you have courage?” “Certainly.” The girl held out her little hands, saying, “Mum, blow some of your breath of courage to me.”

After her mother blew out two mouthfuls of breath into her little cold hands, the little girl clenched her fists(握拳) nervously, afraid that the “breath of courage” would run away. Then with her fists clenched, she walked out of the bedroom towards the bathroom with nothing to fear.

Her mother said to herself, “It will be nice if someone can blow some kind of ‘breath’ to me. Then I can hold it in my hands too when I feel terrified or lost.”

In fact, mostly, what we are terrified of is nothing but the fear in our mind. Who we should defeat(戰勝) is nobody but ourselves.

1.The girl walked back because _______.

A．the bathroom was too far away.

B．her mother wouldn’t go with her

C．she was too afraid of the dark

D．the bedroom door was locked

2.We learn from the reading that _______.

A．the girl went to the bathroom by herself

B．the girl pretended to be terrified of nothing

C．the girl’s mother was able to blow brave breath

D．the girl’s mother was very proud of herself

3.To stop “mother’s breath” from running away, the girl ________.

A．held out her little hands

B．clenched her fists

C．talk to her mother

D．held her own breath

4.The writer mainly wants to tell us that ________.

A．adults are always brave enough

B．children learn to be brave quickly

C．the fear in one’s mind is the real problem

D．the mother can deal with anything with breath

5.Which is the best title of the passage?

A．The Fearless Mother

B．One Lonely Girl

C．One midnight

D．The Breath of Courage

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文中的母親在象征性的吹給自己孩子幾口勇氣之后，這個小女孩就敢獨自去廁所了。從而告訴我們，隱藏于我們心靈深處的恐懼才是真正的問題。我們無論做什么事情都需要勇氣。

1.根據第一段She looked outside and walked back, for it was so dark in the hall that she feared.描述,可知選C.

2.根據Then with her fists clenched, she walked out of the bedroom towards the bathroom with nothing to fear.及上文描述可知她自己去的廁所，故選A。

3.根據the little girl clenched her fists(握拳) nervously, afraid that the “breath of courage” would run away. 描述可知選B。

4.根據In fact, mostly, what we are terrified of is nothing but the fear in our mind.描述可知一個人心靈深處的恐懼才是真正的問題。故選C。

5.這篇短文主要描述了一個人做什么事情都需要勇氣，故選D，勇敢的氣息。

考點：關于勇氣問題的記述文

點評：本文中長句較多，一時很難讀懂句子含義，注意多讀幾遍，不要強求非得理解一詞一句的含義，能把握文章大意就行。然后帶著問題閱讀短文，一般就能順利找出答題依據。對于不能直接找到根據的問題注意聯系上下文，根據短文中心總結出正確答案。