saying goes, you can never really go home again. But the mom and daughter often drove from their current town of Greenville, South Carolina, to Katherine’s beloved old home in nearby Gaffney. While admiring the charming one-story dwelling she was born in, Katherine would say, “I’d like to have that house back.”
One day, as Emily went down the dollhouse of her local store, inspiration struck: Her mother could have her house back in replica（复制品）. Emily’s friend Thomas McAbee connected her with Ray Meyers, a local retired dentist with a talent for woodworking. Ray paid multiple visits to the original home, taking precise measurements and collected details with the help of the current homeowners.
The replica home and the amazing story behind it deserved an impressive display. Emily arranged a surprise party at which the miniature and Katherine would be honored. But keeping the big secret about the little （微小模型）house was a tough task. Ray would ask me questions a- bout the house,” Emily says of the planning process, “The last time I was inside was when I was a teenager, so I couldn’t remember everything. I would visit with mom and start a conversation where I would say, ‘Oh, by the way, do you remember…’ and ask her something about the house. She would give details from her memory about the color and the layout. She would tell me exactly what something looked like or where it was in the house.”
On August 28, 2017, Emily gathered 40 friends and family members at her house. The party- goers waited while Emily’s daughter-in-law, Christie, took Katherine out to lunch. After the special birthday meal, Christie brought Katherine to Emily’s house. “When we went inside, there was a house full of people singing Happy Birthday to me,” Katherine says. “I can’t believe my eyes.” For Katherine, it turns out that it is possible to go home again while seeing the gift.
4. Why did Katherine and Emily drive to Gaffney? A. The old house was very charming. B. Emily was keen on the real estate market. C. They wanted to celebrate the birthday there. D. Katherine wanted to have her childhood home back. 5. How was the house back?
A. The current homeowners helped a lot. B. Emily made a replica on her own.
C. Thomas McAbee helped to make the replica. D. Ray paid multiple visits and made one replica. 6. How did Katherine feel at the special party? A. Moved. B. Pleased.
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C. Astonished. D. Excited. 7. What’s the best title of the passage? A. A Special Gift B. Good Old Days
C. A Dream of an Old Woman D. An Old Woman’s House 【答案】4. D 5. D 6. C 7. A
【解析】本文为记叙文，文章讲述了Katherine的心愿想要要回自己童年的房子，而女儿找人制作复制品帮助其完成心愿的故事。
4. 细节理解题。根据文章第一段But the mom and daughter often drove from their current town of Greenville, South Carolina, to Katherine’s beloved old home in nearby Gaffney. While admiring the charming one-story dwelling she was born in, Katherine would say, “I’d like to have that house back.”可知她们开车去Gaffney是因为妈妈很想再次拥有自己童年时的房子。
5. 推理判断题。根据文章第二段Her mother could have her house back in replica（复制品）可知Emily 想给母亲做个复制品，再根据本段Ray paid multiple visits to the original home, taking precise measurements and collected details with the help of the current homeowners.可知是Ray制作的，所以D正确。
6. 推理判断题。根据文章第三段Emily arranged a surprise party at which the miniature （微小模型）and Katherine would be honored.以及最后一段I can’t believe my eyes.可知Katherine十分震惊。
7. 标题题。文章围绕Katherine的生日愿望展开，第一段提出愿望，第二段Emily设法完成房屋的复制，第三四段讲述了生日晚会的准备，以及给Katherine的惊喜，所以A符合题意。 【点睛】
根据用词风格，推断情感态度。一篇好的文章，其用词风格常常直接流露或蕴含作者的内心世界和情感态度。所以阅读时要善于捕捉表达或暗示情感态度的词句或短语，捕捉那些烘托气氛，渲染情感的词句，进而很好地洞察作者的思想倾向，是支持、反对抑或中立？对于选项而言，要分清选项中的褒义词、中性词和贬义词，以此对照全文。如：1）表示褒义的词语：positive赞成的，supporting支持的，praising赞扬的，optimistic乐观的，admiring羡慕的，enthusiastic热情的等；2）表示中性的词语：uninterested无兴趣的，不感兴趣的； neutral中立的；impersonal不带个人感情的；subjective主观的；objective客观的等；3）表示贬义的词语：disgusted感到恶心的，厌恶的；critical批评的；negative 否定的，反对的；suspicious怀疑tolerant容忍的，worried 担忧的等。的；忍让的；此题中的第三小题属于推理判断题。根据文章第三段Emily arranged a surprise party at which the miniature （微小模型）and Katherine would be honored中的surprise.以及最后一段I can’t believe my eyes.可知Katherine十分震惊。
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When Ariyah Georges was born 15 weeks early, she weighed only one pound, 12 ounces. Her mother, Jovan,
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knew how important breastfeeding was, especially for a premature（早产的）baby like Ariyah, so she began pumping milk to feed her through a tube. But two days later, Jo van felt dizzy and feverish－104 Fahrenheit degrees, in fact. She had a blood disease and was close to full shock.
She was separated from others for nearly two weeks at the regional Northern Virginia hospital where she’d delivered. During that time, she could still pump breast milk, but Ariyah couldn’t consume it because of the risk of infection. Without it, the newborn was particularly easily affected by diseases. There are many cases like this, （感染）which creates the need for the milk donation.
Enter donor milk－breast milk purchased by hospitals for mothers who aren’t able to produce enough milk on their own, due to health complications, stress, or other factors. The milk comes from milk banks, organizations that collect and screen breast milk from those women willing to donate. Usually processed in intensive-care units, the milk is only available by prescription.
In recent years, both milk banks and the use of donated human milk have risen swiftly in the United States. In 2011,22 percent of NICUs used donor breast milk; four years later, that number doubled to nearly 40 percent, and went even higher for the most intensive NICUs－as much as 75 percent. There are 23 milk banks in the United States recognized by the Human Milk Banking Association of North America, or HMBANA, double the number that existed five years ago.
But as the demand for donor milk rises, banks must find more charitable donors－a task made more
complicated by informal networks of milk sharing that happens online. And many of the most vulnerable infants are still not being reached.
8. What’s the problem of Ariyah when she was born? A. She had a shock. B. She was too light.
C. She had a blood infection. D. She felt dizzy and feverish. 9. What’s the influence if a mom has no breast milk? A. The mom can still pump breast milk. B. The mom will have to stay at the hospital. C. The baby will be separated from others. D. It is more likely for the baby to catch a disease. 10. What is the purpose of using figures in Paragraph 4? A. To call healthy moms to donate breast milk. B. To show the demand change of donated human milk. C. To show the shortage of breast milk in milk banks.
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