第二部分：阅读理解（10小题，每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个

题目内容：

第二部分：阅读理解（10小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

We have two daughters: Kristen is seven years old and Kelly is four. Last Sunday evening, we invited some people home for dinner. I dressed them nicely for the party, and told them that their job was to join Mommy in answering the door when the bell rang. Mommy would introduce them to the guests, and then they would take the guests' coats upstairs and put them on the bed in the second bedroom.

The guests arrived. I introduced my two daughters to each of them. The adults were nice and kind and said how lucky we were to have such good kids.

Each of the guests made a particular fuss over Kelly, the younger one, admiring her dress, her

hair and her smile. They said she was a remarkable （出色的、独特的）girl to be carrying coats upstairs at her age.

I thoug

ht to myself that we adults usually make a big "to do" over the younger one because she's the one who seems more easily hurt. We do it with the b est of intentions

But we seldom think of how it might affect the other child. I was a little worried that Kristen would feel she was being outshined（突出的、优秀的）. I was about to serve dinner when I realized that she had been missing for twenty minutes. I ran upstairs and found her in the bedroom, crying.

I said, "Wh

at are you doing, my dear?"

She turned to me with a sad expression and said, "Mommy, why don't people like me the way

they like my sister? Is it because I 'm not pretty? Is that why they don't say nice things about

me as

much?"

I tried to explain to her, kissing and hugging her to make her feel better.

Now, whenever I visit a friend's home, I make it a point to speak to the elder child first.

61. The underlined expression ' make a big "to do" over' (paragraph 4) means ______.

A. show much concern about B. have a special effect on

C. list jobs to be done for D. do good things for

62. The guests praised Kelly for carrying coats upstairs because of her ______.

A. beautiful hair B. pretty clothes C. lovely smile D. young age

63 Kristen felt sad and cried because ______.

A. the guest gave her more coats to carry

B. she didn't look as pretty as Kelly

C. the guests praised her sister more than her

D. her mother didn't introduce her to the guests

64. We can conclude from the passage that ______.

A. parents should pay more attention to the elder children

B. the younger children are usually more easily hurt

C. people usually like the younger children more

D adults should treat children equally

最佳答案：

小题1:A

小题2:D

小题3:C

小题4:D

答案解析：

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。