A group of people asked this question to a group 4-to-8-year-old children. “What does love mean?” The answers were surprising. The children would answer like they did below.
“When my grandmother hurt her knees (膝蓋), she couldn’t bent (彎腰) over and paint her toenails (腳指甲) any more. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands hurt too. That’s love.”
Rebecca–age 8
“Love is when someone hurts you. And you get so mad but you don’t shout at them because you know it would hurt her feelings.”
Samantha–age 6
“Love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.”
Terri–age 4
“I let my big sister pick on (捉弄) me because my mum says she only picks on me because she loves me. So I pick on my baby sister because I love her.”
Bethany–age 4
“I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new clothes.”
Lauren–age 4
“Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.”
Elaine–age 5
“My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don’t see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.”
Clear–age 5
“You really shouldn’t say ‘I love you’ unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.”
Jessica–age 8
小題1: The passage mainly tells us about ______.
A．what “l(fā)ife” means to childrenB．what “family” means to children
C．what “friends” means to childrenD．what “l(fā)ove” means to children
小題2:Who told us the love between mum and dad?
A．Clear.B．Elaine.C．Rebecca.D．Lauren.
小題3:Which of the following is NOT true?
A．Rebecca’s grandmother ever couldn’t bend over.
B．Bethany is willing to be picked on by any other person.
C．If Samantha becomes angry, she will not shout at others.
D．Lauren prefers to wear her sister’s old clothes.
小題4:What does Jessica mean about love?
A．Too much love is no love.B．You should say love more often.
C．You mean what you think.D．Say love more often if you have it.
小題5:What is love according to Terri?
A．Love is the care between husband and wife.
B．Love is a rest when you are tired.
C．Love is what cheers you up when you are tired.
D．Love is a kiss from parents.

小題1:D
小題1:B
小題1:B
小題1:D
小題1:C
【語篇解讀】本文是一篇關于“什么是愛？”的調(diào)查報告。文中摘錄了幾個4-8歲的兒童對愛的回答和理解。他們的回答從兒童的視角詮釋了愛的真諦。
小題1: D。從文中第一句話“A group of people asked this question to a group 4-to-8-year-old children. “What does love mean?”可知，本文主要討論“愛是什么？”的主題。
小題1: B。由文中“Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.  Elaine–age 5”可知，Elaine談到了爸爸和媽媽之間的愛。
小題1: B。由第五段Bethany的話“I let my big sister pick on (捉弄) me…”可知，Bethany 愿意讓姐姐逗著玩那是因為姐姐愛她，而不是讓任何人逗著玩。
小題1: D。由文章第九段第二句話“But if you mean it, you should say it a lot.”可知，
“如果擁有了愛，就應該經(jīng)常地表達出來�！�
小題1: C。由文章第四段“Love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.                                     Terri–age 4”可知，“愛是勞累時的放松和微笑�！�
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