Question

  Grandma celebrated her fiftythird birthday just a few weeks before grandpa died of cancer in 1965. Al?though his death was very difficult for her to accept,I think their shared struggle to make his life longer taught grandma that good health was not to be taken for granted,and she made up her mind to live the rest of her own life as fully and as long as she could. One day,when she announced to attend lessons at the Fred Astaire Dance Studio in Portland,Oregon,where she lived,we rolled our eyes in embarrassment and wished she would just stay at home and bake cookies as normal grandmas did. Many years filled with countless dance lessons passed before we learned to appreciate the won?der of having a dancing grandma.

  I suppose grandma's primary motivation for want?ing to learn to dance was to develop her social skills. She had been a shy girl,always very tall and heavy,and had married into grandpa's quiet lifestyle before de?veloping any elegance or confidence in her personal ap?pearance. Dancing,on the other hand,filled her life with flash,wonderful parties,beautiful dresses,hand?some young dance instructors,and the challenge of learning. Although the weekly dance lessons did not change her ample,two-hundred-pound figure,grandma surprised everyone with energetic performances on the dance floor,which soon gave her as much elegance and confidence as any Miss America competitor.

  Having taken weekly dance lessons for years,my grandma learned various dances easily and was soon participating in dancing matches all over the North?west. When I was fourteen,grandma proudly invited me to watch her compete in one of these matches to be held in the grand ballroom of the Red Lion Inn. My at?titude was still unenthusiastic at that point,but to make her happy,my mother and I attended the match. As if to prove me wrong,grandma made a wonderful showing in every event she entered. I thought she was truly the queen of the ball during the dance,and my thoughts were shared by the judges a short time later when she was awarded a gold cup for her outstanding performance.

1. What did grandma learn from grandpa's death?

   A. Good health was not there for everyone.

   B. She should take dance lessons.

   C. She had to struggle to live a better life.

   D. She should wear beautiful dresses.

2. How did the author's family feel when grandma de?cided to take Hanre lessons'?

   A. Hopeless. B. Helpless.

   C. Embarrassed. D. Proud.

3. The author felt       when he was invited to watch grandma's match.

   A. happy   B. proud

   C. excited   D. uninterested

4. The text is mainly about       .

   A. grandma's confidence

   B. the author's dancing grandma

   C. grandma's dancing

   D. grandma's gold cup

 

Answer 1

1. A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中"...I think their shared struggle to make his life longer taught grandma that good health was not to be taken for granted…"可知選A項。

2. C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中"...we rolled our eyes in embarrassment…"可知作者的家人都感到尷尬。故選C項。

3. D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段中"My attitude was still unenthusiastic at that point..."可知作者對祖母邀請他去看比賽沒有興趣。故選D項。

4. B主旨大意題。根據(jù)全文的內(nèi)容可知答案。