We were standing at the top of a church tower. My father had brought me to this
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We were standing at the top of a churchtower. My father had brought me to this spot in a small town not far from ourhome in Rome. I wondered why.
“Look down, Elsa,” father said. I gatheredall my courage and looked down. I saw the square in the center of the village.And I saw the crisscross (十字形) of twisting, turning streets leading to the square. “ See, mydear,” father said gently. “ There is more than one way to the square. Life islike that. If you can’t get to the place where you want to go by one road, tryanother.”
Now I understood why I was there. Earlierthat day I had begged my mother to do something about the awful(糟糕的) lunches that were served atschool. But she refused because she could not believe the lunches were as badas I said.
When I turned to father for help, he didn’tsay anything. Instead, he brought me to this high tower to give me a lesson. Bythe time we reached home, I had a plan.
At school the next day, I secretly pouredmy luncheon（午餐）soupinto a bottle and brought it home. Then I asked our cook to serve it to motherat dinner. The plan worked perfectly. She swallowed one spoonful and sputtered（喷溅出） “ The cook must have gonemad！” Quickly Itold her what I had done, and Mother stated firmly that she would take up thematter of lunches at school the next day!
In the years that followed I oftenremembered the lesson father taught me. I began to work as a fashion designertwo years ago. I wouldn’t stop working until I tried every possible means to mygoal. Father’s wise words always remind me that there is more than one way tothe square.
1.The author's father took her to the topof a church tower to _____．
| A．enjoy the beautiful scenery of the whole town |
| B．find out how many ways lead to the square |
| C．inspire her to find out another way to solve her problem |
| D．help her forget some unpleasant things earlier that day |
2.What did the author want her mother to doearlier that day?
| A．Do something delicious for lunch. |
| B．Taste her awful lunch. |
| C．Dismiss the mad cook. |
| D．Speak to the school about lunch. |
3.By sharing her own experiences, theauthor tries to tell us ____________.
| A．when one road is blocked, try another |
| B．how bad the lunch of her school is |
| C．how wise her father is |
| D．about the church tower near her home |
试题答案
【答案】
1.C
2.D
3.A
【解析】当一条路被堵塞了，请尝试另外一条路。这正是文章想向大家传达的中心思想。
1.推理题。根据文章第三段1,2行NowI understood why I was there. Earlier that day I had begged my mother to dosomething about the awful(糟糕的) lunches that were served at school。可知父亲带我去那儿正是为了让我理解如何换种方法解决问题。
2.推理题。根据第5段最后两行Motherstated firmly that she would take up the matter of lunches at school the nextday!可以推断出我之前正是想让妈妈和学校谈谈关于午餐的问题。
3.主旨大意题。通读全文可知A正确，当一条路被堵塞了，请尝试另外一条路。