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My House

My mother moved a lotwhen she was growing up on account of Grandpa being in the army. She hatedhaving to adjust to new schools and make new friends. That’s why I thought shewas joking when she put forward the idea of moving. But she was completelyserious. “For just the two of us,” my mother said, “an apartment in the citywill suit our needs much better.” Personally, I think she’s lost her mind. Iguess I can understand why she would want to move, but what about me and whatthis house means to me?

I suppose if youlooked at my house, you might think it was just another country house. But tome it is anything but standard. I moved into this house with my parents tenyears ago. I can still remember that first day like it was yesterday. The firstthing I noticed was the big front yard. To me it seemed like an ocean ofgrass—I couldn’t wait to dive in. The backyard was full of gnarled (扭曲的, 粗糙的) and scary trees that talk on windy nights. But I grew to likethem and the shadows they cast in my room. My father and I even built a smalltree house, where I often go to remember all the wonderful times we had beforeFather’s death.

This house isspecial—maybe only to me—but special nevertheless. It’s the little seeminglyinsignificant things that make this house so special to me: the ice-cold tilefloors that make me tremble on midnight snack runs; the smell of my father’spipe that still exists; the towering bookcases of my mother; the view outsidemy bedroom window.

This house holds toomany memories, memories which would be lost if we gave it up.

1.Why did the author’s mother decide to move?

A. Because she hated the countryside.

B. Because Grandpa was on constant move.

C. Because Dad’s death made her lose her mind.

D. Because she thought a city flat more fit for them.

2. What impressed the author when she first moved into the house?

A. The tree house.  B. The big trees.    C. Thecold floors.        D. The green grass.

3. How did the author let us feel that the house was special toher?

A. By arguing whether the house was standard.

B. By explaining why the house suited their needs.

C. By describing the small things related to her house.

D. By comparing the differences between country and city life.

4.My mother moved a lot when she was growing up becauseof   ________.

   A. Grandpa being in the army.  B.their family’sliking moving

   C. the life’sneed             D.Mother’s work

试题答案

【答案】

1.D

2.D

3.C

4.A

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