（七）【2019 • 江苏省宿迁市】

Mr. and Mrs. March lived together with their four daughters. Amy was very shy. Beth loved being at home. Meg looked very pretty. Jo was tall and thin and she was a tomboy. Their home was always busy and full of noise and people. Next to them lived old Mr. Laurence and his grandson, Laurie. They lived in a very large and comfortable house. But it was a house without life.
One day, Joe saw Laurie standing at an upstairs window in his house and looking down at their garden. Jo’s sisters were playing in the snow there. They were throwing snowballs and having a lot of fun. But Laurie’s face was very sad.
＂Poor boy!＂ Jo thought. ＂He’s all alone. He needs some friends.＂ She couldn’t stop thinking about him. She wanted to go and see him, but how could she go to the house without an invitation?
Then one snowy afternoon, she saw Laurie’s grandpa go out. This gave her an idea. She took a broom from the kitchen.
＂What are you going to do, Jo?＂ asked her sister Meg.
＂To clear the garden path.＂ Answered Jo.
When Laurie saw Jo from the window, a big smile changed his pale, sad face.
Jo laughed and shouted, ＂How are you? Are you ill?＂
Laurie opened the window and said,＂ I’m better now, thank you. I had a bad cold and had to stay inside for a week＂.
＂I’m sorry,＂ said Jo. ＂Are you bored?＂
＂Yes, very.＂ he replied.
＂Don’t your friends come to visit you?＂
＂No. But I don’t want to see anybody. Boys are noisy and they give me a headache.＂
＂Girls are quiet.＂
＂I don’t know any girls.＂
＂You know us.＂
＂That’s true! Can you come and visit me?＂ cried Laurie.
＂ I’m not quiet, but I’d like to come,＂ replied Jo. ＂I must ask Mother first.＂ She ran back into her house.
A few minutes later, she returned and rang the bell on the door of laurie’s house. A servant took her upstairs.
＂Here I am!＂ she said brightly. ＂Mother sends her love and my sisters gave me this blancmange(牛奶冻) for you.＂
＂That looks delicious,＂ Laurie said. He was very happy to see Jo.
Jo looked around. There were lots of books on the shelves.
＂A nice room!＂ she said. ＂I can read to you if you like.＂
＂No, let’s talk,＂ replied Laurie.
＂All right,＂ said Jo, ＂I can talk for hours. My sisters say I never know when to stop.＂
＂You have three sisters-Amy, Beth and Meg.＂ Laurie continued.
＂How do you know this?＂ Jo was surprised.
＂You call each other’s names when you are in the garden. Sometimes I can see you all around the table with your mother. She has a very kind face. I like looking at her. I haven’t got a mother.＂
Jo felt sad when she heard this.
＂Why don’t you come and visit us?＂ she said, ＂It isn’t good for you to stay in this house all the time.＂
＂Thank you. I’d like to come very much.＂ Said Laurie.
＂We know all our neighbours except you.＂ Jo said, ＂ I’m glad we’re friends now.＂
She told him about all the interesting things in her life. She said,＂ Besides(除了……之外) plays, I also love books.＂ Laurie loved books too, and offered to show her the library in the house. The library was a wonderful room. Jo loved it.
＂Wow!＂ she said, ＂All those books!＂
Laurie said, ＂A person needs more than books.＂ 
27. From the first paragraph, we know __________.
A. Jo’s family had five members B. Jo ad Laurie were neighbours
C. Laurie and his grandpa were busy D. the four sisters had the same hobby
28. Jo wanted to visit Laurie because __________.
A. she wanted to visit his large house
B. Laurie invited her to play with snowballs
C. she felt he was lonely and needed friends
D. Laurie was seriously ill and needed her care
29. What might be the correct order of what happened in the story?
a. Jo saw Laurie standing at an upstairs window in his house.    
b. Jo and Laurie were having a talk happily at Laurie’s home.
c. Jo wanted to Laurie’s home after telling her mother.
d. Jo couldn’t stop thinking about Laurie.
A. a-b-c-d B. b-a-c-d C. b-d—a-c D. a-d-c-b
30. Which words can best describe Jo and her sisters?
A. Kind and friendly. B. Generous but rude.
C. Quiet and smart. D. Funny but carless.
31. What does Laurie mean by saying ＂A person needs more than books.＂?
A. People need to stay in their own houses.
B. People should learn much more from the books.
C. People need love and friendship besides books.
D. People should relax themselves besides reading.
【文章大意】本文节选自文学名著《小妇人》，介绍了热心善良的乔帮助孤独自闭的罗瑞获得爱和友谊的故事。
27. B【解析】题意：从第一段，我们知道乔和罗瑞是邻居。考查细节理解。根据Next to them lived old Mr. Laurence and his grandson, Laurie.可知他们是邻居），故选B。
28. C【解析】题意：乔想去看罗瑞，因为她觉得他很孤独，需要朋友。考查细节理解。根据乔的心理活动＂Poor boy!＂ Jo thought. ＂He’s all alone. He needs some friends.＂可知她觉得他很孤独，需要朋友，故选C。
29. D【解析】题意：故事中发生的事情的正确顺序是什么?考查细节排序。a. 乔看见罗瑞站在他家楼上的窗户前。b. 乔和罗瑞正在罗瑞家里愉快地聊天。c. 乔告诉她母亲后想去罗瑞的家。d. 乔一直在想罗瑞。根据短文内容：乔看见罗瑞站在他家楼上的窗户前俯视着花园；她认为他需要一些朋友，无法停止对他的想念；罗瑞希望乔来他家，乔说必须先问妈妈；然后他们一起在罗瑞家愉快地聊天。可知a-d-c-b顺序正确，故选D。
30. A【解析】题意：哪个词最能描述乔和她的姐妹们?考查细节归纳。根据乔的话Mother sends her love and my sisters gave me this blancmange for you.可知乔的家人们都很善良友好，Kind and friendly和善而友好，故选A。
31. C【解析】题意：罗瑞说＂A person needs more than books.＂是什么意思?考查句意理解。根据Next to them lived old Mr. Laurence and his grandson, Laurie. They lived in a very large and comfortable house. But it was a house without life.和最后＂Thank you. I’d like to come very much.＂ Said Laurie.的对比，可知罗瑞明白了人需要爱和友谊；People need love and friendship besides books.符合文意，故选C。