Moving to a new city and state was difficult for me, especially in winter. Little did I know that a Colorado snowstorm would greet me after I had been in my new home for only a week.

I just missed home. But more than the old house and the beach, I missed Stacey, my best friend. And I missed our lovely tea. Going to a sweet little tearoom, we had discovered was a special treat for us. The place was a Victorian dream, with delicate teacups and tablecloths with flower prints. The hat shelf near the front door swept us back to childhood. Stacey and I became little girls, trying on different hats until we found the perfect one for our dress-up tea party. We would then choose a lovely table and order our tea. That was a precious time, filled with laughter between scones（煎餅） and sharing our lives between tiny cucumber sandwiches.

Springtime descended upon Denver, and the sun lightened my heart. But I still fought loneliness almost every day. I decided to explore the Denver area. While my husband went to the office, I took time to see what our new area had to offer.

One day, I was walking along the street when suddenly the words "Tea Leaves" caught my eye. A tea room? Here, in the land of loneliness and pain?

I walked through the doors, and tears came to my eyes. It was a beautiful room, not Victorian, but simple and lovely.

I sat down and ordered a pot of tea, a cucumber sandwich, and some scones.It felt silly and wonderful --- and it felt like home. For the first time since moving, I felt as if this new city and state could be, would eventually be, my home. I would come back here and bring new friends. When Stacey visited, we would come here.

I lifted my cup and made a silent toast. I toasted Stacey, whom I missed  ly, and I toasted the sweet little tearoom that lessened my pain.

1. The author's hometown ______________.

A．never snows

B．is still warm in winter

C．has a long history

D．is in an area by the sea

2.  The underlined word "treat" in Paragraph 2 probable means ____________.

A．delicious food                          B．something pleasant

C．service                               D．a(chǎn) kind of tea party

3. We can know from Paragraph 3 that the author ______________.

A．didn't adapt to the new life

B．felt comfortable in the new environment in spring

C．didn't feel lonely any more in spring

D．wanted to actively adapt to the new environment

4.Which of the following about "Tea Leaves" is true?

A．It made the author recall her childhood.

B．It looks silly and wonderful.

C．Cucumber sandwiches and scones are its specialties.

D．It touched the author.

5.We can infer from the text that the author would probably ____________.

A．open her own teahouse

B．a(chǎn)sk the owner of the teahouse to decorate it like a home

C．make new friends in Denver

D．go back to her hometown to visit Stacey

 

【答案】

 

1.D

2.B

3.D

4.D

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述了作者因為從海邊一個城市搬到一個新的城市Denver，開始極其不適應(yīng)，想念家鄉(xiāng)的一切，但作者還是努力的去適應(yīng)新的環(huán)境，終于有一天，當(dāng)他發(fā)現(xiàn)發(fā)現(xiàn)一個 "Tea Leaves" 的地方，為之深受觸動，從而開始融入這個新的城市的故事。

1.從第二段I just missed home. But more than the old house and the beach,說明作者的家鄉(xiāng)在海邊。

2.通過分析第二段的句子Going to a sweet little tearoom, we had discovered was a special treat for us 可得知treat是指愉悅的，愉快的事情，故選B。

3.從第三段I decided to explore the Denver area....I took time to see what our new area had to offer說明作者在積極努力的適應(yīng)新的環(huán)境。

4.從第六段For the first time since moving, I felt as if this new city and state could be, would eventually be, my home可知作者被感動了。

5.從最后一段I would come back here and bring new friends. When Stacey visited, we would come here可推斷出作者準(zhǔn)備在Denver結(jié)交新的朋友了。

考點：日常生活類閱讀。

點評：本文講述了作者搬家后不適應(yīng)新的環(huán)境，后來一個叫"Tea Leaves" ，感動了作者，從而讓作者開始融入新生活的故事。作者采取對比，倒序的寫作手法，烘托出對新環(huán)境的不適應(yīng)和對家鄉(xiāng)的想念，閱讀時注意體會情感這一線索貫穿文章始終。

 

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