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MaggiewasverygladthatJameswasnotafrequentvisitortothehouse.Sofarasthechildrenwereconcerned,theyhadamysteryabouthimthatstirredtheirimagination.HestirredMaggie’sanger,however,sothatsheoftensaidtoherhusband,“It’smercythatbrotherofyoursdoesn’tcomeoftener.”

InfactJamescameonceayear,unexpectedly,aroundeighto’clockintheevening,andhestayedforsixhoursofclosediscussionwithhisbrother.Hisarrivalwasasignaltothechildrenthattheirbedtimewouldbedelayed.Notthatheeverspoketothemorplayedwiththem.Hetooknonoticeofthem,asifhewasunabletoseechildren,atleastuntilthetimecameforhimtogo.Instead,afterhisfirstgreetingandacarelesskiss,JamestooknonoticeofMaggieeither,excepttoadd,“You’llbegettingonwiththesupper,Maggie.”Suchwashisregardforher.

Maggiepaidhimbackinherownway.Shekeptthechildrenup,thefourofthem,tokeephercompany,shesaid,butofcoursetheysangandmadeanoiseandbroketheendlesssoundofJames’svoice.Verylate,theydroppedofftosleepintheirchairs.Then,whenJameswasabouttogo,Maggiewokethemupandsomoreorlessforcedhimtopartwithfourshillingsbeforeheleft.Thatgavehersomesatisfaction,forJames,thoughrich,wasmean.Healwayswenthomebythelasttrain,justaftertwoo’clock.

Maggie’schildrensecretlystaredattheiruncle.Theycouldnotforgetthathehad,intheirmother’swords,“losttwowivesandtakenathird,”Theywonderedaboutthosetwounfortunatelostladies.Theyaskedeachotherwhattheirfatehadbeen,andifneithercouldeverbefoundagain.Jamesneverbroughthisthirdwifewithhimnorevermentionedher.Thechildrendecidedthathemustbesofrightenedoflosingherthatheneverallowedheroutsidethedoor.

1.Theunderlinedword“mercy”inthetextmostprobablymeans_______.

A.lossB.wonderC.luckythingD.terriblething

2.MaggieneverpreparedanythingspecialforJamesbecause_______.

A.hewasamandifficulttoplease

B.sheneverknewwhenhewascoming

C.shewastoobusylookingafterherchildren

D.heneverstayedlongenoughforameal

3.WhatdoweknowaboutJames’behavior?

A.Hewasakindman,withloveforthefamily.

B.Hewasgenerous,especiallytowardshisbrother.

C.Hewasanxioustopleasethefamily,especiallythekids.

D.Hewasrudetohissister-in-law.

4.Maggiefeltpleasedwhen_______.

A.shepaidJamesthemoneythatsheowedhim

B.Jamesgavesomemoneytothechildren

C.shehadtowakeJamesuptocatchhistrain

D.Jamesthankedherforthenicesupper

5.ThechildrendidnotrealizethattwoofJames’wives_______.

A.hadbeendeadB.sufferedfromlossofmemory

C.hadrunawayfromhimD.mightappearagainoneday

【答案与解析】

本文讲Maggie和她的孩子们对他们的叔叔James来访的不欢迎。

1.C。

词义猜测题。

Maggie不喜欢James的来访,由此可以说他不常来是一件幸运的事，所以答案为C。

2.B。

事实细节题。

根据InfactJamescameonceayear,unexpectedly可知答案为B。

3.D。

推理判断题。

根据excepttoadd,“You’llbegettingonwiththesupper,Maggie.”Suchwashisregardforher可知他对Maggie的态度不是很友好，故答案为D。

4.B。

根据Maggiewokethemupandsomoreorlessforcedhimtopartwithfourshillingsbeforeheleft.Thatgavehersomesatisfaction可知答案为B。

5.A。

根据Theywonderedaboutthosetwounfortunatelostladies可知答案为A。

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