As a youngster, there was nothing I liked

题目内容：

As a youngster, there was nothing I liked better than Sunday afternoons at my grandfather’s farm in western Pennsylvania. Surrounded by miles of winding stone walls, the house and field provided endless hours of fun for a city kid like me. I was used to tidy living rooms that seemed to whisper, "Not to be touched!"

I can still remember one afternoon when I was eight years old. Since my first visit to the farm, I had wanted more than anything to be allowed to climb the stone walls surrounding the houses. My parents would never approve. The walls were old; some stones were missing, others loose and falling. Still, my idea to climb across those walls grew so strong that finally, one spring afternoon, I had all my courage to enter the living room, where the adults had gathered after Sunday dinner.

"I, uh-I want to climb the stone walls," I said. Everyone looked up. "Can I climb the stone walls? "Immediately voices of disagreement went up from the women in the room. "Heavens, no!" You'll hurt yourself!" I wasn't too disappointed; the response was just as I'd expected. But before I could leave the room, I was stopped by my grandfather's loud voice. "Now hold on just a minute," I heard him say. "Let the boy climb the stone walls. He has to learn to do things for himself."

"Go," he said to me, "and come and see me when you get back." For the next two and a half hours I climbed those old walls -and had the time of my life. Later I met with my grandfather to tell him about my adventures. I'll never forget what he said. "Fred," he said, smiling, "You made this day a special day just by being yourself. Always remember, there's only one person in this whole world like you, and I like you exactly as you are."

Many years have passed since then, and today I host the television program Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, seen by millions of children throughout America. There have been changes over the years, but one thing remains the same: my message to children at the end of almost every visit. "There's only one person in this whole world like you," the kids can count on hearing me say, "and people can like you exactly as you are.”

小题1:When the writer was small, he lived.

A．in the city

B．on the farm

C．with his grandparents

D．away from his parents小题2:The writer enjoyed his visits to the farm because.

A．there were old stone walls.

B．it was an exciting place for him.

C．he liked his grandfather.

D．the living room there was clean小题3:The underlined word “approve” in paragraph 2 means.

A．prove

B．suppose

C．allow

D．mind小题4:We can learn from the passage that the writer was.

A．adventurous

B．funny

C．smart

D．talkative

最佳答案：

小题1:A

小题2:B

小题3:C

小题4:A

答案解析：

小题1:细节题，由第一段第三行provided endless hours of fun for a city kid like me可以知道答案，所以选A

小题2:推理题，由第二段的第一行Since my first visit to the farm,可以推出对作者来说是个兴奋的地方，所以选B

小题3:推理题，由第二段第三行The walls were old; some stones were missing, others loose and falling.可以推出是允许的意思，所以选C

小题4:推理题，由第三段第一句I want to climb the stone walls可以推出作者很大胆，所以选A

点评：本文讲述了作者小时候第一次来农场，自己比较大胆的爬墙的故事。先通读全文，然后带着问题，再读全文，找出答题所需要的依据，完成阅读。本文主要考查推理题，要求学生有很强的推理分析能力。

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。