When Laura reached school-going age the discussions about moving became more urgent Her father did not want the children to go to school with the village children and for once her mother agreed with him. Not because, as he said, they ought to have a better education than they could get at Lark Rise; but because she feared they would tear their clothes and catch cold and get dirty heads going a mile and a half to and from the school in the village. So empty cottages in the market town were examined and often it seemed that the next week or the next month they would be leaving Lark Rise for ever; but again each time something would happen to prevent the removal, and gradually a new idea came up. To gain time, their father would teach the two eldest children to read and write, so that, if asked by the School Attendance Office, their mother could say they were leaving the small village shortly, and in the meantime, were being taught at home. So their father brought home two copies of Mavor's First Reader and taught them the alphabet; but just as Laura was beginning on words of one syllable, he was sent away to work on a distant job, only coming home at weekends. Laura, left at the c-a-t i-t-s on the m-a-t's stage, then had to carry her book round after her mother as she went about her housework, sking, "Please, Mother, what does h-o-u-S-e spell?"orW-a-I-k Mother, what is that? Often when her mother was too busy or too tired to attend to her, she would sit and fix her eyes on a page that might as well have been printed in Hebrew for all she could make of it, frowning and studying the print as though she would make out the meaning by force of concentration. After weeks of this, there came a day when, quite suddenly, as it seemed to her, the printed characters took on a meaning. There were still many words, even in the first page of that simple book, she could not understand; but she could jump those and yet make sense of the whole. I'm reading I'm reading! she cried aloud. Oh, Mother Oh, Edmund! I'm reading Laura's father didn,'t want his children to go to school at Lark Rise be A. it was too far away B. they couldn,'t learn enough C. their hair would become dirty D. they would ruin their clothes 2. The children's father decided to teach them to read and write so that they A. had an excuse not to have to move B. had a reason for not attending school C. could write to the school Attendance office D. would be educated before they left the village 3. The underlined part "left at the c-a-t s-i-t-s on the m-a-t' stage" suggests that A. Laura was working hard and learning quickl B. her father had no time to teach her C. her mother was too busy to attend to her D. Laura knew little about how to read and write 4. From the passage we can infer that made Laura stare at a page in her book A. her lack of concentration B. her inability to understand C. her need to understand Hebrew D. her determination to understand 5. Laura finally discovered she could read when she A. understood the main idea B. understood all the words in her book C. recognized the printed characters D. jumped the first pages of her book 答案 B2.B3.D4.D5.A1 1 When Laura reached school-going age the discussions about moving became more urgent. Her father did not want the children to go to school with the village children and for once her mother agreed with him. Not because, as he said, they ought to have a better education than they could get at Lark Rise; but because she feared they would tear their clothes and catch cold and get dirty heads going a mile and a half to and from the school in the village. So empty cottages in the market town were examined and often it seemed that the next week or the next month they would be leaving Lark Rise for ever; but again each time something would happen to prevent the removal, and gradually a new idea came up. To gain time, their father would teach the two eldest children to read and write, so that, if asked by the School Attendance Office, their mother could say they were leaving the small village shortly, and in the meantime, were being taught at home. So their father brought home two copies of Mavor's First Reader and taught them the alphabet; but just as Laura was beginning on words of one syllable, he was sent away to work on a distant job, only coming home at weekends. Laura, left at the c-a-t s-i-t-s on the m-a-t's stage, then had to carry her book round after her mother as she went about her housework, asking, “Please, Mother, what does h-o-u-s-e spell?” or “W-a-l-k, Mother, what is that?” Often when her mother was too busy or too tired to attend to her, she would sit and fix her eyes on a page that might as well have been printed in Hebrew for all she could make of it , frowning and studying the print as though she would make out the meaning by force of concentration. After weeks of this, there came a day when, quite suddenly, as it seemed to her, the printed characters took on a meaning. There were still many words, even in the first page of that simple book , she could not understand; but she could jump those and yet make sense of the whole.“I'm reading! I'm reading!”she cried aloud. “Oh, Mother! Oh, Edmund! I'm reading ! ” 1．Laura's father didn't want his children to go to school at Lark Rise because ____. A．it was too far away B．they couldn't learn enough C．their hair would become dirty D．they would ruin their clothes 2．The children's father decided to teach them to read and write so that they ____. A． had an excuse not to have to move B．had a reason for not attending school C. could write to the School Attendance Office D．would be educated before they left the village 3．The underlined part “left at the c-a-t s-i-t-s on the m-a-t' stage” suggests that ____. A．Laura was working hard and learning quickly B．her father had no time to teach her C．her mother was too busy to attend to her D．Laura knew little about how to read and write 4．From the passage we can infer that ____made Laura stare at a page in her book. A．her lack of concentration B．her inability to understand C．her need to understand Hebrew D．her determination to understand 5．Laura finally discovered she could read when she ____. A．understood the main idea B．understood all the words in her book C．recognized the printed characters D．jumped the first pages of her book 答案 1．B 2．B 3．D 4．D 5．A