登录
One day in the summer holiday, Andy helped his mother clean his great-grandmother's attic(阁楼). He searched carefully in the old, dusty items, trying to find some hidden treasures. But there was nothing valuable. Disappointed, Andy decided to stop the work. Just then, he discovered a bundle(捆) of yellowed letters and a beautiful wooden box. He handed them to Mum quickly.
Mum's eyes lit up. "Look! Letters from Leo! Granny will be excited! She thought they had been thrown away." Andy turned to his mother, "Leo?"
"He was Granny's beloved elder brother. He made her the box for her birthday. But it was locked up by him as soon as it was done. For so many years, nobody knows where the key is."
Curious, Andy picked that box and letters up, and then took them to the kitchen. Granny was preparing dinner there.
At the sight of the box, Granny sighed, "Leo made this for me to put something special before he joined the army. But he locked it up and hid the key. He said he would send me clues to find the key by letter. We did get some letters from him but none had clues. His final letter arrived just after we heard the heartbreaking news..." Granny's voice trembled, "My mother was so sad that she tore(撕) it in half. I thought she had thrown away all the letters."
Granny watched Andy spread the letters on the table. Among them, there were two pieces apart.
"Leo did send clues in his last letter, Granny. Let's glue the two pieces together," Andy said.
Granny picked the letter up and read, "Dear little sister... Nonsense(胡言乱语)," Granny frowned(皱眉).
Andy looked at the paper carefully, then suddenly he said, "Wait! Maybe we need to read down, instead of across."
"You need to read this aloud for me to understand," Granny said.
Andy read the words slowly and clearly while Granny was listening carefully.
Granny's eyes opened wide. Leo was using homophones(同音异形词)!
Granny smiled. "Andy, go to the dining room and bring back the painting of a sunflower."
Andy went away quickly. In a few seconds, he returned with the painting in his hands. On the back of the painting they saw Leo wrote another clue in pencil, still using homophones. Andy read, "Look above the WHOLE WEAR rain doesn't come down. SEA the broken clock? THEIR! Inside!"
Andy rushed to the fireplace, and then gave a clock to Granny. "This clock has never kept time." Granny opened the clock's tiny glass door and reached inside.
"Over all those years, it has been right here, yet I don't know," Granny said. She opened the box with the key and looked into it.
There was a photo of a little sister and her elder brother. On the back of the photo was printed: I NEW you'd worked it out. Use this box for all your special treasures. Love, Leo.
Granny gently placed the photo and the letters inside the box. "My treasures," she said softly.
(
A. He wasn't good at wood work.
B. He didn't love his little sister.
C. He lost his life after he left the army.
D. He liked playing a word game.
(
A. The box.
B. The clock.
C. The key.
D. The photo.
(
a. Andy helped Granny find the key.
b. Leo made a nice wooden box for Granny.
c. Andy helped Mum clean up the attic.
d. Leo wrote the last letter to his family.
A. b-d-c-a
B. b-a-c-d
C. c-d-a-b
D. c-b-d-a
(
A. Granny's beloved brother
B. Finding clues to a lost key
C. Granny's birthday present
D. A treasure hunting game
Mum's eyes lit up. "Look! Letters from Leo! Granny will be excited! She thought they had been thrown away." Andy turned to his mother, "Leo?"
"He was Granny's beloved elder brother. He made her the box for her birthday. But it was locked up by him as soon as it was done. For so many years, nobody knows where the key is."
Curious, Andy picked that box and letters up, and then took them to the kitchen. Granny was preparing dinner there.
At the sight of the box, Granny sighed, "Leo made this for me to put something special before he joined the army. But he locked it up and hid the key. He said he would send me clues to find the key by letter. We did get some letters from him but none had clues. His final letter arrived just after we heard the heartbreaking news..." Granny's voice trembled, "My mother was so sad that she tore(撕) it in half. I thought she had thrown away all the letters."
Granny watched Andy spread the letters on the table. Among them, there were two pieces apart.
"Leo did send clues in his last letter, Granny. Let's glue the two pieces together," Andy said.
Granny picked the letter up and read, "Dear little sister... Nonsense(胡言乱语)," Granny frowned(皱眉).
Andy looked at the paper carefully, then suddenly he said, "Wait! Maybe we need to read down, instead of across."
"You need to read this aloud for me to understand," Granny said.
Andy read the words slowly and clearly while Granny was listening carefully.
Granny's eyes opened wide. Leo was using homophones(同音异形词)!
Granny smiled. "Andy, go to the dining room and bring back the painting of a sunflower."
Andy went away quickly. In a few seconds, he returned with the painting in his hands. On the back of the painting they saw Leo wrote another clue in pencil, still using homophones. Andy read, "Look above the WHOLE WEAR rain doesn't come down. SEA the broken clock? THEIR! Inside!"
Andy rushed to the fireplace, and then gave a clock to Granny. "This clock has never kept time." Granny opened the clock's tiny glass door and reached inside.
"Over all those years, it has been right here, yet I don't know," Granny said. She opened the box with the key and looked into it.
There was a photo of a little sister and her elder brother. On the back of the photo was printed: I NEW you'd worked it out. Use this box for all your special treasures. Love, Leo.
Granny gently placed the photo and the letters inside the box. "My treasures," she said softly.
(
D
)33. What information about Leo might be inferred from the passage?A. He wasn't good at wood work.
B. He didn't love his little sister.
C. He lost his life after he left the army.
D. He liked playing a word game.
(
C
)34. What did the underlined "it" refer to?A. The box.
B. The clock.
C. The key.
D. The photo.
(
A
)35. 新考法 事件排序 Which of the following shows the correct order of the events that happened in the story?a. Andy helped Granny find the key.
b. Leo made a nice wooden box for Granny.
c. Andy helped Mum clean up the attic.
d. Leo wrote the last letter to his family.
A. b-d-c-a
B. b-a-c-d
C. c-d-a-b
D. c-b-d-a
(
B
)36. What may be the best title of the story?A. Granny's beloved brother
B. Finding clues to a lost key
C. Granny's birthday present
D. A treasure hunting game
答案
33. D 34. C
35. A 【解析】通读全文内容可知，多年前，Leo在去参军之前给Andy的奶奶制作了一个精美的木盒(b)，后来在Leo牺牲之后他的家人收到他的最后一封信(d)；有一天Andy在帮妈妈打扫阁楼时偶然发现了一捆发黄的信件和这个木盒(c)；Andy根据信的内容帮助奶奶找到了打开这个木盒的钥匙(a)。
36. B
35. A 【解析】通读全文内容可知，多年前，Leo在去参军之前给Andy的奶奶制作了一个精美的木盒(b)，后来在Leo牺牲之后他的家人收到他的最后一封信(d)；有一天Andy在帮妈妈打扫阁楼时偶然发现了一捆发黄的信件和这个木盒(c)；Andy根据信的内容帮助奶奶找到了打开这个木盒的钥匙(a)。
36. B
解析
【分析】
1. 第33题是细节推断题，需定位文中关于Leo的行为描述，结合他使用同音异形词设置线索的内容，排除错误选项得出答案；
2. 第34题是词义猜测题，需结合代词所在句的上下文，寻找前文对应指代的事物；
3. 第35题是事件排序题，需按故事发展的时间先后，梳理四个事件的逻辑顺序；
4. 第36题是主旨大意题，需概括全文核心内容，排除偏离主旨的选项。
【解析】
33题：文中提到Leo用同音异形词（homophones）设置线索，说明他喜欢文字游戏；A项未提及Leo木工能力，B项与文中“beloved elder brother”矛盾，C项是奶奶的推测而非直接推断信息，故选D。
34题：根据前文“Granny opened the clock's tiny glass door and reached inside.”可知，时钟内的是钥匙，故it指代the key，选C。
35题：梳理事件顺序：b（Leo为Granny制作木盒）→d（Leo写最后一封信）→c（Andy帮妈妈打扫阁楼发现信件和木盒）→a（Andy帮Granny找钥匙），顺序为b-d-c-a，选A。
36题：全文围绕Andy根据线索帮奶奶寻找木盒钥匙展开，A项仅侧重Leo，C项仅涉及木盒由来，D项过于宽泛，故选B。
【答案】
33.D 34.C 35.A 36.B
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节推断、事件排序、主旨大意
【点评】
本文是情感类记叙文，通过Andy帮助奶奶解开旧物线索找钥匙的故事，考查学生对英语文章的细节理解、逻辑梳理和主旨概括能力，需仔细定位关键信息。
【难度系数】
0.5
1. 第33题是细节推断题，需定位文中关于Leo的行为描述，结合他使用同音异形词设置线索的内容，排除错误选项得出答案；
2. 第34题是词义猜测题，需结合代词所在句的上下文，寻找前文对应指代的事物；
3. 第35题是事件排序题，需按故事发展的时间先后，梳理四个事件的逻辑顺序；
4. 第36题是主旨大意题，需概括全文核心内容，排除偏离主旨的选项。
【解析】
33题：文中提到Leo用同音异形词（homophones）设置线索，说明他喜欢文字游戏；A项未提及Leo木工能力，B项与文中“beloved elder brother”矛盾，C项是奶奶的推测而非直接推断信息，故选D。
34题：根据前文“Granny opened the clock's tiny glass door and reached inside.”可知，时钟内的是钥匙，故it指代the key，选C。
35题：梳理事件顺序：b（Leo为Granny制作木盒）→d（Leo写最后一封信）→c（Andy帮妈妈打扫阁楼发现信件和木盒）→a（Andy帮Granny找钥匙），顺序为b-d-c-a，选A。
36题：全文围绕Andy根据线索帮奶奶寻找木盒钥匙展开，A项仅侧重Leo，C项仅涉及木盒由来，D项过于宽泛，故选B。
【答案】
33.D 34.C 35.A 36.B
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节推断、事件排序、主旨大意
【点评】
本文是情感类记叙文，通过Andy帮助奶奶解开旧物线索找钥匙的故事，考查学生对英语文章的细节理解、逻辑梳理和主旨概括能力，需仔细定位关键信息。
【难度系数】
0.5
