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（2024·无锡一模）"Look! Letters from Leo! Granny will be excited!" Mum said.
Andy turned toward his mother. "Leo?"
"Granny's oldest and favourite brother. He made her that special box that sits beside the window—locked up. The key's been lost forever. Now about those letters ... Granny will want them."
Andy picked that special box and letters up, then took them to the kitchen. "What did you put in the box, Granny?" Andy asked.
"Nothing! I knew Leo would be joining the army soon. Just before he left, he locked my box and hid the key. He said he'd invented a word game for me and promised he'd send clues. We got letters but not one clue. Leo's final letter arrived after we heard the heartbreaking news. Mother was so sad. She tore(撕) it in half."
Granny watched Andy spread the letters on the table. She whispered, "I always thought Mother threw away all of Leo's letters."
Andy pointed at one letter in two pieces. "This must be the last letter Leo sent home."
Granny picked up one half of the letter, and read, "Dearest Littlest Sister ..."
"Leo did send clues. Let's tape the halves together," Andy said.
Andy read, "Ewe reed four make?"
"Nonsense words," Granny said.
Andy looked at the paper, then said, "Wait! If we read down, instead of across—in columns(列), not rows." He read the words one by one "You need to read this aloud for it to make some sense."
Granny's eyes opened wide. "Leo was using homophones(同音异形词)!"
She began to read, "Go to the room where we ate. See the flower like the sun?"
Granny smiled. "The dining room is where we ate. The painting of a sunflower ..."
Andy was on his way. In a few seconds, he returned, carrying the painting. They discovered another clue printed in light pencil on the back. Andy read, "Look above the hole where rain does not come down. See the broken time piece? There! Inside!"
He ran to the fireplace and found a clock. He then gave the clock to Granny. "This clock has never kept time." Granny opened the clock's tiny glass door and reached inside. There was a key. "All those years. It's been right here." She opened the box with the key and looked into it.
There is a photo of a girl and her big brother. On the back of the photo was printed: I KNEW 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.
1. 新考法 图示理解 How may the underlined words "See the flower like the sun" be shown in the letter?

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| A. sea the flour like the son | B. sea like the the flour son |
| C. watch the rose like the shine | D. watch like the the rose shine |
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2. When Granny said "Nonsense words", she most probably felt .
A. curious
B. worried
C. hopeless
D. confident
3. What is the best title for the story?
A. Granny's Favourite Brother
B. A Treasure Hunter
C. Letters from Leo
D. A Special Box

A 1.B 2.C 3.C
【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了奶奶凭借她的哥哥的来信，打开了被锁多年的盒子，里面是她和哥哥的照片。
1. B 图示理解题。根据“Wait! If we read down, instead of across—in columns, not rows.”以及“Leo was using homophones!”可知，Leo 用了同音异形词，且应该按列读，而不是按行读，故可推知，“See the flower like the sun”在信中表示为 B 项所示。故选 B。
2. C 推理判断题。根据“Ewe reed four make?”可知，奶奶认为这是无意义的，故可推知，她感觉没有希望。故选 C。
3. C 标题归纳题。通读全文内容可知，本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了 Andy 和奶奶解开奶奶的哥哥在信中藏的线索，打开了被锁多年的盒子，里面是她和哥哥的照片，而照片和信成为了奶奶的“宝藏”。故选项 C“利奥的信”最适合作为本文的标题。故选 C。

【分析】这是一篇记叙文阅读理解题，包含图示理解、推理判断、标题归纳三类题型。解题时需先通读文章把握主旨，再针对各小题考点定位对应细节：第1题需结合文章中“同音异形词”和“按列读”的提示，匹配选项排列；第2题要依据“Nonsense words”的上下文语境推断情绪；第3题需梳理文章主线，选择贴合主旨的标题。
【解析】1. 图示理解题：根据文中“Leo was using homophones(同音异形词)”以及“If we read down, instead of across—in columns(列), not rows”可知，“See the flower like the sun”需按列读同音异形词，对应选项B的排列，故选B。2. 推理判断题：奶奶说“Nonsense words”时，看到的是Leo写的看似无意义的词，结合当时她以为找不到线索的语境，可推断她感到没有希望，故选C。3. 标题归纳题：文章围绕Leo寄来的信展开，信中藏着打开盒子的线索，最终成为奶奶的宝藏，“Letters from Leo”最贴合主旨，故选C。
【答案】1.B 2.C 3.C
【知识点】英语阅读理解、词义猜测、标题归纳
【点评】本题结合记叙文考查阅读理解的三类核心题型，要求学生精准定位文章细节，结合语境分析选项，注重语篇理解能力的考查，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.5