His own way to express love
Yesterday was our three-year anniversary. We didn’t do anything romantic: we just walked hand in hand and talked about our past and future. This was pretty much what I had expected.
Andy is unromantic guy: no sweet words or roses. Smart as he is, he is a little bit shy expressing his love. In contrast, I am an outspoken girl who likes to show her feelings directly. So needless to say, I often feel that is insensitive. I envy other girls who are surrounded by sweet words.
I was in this sullen mood until I heard a beautiful sentence one day: “someone does not love you in the way you like, it does not mean that he does not love you.” This simple but sensible sentence made me think about our happy days and recall his deep concern for me.
One cold winter night, I got a high fever. He hurried to my dorm and took me to the hospital. He was in such a hurry that he even forgot to wear socks. After arrival, he ran through the hospital handling all the formalities. When I was put on a drip, he told me interesting stories to make me happy. Being held in his warm arms and listening to his tender voice, I never felt so safe and comfortable. Gradually, I felt asleep. When I woke up 15 minutes later, he was still mumbling to me. He explained that if he had stopped talking I would have woke up. At that moment, I found love in his sparkling eyes.
Another time, I had a bad quarrel with my best friend. Although I knew it was my fault, I refused to admit it. I was angry when he insisted I apologize to her. He said that it was difficult to admit a mistake, but this was what everyone should do. The next morning, I apologized to my friend and asked for her forgiveness.
My unromantic boyfriend cares about my health like my father, understand me like my mother and helps me like my elder brother.(344 words)
1.Who is Andy?
A． the writer’s father
B． the writer’s mother
C． the writer’s elder brother
D． the writer’s boyfriend
2． When did the writer and Andy fall in love?
A． three years ago
B． yesterday
C． on a cold winter night
D． after a quarrel
3． Which statement is true of the writer?
A． she likes running after romantic guys
B． she does not like sweet words
C． she likes expressing her feelings directly
D． she does not like roses
4． The writer tells the reader two stories to show that
A． Andy is a romantic guy
B． Andy has his own way to express love
C． Andy is an interesting guy
D． Andy is a foolish guy
5． The word sullen in paragraph 3 could be best replaced by
A． cheerful
B． calm
C． painful
D． bad
答案与解析:
1． D. 利用题干中的特征词（Andy）作为答案线索， 这样在文章中找到答案相关句：
Yesterday was our three-year anniversary. We didn’t do anything romantic: we just walked hand in hand and talked about our past and future. This was pretty much what I had expected.
Andy is unromantic guy: no sweet words or roses. Smart（聪明的, 漂亮的） as he is, he is a little bit（有点） shy（害羞的）expressing his love. In contrast（相反）, I am an outspoken（坦率直言的） girl who likes to show（表达） her feelings（情感） directly（直接地）. So needless to say, I often feel that is insensitive. I envy other girls who are surrounded by sweet words.
第2段的第1句是答案相关句， 该句说“Andy不是一个浪漫的人： 他没有甜言蜜语， 也没有玫瑰花” ， 但是该句没有揭示Andy和文章作者之间的关系。接下来的句子说“尽管他很精明， 他还是有点羞于表达他的爱。 相反， 我是一个坦率直言的人， 我喜欢直接表达自己的情感。”结合这两句内容， 并参考文章开头第一个句子的内容（昨天是我们第三周年纪念日）综合判断Andy应该是文章作者的男朋友。
2 C．问题句说: “什么时候作者和Andy相爱的?” 被选项都涉及到具体的时间状语(特征性结构), 因此可分别利用它们作为答案线索在文章中查找与这些被选项呼应的句子, 对被选项进行判断:
Yesterday was our three-year anniversary. (该句说“昨天是我们第三周年”， 因此判断“他们的相爱发生在至少三年以前”， 因此首先排除B。)We didn’t do anything romantic: we just walked hand in hand and talked about our past and future. This was pretty much what I had expected.
Andy is unromantic guy: no sweet words or roses. Smart as he is, he is a little bit shy expressing his love. In contrast, I am an outspoken girl who likes to show her feelings directly. So needless to say, I often feel that is insensitive. I envy other girls who are surrounded by sweet words.
I was in this sullen mood until I heard a beautiful sentence one day: “someone does not love you in the way you like, it does not mean that he does not love you.” This simple but sensible sentence made me think about our happy days and recall his deep concern for me.
One cold winter night, I got a high fever（发高烧）. He hurried to my dorm and took me to the hospital. He was in such a hurry that he even forgot to wear socks. After arrival, he ran through the hospital handling all the formalities. When I was put on a drip, he told me interesting stories to make me happy. Being held in his warm arms and listening to his tender voice, I never felt so safe and comfortable. Gradually, I felt asleep. When I woke up 15 minutes later, he was still mumbling to me. He explained that if he had stopped talking I would have woke up. At that moment（时刻）, I found（发现） love in his sparkling（闪闪发光的） eyes.该答案相关句涉及到文章中重要的细节信息, 因此推测该段可能存在考点. 该段最后一句(划线句)说“在那一时刻（作者生病窝床）， 在他闪闪发光的眼中我发现了爱”， 根据该句判断此时可能就是文章作者和Andy相爱的时刻。 文章倒数第2段中提到了选项D中的核心词“争吵”， 但是该段中根本没有“love”这样的字眼出现, 因此D不是答案。
3． C． 问题句说“下列哪个说法与作者的实际情况一致？”。利用被选项中的细节信息（A： romantic guys， B： sweet words； C： express feelings directly；D：roses）作为答案线索，在文章中查找与被选项形成呼应的句子，对被选项进行一一判断：
Yesterday was our three-year anniversary. We didn’t do anything romantic: we just walked hand in hand and talked about our past and future. This was pretty much what I had expected.
Andy is unromantic guy: no sweet words or roses. Smart as he is, he is a little bit shy expressing his love. In contrast, I am an outspoken（坦率直言的） girl who likes to show her feelings directly. So needless to say, I often feel that is insensitive. I envy（羡慕， 嫉妒） other girls who are surrounded by（被...围绕） sweet words.
第2段中出现了所有被选项中涉及到的细节信息，因此推测真正答案相关句应该出现在该段落中。该段第2个相关句（划线句）说“我是一个坦率直言的人， 我喜欢直接表达我的情感”， 该句内容与C 一致， 因此C是答案。
4． B． 解析： 选项B与文章标题/主题（His own way to express love）一致， 因此B是答案。
5 D． 解析： 问题句说“哪个被选项是第3段中sullen的最佳替代词？”。该题可以直接通过查字典确认sullen的词义为“闷闷不乐的”， D的含义最接近， 因此D是答案。