I’m lying on my back in my grandfather’s orchard(果园)，looking up at the branches above me.It is one of the last days of summer.Already the days are shorter and the nights are cooler.Some kinds of apples are already ripe(成熟的).Others will be ready to pick soon.I think of my grandmother’s apple pie，and how I used to make it with her.She died last year，before the apple harvest，and I have not had her pie since.I really miss her.I hear bees busily humming about，visiting the late summer flowers.The gentle hum of their wings nearly sends me to sleep.
The sky is as blue as my grandfather’s eyes.Above me，big white clouds race across the sky like pieces of cotton blowing in the w ind.School starts in another week，and time seems to have slowed down.
“Sophie！”calls my grandfather.“Is that you？”I stand up，take his hand，and tell him all about my day as we walk through the orchard.We talk about apples，and bees，and Grandma.He tells me that he misses her too.
He puts his rough，brown farmer’s hand around my shoulder and pulls me close.“You know，Sophie，”he says，“I spent the morning in the attic(阁楼)，and you’ll never guess what I found.It’s the recipe(烹饪法) for Grandma’s apple pie.I used to help her make it sometimes.I can’t do it all alone，but you used to help her too.Maybe between the two of us，we ca n work it out.Want to try？”
“But it won’t be the same without Grandma，” I tell him.
“That’s true，”he says，“but nothing_is_the_same_without_Grandma.Still，I don’t think that she would want us never to have another apple pie.What do you say？” I nod yes，and we walk towards home...towards an afternoon in the farmhouse kitchen，making Grandma’s famous apple pie.
【小题1】We learn from the passage that Sophie .A．likes to watch clouds in the atticB．es to the orchard after schoolC．enjoys Grandma’s apple pie very muchD．picks many apples in the orchard【小题2】Sophie’s grandfather spent the morning in the attic .A．looking for Grandma’s recipe for apple pieB．helping Sophie’s grandmother make apple pieC．trying to make apple pie all alone for SophieD．talking about apples，and bees，and Grandma with Sophie【小题3】The underlined part in the last paragraph showsA．how much Sophie’s grandmother loved SophieB．how much Sophie’s grandfather likes apple piesC．how much Sophie loves her grandfather’s orchardD．how much Sophie’s grandfather misses Grandma【小题4】Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?A．My grandfather’s orchardB．My grandmother’s apple pieC．A morning in the atticD．The last days of summerC
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(答案→)C
解析：祖父的果园苹果成熟了，但由于祖母的去世，我最爱的祖母做的苹果派再也尝不到了。就在我想念祖母时，祖父叫起我并鼓励我们一起研究苹果派。我找到了久违的温暖。
【小题1】细节理解题。由“I think of my grandmother’s apple pie，and how I used to make it with her.”以及下文可知我很喜欢祖母的苹果派。故选C。
【小题2】细节理解题。由“I spent the morning in the attic(阁楼)，and you’ll never guess what I found.It’s the recipe(烹饪法) for Grandma’s apple pie.”可知爷爷在研究如何制作苹果派。后面爷爷让我一起做苹果派，因此不是自己为我做，C项不对。故选A。
【小题3】推理判断题。爷爷觉得没有了她所有的一切都不一样了，联系上下文可知爷爷也和我一样想念着祖母，在这里表达出来思念并鼓励我。故选D。
【小题4】主旨概括题。文章从爷爷的果园苹果成熟了引起我对祖母的思念和爷爷对我的关爱。祖母的苹果派是全文的线索和发展推动。故选B。