On Saturday, Feb 12, 2000, two things happened that changed my life.
First of all, my baby sister got married. She was 26 this day, and yet to me she was still my baby sister.
I was happy, but also sad. Gone were the days of me bossing(支使) her around. My bossy behavior had once earned me the nickname Lucy. If you’re a fan of Peanuts, then you can clearly imagine my behavior as an older sister.
At one point, I left the wedding reception to get some air. I went outside and walked to a nearby playground. I’m not sure how long I sat there before my sister came and joined me. We talked about how we were both grown up. As she wiped a tear from my eye, she lovingly said, “You’ll always be Lucy to me.” We hugged.
Then, my cousin Mike walked over to tell us that it was time to cut the cake, and the second thing that changed my life that day came to pass.
“Hey, did you guys hear that Charles Schulz died today?” he said casually – as if it were no big deal. Then he took my sister’s arm and they turned to head back to the reception hall. “Coming?” they asked. “In a minute,” I replied, and I sat back down on the bench, dizzy from what Mike had just told me.
How could Charles Schulz be dead? He was my creator! He was almost like a father to me!
I had lost so many things on that day. My innocence had slipped away like a thief in the night. It was gone before I could do anything about it, taking with it all the treasures that I had held in my heart. I felt myself grow up in an instant. I saw, for the first time, what I really was – a 30-year-old woman with a husband of my own, and soon, a child of my own.
I took a deep breath and stood up from the bench. I turned and headed back to the hall, hoping I hadn’t missed the cutting of the cake. It was the day that my sister grew wings of her own and left the nest – the day that Lucy died, and I was born.
【小题1】Why did the author feel sad at her sister’s wedding?A．She was afraid of change.B．Her sister was getting ready to move far away from her.C．Her wonderful childhood with her sister had bee a thing of the past.D．She had nobody to turn to for help with housework.【小题2】When the author’s cousin told her that Charles Schulz had died, she .A．felt a great sense of lossB．burst into tearsC．thought he was jokingD．got angry at him for his attitude【小题3】What is implied when the author says that “Lucy died, and I was born”?A．The author has realized how her sister must have felt about her and decided to change.B．Lucy no longer matters to the author.C．The author doesn’t like the nickname Lucy anymore.D．The author is no longer sad and ready to face the fact that she is an adult.【小题4】The best title of the passage can be .A．Two things changing my lifeB．My baby sister’s weddingC．Not Lucy anymoreD．Not innocent anymoreC
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(答案→)C
解析：文章介绍作者在一天中经历了两件让她难过的事情，但是她也通过这两件事意识到自己已经长大。
【小题1】细节题：从第三段的句子：I was happy, but also sad. Gone were the days of me bossing(支使) her around.可知在妹妹的婚礼上作者很难过，因为她们一起度过的时光一去不复返了，选C
【小题2】细节题：从第六段的句子：I replied, and I sat back down on the bench, dizzy from what Mike had just told me. 可知当作者的堂兄告诉她Charles Schulz死了，她觉得很失落，选A。
【小题3】句意理解题：根据倒数第二段的句子：I felt myself grow up in an instant. I saw, for the first time, what I really was – a 30-year-old woman with a husband of my own, and soon, a child of my own.可知作者不再难过了，接受自己成年的事实，选D。
【小题4】标题确定题：文章介绍作者在一天中经历了两件让她难过的事情，但是她也通过这两件事意识到自己已经长大，Lucy就是代表她的不成熟，所以用Not Lucy anymore 是适合的标题。选C