One evening after dinner, Mr. and Mrs. Tisich called a family meeting. “We’ve had to make a difficult decision,” Mr. Tisich announced. “You see, your mother has been offered a post as co-director of a television station in Chicago. Unfortunately, the station is not here. After thinking long and hard about it, we’ve concluded that the right decision is to move to Chicago.” Marc looked shocked, while his sister Rachel breathlessly started asking when they’d be moving. “It’s surprising, but exciting!” she said. Marc simply said, “We can’t go—I can’t leave all my friends. I’d rather stay here and live with Tommy Lyons!”
The Tisichs hoped that by the time they moved in August, Marc would grow more used to the idea of leaving. However, he showed no signs of accepting the news, refusing to pack his belongings. When the morning of the move arrived, Marc was nowhere to be found. His parents called Tommy Lyon’s house, but Mrs. Lyons said she hadn’t seen Marc. Mrs. Tisich became increasingly concerned, while her husband felt angry with their son for behaving so irresponsibly.
What they didn’t know was that Marc had started walking over to Tommy’s house, with a faint idea of hiding in Lyons’s attic(阁楼) for a few days. But something happened on the way as Marc walked past all the familiar landscape of the neighborhood: the fence that he and his mother painted, the tree that he and his sister used to climb, the park where he and his father often took evening walks together. How much would these mean without his family, who make them special in the first place? Marc didn’t take the time to answer that question but instead hurried back to his house, wondering if there were any moving cartons(纸板箱)the right size to hold his record collection.
【小题1】The conflict(冲突) in this story was caused by .A．Marc and Rachel’s different attitudesB．a quarrel between Tommy Lyons and MarcC．Marc’s disagreement with his parents about their moveD．Mr. And Mrs. Tisich’s ment of Marc’s irresponsibility【小题2】Marc and Rachel’s reactions to the move were similar in the way that both were .A．surprisedB．angry and upsetC．anxious for more detailsD．worried about pacing【小题3】The reason for Marc’s going home was that .A．he did not want to be left behindB．he realized his family was important to himC．he hoped to reach an agreement with his parentsD．he wished to be a more responsible person【小题4】What would most likely happen next?A．Marc would bring his records over to the Lyons’s house.B．Mr. and Mrs. Tisich would call the police.C．Marc would join his family for house moving.D．Mr. and Mrs. Tisich would start searching for Marc.C
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(答案→)C
解析：文章讲述了Marc一家因工作关系要搬到芝加哥的故事，Marc不同意搬家，他不愿意离开他的朋友们。Marc离家出走去找朋友，当他回忆起平时的生活时，他发现家庭对他的重要性，于是赶快回家了。
【小题1】根据第一段“move to Chicago...Marc simply said, “We can’t go—I can’t leave all my friends. I’d rather stay here and live with Tommy Lyons!””可知，Marc妈妈要去芝加哥工作，Marc的父母决定搬家到芝加哥，Marc不愿意离开他的朋友，冲突的起因是Marc不愿意搬家，故选C。
【小题2】根据第一段“Marc looked shocked...Rachel “It’s surprising, but exciting!””可知，Marc和Rachel 都感到吃惊。故选A。
【小题3】根据最后一段“the fence that he and his mother painted, the tree that he and his sister used to climb, the park where he and his father often took evening walks together. How much would these mean without his family, who make them special in the first place? Marc didn’t take the time to answer that question but instead hurried back to his house”可知，Marc看到家里的篱笆、树和经常散步的公园，他觉得不能没有家。故选B。
【小题4】根据最后一段“hurried back to his house, wondering if there were any moving cartons(纸板箱)the right size to hold his record collection”可知，Marc匆忙赶回家，寻找移动纸板箱来装他的收藏品。说明他愿意搬家了。故选C。