五、阅读表达。(共5小题;每小题2分,计10分)(2024·江苏扬州邗江期中)
阅读下面的材料,然后根据材料内容回答问题。
It was the happiest Christmas they could remember. Hannah cooked a fat turkey and there was plum pudding and jelly(果冻). Everything was delicious. Mr Laurence, Mr Brooke and Laurie ate with them and after dinner they all sang songs and told stories about the past. After the guests left, the March family sat together around the fire.
Mr March looked at the four young faces around him with satisfaction. "It was a difficult year for my little girls, I know," he said to them. "But you were very brave." He took Meg's hands in his. "Meg, your white hands are now rough and red with hard work. They were pretty before but they are prettier to me now. I'm proud of you."
Then he looked at Jo. "You were my noisy, wild boy!" he said. "But now I can see a good, strong woman with a tender heart in front of me. I'm very happy."
"What about Beth?" asked Amy.
"Beth! Dear, good little Beth!" said Mr March. He looked at her small, thin body and held her tightly. "We nearly lost her. Now I'm going to keep her safe forever."
Then it was Amy's turn. "I watched Amy today," Mr March said. "She is kinder and more helpful than she was. She thinks more about other people and less about herself. I am proud to have a daughter like her. I'm proud of all my wonderful little women!"
—Adapted from Little Women
注:每题答案不超过10个单词。
1. How many people are mentioned in the story?
Nine.
2. Were Meg's hands rough and red or white and pretty before?
White and pretty.
3. Why did Mr March feel proud of Amy?
Because Amy became kinder and more helpful.
4. Who would Mr March keep safe forever?
Beth.
5. How did Mr March feel when he saw the changes of his daughters?
He felt proud.
