【题文】"The first of June, and the King family is going on holiday tomorrow! " said Meg. "I'm free for three months!"
"And Aunt March went away for her holiday today." said Jo. "Isn't life wonderful!"
"What will you do all your holiday?" asked Amy.
"I'll stay in bed late, and do nothing." said Meg.
"I have lots of books to read." said Jo.
"Let’s not do any studying, Beth...." said Amy. "Let’s play all the time and rest, as Jo and Meg are going to do."
"I will if Mother doesn’t mind." said Beth.
Mrs. March agreed to the plan and said they could try it for a week.
"But," she added, "I think by Saturday night you will find that all play and no work is as bad as all work and no play."
Next day, Meg appeared at ten o'clock and ate breakfast alone. It was a lonely meal and the room was untidy, because Beth had not cleaned it.
Jo went to the river with Laurie, then sat in the apple tree and read a book. Beth began to tidy things in her cupboard, but she got tired and left it half-done. She went to her piano, glad that she did not have to wash the cups and plates. Amy sat in the garden to draw, hoping someone would see her and say something nice about her picture. But no one appeared, so she went for a walk, got caught in the rain and came home very wet.
At tea, everyone said that it had been a happy but unusually long day. Meg, who had been shopping in the afternoon, now decided that she did not like the dress she had bought. Jo had a headache from reading too long. Beth couldn't find anything in her cupboard, and the rain had made Amy’s dress so wet that she couldn’t wear it to Katy Brown’s party the next day.
Mrs. March listened, smiled and said nothing.
The week seemed to get longer and longer with nothing much to do, and by Friday the girls were glad that it was nearly over. Then Mrs. March gave Hannah a holiday, and when the girls got up on Saturday, there was no breakfast ready, no fire in the kitchen, and no mother waiting for them.
"What has happened?" said Jo.
Meg ran upstairs, then came down to say that Mother was staying in her room to have a rest.
"She says we must look after ourselves today." Meg said.
"Good, I want something to do." said Jo.
Secretly, they were all pleased to have something useful to do again. Beth and Amy put cups and plates on the table while Jo and Meg got the breakfast, then Meg took some tea and an egg up to Mrs. March. The tea was too strong and the egg was burned. Mrs. March did not complain, but she laughed to herself afterwards.
【小题1】Which of the following can best describe the girls' feelings when the first free day was over?
| A．Sad. |
| B．Depressed. |
| C．Disappointed. |
| D．pleased but bored. |
【小题2】What made Amy give up drawing in the garden?
| A．She would like to have a walk. |
| B．She wanted to go shopping with Meg. |
| C．She didn’t want to mess up her dress. |
| D．She didn’t get admiration as expected. |
【小题3】Which of the following can explain why Mrs. March agreed to her daughters' plan?
| A．She wanted to teach them a lesson. |
| B．She didn't care too much about her daughters' plan. |
| C．She thought her daughters could live and learn as they liked. |
| D．She wanted her daughters to enjoy themselves during the holiday. |
【小题4】Which of the following proverbs can best summarize the main idea of the story?
| A．Two heads are better than one. |
| B．He who makes no mistakes makes nothing. |
| C．All play and no work makes Jack a mere boy. |
| D．A bit in the morning is better than nothing at all. |
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