Moses Mendelssohn, the grandfather of the well-known German composer(作曲家), was far from being handsome. Along with a rather short stature(身材), he had a hunchback(駝背) .
One day he visited a merchant in Hamburg who had a lovely daughter named Frumtje. Moses fell hopelessly in love with her. But Moses was refused by his ugly appearance
When it was time for him to leave, Moses picked up his courage and climbed the stairs to
her room to take one last chance to speak with her. She was a heavenly beauty, but caused him deep sadness by her refusal to look at him. After several attempts at conversation, Moses shyly asked, “Do you believe marriages are made in heaven？”
“Yes, ”She answered, still looking at the floor. “And do you？”
“Yes I do, ”He replied. “You see, in heaven at the birth of each boy, the God announces which
girl he will marry. When I was born, my future bride(新娘) was pointed out to me. Then the God added, ‘But your wife will be humpbacked. ’”“Right then and there I called out, ‘Oh God, a humpbacked woman would be a tragedy(不幸). Please, God, give me the hump and let her be beautiful. ’”
Then Frumtje looked up into his eyes and was stirred by some deep memory. She reached out and gave Mendelssohn her hand and later became his devoted wife.

  1. 1.

    At first Moses was refused by Frumtje because_______.

    1. A.
      he had a bad intention
    2. B.
      he was not handsome and humpbacked
    3. C.
      he had no courage to express himself
    4. D.
      he was a hopeless man
  2. 2.

    Frumtje accepted Moses’ request in the end because of_______.

    1. A.
      Moses’ good heart and honesty
    2. B.
      Moses’ sweet words and devotion
    3. C.
      Moses’ tricks and lies
    4. D.
      Moses’ wealth and humor.
  3. 3.

    Which of the following word can replace the underlined word “stirred” in the last paragraph ?

    1. A.
      mixed
    2. B.
      moved
    3. C.
      caused
    4. D.
      surprised
  4. 4.

    The writer of the passage intends to try to tell us _______.

    1. A.
      how to run after e a girl
    2. B.
      a marriage in heaven
    3. C.
      a moving love story
    4. D.
      What true love is.
BABD
1.本題考查理解文章細(xì)節(jié)信息的能力。由第一段 “…was far from being handsome. Along with a rather short stature(身材), he had a hunchback(駝背) .”和第二段“But Moses was refused by his ugly appearance.”可知答案為B。
2.本題考查根據(jù)文章細(xì)節(jié)信息進(jìn)行簡(jiǎn)單推理的能力。由他們的對(duì)話可知Moses是一個(gè)的人, 外表雖然丑陋,但心地善良,真誠(chéng)執(zhí)著, 這也是打動(dòng)Frumtje之處。
3.本題考查根據(jù)上下文信息判斷詞語(yǔ)含義的能力。由下文 “She reached out and gave Mendelssohn her hand and later became his devoted wife.”可知推出的意思為 “使激動(dòng),是感動(dòng)”。（記憶深處的某些東西把她深深打動(dòng)了, 她伸出手, 答應(yīng)了門德爾松的求婚。后來, 成為了他忠誠(chéng)的妻子。）
4.本題考查根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容判斷作者寫作意圖的能力。本文通過這個(gè)故事告訴我們什么是真愛: 真愛是一種犧牲, 是一種奉獻(xiàn)。真正的愛情就是真，它沒有怨言，沒有花言巧語(yǔ)，一切都是真切的讓你感動(dòng)。
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