My mom told me a story that was about the school picnic. At that time, schools didn’t have a field day. The biggest day for them was School Picnic Day.
School Picnic Day was usually held on the last day of school in June. On that day, kids played simple games. No one cared who won or who lost.
Before the school picnic, parents always packed picnic baskets for the kids. They filled them with a lot of good food.
There was a poor family. They had no picnic lunch that year. When my mom noticed this, she tried to help them.
Just then, the teacher said there was going to be one final race before lunch. It was the sack race, in which two people get inside a sack and hop as fast as they can to the finish line. The winner would receive a special lunch basket.
My mom wanted to enter this race. She waited until she saw Mary, the eldest sister of the poor family, stand up. She asked Mary if she could be her partner, and Mary agreed. My mom went out of her way to make Mary win.
Later, Mary came and thanked my mom for being her partner. She said that her brothers and sisters really enjoyed the picnic lunch. According to mom, it was the best school picnic in the whole world.
16 . What did children usually do on School Picnic Day?
A . Play simple games. B . Make delicious food.
C . Meet family members. D . Pick up apples.
17 . Who always packed the baskets for kids before the school picnic?
A . Their parents. B . Their teachers. C . Their friends. D . Their partners.
18 . Why did the writer’s mother want Mary to win the game?
A . Because Mary could run really fast. B . Because she never took part in games like this.
C . Because she wanted to help the poor family. D . Because she liked Mary.
A 17 . A 18 . C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一次学校野餐日,作者的妈妈想办法帮助玛丽一家获得野餐饭篮的故事。
16 .细节理解题。根据 “On that day, kids played simple games.” 可知,孩子们通常在学校野餐日玩简单的游戏。故选 A 。
17 .细节理解题。根据 “Before the school picnic, parents always packed picnic baskets for the kids.” 可知,是孩子们的父母为他们准备食物篮。故选 A 。
18 .推理判断题。根据 “When my mom noticed this, she tried to help them.” 可知,作者母亲的举动是为了帮助这个贫穷的家庭。故选 C 。