D
Mrs Rachel Lynde was a curious woman. She knew everything about Avonlea. Mrs Rachel lived in a part of Avonlea called Lynde’s Hollow. She saw everyone coming into the town and everyone going out. Mrs Rachel was more curious than most people but she was also very helpful.
Today she was very curious about Matthew Cuthbert. Matthew was dressed in his best clothes and he was driving his horse and buggy past her house.
“Where is Matthew Cuthbert going?” she said to herself.
“I can go to Green Gables and ask Marilla,” she thought.
Marilla was Matthew’s sister. Marilla and Matthew lived together at Green Gables. Green Gables was a big house. It was far from the main road.
Mrs Rachel knocked on the kitchen door and went into the house. The kitchen at Green Gables was a nice room but it was too tidy. Marilla Cuthbert was in her chair knitting(编织) and the table behind her was set for supper. There were three plates on the table. Mrs Rachel was very confused(迷惑不解的).
“Good evening, Rachel,” Marilla said kindly. “Come in and sit down. How is your family?”
Marilla was a tall and thin woman. She had dark hair. She looked like a severe woman but her mouth was soft. Maybe she laughed sometimes. The women were very different but they were friends.
“We’re all quite well,” said Mrs Rachel. “But I didn’t think that you were well because I saw Matthew leaving today. Was he going to the doctor’s?”
Marilla replied patiently, “Oh, no, we’re quite well. Matthew went to Bright River. We’re getting a little boy from an orphanage(孤儿院) in Nova Scotia and he’s coming on the train this evening.”
Mrs Rachel was so shocked(震惊的) that she wasn’t able to speak for five seconds.
—Adapted from Anne of Green Gables
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B
)12. How was Mrs Rachel according to the passage?
A. She was not very polite.
B. She was curious and helpful.
C. She was kind and polite.
D. She didn’t like to see anyone going out of the town.
(
D
)13. What does the underlined word “severe” mean in the eighth paragraph?
A. sweet
B. generous
C. warm-hearted
D. cold-hearted
(
D
)14. What was Matthew going to do that evening?
A. To see a doctor.
B. To see a friend.
C. To catch a train at a train station.
D. To meet a new boy.
(
C
)15. What can we infer(推断) from the passage?
A. Mrs Rachel was not happy at all.
B. Green Gables was not very big.
C. Marilla was waiting for Matthew for supper.
D. Matthew was old and could not drive his horse and buggy.