题文
My grandparents were married for over half a century, and played their own special game the time they had met each other. The goal of their game was to write the word “shmily” in a surprise place for the other to find. They took turns leaving “shmily” around the house, and as soon as one of them discovered it, it was their turn to hide it once more. They dragged “shmily” with their fingers through the sugar and flour containers to await whoever was preparing the next meal. “Shmily” was written in the steam left on the mirror after a hot shower, where it would reappear bath after bath. There was no end to the places where “shmily” would pop up. Little notes with “shmily” were found on car seats, or taped to steering wheels. The notes were put inside shoes and left under pillows. “Shmily” was written in the dust upon the mantel（壁炉架）and traced in the ashes of the fireplace. This mysterious word was as much a part of my grandparents’ house as the furniture.It took me a long time before I was able to fully appreciate my grandparents’ game. Skepticism has kept me from believing in true love --- one that is pure and enduring (持久的). However, I never doubted my grandparents’ relationship. It was based on passionate（热情的）affection which not everyone is lucky enough to experience.
But there was a dark cloud in my grandparents’ life: my grandmother had breast cancer. The disease had first appeared ten years earlier. As always, Grandpa was with her every step of the way. He comforted her in their yellow room, painted that way so that she could always be surrounded by sunshine, even when she was too sick to go outside. But my grandmother grew steadily weaker until, finally, she could not leave the house anymore. Then one day, what we all dreaded finally happened. Grandma was gone.
“Shmily.” It was written in yellow on the pink ribbons of my grandmother’s funeral bouquet (花束). As the crowd thinned and the last mourners turned to leave, Grandpa stepped up to my grandmother’s coffin and, taking a shaky breath, he began to sing to her. Through his tears and grief, the song came: S-h-m-i-l-y: See How Much I Love You.
小题1:According to the passage, where may the word “shmily” be found?
a.in the flour containers
b.on the mirror
c.on the sheet of toilet paper
d.on pillows
e.on the furnitureA．a, bB．b, cC．a, dD．b, e小题2:The first paragraph is mainly about ________.A．what the word “shmily” meansB．how the author’s grandparents played their special gameC．how the author appreciated her grandparents’ gameD．how the author’s grandparents cared for each other小题3:The underlined phrase “pop up” in Paragraph 1 means ________.A．appearB．changeC．surviveD．work小题4:According to the passage, the author _________.A．thought the game was meaninglessB．believes everyone can experience true loveC．doubted the existence of true love at firstD．sometimes left “shmily” around the house小题5:Grandpa tried to make Grandma comfortable by _______.A．singing songs to her every dayB．painting the room yellowC．encouraging her to go outsideD．helping her take a hot shower every day 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:B
解析
文章讲述了结婚已逾半个世纪的祖父母，多年来，他们在日常生活中彼此间不倦地玩着一个特殊的游戏：在一个意想不到的地方写下“shmily”这个词留待对方来发现。直到很久以后祖母的葬礼上，我终于明白了他们特殊小游戏的意义SHMILY: See how much I love you（知道我有多么爱你），那种纯洁且历久弥坚的爱。
小题1:从第一段第四，五句．．．through the sugar and flour containers to await ．．．in the steam left on the mirror after a hot shower可得知正确答案为Ａ。
小题2:分析第一段的内容，尤其是根据总起句第一二句，不难看出该段主要描述了祖父母是如何玩那个特殊游戏的。
小题3:从第一段的第四，五句举例说明及信息词“ reappear ”说明没有“shmily”不可能出现的地方。故短语“pop up”是appear（出现）的意思。
小题4:从第二段Skepticism has kept me from believing in true love --- one that is pure and enduring可得知正确答案Ｃ。
小题5:根据文章最后一段He comforted her in their yellow room, painted that way即可以找到正确答案Ｂ．
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“My grandparents were.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
