As a youngster, there was nothing I liked better than Sunday afternoons at my grandfather’

As a youngster, there was nothing I liked better than Sunday afternoons at my grandfather’s farm in western Pennsylvania. Surrounded by miles of winding stone walls, the house and field provided endless hours of fun for a city kid like me. I was used to tidy living rooms that seemed to whisper, Not to be touched!
I can still remember one afternoon when I was eight years old. Since my first visit to the farm, I had wanted more than anything to be allowed to climb the stone walls surrounding the houses. My parents would never approve. The walls were old; some stones were missing, others loose and falling. Still, my idea to climb across those walls grew so strong that finally, one spring afternoon, I had all my courage to enter the living room, where the adults had gathered after Sunday dinner.
I, uh-I want to climb the stone walls, I said. Everyone looked up. Can I climb the stone walls? Immediately voices of disagreement went up from the women in the room. Heavens, no! You'll hurt yourself! I wasn't too disappointed; the response was just as I'd expected. But before I could leave the room, I was stopped by my grandfather's loud voice. Now hold on just a minute, I heard him say. Let the boy climb the stone walls. He has to learn to do things for himself.

Many years have passed since then, and today I host the television program Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, seen by millions of children throughout America. There have been changes over the years, but one thing remains the same: my message to children at the end of almost every visit. There's only one person in this whole world like you, the kids can count on hearing me say, and people can like you exactly as you are.”
【小题1】When the writer was small, he lived .A．in the cityB．on the farmC．with his grandparentsD．away from his parents【小题2】The writer enjoyed his visits to the farm because .A．there were old stone walls.B．it was an exciting place for him.C．he liked his grandfather.D．the living room there was clean【小题3】The underlined word “approve” in paragraph 2 means .A．proveB．suppose C．allow D．mind【小题4】We can learn from the passage that the writer was .A．adventurousB．funnyC．smartD．talkativeA

(答案→)A 解析：文章讲述了作者小时候在乡村的经历，作者从中悟出一个道理：我们要做真实的自我。【小题1】细节题：从第一段的句子：the house and field provided endless hours of fun for a city kid like me.可知作者小的时候是住在城市的。选A。【小题2】推理题：从第一段的句子：the house and field provided endless hours of fun for a city kid like me.可知作者认为去农村是兴奋的事情。选B【小题3】猜词题：从前面的句子：I had wanted more than anything to be allowed to climb the stone walls surrounding the houses.可知答案是C【小题4】推理题：从第二段的句子：The walls were old; some stones were missing, others loose and falling. Still, my idea to climb across those walls grew so strong that finally, one spring afternoon,可知作者是有冒险精神的。选A

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