24. After they had twins, the author and her husband decided to ________.
- A. visit her parents
- B. move back to Yorkshire
- C. rent a house for the family
- D. raise their children in London
答案：B
答案句：After we had twins and became a family of five, my husband and I decided to move from London back to Yorkshire, to be closer to my parents.
参考译文：在我们有了双胞胎、成为五口之家后，我和丈夫决定从伦敦搬回约克郡，以便离我父母更近。
定位线索：题干“After they had twins”→答案句“After we had twins”；题干“decided to”→答案句“decided to move”；文中“move from London back to Yorkshire”对应选项B“move back to Yorkshire”。
解析：题干问作者和丈夫在有了双胞胎后决定做什么。答案句明确说“decided to move from London back to Yorkshire”，即搬回约克郡，与选项B直接对应。选项A“拜访父母”、C“租房子”、D“在伦敦养孩子”均与原文不符，属于无中生有。
25. During the breakfast, the author worried that ________.
- A. she might lose her shelter in the future
- B. there would be too much work in packing
- C. her parents might regret selling their house
- D. it would be hard to live a multigenerational life
答案：C
答案句：Mum voiced what we were all thinking: It was strange to see the place so empty. I worried that they’d begin to think they’d made a mistake.
参考译文：妈妈道出了我们都在想的事：看到这个地方如此空荡荡，感觉很奇怪。我担心他们开始觉得自己犯了个错误。
定位线索：题干“During the breakfast”→答案句“Mum voiced...”（早餐时对话）；题干“worried”→答案句“I worried”；文中“they’d begin to think they’d made a mistake”对应选项C“her parents might regret selling their house”（“made a mistake”即“后悔”）。
解析：题干问早餐时作者担心什么。答案句明确说“I worried that they’d begin to think they’d made a mistake”，其中“they”指父母，“made a mistake”暗示他们可能后悔卖房，与选项C对应。选项A“失去庇护”、B“打包工作太多”、D“多代同堂生活困难”均未在答案句中出现，属于无中生有。
26. How did the author feel after hearing her dad’s response?
- A. Uplifted.
- B. Puzzled.
- C. Concerned.
- D. Honoured.
答案：A
答案句：I breathed a huge sigh of relief: I had expected sadness, maybe even doubt, but Dad was already looking to the future. His response had an impact on me.
参考译文：我如释重负地长舒了一口气：我原以为会悲伤，甚至可能怀疑，但爸爸已经在展望未来了。他的回答对我产生了影响。
定位线索：题干“How did the author feel”→答案句“I breathed a huge sigh of relief”；文中“relief”对应选项A“Uplifted”（振奋的）；“Dad was already looking to the future”进一步体现积极情绪。
解析：题干问作者听到父亲回答后的感受。答案句用“a huge sigh of relief”直接表达如释重负，且“Dad was already looking to the future”表明父亲乐观，作者因此受到鼓舞，与选项A“Uplifted”一致。选项B“困惑”、C“担忧”、D“荣幸”均与“relief”矛盾，属于偷换概念。
27. What does the story mainly tell us?
- A. Silence is the best cure for nostalgia.
- B. Distance makes the heart grow fonder.
- C. Optimism lights the path for tomorrow.
- D. Parenting sets the pace of a child’s growth.
答案：C
答案句：Yes, it was a huge goodbye in so many ways, but it was also the start of something new — an adventure in multigenerational living. I realised this wasn’t about loss at all, but about movement and trust. Hearing Dad’s cheerfulness, I realised that what I’d been seeing as “the end of an era” was actually the start of a new one.
参考译文：是的，从很多方面来说，这是一次巨大的告别，但也是新事物的开始——一场多代同堂生活的冒险。我意识到这根本不是失去，而是前进和信任。听到爸爸的乐观，我意识到我一直视为“一个时代的终结”的，实际上是新时代的开始。
定位线索：题干“mainly tell us”→答案句“it was also the start of something new”“what I’d been seeing as 'the end of an era' was actually the start of a new one”；文中“Dad’s cheerfulness”“movement and trust”对应选项C“Optimism lights the path for tomorrow”（乐观照亮明天的路）。
解析：文章主旨在于通过父亲乐观的态度，作者认识到告别旧家不是失去，而是新生活的开始。答案句强调“start of something new”和“Dad’s cheerfulness”，体现乐观面向未来，与选项C“乐观照亮明天的路”相符。选项A“沉默是治愈怀旧的最佳方式”、B“距离产生美”、D“育儿决定孩子成长节奏”均偏离文章核心，属于答非所问。