My sisters and I have dreamt of a home in the city, but when the Alcott family found itself in a small house at the South End without a tree in sight, only a back yard to play in, and no money to buy any of the beautiful things before us, we children all opposed it and longed for the country again.
Anna soon found little pupils, and walked away each morning to her daily task, pausing at the corner to wave her hand to me in answer to my greet with the duster（抹布）. My father went to his office downtown, mother to her helping the poor, the little girls to school, and I, Lousia, was left to keep house, feeling like an aged sea-gull as I washed dishes and cooked in the basement kitchen where the only thing I could hope for was someone talking with me.
Good drill, but very hard, and my only comfort was the evening reunion where all met with such various reports of the day’s adventures, we could not fail to find both amusement and instruction.
Father brought interesting and attractive news from the upper world; mother, usually in low spirits because she would give away her clothes with sad tales of suffering from the darker side of life; gentle Anna gave a modest account of her success as a teacher, for even at seventeen her sweet nature won all who knew her, and her patience gained her the support of the most naughty pupil.
My reports were usually a mixture of sadness and happiness, and the children poured their small joys and troubles into the family where comfort and mercy were always to be found.
小题1:We know from this passage that the Alcott family was __________.
A．a happy and united family
B．an extremely poor family
C．a family with lots of serious problems
D．a family that remained in the country小题2:Anna was a successful teacher because_________.
A．she had a strong sense of duty
B．she was obviously intelligent
C．she knew her subjects well
D．she had wonderful character小题3:Lousia’s daily responsibility was_____.
A．to help the poor
B．to run the house
C．to go downtown
D．to feed the seagulls小题4:According to the passage, what Lousia enjoyed most is _________.
A．the evening reunion
B．moving to the city
C．joining Anna at her school
D．telling others her stories
