A little girl lived in a small, very simple, poor house on a hill and as she grew she would play in the small garden. There, she was able to see over the garden fence and across the valley to a wonderful house high on the hill. This house had golden windows, so golden and shining that the little girl would dream of how magic it would be to grow up and live in a house with golden windows instead of an ordinary house like hers. Although she loved her parents and her family, she yearned to live in such a golden house and dreamed all day about how wonderful and exciting it must feel to live there.
When she got to an age when she gained enough skill and sensibility to go outside her garden fence, she asked her mother if she could go for a bike ride outside the gate and down the lane. After pleading with her, her mother finally allowed her to go, insisting that she should keep close to the house and not wander too far. The day was beautiful and the little girl knew exactly where she was heading! Down the lane and across the valley, she rode her bike until she got to the gate of the golden house across on the other hill.
As she dismounted her bike and leaned it against the gate post, she focused on the path that led to the house and then on the house itself. She was so disappointed as she realized all the windows were plain and rather dirty, reflecting nothing other than the sad neglect of the house that was derelict.
So sad she didn't go any further and turned, and heart broken as she remounted her bike. As she glanced up she saw a sight to amaze her. There across the way on her side of the valley was a little house and its windows glistened golden as the sun shone on her little home.
She realized that she had been living in her golden house and all the love and care she found there was what made her home the 'golden house'. Everything she dreamed was right there in front ofher nose!
小题1:Why did the girl long for the house on the hill?
A． Because there was a small garden.
B．Because it’s magic.
C． Because it’s ordinary.
D．Because its windows looked golden.小题2:Which statement is True according to Paragraph 2 and 3?
A． The girl’s mother finally allowed her to go to the golden house alone.
B． The golden house was on the hill where the girl lived.
C．What disappointed the little girl was that the house was locked.
D．Actually , the windows of the golden house were common and covered with dirt.小题3:What amazed the girl was that_____
A． Her home was another golden house
B． There was no golden house indeed
C． She could see the golden house only when she looked up
D． The golden house disappeared when the sun shone on it小题4:What can be inferred from the passage?
A． The mother thought that she needn’t keep an eye on her daughter.
B． The girl was determined to go to the golden house at the beginning.
C． The girl had no idea where she was heading after leaving home.
D． The girl didn’t love or care for her parents .小题5:The passage is intended to tell us that_____.
A． girls often have amazing imagination
B．not all dreams will come true
C． what we dream of may be just around us
D．nothing is impossible to a willing heart
小题1:D
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:B
小题5:C
题目分析：本文讲述了一个故事：女孩渴望山上的窗户是金色的房子。但当她走进房子的时候，她很失望因为窗户上是灰尘，让女孩惊讶的是她的家又是金色的房子。所以我们梦想的东西就在我们周围。
小题1:细节题：从第一段的句子：This house had golden windows, so golden and shining that the little girl would dream of how magic it would be to grow up and live in a house with golden windows instead of an ordinary house like hers.可知女孩渴望山上的房子因为窗户是金色的。选D
小题2:细节题：从第二段的句子：She was so disappointed as she realized all the windows were plain and rather dirty, reflecting nothing other than the sad neglect of the house that was derelict.可知她很失望因为窗户上是灰尘。选D
小题3:细节题：从倒数第二段的句子：As she glanced up she saw a sight to amaze her. There across the way on her side of the valley was a little house and its windows glistened golden as the sun shone on her little home.可知让女孩惊讶的是她的家又是金色的房子。选A
小题4:推理题：从第一段的句子：she yearned to live in such a golden house and dreamed all day about how wonderful and exciting it must feel to live there.可以推断出女孩一开始决心去金色的房子。选B
小题5:写作意图题：从最后一段的句子：Everything she dreamed was right there in front of her nose!可知我们梦想的东西就在我们周围。选C
点评：本文讲述了一个故事：女孩渴望山上的窗户是金色的房子。但当她走进房子的时候，她很失望因为窗户上是灰尘，让女孩惊讶的是她的家又是金色的房子。所以我们梦想的东西就在我们周围。这类文章结构清晰易懂，集中考查了推理题和细节题，要求考生有较强的细节理解能力。做题时也可以结合自己的生活常识和经验，再通过逻辑推理和判断。主旨题关键是弄清每段的大意，再结合重点的句子判断。