Question

【題目】 Not long after his tenth birthday Peter was entrusted(委托) with the task of taking his seven-year-old sister, Kate, to school. Peter and Kate went to the same school. It was a fifteen-minute walk or a short bus ride away. Usually they walked there with their father who dropped them off on his way to work. But now the children were thought old enough to make it to school by themselves on the bus, and Peter was in charge(全面負(fù)責(zé)).

It was only two stops down the road, but the way his parents kept going on about it, you might have

thought Peter was taking Kate to the North Pole. He was given instructions the night before. When he woke up, he had to listen to them over again. Then his parents repeated them all through breakfast. As the children were on their way out the door, their mother, Viola, ran through the rules one last time. “Everyone must think I'm stupid,” Peter thought. “Perhaps I am.” He was to keep hold of Kate’s hand at all times. They were to sit close to the front with Kate nearest the window. They were not to get into conversations with “l(fā)unatics”(瘋子). Peter was to tell the bus driver the name of his stop in a loud voice, without forgetting to say “please”. He was to keep his eyes on the route.

Peter repeated all this back to his mother and set out for the bus stop with his sister. They held hands all the way. Actually he didn’t mind this because the truth was he really liked Kate. He simply hoped that none of his friends would see him holding a girl’s hand. The bus came. They got on and sat close to the front. It was ridiculous（荒唐的）sitting there holding hands and there were some boys from school there, so they let go of each other.

Peter was feeling proud of himself. He could take care of his sister anywhere. She could depend on him. If they were alone together on a mountain pass and came face to face with a pack of hungry wolves, he would know exactly what to do. Taking care and not to make any sudden movement, he would move away with Kate until they had their backs to a large rock.

Ridiculous! It was daydreams like this could make him miss his stop if he wasn't careful. The bus had come to a stop. The kids from his school were already getting off. Peter leaped to his feet and just managed to jump to the pavement（人行道）as the bus was starting off again. It was more than fifty yards down the road when he realized .

【1】How did Peter and his sister go to school before Peter’s tenth birthday?

A.By bus.B.In their father’s car.C.On foot.D.By train.

【2】How many times did Peter’s parents give him instructions?

A.Three times.B.Four times.C.Five times.D.Six times.

【3】Which of the statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Peter took Kate to school successfully.

B.Peter’s parents gave him and his sister six instructions.

C.Peter held his sister’s hand all the way.

D.Peter really liked his sister Kate.

【4】Complete the last sentence “ Suddenly, he realized .”

A.his sister was still on the bus

B.he was late for school

C.he left his schoolbag on the bus

D.the bus stopped at the wrong stop

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】D

【4】A

【解析】

本文講述了皮特的媽媽一直叮囑他要照顧好妹妹，要和妹妹去上學(xué)搭公交車時要一直拉著手，坐在一起，可是皮特由于自己胡思亂想做白日夢，想著他在一群餓狼中如何救下妹妹，結(jié)果差點坐過了站，但是他還是忘記了妹妹還在公交車上。

【1】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)“It was a fifteen-minute walk or a short bus ride away. Usually they walked there with their father who dropped them off on his way to work.步行15分鐘或乘短途公交車就到了。通常他們和他們的父親一起走到那里，父親在上班的路上把他們送到那里�！笨芍�是父親陪他們一起走路去，故選C。

【2】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)“He was given instructions the night before. When he woke up, he had to listen to them over again. Then his parents repeated them all through breakfast. As the children were on their way out the door, their mother, Viola, ran through the rules one last time.他在前一天晚上接到指示。當(dāng)他醒來時，他不得不再聽一遍。然后，他的父母在早餐時都重復(fù)了這些話。當(dāng)孩子們正要出門時，他們的母親維奧拉最后一次檢查了一下規(guī)定。”可知一共是四次，故選B。

【3】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)“Peter leaped to his feet and just managed to jump to the pavement（人行道）as the bus was starting off again.公共汽車重新出發(fā)時，彼得一躍而起，勉強(qiáng)跳到人行道上�！焙汀�It was ridiculous（荒唐的）sitting there holding hands and there were some boys from school there, so they let go of each other. 手拉手坐在那里很可笑，那里有幾個學(xué)校的男孩，所以他們放手了�！笨芍�他沒有一直拉著妹妹手，所以下車時一個人走了，并沒有成功把妹妹送到學(xué)校，選項AC錯誤；根據(jù)“He was given instructions the night before. When he woke up, he had to listen to them over again. Then his parents repeated them all through breakfast. As the children were on their way out the door, their mother, Viola, ran through the rules one last time.他在前一天晚上接到指示。當(dāng)他醒來時，他不得不再聽一遍。然后，他的父母在早餐時都重復(fù)了這些話。當(dāng)孩子們正要出門時，他們的母親維奧拉最后一次檢查了一下規(guī)定�！笨芍�一共是四次，選項B錯誤；根據(jù)“Actually he didn’t mind this because the truth was he really liked Kate.事實上，他并不介意這一點，因為事實是他真的很喜歡凱特。”可知彼得非常喜歡他的妹妹凱特。選項D正確，故選D。

【4】

推理判斷題，根據(jù)“Peter leaped to his feet and just managed to jump to the pavement（人行道）as the bus was starting off again.公共汽車重新出發(fā)時，彼得一躍而起，勉強(qiáng)跳到人行道上。”和“It was ridiculous（荒唐的）sitting there holding hands and there were some boys from school there, so they let go of each other. 手拉手坐在那里很可笑，那里有幾個學(xué)校的男孩，所以他們放手了�！笨芍�他沒有一直拉著妹妹手，那么最后他自己一人急忙下車，應(yīng)該是才意識到忘記了妹妹還在車上，故選A。