Question

【題目】 Simon was a curious(好奇的）boy. He lived with his grandfather. One night, he secretly entered the store room where his grandfather kept his priceless antiques (古董).

Simon stood on a chair. He lifted the box where his grandfather had kept many wrist—watches. While getting down from the chair, the box slipped out of his hands and fell onto the floor. To his shock, he found the glass of his grandfather's favorite watch broken. Simon got frightened. He picked up the pieces of glass. He put the broken watch back into the box and placed the box back on the shelf. He could not sleep that night.

The next morning, Simon got up early. He gathered courage o go and admit his mistake to his grandfather. He told grandfather everything. The grandfather looked thoughtful. He did not say anything and went over to the store room. Simon kept standing with his head down.

Having returned from the store room the grandfather said to Simon, "I felt very angry when you had broken my precious watch. Your grandmother gifted it to me on our first wedding anniversary. But you need not worry. Only the glass is broken. I shall have it replaced. "

Simon felt relieved(釋然的）. After some time, his grandfather went into the kitchen and brought a glass of milk to him. And said, "It was brave enough of you to tell me the truth. You knew that I would scold(責(zé)罵)you, didn't you?"

Simon said, "I was scared at fist But I didn't want to tell a lie. I should not have touched your things without your permission"

"Don't be scared to own up your mistake. "Grandfather said, "It is brave to admit your mistake. You may be scared of being scolded. But it is the only way for you to be free from guilt(愧疚), "

【1】What did Simon break?

A.A cup.B.A chairC.A watch.D.A mirror.

【2】The next morning Simon got up early and__________

A.asked his uncle for helpB.hid himself in the store room

C.told the truth to his grandfatherD.cleaned the whole room carefully

【3】What can we learn from the story?

A.Be brave to face your mistake.B.Be confident to express your ideas.

C.A kind smile can give us courage.D.A curious mind can bring us happiness.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】A

【解析】

這篇短文主要講述了一天晚上，西蒙偷偷去爺爺?shù)膬Σ亻g，但是不小心把爺爺最喜歡的手表的玻璃打碎，最后向爺爺承認(rèn)錯誤的故事。

【1】

細(xì)節(jié)理解。A cup.一個杯子；A chair一把椅子；A watch. 一塊手表；A mirror一個鏡子。.根據(jù)文中“To his shock, he found the glass of his grandfather's favorite watch broken.” 令他震驚的是，他發(fā)現(xiàn)他祖父最喜歡的手表的玻璃壞了。故選C。

【2】

細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文中“The next morning, Simon got up early. He gathered courage o go and admit his mistake to his grandfather.” 第二天早上，西蒙起得很早。他鼓起勇氣去向祖父承認(rèn)錯誤。故選C。

【3】

主旨大意。Be brave to face your mistake勇敢面對你的錯誤； Be confident to express your ideas. 勇敢面對你的錯誤；A kind smile can give us courage. 友善的微笑能給我們勇氣； A curious mind can bring us happiness. 好奇的頭腦能給我們帶來幸福。根據(jù)文中“It is brave to admit your mistake. You may be scared of being scolded. But it is the only way for you to be free from guilt(愧疚), ” 承認(rèn)你的錯誤是勇敢的。你可能害怕挨罵。但這是你擺脫罪惡感的唯一途徑�？芍�通讀整篇短文可知，我們要勇敢的承認(rèn)錯誤。故選A。