Question

Dick is seven years old, and his sister May is five. One day, their mother takes them to their aunt' s house to play and she goes to the town to buy some new clothes. The children play for an hour, then at half past four their aunt takes Dick into the kitchen. She gives him a nice cake and a knife and says to him, "Now here is a knife, Dick. Cut this cake in half and give one of the pieces to your sister, but remember to do it like a gentleman(紳士)."

"Like a gentleman?" Dick asks. "How do gentlemen do it?" "They always give the bigger piece to the other person," answers his aunt. "Oh," says Dick. He thinks about this for a few seconds(秒). Then he takes the cake to his sister and says to her, "Cut this cake in half, May."

1.Which child is younger? ________.

A. May is B. Dick is

C. May is as old as Dick D. Dick’s brother is.

2.The children’s mother leaves them at their aunt’s house because she wants ________.

A. to go to work B. to see a film

C. to go to a party D. to do some shopping

3.Who wants Dick to cut the cake?

A. A gentleman B. His aunt

C. His uncle D. His mother

4.How does a gentleman do when he has two pieces of cake?

A. He eats them up at once.

B. He gives the bigger piece to someone else.

C. He keeps the bigger piece for himself.

D. He gives the smaller piece to someone else.

5.Dick wants May to cut the cake because he________.

A. doesn’t like it B. wants to be a gentleman

C. wants the bigger piece D. wants the smaller piece

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.B

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：迪克七歲, 他的妹妹梅是五歲。一天, 他們的母親把他們帶到他們的姑姑家去玩, 她去鎮(zhèn)上買一些新衣服。在姑姑家中有一塊蛋糕，但是如何去分這塊蛋糕，姑姑講了一個(gè)如何成為紳士的事，但是迪克沒(méi)有按照這種方式去做。

1. is seven years old, and his sister May is five. 句意：迪克七歲, 他的妹妹梅是五歲。故選A

2. day, their mother takes them to their aunt' s house to play and she goes to the town to buy some new clothes. 句意：一天, 他們的母親把他們帶到他們的姑姑家去玩, 她去鎮(zhèn)上買一些新衣服。結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，第四項(xiàng)符合短文信息。故選D

3.B

4. always give the bigger piece to the other person.句意：他們總是把大的一塊讓給對(duì)方。結(jié)合選項(xiàng)第二項(xiàng)正確。故選B

5.C

考點(diǎn)：故事類短文閱讀