Question

 

Andy rode slowly on his way to school, day-dreaming about the fishing trip that his father had promised him. He was so busy dreaming about all the fish he would catch that he was unaware of everything else around him.

He rode along until a strange sound drew him to the present. He came to a stop and looked curiously up to the heavens. What he saw shocked and terrified him. A huge swarm of bees filled the sky like a black cloud and the buzzing mass seemed to be heading angrily towards him.

With no time to waste, Andy sped off in the opposite direction, riding furiously—but without knowing how to escape the swarm. With a rapidly beating heart and his legs pumping furiously, he sped down the rough road. As the bees came closer, his panic increased. Andy knew that he was sensitive to bee stings(蜇). The last sting had landed him in hospital—and that was only one bee sting! He had been forced to stay in bed for two whole days. Suddenly, his father’s words came to him. “When you are in a tight situation, don’t panic. Use your brain and think your way out of it.”

On a nearby hill, he could see smoke waving slowly skywards from the chimney of the Nelson family home. “Bees don’t like smoke,” he thought. “They couldn’t get into the house.” Andy raced towards the Nelson house, but the bees were gaining ground. Andy knew he could not reach the house in time. He estimated that the bees would catch up with him soon.

Suddenly, out of the corner of his eyes, he spotted a small dam used by Mr. Nelson to irrigate his vegetable garden. Off his bike and into the cool water he lived, disappearing below the surface and away from the savage insects. After holding his breath for as long as he could, Andy came up for air and noticed the bees had gone. Dragging himself out of the dam, he struggled up the hilly slope and rang the doorbell. Mrs. Nelson took him inside and rang his mother.

“You’ll really need that fishing break to help you recover,” laughed his mother with relief. “Thank goodness you didn’t panic!” But Andy did not hear her. He was dreaming once again of the fish he would catch tomorrow.

1.Why did Andy fail to notice the swarm of bees earlier?

A. He was riding to school.

B. He was listening to a strange sound.

C. He was going fishing with his father.

D. He was lost in the thought of the fishing trip.

2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the swarm of bees in the passage?

A. They crowded like a black cloud.

B. They shocked and terrified Andy.

C. They tried to attack Andy in a mass.

D. They made Andy stay in hospital for two days.

3.How did Andy avoid the bees in the end?

A. He asked Mr. Nelson for help.

B. He did himself under the water.

C. He rushed into the Nelson house.

D. He rode off in the opposite direction.

4.Which of the following can best describe Andy’s escape from the bees?

A. No pains, no gains.

B. Once bitten, twice shy.

C. Where there is a will, there is a way.

D. In time of danger, one’s mind works fast.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

考點(diǎn)：細(xì)節(jié)理解

解析： 題目: 為什么Andy未能早些發(fā)現(xiàn)蜂群？

A. 他正在騎車去學(xué)校

B. 他正在聽一個(gè)奇怪的聲音

C. 他將要和他的父親去釣魚

D. 他的思緒沉浸于釣魚之旅。

從第一段最后一句: He was so busy dreaming about all the fish he would catch that he was unaware of everything else around him.可見, Andy正忙于做抓魚的白日夢(mèng), 沒(méi)有意識(shí)到他周圍的事情。與D選項(xiàng), 他的思緒沉浸于釣魚之旅相符。

2.D

考點(diǎn)：細(xì)節(jié)理解

題目: 關(guān)于蜂群哪一項(xiàng)文中并沒(méi)有提到？

A. 他們擁擠的像一片烏云

B. 他們嚇到了Andy

C. 他們想成群攻擊Andy

D. 他們讓Andy在醫(yī)院住了兩天

解析： A. C. 三項(xiàng)的出處均為原文第二段的最后一句: A huge swarm of bees filled the sky like a black cloud  and the buzzing mass seemed to be heading angrily towards him.意為, 一大群蜜蜂像烏云一樣布滿天空而嗡嗡作響的蜂群似乎正怒氣沖沖的向他飛來(lái)�？梢�, A. 蜂群像烏云一樣, C. 蜜蜂想成群攻擊Andy均有提到；B選項(xiàng)的出處為第二段倒數(shù)第二句:What he saw shocked and terrified him, Andy看到的景象嚇壞了他, 故B選項(xiàng)也有提到。D選項(xiàng)出處為第三段第五句話和第六句話, 但是文中所述是Andy上次被蜜蜂蟄過(guò)一次后進(jìn)了醫(yī)院住了兩天, 選項(xiàng)偷換了概念, 故D選項(xiàng)文章并未提到, 選擇D。

3.B

考點(diǎn)：細(xì)節(jié)理解

題目: 最終Andy是如何躲開蜂群的？

A. 他向Mr. Nelson求助

B. 他把自己藏在了水下

C. 他沖進(jìn)了Nelson的房子

D. 他騎向了相反的方向

解析： 出處為第五段第二三句話, Off his bike and into the cool water he dived, disappearing below the surface and away from the savage insects. After holding his breath for as long as he could, Andy came up for air and noticed the bees had gone .Andy下了車潛入了水中, 躲開了蜂群, 在屏息了盡可能長(zhǎng)的時(shí)間后Andy出來(lái)發(fā)現(xiàn)蜜蜂已經(jīng)飛走了。故選擇B選項(xiàng)。

4.D

考點(diǎn)：主旨大意

題目: 以下哪個(gè)能最好的描述Andy的蜂群脫險(xiǎn)？

A. 不勞無(wú)獲

B. 一朝被蛇咬, 三年怕井繩

C. 有志者. 事竟成

D. 急中生智

解析： 出處, 文章最后一段的第二句, Andy的媽媽說(shuō)道: Thank goodness you didn't panic, 謝天謝地你沒(méi)有慌神, 可知情急之下Andy仍然成功想到辦法脫險(xiǎn), 再綜合A. B. C. D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)的意思, 可以判斷出D選項(xiàng)。