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【题目】 There was once a poor woman with only one son. One day, she asked her son if there was anything he wanted. The boy said he wanted a drum. The mother left for the market, feeling very sad, because she did not have enough money to buy a drum.

On the way home, she found a piece of wood and gave it to her son to play with. Later that day, the boy went outside to play. Along the road, he saw an old woman crying. The old woman was trying to start a fire to cook some food, but she didn't have any wood. Hearing this, the boy gave her his piece of wood. The old woman gave him a piece of the bread she had made.

Then, further down the road, the boy met a pot maker's wife and her crying child. The boy asked her what was wrong. The woman said she had no food for her hungry child. The boy gave the woman the piece of bread, and she gave him a pot. The boy walked on.

Before long, he saw a husband and wife arguing. He asked them why they were arguing. They said, “We have broken our pot and have nothing to clean our clothes in.” The boy gave his pot to them, and they gave the boy a new coat.

Next, the boy saw a man who had no shirt. The man said he had been robbed(抢劫) on his way home. The robbers had taken this money, and his shirt. The boy gave the man his new coat. The man was so happy that he gave the boy his horse.

Finally, on his way home, the boy met a huge group of people going to a wedding. There were musicians, the bridegroom(新郎)，and his family. Everyone looked sad. The bridegroom's father said, “We are waiting for a horse. If it doesn't come soon, we will be late for the wedding.” The boy gave them his new horse. The group asked the boy what they could give him, and he replied, “A drum.” So, the musicians gave him their drum. The boy ran home to tell his mother how he had at last gotten the drum he had wanted.

【1】The old woman was crying because___________.

A.she couldn't find her daughterB.she had no money to buy food

C.she had no wood to make a fireD.she couldn't find her way back

【2】Why did the pot maker's wife give her pot to the boy?

A.Because the pot was useless.B.Because the boy helped her.

C.Because the pot made her child cry.D.Because she didn't like it.

【3】How many times did the boy give a hand to other people?

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

【4】We know that the boy_______ from the story.

A.got a drum for his kind heartB.helped the bridegroom get a new coat

C.got a piece of bread from his motherD.got some money from the robber

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】

文章大意：文章讲述的是一个爱帮助别人的男孩，通过不断地帮助别人，终于得到了他梦寐以求的鼓。

【1】细节理解题。根据文章第二段第二、三行“The old woman was trying to start a fire to cook some food, but she didn't have any wood”“老妇人正想生火做饭，但她没有柴。”故选C。

【2】细节理解题。根据文章第三段第二、三行“The boy gave the woman the piece of bread, and she gave him a pot”“男孩给了女人一块面包，她给了他一个容器”可知，是因为男孩帮助了她，故选B。

【3】细节理解题。根据文章第二段第三、四行“the boy gave her his piece of wood”“男孩把他的那块木头给了她”，文章第三段第二、三行“The boy gave the woman the piece of bread”“男孩给了女人一块面包”，文章第四段第二、三行“The boy gave his pot to them”“那男孩把容器给了他们”，文章第五段第二行“The boy gave the man his new coat”“男孩把他的新外套给了那个人”文章最后一段第四行“The boy gave them his new horse”“男孩把他的新马给了他们”，所以男孩帮助了其他人五次，故选C。

【4】推测题。通读文章可以知道，小男孩因为善心帮助了其他人，最后如愿以偿得到了想要的鼓，故选A。

阅读理解题中的细节理解题。首先找出问句中的关键词，然后定位到文章具体位置，然后选出正确答案即可。

例如题目1中，关键词是The old woman was crying，可定位到文章第二段第二、三行“The old woman was trying to start a fire to cook some food, but she didn't have any wood”“老妇人正想生火做饭，但她没有柴。”故选C。