Question

Dick was 7 years old, and his sister, Catherine, was 5. One day their mother took them to their aunt's house to play.
   小题1: , and then their aunt took Dick into the kitchen. She gave him a nice cake and a knife and said to him: " 小题2: . Cut this cake in half and give one of the pieces to your sister, but remember to do it like a gentleman（绅士）."
"Like a gentleman?" Dick asked. " 小题3: ?"
"They always give the bigger piece to the other person," answered his aunt.
"Oh" said Dick.   小题4: . Then he took the cake to his sister and said to her: "Cut this cake in half, Catherine."

A. How do gentlemen do it B. Now here's a knife, Dick C. Catherine cut the cake in half D. The children played for an hour E. He thought about this for a few seconds

Answer 1

小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:E

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了迪克切蛋糕的故事,在知道如何做一个绅士的要求后,他把作绅士机会留给了妹妹.
小题1:联系下文,然后他的姑姑带他们去了厨房.可知前一句指的是某种活动.故选D,孩子们玩了一个小时.
小题2:联系后一句,把这块蛋糕切成两半,给你的妹妹一块.故选B.
小题3:联系下文,他们总是把大块的给另一个人.可知选A,绅士怎么做?
小题4:联系下文描述,可知此处指的是他想了几秒钟.故选E.
点评：此类文章重在把握上下文之间的逻辑关系，故动笔前一定要认真阅读短文，并理解各个选项所表达的含义。然后再读短文，选出最能使上下文语义通顺的选项，完成短文。完成后要多读几遍，看语义是否通顺，适当修改。