Question

Once upon a time an old man and woman lived in the mountains in Japan. Every day the old man went to the mountain and collected firewood, while the old woman went to the river and did the washing.
One day, she was doing the washing when a big peach (桃子) came floating (漂浮) down the river towards her. As it was a big and juicy-looking fruit, she thought that her husband would be glad to eat it, so she took it home. When the old man came back for lunch and saw the nice peach, he was really happy. The old woman cut the big peach open with a knife! What a surprise! A lovely little boy was in the peach. The old man and woman had no children, so they were really grateful the gods (上帝) sent them a boy in this peach. Since he was born in a peach they decided to call him Momotaro which means “peach-boy”. The old woman cooked a meal for the little boy who ate as much as he could. The more he ate, the more he grew. Soon he became a tall and strong boy.
Day after day, all Momotaro did was sleep and eat. In the village the other boys went to the mountain and picked firewood while Monotaro was the only one doing nothing. This worried the old man and the old woman. The boys then invited him, “Momotaro, would you come with us? We’re going to collect fire wood.” But he answered, “I don’t have a basket, so I can’t go with you”, and went back to sleep. On hearing this, the old woman got angry with Momotaro for being so lazy, so the next day he went to collect firewood with the other boys.
【小题1】 What did the old woman do every day?

A．She went to the mountains.

B．She collected firewood.

C．She went fishing in the river.

D．She did the washing.

【小题2】The old woman took the peach home because ________.

A．she knew there was a little boy in it

B．she was grateful the god sent them a peach

C．she wanted her husband to eat the juicy-looking fruit

D．she wanted to give her husband a surprise

【小题3】Paragraph (段落) 2 mainly tells us ________.

A．a big peach came floating down the river

B．the old man and woman had no children before they had the peach

C．what the old woman did for the little boy

D．how Momotaro was born and got his name

【小题4】 What do we know about Momotaro in the passage?

A．Momotaro has a peach as his bed.

B．Momotaro was very small and he couldn’t eat much.

C．Momotaro liked to play with the boys in the village.

D．Monotaro was really a lazy boy.

【小题5】 If there is Paragraph 4, what do you think is going to be talked about?

A．Momotaro collected firewood so easily.

B．Momotaro fought with a bad man.

C．Momotaro became a hero in Japan.

D．Momotaro’s friends were proud of him.

Answer 1

【小题1】D
【小题2】C
【小题3】D
【小题4】D
【小题5】A

解析试题分析：在日本，从前有一个老男人和女人住在山上。每天老人去山上收集柴火，而老妇人去河里洗衣服。一天，老妇人在河边洗衣服的时候看见漂过来一个大桃子，就带回了家，结果水果中有一个男孩。取名为桃太郎。
【小题1】细节理解题。问题：每一天这位老妇人都在做什么？联系原文：the old woman went to the river and did the washing.句意：这位老妇人去河边，去洗衣服。故选D
【小题2】细节理解题。问题：这位老妇人为什么带着这个桃子回家？联系原文：As it was a big and juicy-looking fruit, she thought that her husband would be glad to eat it, so she took it home.句意：这个大的水果有果汁，她认为她的丈夫将会高兴的去吃它，因此她带它回家了。故选 C
【小题3】细节理解题。问题：第二自然段主要告诉我们什么？通过阅读第二自然段的内容，清晰地介绍了桃太郎的出生和取名字的过程。故选D
【小题4】细节理解题。问题：在短文中，我们知道桃太郎的什么事？通过阅读短文的最后一段，村中的伙伴来找他一起去拾柴，他不去。每天只是吃和睡。因此说明他是很懒惰的。故选D
【小题5】细节理解题。问题：如果加上一段，你认为将会谈论什么？分析在短文的最后一段，面对桃太郎的懒惰，这位老妇人已经很生气了。同时最后一句话也暗示着，桃太郎将会去收集干柴。故选A
考点：故事类短文阅读。