【题目】 When my son, Tony, was 11 years old, he got a small job helping out with a traveling carnival (狂欢节) in our town. He didn’t come home at lunchtime and got back for supper as usual after he finished his work.
I asked him where he had lunch and he told me he made some new friends at the carnival, some young men who were twin brothers, and their mom and dad. They had paid him a few dollars and invited him for lunch in return for helping them with their chores (杂务).
I was glad Tony found new friends but a little worried about the type of people who might be traveling in a carnival. “Oh, Mom, they’re normal people like anyone else. They just work at a carnival instead of in a store or something”. “Come down tomorrow and meet them yourself,” he said.
So the next day I went to the carnival. The twin brothers turned out to be Siamese (连体的) twins, joined at the chest. Tony didn’t think this fact was noteworthy enough to mention. When I brought it to him, he said, “Yes, I noticed that too. Do you know that their mom has to make all their clothes because it's so difficult to find anything to fit them? They’re also really good cooks. Today, Joe,the one on the right, made me spaghetti (意大利面条) for lunch.”
What others see first in a person is not what a child considers important. Where I saw Siamese twins, he saw people having difficulty buying clothes that fit, and young men who were good cooks. It was a lesson I have thought about many times over the years.
【1】Why didn’t Tony go home for lunch?
A.Because his mother hoped not.
B.Because he wanted to have a rest.
C.Because his friends invited him for lunch. .
D.Because he had to finish the work before noon.
【2】The author was pleased that ________.
A.her son found a small job and made money
B.her son found new friends during the carnival
C.her son didn’t come back home for lunch
D.her son could do some help to their travelers
【3】In the author’s opinion, the people who are traveling in a carnival are ________.
A.friendly.B.rich.
C.normal.D.unreliable.
【4】From the text we may infer that ________.
A.Tony is a kind and honest boy
B.the author couldn't make clothes for her son
C.a child’s opinion is always different from his mother’s
D.the author and her son are not getting on well with each other
【答案】
【1】C
【2】B
【3】D
【4】A
【解析】
这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者的儿子交到了连体婴朋友,作者担心自己的儿子,但他儿子认为连他们只是普通人,而且他们做饭很好吃,这给作者上了一课。
【1】
细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“They had paid him a few dollars and invited him for lunch in return for helping them with their chores (杂务).”可知,新朋友邀请他去吃午饭来回报他帮忙做杂物。故选C项。
【2】
细节理解题。根据第三段第一句中“I was glad Tony found new friends”可知,作者很高兴孩子能在狂欢节找到新朋友。故选B项。
【3】
推理判断题。根据第三段中I was glad Tony found new friends but a little worried about the type of people who might be traveling in a carnival. “Oh, Mom, they’re normal people like anyone else.可知,作者担心可能在狂欢节旅行的这种类型的人,儿子解释说他们是正常人,由此可推测,作者认为在狂欢节旅行的人是不可靠的。故选D项。
【4】
推理判断题。根据第四段中Tony didn’t think this fact was noteworthy enough to mention. When I brought it to him, he said, “Yes, I noticed that too. Do you know that their mom has to make all their clothes because it's so difficult to find anything to fit them? They’re also really good cooks.(Tom并不认为这个事实值得关注。当我指出来时,他说:“是的,我也注意到了。你知道吗?他们的妈妈必须做所有的衣服因为很难买到任何适合的。他们也是很好的厨师) ”及最后一段中“Where I saw Siamese twins, he saw people having difficulty buying clothes that fit, and young men who were good cooks.(我看到的是连体双胞胎,他看到的是人们很难买适合的衣服,看到的是年轻人是很好的厨师。)”可知,儿子虽然注意到了连体双胞胎的异样,但是他更关注的是双胞胎母亲的不易和双胞胎的优点,由此可推知儿子是诚实善良的。故选A项。
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