14.The pupils of Grangetown High have been busy getting to know their newest and tallest classmate-a 7-meter-tall giraffe outside their school.The giraffe is a huge sculpture (雕像) made by a local artist.The school's headmaster noticed the sculpture in the artist's garden as he drove past one day,and thought it would be perfect for his school."I knew everyone would love it,"he said,"because our basketball team is known as the Grangetown Giraffes,and they wear giraffes on their shirts.So I asked them to write a letter to the artist,asking how much it would cost to buy the giraffe.He was very kind and got it ready to deliver (递送) in six weeks-all for nothing!It was expected to arrive one Sunday morning,so that the pupils would see it when they got to school on Monday-at that time they had no idea that we were getting it."The artist,Tom Bennett,was a university professor (教授) of chemistry before he left that job in 2006and only took up metalwork a couple of years ago."I've always drawn pictures,"he said."I can even remember doing it on my first day at school-I drew a horse.I wanted it to be the best horse picture ever,but I don't think I succeeded."Tom's first metalwork(金属制品) was a bicycle for two that he and his wife could go cycling on together."It was the most uncomfortable bike ever created,"he said,"so I gave up making bicycles and went into sculpture instead."Meanwhile the pupils at Grangetown High are very happy with their new classmate."We're going to hold a competition to give it a proper name,"said one girl."Everyone likes the expression on its face,so perhaps that will give us some ideas."
21.According to the text,the giraffeB.
A.was as tall as a basketball player
B.was given to Grangetown High for free
C.was sent to Grangetown High on Monday
D.was specially made for a basketball team
22.When the pupils got to school on Monday,they probably feltC.
A.shy
B.sad
C.excited
D.confident
23.What can we learn about Tom Bennett?A
A.He showed interest in art at an early age.
B.He was good at drawing,especially horses.
C.He visited Grangetown High as a professor.
D.He learned a lot about sculpture at university.
24.What's the main idea of the text?D
A.It was a difficult job to name a giraffe.
B.Tom Bennett is well-known as a sculptor.
C.The Grangetown Giraffes is a strong team.
D.A metal giraffe arrived at Grangetown High.
分析 主要讲述了Tom Bennett无偿赠送了一只长颈鹿雕像给Grangetown High,并简单介绍了Tom Bennett从小时候就开始对艺术产生浓厚的兴趣.
解答 A:BCAD
21.B 细节题.根据He was very kind and got it ready to deliver (递送) in six weeks-all for nothing!特别是短语for nothing免费地,故选B.
22.C 细节推理题.根据Meanwhile the pupils at Grangetown High are very happy with their new classmate可知,学校的孩子们对这个新同学的到来很高兴,故选C.
23.A 细节题.在文章I've always drawn pictures,"he said."I can even remember doing it on my first day at school-I drew a horse.I wanted it to be the best horse picture ever告诉我们在他很小的时候就开始想要画画,故选A.
24.D 主旨大意题.根据全文的内容可知,主要讲述了Tom Bennett无偿赠送了一只长颈鹿雕像给Grangetown High,故选D.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.