18.John is nine years old.He studies in Grade Three now.He likes playing football.When he finishes his homework,he always plays football with his classmate Paul.
One Sunday afternoon John borrowed a football from one of his friends.He and Paul were playing the ball on the ground near a house.After a while a few boys joined them and they played happily.John kicked the ball towards Paul,but it flew to a window,broke a piece of glass and fell into the room.All the boys knew the woman in the house didn't get on well with others.They were afraid and nobody dared(敢) to go into the room.John had to go to get the ball back himself.He knocked at the door and the woman opened it.
"I'm very sorry,madam!"said John,"I tried not to do that.But I…"
"Go away!"the woman shouted angrily,"Go back and ask your father to come here.I'll ask how he educates his children!"
John's father is a driver.He's very busy with his work and strict with his son.John wanted to pay for the glass,but he had no money.He stood at the door and thought hard.After a while he had an idea.
"All right,madam,"said John,"I'll go and ask my father to fit(安装) the glass for you."
Then he went to a glass-cutter and said,"Good afternoon,sir.My mother wants you to fit a piece of glass in our window.Will you please go to our house now?"
"I'm glad to,"the man said and came to the house with him.While the man was fitting the glass,the woman returned the ball to the boy.John was happy and left quickly.After the man had finished his work,he said,"Please pay me five dollars for it,madam."
"What?"the woman said in surprise,"Your son has broken my window.And whymust I pay for it?"
"My son?"the man began to laugh,"Don't you know who is your son's father?"
16.John is aB boy.
A.good
B.clever
C.strange
D.bad
17.Which of the following is true?C
A.John hated the woman,so he broke the window.
B.John wanted to make the woman angry.
C.John passed the ball to Paul,but it broke the window.
D.John wanted to play a joke on the woman
18.None of the children dared to go to get the ball back becauseA.
A.they were all afraid of the woman about it
B.the woman would tell their headmaster
C.the woman wouldn't return it to them at all
D.they wouldn't pay for the glass
19.John had to go to the woman becauseD.
A.he was the tallest and strongest of them
B.the woman was friendly to him
C.he could fit the glass for the woman
D.he had to return the ball to his friend
20.The woman became angry becauseA.
A.her window was broken
B.the ball fell into her room
C.the children made much noise outside
D.the children played football near her house.
分析 本文属于记叙文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了约翰踢球打破了窗户遇到难缠的主人,略施小计拿到了自己的球.
解答 16.B.推理判断题.根据文章John wanted to pay for the glass,but he had no money.He stood at the door and thought hard.After a while he had an idea可知他很聪明;故选B.
17.C.细节理解题.根据第二段John kicked the ball towards Paul,but it flew to a window,broke a piece of glass and fell into the room可知 John把球传给保罗,但它打破了窗户;故选C.
18.A.细节理解题.根据第二段All the boys knew the woman in the house didn't get on well with others.They were afraid and nobody dared(敢) to go into the room可知没有一个孩子敢去拿球,因为他们都害怕这个女人;故选A.
19.D.推理判断题.根据第二段All the boys knew the woman in the house didn't get on well with others.They were afraid and nobody dared(敢) to go into the room可知约翰必须去见那个女人,因为他需要把球还给那个女人;故选D.
20.A.细节理解题.根据文章Go away!"the woman shouted angrily,"Go back and ask your father to come here.I'll ask how he educates his children可知女人生气是因为她的窗户被打破了;故选A.
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.