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【题目】It was an extremely hot day. My younger brother Walt and I had decided to go swimming in a deep swimming hole across Mr. Blickez’s farm and through some woods, because it would be the only way to cool ourselves down.

The only problem with our plan was that this farm was guarded by a huge mean (凶暴的) Hereford bull (公牛). Mr. Blickez had told us that Elsie was the meanest bull in town, maybe even in the county and we believed in him. But the hotter it got, the more we thought there was something fishy about what he said. For one thing, we remembered Mr. Blickez liked telling tall tales; for another, Elsie seemed like a strange name for a bull. Finally, I talked Mom into asking permission for us to walk through the farm, and Mr. Blickez agreed.

On our way across the farm, we stopped at the fence to admire the swimming hole. The sun shone brightly across the cool waters. We couldn’t wait to get there. Suddenly, Walt shouted loudly. Elsie had run to him and was licking (舔) his back. I immediately hid under the fence. However, when I looked up, I saw that Elsie wasn’t a big mean bull at all. She was just a friendly young cow, and she was going to keep licking my brother’s back as long as he stood still.

When we discovered the truth, we were so happy. We then ran to the swimming hole and jumped in. The water was just as wonderful as we had dreamed. After that day, we had many good days and we often visited our secret swimming hole guarded by the so-called “big mean bull”. .

【1】What’s the meaning of the underline word “fishy” in Paragraph 2?

A. Doubtful. B. Interesting. C. Funny. D. Believable.

【2】What was the problem faced by the author and his brother?

A. They didn’t know where to swim.

B. They didn’t know how to get to the stream.

C. Their mother didn’t want them to swim.

D. They had to face a very mean bull.

【3】When Elsie saw the author’s brother, she _______.

A. tried to attack him B. showed her friendliness

C. immediately ran away D. tried to drive him away

【4】What’s the passage mainly about?

A. The bull guarding Mr.Blickez’s farm.

B. How friendly the so-called mean bull was.

C. The story of visiting the swimming hole.

D. How the author changed his attitude to Joanie.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】

试题分析: 文中讲述了在一个炎热的天气里，我和弟弟准备去游泳，但途中会经过Mr. Blickez的农场，农场里有一头凶暴的公牛，我对此有点怀疑，但经过验证发现它仅仅是一头年轻的奶牛，并且在在我们游泳的路上保护我们。

【1】A考察此意猜测题。根据文意 For one thing, we remembered Mr. Blickez liked telling tall tales; for another, Elsie seemed like a strange name for a bull一方面，我们记得Mr. Blickez经常给我们讲神话故事，另一方面Elsie是一只公牛的名字很奇怪，所以作者对Mr. Blickez所说的话是表示怀疑的，所以答案是A。

【2】D考察细节理解题。根据文意The only problem with our plan was that this farm was guarded by a huge mean (凶暴的) Hereford bull (公牛).作者和他的弟弟遇到的问题是在经过Mr. Blickez农场的时候，那里有一只凶暴的公牛在保护农场，所以答案是D。

【3】B考察细节理解题。根据文意Elsie had run to him and was licking (舔) his back.可知Elsie向弟弟在示好，所以答案是B。

【4】C考察主旨大意题。文章主要讲述了去swimming pole 途中发生的事情，所以答案是C。