Question

Once upon a time, there was a garden in the village. Its owner was an old man. He had been away for several years to visit his friends. It was a large lovely garden with soft green grass and beautiful flowers. While the old man was away, some children came to play in the garden every afternoon. The birds in the garden sang so sweetly that the children used to stop their games to listen to them. For them, the time they spent there was the happiest they had ever had.

One day the old man came back. When he saw the children playing in his garden, he was very angry. "What are you doing here?" he shouted. "Nobody except myself is allowed to play in my garden." The children were terrified and ran away. Then spring came, but it was still winter in the old man’s garden. There were blossoms (花) and birds all over the village, except in the garden. The birds didn’t like singing in his garden, since there were no children." Why is spring arriving so late this year?" the old man thought. "How pretty it would be if it were spring now!" One morning, the old man was woken up by some sounds. He heard birds singing and children laughing. When he opened the window, he saw the birds sitting in the trees and the children running about happily. "I’m sure spring has come. What I’m seeing is the most spellbinding scene (場景) I have ever seen, and the sounds which I’m hearing are the most beautiful in the world," said the old man.

1.When the children were enjoying themselves in the garden, the old man ______.

A. was happy to watch them

B. was away to visit his friends

C. pretended that he didn’t see them

D. was angry but didn’t drive them off

2.What did the children think the old man was like at first?

A. Kind       B. Creative      C. Outgoing      D. Terrible

3.The underlined word "spellbinding" in the passage means "______"in Chinese.

A. 迷人的       B. 無聊的       C. 普通的        D. 丑陋的

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The old man’s garden was small but pretty.

B. The old man didn’t like the birds in his garden.

C. The old man was anxious (渴望)for a peaceful life.

D. The birds and the children made the old man’s garden full of life again.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文講述了老人和小孩的故事。老人外出時，小孩們在他花園里玩耍，但當他回來后，他把小孩都嚇跑了。春天來了，老人的花園卻遲遲迎不來春天，后來小鳥和小孩們又給花園帶來了生機。

1.細節理解題。根據文中第一段While the old man was away, some children came to play in the garden every afternoon.當老人外出時，孩子們每天下午來花園玩耍。故選B

2.判斷推理題。根據文中第二段描述，老人看到孩子們在花園玩很生氣，對著他們大聲喊，The children were terrified and ran away.孩子們很害怕都跑開了。由此可判斷孩子們覺得老人很可怕。A友好；B有創造力；C外向；D可怕的，故選D

3.詞意猜測題；結合前文he saw the birds sitting in the trees and the children running about happily.他看到小鳥坐在樹上，小孩在歡快地跑著；由此可判斷此句的意思為What I’m seeing is the most spellbinding scene (場景) I have ever seen,這是我看到的最迷人的景色了，故選A

4.判斷推理題。結合文中最后部分內容，老人看到小鳥和小孩快樂的跑著，覺得春天來了，這事他看到最美的景色，由此可判斷D正確，小鳥和小孩使花園又回復了生機。

考點：故事類短文閱讀