Question

John lived with her mother when he was young. He didn’t know who his father was. The woman did some washing for the rich and could buy only some bread for her son. So the boy was short and thin.

  One cold morning there was much snow in the streets. A car knocked the woman down and the policemen took her to the hospital. She didn’t tell John that his father deserted(遺棄) her before he was born until she died. She left her son the name and address of his father.

  John found his father, Mr. Brown, in another city. He was one of the richest shopkeepers and he had to receive his son. From then on the boy lived a rich life. He ate all kinds of delicious food and wore beautiful clothes. But he didn’t go to school and could not read or write.

  Once his father took him to a party. He saw a newspaper lying on the floor and picked it up while others were talking about a film. He had a look at it and found a car’s wheels(輪子) were upward(向上).He called out,“ Oh, dear! An accident happened!”

  All the people were surprised and began to read the newspaper. But soon they all began to laugh. Do you know why?

1.John didn’t know his father because        .

A. the man was rich            B. the man deserted his mother

C. his mother left the man        D. the man didn’t like him

2.John was short and thin because       .

A.he didn’t like sports          

B. his parents were short, too

C.he was often hungry when he was young           

D. his mother never gave him food

3.The woman told John who his father was        .

A. after she was knocked down by a car

B. before her son left

C. before she was in hospital

D. before she died

4.After John found his father,       .

A.he was angry with the man

B. he started a rich life

C.he wouldn’t live with him

D. the man was bad to him

5.The people at the party laughed at him because         .

A. he held the newspaper upside down

B. he wasn’t polite

C. the newspaper was yesterday’s

D. he wasn’t clever

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述了約翰小時候和母親遭父親的遺棄，過著貧窮的生活，后來母親去世，他找到了父親，過上了富有的生活，但是由于沒有文化，而鬧出笑話的事。

1.細節理解題。根據She didn’t tell John that his father deserted(遺棄) her before he was born 可知，本題應該選B。

2.推理判斷題。根據 The woman did some washing for the rich and could buy only some bread for her son. So the boy was short and thin.可知，本題應該選C。

3.細節理解題。根據She didn’t tell John that his father deserted(遺棄) her before he was born until she died可知，本題應選D。

4.細節理解題。根據From then on the boy lived a rich life.可知，John過上了富有的生活。本題應該選B。

5.推理判斷題。根據. He had a look at it and found a car’s wheels(輪子) were upward(向上)可知，應該是John將報紙拿反了了。所以本題選A。

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