Question

I was sitting in the room reading when I heard a loud noise. To defend my home from break-in, I picked up my defense weapon--- a broom and went out. There on the roof of my porch（門廊）, I saw a grey fluffy squirrel. I drove her away with the broom, but the next day I heard her again.

I searched squirrels on the net and found because their teeth keep growing, they have to constantly chew on things to shorten their teeth. This was disturbing so I asked my husband to call in some wildlife control people.

On Monday morning two men showed up, with guns in their hands. I pointed uneasily to the hole in my porch roof. They held up their guns. Suddenly I saw in my mind the baby nursery inside. I stopped them and confirmed that they wouldn’t harm her. They hesitated, but finally put down their guns. Then they brought out a bottle of deodorizer（除臭劑）and sprayed it into the squirrel’s home. They told me she would not like the smell and would leave.

There was no sign of Mrs. Squirrel, so they blocked the hole, took my cheque for $250 and left. Shortly after they left, Mrs. Squirrel returned from her shopping trip. She was mad at being driven out and began feverishly clawing at the porch roof. In order to stop the destruction of my home, I drove her away with the broom again.

Each day thereafter, Mrs. Squirrel continued her attack on my possession. I then called the company to report that “SHE’S BAAAAAACK…” The receptionist said that if Mrs. Squirrel had managed to find another way into my porch roof, it would be a new charge. I replied I couldn’t continue contributing my husband’s hard-earned income to their silly wildlife experts and hang up.

I went to the porch and banged on the roof. Mrs. Squirrel came out and glared at me. We negotiated some terms, came to an agreeable arrangement and went back into our respective homes.

All is quiet these days, although large quantities of materials have been removed from my garage wall and my daughter claims that some of her doll-house furniture has disappeared. I still hope that Mrs. Squirrel would leave, but I will wait until it is warmer and hopefully until after the birth of the little ones.

1.What did the author think of the squirrel at first?

A．Troublesome.      B．Dangerous.        C．Interesting.        D．Clever.

2.Why didn’t the author ask the wildlife control people to come again?

A．She worried about the safety of the squirrel.

B．She thought the company charged too much.

C．She decided to drive away the squirrel herself.

D．She doubted the ability of the wildlife control people.

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A．Getting rid of the squirrel needs patience.

B．The squirrel has destroyed the author’s house.

C．The author has developed affection for the squirrel.

D．The author singed an agreement with Mrs. Squirrel.

4.The author has written the passage in a (an) ________ way.

A．persuasive        B．serious           C．informative        D．amusing

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述了是一只松鼠媽媽闖入了作者的家里，剛開始作者非常的反感，但是后來發生的事情使作者產生了同情，作者還是希望松鼠能夠在這里生下小松鼠后，再離開。

1.細節題。從第一，二自然段及This was disturbing so I asked my husband to call in some wildlife control people. 可知，作者剛開始覺得自己對這只松鼠是覺得很麻煩的，故選A

2.細節題。從文章The receptionist said that if Mrs. Squirrel had managed to find another way into my porch roof, it would be a new charge. I replied I couldn’t continue contributing my husband’s hard-earned income to their silly wildlife experts and hang up. 可知，作者認為這個公司收費太多，故選B

3.細節題。從文章I still hope that Mrs. Squirrel would leave, but I will wait until it is warmer and hopefully until after the birth of the little ones. 可知，作者已經有點喜歡上這只松鼠了，故選C

4.推斷題。從文章Squirrel came out and glared at me. We negotiated some terms, came to an agreeable arrangement and went back into our respective homes. 可知，作者寫這篇文章主要是通過將松鼠擬人化，和她進行對話，定協議等等很有趣的方式來展開全文，故選D

考點：人生百味類記敘文

點評：文章敘述事情完整，很有人情味。本文主旨細節題較多，給文章降低了文章的難度。對于此類題目要求學生仔細認真的讀懂文章，不能走馬觀花的看，要根據題目中的內容對比文章的上下，綜合作答，尤其對于推斷題，要準確理會作者的寫作情感，事情發展的邏輯關系都需要特別注意。