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 (场景) 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. 无聊的       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.B

2.D

3.A

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述了老人和小孩的故事。老人外出时，小孩们在他花园里玩耍，但当他回来后，他把小孩都吓跑了。春天来了，老人的花园却迟迟迎不来春天，后来小鸟和小孩们又给花园带来了生机。

1.细节理解题。根据文中第一段While the old man was away, some children came to play in the garden every afternoon.当老人外出时，孩子们每天下午来花园玩耍。故选B

2.判断推理题。根据文中第二段描述，老人看到孩子们在花园玩很生气，对着他们大声喊，The children were terrified and ran away.孩子们很害怕都跑开了。由此可判断孩子们觉得老人很可怕。A友好；B有创造力；C外向；D可怕的，故选D

3.词意猜测题；结合前文he saw the birds sitting in the trees and the children running about happily.他看到小鸟坐在树上，小孩在欢快地跑着；由此可判断此句的意思为What I’m seeing is the most spellbinding scene (场景) I have ever seen,这是我看到的最迷人的景色了，故选A

4.判断推理题。结合文中最后部分内容，老人看到小鸟和小孩快乐的跑着，觉得春天来了，这事他看到最美的景色，由此可判断D正确，小鸟和小孩使花园又回复了生机。

考点：故事类短文阅读