Question

A small boy at summer camp received a bag of cookies in the mail from his mother. He ate a few, and then put the rest under his bed. The next day, after lunch, he went to his tent to get a cookie. The box was gone.

That afternoon a camp leader saw another boy sitting behind a tree. He was eating the stolen cookies! “That young man,” he said to himself, “must be taught not to steal.”

He returned to the group and found the boy whose cookies had been stolen. “Billy,” he said, “I know who stole your cookies. Will you help me teach him a lesson?”

“Well, yes. But aren’t you going to punish him?” asked the puzzled boy.

“No, that would only make him hate you,” the leader explained. “I want you to call your mother. Ask her to send you another box of cookies.”

The boy did as the leader asked. A few days later, he received another box of cookies in the mail.

“Now,” said the leader, “the boy who stole your cookies is down by the lake. Go down there. Share your cookies with him.”

“But he’s the thief!” protested (抗议) the boy.

“I know. But try it – see what happens.”

Half an hour later, the camp leader saw the two come up the hill, hand in hand. The boy who had stolen the cookies was trying to get the other to accept his jackknife (大折刀). He wanted to pay for the stolen cookies. The other boy was just refusing the gift from his new friend. He said that a few old cookies weren’t that important anyway.

1.When might the cookies be stolen?

A. At noon that day.        B. The next noon.

C. The next afternoon.      D. A few days later.

2.Which of the following is NOT the camp leader’s intention (意图)?

A. To teach the boy not to steal.

B. To punish the boy for stealing.

C. To teach Billy to forgive others.

D. To teach Billy to share with others.

3.After the incident, the boy who stole the cookies might ______.

A. steal again            

B. hate Billy

C. make friends with Billy  

D. give Billy a bag of cookies

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：一个小男孩在夏令营得到一袋他母亲寄来的饼干。他吃了一些，然后把其余的放在自己的床上。，但第二天午饭后，他发现放饼干的盒子不见了。一位夏令营领导人用巧妙的方法教育孩子不要偷东西，要学会宽容原谅他人，要学会与他人分享事物。

1.细节理解题。根据文中The next day, after lunch, he went to his tent to get a cookie. The box was gone.That afternoon a camp leader saw another boy sitting behind a tree. He was eating the stolen cookies!可知该选B。

2.细节理解题。根据短文可知，那位夏令营领导人的意图是想教育孩子不要偷东西，要原谅别人，要和别人分享事物，所以选B。

3.细节理解题。根据最后一段开头Half an hour later, the camp leader saw the two come up the hill, hand in hand.可知该选C。

考点：故事类阅读。