Question

Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma lives downstairs. She is happy with him.

One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future . They talked for a long time.

"Have a look at your watch, please," said the girl. "What time is it now?"

"Sorry, something is wrong with my watch," said Jack. "Where's yours?"

"I left it at home."

Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, "Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, "It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?"

1. Jack was ________ when he finished middle school.

A. sixteen     B. eighteen  C. twenty    D. fifteen

2.The old woman is happy with Jack because ________.

A. he's her grandson  B. he's clever

C. he can keep quiet  D. he gets home on time

3. The word "stamp" in the story means ______ in Chinese.

A. 盖印     B. 跺    C. 贴邮票   D. 承认

4. Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order (为了) ________.

A. to wake his grandma up

B. to make his grandma angry

C. that his grandma was going to tell him the time

D. that his grandma was going to buy him a watch

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：杰克今年二十，中学毕业已经两年了。他每天晚上下班之后，很快吃过晚饭洗洗睡了，所以他楼下的祖母对他十分满意。有一个，当杰克和他的朋友聊天聊到很晚却都没有戴表，他们想知道时间。于是杰克就跺脚吵醒了自己的祖母，祖母告诉了他们时间。

1.细节理解题。句意：当杰克中学毕业的时候，他多大了。根据文章第一段Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school,杰克现在二十岁了，两年前，他结束了中学课程。所以当年他是十八岁，故选Ｂ。

2.推理判断题。句意：这个老人很满意杰克是因为什么？根据文章第一段He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep.他很累，快速的吃过晚餐之后，他很快上床睡觉了。可以推论杰克非常的安静，故选Ｃ。

3.词义猜测题。句意：故事中"stamp" 这个单词表示什么意思。文章中这个词出现在最后：He began to stamp his foot on the floor, "Bang! Bang! Bang!" 我们可以看到这个词与脚有关，而且做了这个动作之后，会发出声音，故选Ｂ。

4.细节理解题。句意： 杰克朝着地上跺脚的目的是什么？根据文章最后What time is it now?"

"Sorry, something is wrong with my watch," said Jack. "Where's yours?""I left it at home."几点了？我的表坏了。你的呢？我的忘在家里了。然后杰克朝地上跺了几脚，"It's twelve o'clock in the night,他祖母就说现在十二点了，所以他跺脚的目的是询问时间，故选Ｃ。

考点：故事类短文阅读。