Question

Tom and Joseph are best friends. They spent their summer vacation in Africa. When they were walking through the desert(沙漠), they started to argue(争吵) about something. Tom became very angry and slapped(掌击) Joseph in the face.

Joseph felt hurt, but he didn’t say anything to Tom. Then Joseph wrote in the sand(沙地): “Today my best friend slapped me in the face.”

They kept on walking until they found a small lake. They decided to have a bath(洗澡). But when Joseph got in the water, he started to sink(下沉). Tom jumped in after him and pulled him out. His friend saved his life.

After he became well again, Joseph wrote on a stone（石头）: “Today my best friend saved my life.”

Tom couldn’t understand it. “After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand. Now you write on a stone. Why?” he asked.

“When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand, and the wind(风) can take it away.” Joseph answered. “But when someone does something good for us, we must write it on stones so that no wind can ever take it away.”

1.Tom and Joseph went on a trip in ________.

A .Europe  B .America   C. Africa.   D .Asia

2.Tom slapped Joseph because ________.

A. he wanted to play a trick on Joseph

B. he argued with Joseph and got angry with him

C. Joseph took him the wrong way in the desert

D. Joseph played with sand

3.When they found a nice place, they decided to ________.

A. buy some sand and stones for their friends

B. find something delicious to eat

C. have a swimming competition

D. have a rest and wash themselves

4.The underlined sentence means that we should ________.

A. let others know we are angry with them

B. forgive(原谅) others for bad things as time goes by

C. make sure what we write will always be there

D.keep important things in sand but not on stone

5.The most suitable title(题目) of this article may be ________.

A. Tom saved Joseph

B. Tom slapped Joseph

C. A friendship(友谊) saved in stone

D. Travel in Africa

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.B

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：汤姆和约瑟是最好的朋友。他们在非洲度过他们的暑假。当他们走在沙漠期间，他们由争吵到合好，约瑟夫总出：当有人伤害了我们，我们应该把它写在沙子上，风可以把它拿走。但是，当有人对我们很好，我们必须把它写在石头上，没有风可以把它拿走。

1.汤姆和约瑟去哪里旅行？联系原文：They spent their summer vacation in Africa. 句意：他们在非洲度过他们的暑假。得知他们在非洲旅行。故选C

2.汤姆为什么打了约瑟一掌？联系原文：they started to argue(争吵) about something. Tom became very angry and slapped(掌击) Joseph in the face.句意：他们开始关于某事而争吵。汤姆很生气，打了约瑟的脸一掌。说出了原因是他们发生了争吵，并且很生气。故选 B

3. kept on walking until they found a small lake. They decided to have a bath(洗澡). 句意：他们继续走，直到他们发现了一个小湖。他们决定洗个澡。说明走到湖边的时候，他们停下来并且洗澡。故选D

4.When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand, and the wind(风) can take it away.句意：当有人伤害了我们，我们应该把它写在沙子上，风可以把它拿走。从另一个角度讲，不开心的事情让时间去忘记。故选B

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考点：故事类短文阅读。