Question

Johnny lived with his mother and father in a small town in the mountains.

One day there was an earthquake near the town. Many houses were destroyed. Everyone thought that   there would soon be another earthquake.

They were worried that the second earthquake would be worse than the first.

“We must send Johnny to a safe place.” Johnny’s mother said to her husband, “ Many of our friends are sending their children to relatives(亲戚)in other towns.”

“We’ll send him to my brother, Peter,” Johnny’s father said, “He lives a long way away.” Johnny will be safe with him.

He telephoned Johnny’s uncle Peter and asked him if he would let Johnny live with him.

“He’s a good boy,” he said, “won’t put you in hot water.”

“All right,” Johnny’s Uncle Peter said, “but I’m not used to children. I live a very quiet and peaceful life.”

“You won’t know Johnny’s in the house,” his father told him.

So Johnny, who was five, went to live with his uncle.

Two days later, his mother and father received a telegram(电报) from Peter saying “___________. ” After Johnny’s parents knew it, they felt sorry for it.

1.The underlined word “Put you in hot water” in the passage most probably means _______.

A. give you any trouble

B. keep you in danger

C. boil some hot water for you.

2.Johnny and his parents lived ________.

A. in a big town

B. near the sea

C. in the mountains

3.Uncle Peter worried about Johnny coming to live with him because ________.

A.he was not used to children

B.he was an old man

C.his house was far from Johnny’s.

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Johnny’s parents sent him away because his uncle wanted to see him.

B.Johnny’s parents received a telephone after Johnny was sent to his uncle’s home two days later.

C.Uncle Peter didn’t like noisy life.

5. “__________” can be the missing sentence in the passage.

A. I enjoy the days with Johnny because we have no arguments with each other.

B. I’m returning the child. Please send an earthquake.

C. Your lovely son likes living with me very much.

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章讲述了约翰尼生活的小城镇发生了地震，他的爸爸妈妈担心约翰尼在地震中受到伤害，就把他送到了叔叔家，而他的叔叔喜欢安静平和的生活，但是约翰尼给叔叔带来的麻烦远比地震还要多，所以叔叔又把他送回了。

1.词义猜测题。根据句意：他是一个好男孩，不会带来麻烦，故选A。

2.细节理解题。 根据文中Johnny lived with his mother and father in a small town in the mountains.可知Johnny 和父母住在山上，故选C

3.细节理解题。根据文中Johnny’s Uncle Peter said, “but I’m not used to children. I live a very quiet and peaceful life.”可知Johnny’的叔叔不习惯孩子，故选A

4.细节理解题。通读全文可知只有C是正确的，彼得叔叔不喜欢吵闹的孩子。故选C。

5.细节理解题，根据句意两天后，他的母亲和父亲收到了一封电报（电报）把孩子还给你。故选B.

考点：故事类短文阅读。