Question

Pearl and June were good friends and spent most of their time together.

They were both very old and they worried about their health. Most of the time they talked about nothing else.

They worried about their food. Was it clean? Would it give them pains in the stomach?

They worried about the weather. Was it too cold and wet? Would it give them pains in their bones?

They worried about pollution in the air. would it give them pains in their chests and throats?

They worried about being hurt in a car accident, killed in a plane crash, getting sick, and so on.

All they could think about was being ill or hurt.

One day they went on a train journey together.

“We’ll need some food,” Pearl said.

“We’ll buy some bananas,” June said. “They are good to eat and always clean.”

And so they bought two bananas to eat on the train.

It was not long before they were hungry.

Pearl took out the bananas and gave one to June. Then she peeled (剥)the skin of her banana and took a large bite of it.

At that moment the train went into a tunnel. Everything went black.

“Don’t eat your banana,” Pearl shouted at June. “Mine has made me go blind!”

1.The two old ladies talked about __________most of the time.

A. themselves                B. other people

C. healthy food             D. dangerous drivers

2.The old ladies didn’t want to ___________.

A. eat any bananas             B. travel by train

C. be young again              D. get sick

3.Pearl ate her banana __________.

A. after they came out of the tunnel   B. at the station

C. before June ate hers                D. before she was hungry

4.Pearl thought that the banana __________.

A. stopped her from seeing              B. would make her hungry

C. would make her ill                   D. would be good for June

5.The best title of the story should be ____________.

A. What Good Friends             B. What a Bad Train Journey

C. Bananas Are Good for You      D. Bananas Are Bad for You

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述的是两个过度关心自己的安全和健康的老人的幽默故事。她们担心周围的一切，而且他们担心的都与生病与伤害相关，一天她们一起坐火车旅行，觉得香蕉应该干净、好吃，于是买了两根香蕉，吃香蕉时刚好火车过隧道，一位老人告诫另一位说，不要吃香蕉，香蕉让她失明了。

1.A 细节理解题。题意：两位老奶奶大多数时间谈论的什么？A. themselves她们自己；B. other people别人；C. healthy food健康的食物；D. dangerous drivers危险的司机。由文中的：They were both very old and they worried about their health. Most of the time they talked about nothing else.可知，她们只谈论自己的健康，故选A。

2.2】D 细节理解题。题意：老奶奶们不想做什么？A. eat any bananas吃香蕉；B. travel by train坐火车旅行；C. be young again再年轻；D. get sick生病。由文中的：They worried about being hurt in a car accident, killed in a plane crash, getting sick可知她们担心受伤；坐飞机遇难及生病。故选D。

3.3】C 推理判断题。题意：Pear在什么时候吃的香蕉？A. after they came out of the tunnel她们从隧道出来后；B. at the station在车站；C. before June ate hers在June吃香蕉前；D. before she was hungry在她饿之前。由短文最后一句可知Pear先吃香蕉，并在June吃香蕉前警告她不要吃，故选C。

4.4】A 细节理解题。题意：Pearl认为香蕉怎样？A. stopped her from seeing使她看不清了；B. would make her hungry使她饿了； C. would make her ill使她生病了；D. would be good for June对June有好处。由短文最后一句：Mine has made me go blind!可知她认为吃了香蕉后自己失明了。故选A。

5.5】A 主旨大意题。题意：故事最好的标题应该是什么？A. What Good Friends多么好的朋友啊；B. What a Bad Train Journey多么差的火车行啊；C. Bananas Are Good for You香蕉对你有益；D. Bananas Are Bad for You香蕉对你有害。两位老人总是在一起，当以为自己吃了香蕉出现状况时，马上进行警示，可知她们是多么好的朋友啊。故选A。

考点：考查故事类短文阅读。