Question

Two years ago, my family moved to a new city and I had to study in a new school. As I had few friends there, I felt lonely. Then I met Tony. The first time I saw him, he was standing in the center of a group of students, telling jokes. The children around laughed from time to time. Tony knew about my problem. He asked me to play basketball with his friends and helped me with my studies. We soon became good friends.

About a year ago, however, Tony’s father was killed in an accident. As a result, his family had to move to a small house, Tony changed into a different person. He became silent and he even lost his interest in studies. Several times, I invited him to go out and play basketball with me, but he refused. I wanted to help him, but I didn’t know what to do.

Then something strange happened in my class, Two classmates lost the money in their schoolbags.

Last Friday, just before the P.E. lesson, I went back to the classroom to get my running shoes I would use. The door was half I went in. To my astonishment, I saw Tony was searching one of my classmates’ schoolbags. I was shocked…

1.What kind of boy was Tony at the beginning of the story?

A. He was a clever boy            B. He was a poor boy

C. He was a popular boy           D. He was a shy boy

2.Why did the writer become friends with Tony?

A. Because Tony helped him do his homework.

B. Because Tony was kind to him

C. Because Tony liked playing basketball

D. Because Tony told jokes

3.How did writer feel when he saw Tony’s change?

A. He felt angry       B. He felt surprise

C.He felt unhappy      D. He felt worried

4.The underlined word “astonishment” means ______.

A. sadness            B. surprise

C. excited            D.happy

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：两年前作者的家庭搬到了一个新的城市，我不得不在一个新学校学习。在那里的几作者感到很孤独。然后遇见了托尼。托尼很受人欢迎，他对作者很好，很快就成了朋友。然而大约一年前，托尼的父亲在一次事故中丧生。结果，他的家人不得不搬到一个小房子里，托尼变得沉默，甚至失去了兴趣。作者感到很担忧。

1.C细节理解题。根据第一段中The first time I saw him, he was standing in the center of a group of students, telling jokes. The children around laughed from time to time.的描述可知一开始托尼是个受欢迎的孩子，所以该选C。

2.B细节理解题。根据第一段中Tony knew about my problem. He asked me to play basketball with his friends and helped me with my studies. We soon became good friends.可知作者和托尼交朋友是因为托尼对他慈善，所以该选B。

3.D细节理解题。根据第二段中I wanted to help him, but I didn’t know what to do.可知但作者看到托尼变了后感到担忧，所以该选D。

4.词义猜测题。根据I saw Tony was searching one of my classmates’ schoolbags. I was shocked…的描述可知“astonishment”的意思是“惊奇”，所以该选B。

考点：故事类短文阅读。