Question

Here’s a story about a very interesting family. A young man once went into town and bought himself a pair of trousers. When he got home, he went upstairs(楼上) to his bedroom and put them on. He found that they were about two inches too long.

He came downstairs, where his mother and his two sisters were washing up tea things in the kitchen. “These new trousers are too long.” He said. “ They need shortening (缩短)by about two inches. Would one of you mind doing this for me, please?” His mother and sisters were busy and they said nothing.

But as soon as his mother had finished washing up, she went quietly upstairs to her son’s bedroom and shortened the trousers by two inches. She came downstairs without saying anything to her daughters.

Later on, after supper, the elder sister remembered her brother’s trousers. She was a kind-hearted girl, so she went quietly upstairs without saying anything to anyone and shortened the trousers by two inches.

The younger sister went to the cinema, but when she came back, she, too, remembered what her brother had said. So she ran upstairs and took two inches off the legs of the new trousers.

1.The young man bought the new trousers _______ his size.

A. as long as                  B. two inches longer than

C. as big as                   D. two inches shorter than

2.When did his elder sister shortened the trousers?

A. after finished washing      B. before she went to bed

C. after seeing the film       D. after having supper

3.Who is the last to shorten his new trousers ?

A. his young sister            B. his mother

C. his elder sister            D. himself

4. The next morning the young man would find the trousers were _______.

A. two inches shorter          B. four inches shorter

C. six inches shorter         D. eight inches shorter

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了一个年轻人了买了一条新裤子，比他的尺寸长两英寸，他让他的母亲和姐姐帮他剪短。他的母亲先把裤子剪短了两英寸，没有告诉他的姐姐。在晚饭后，他的姐姐又剪短了那条裤子两英寸。

1.B细节理解题。根据 He found that they were about two inches too long.可知这个年轻人买的裤子比他的尺寸大两英尺。故选B。

2.D细节理解题。根据Later on, after supper, the elder sister remembered her brother’s trousers. She was a kind-hearted girl, so she went quietly upstairs without saying anything to anyone and shortened the trousers by two inches.可知这个年轻人的姐姐在晚饭后把他的裤子剪短了。故选D。

3.A推理判断题。根据第三段和第四段可知这个年轻人的母亲先剪短了那条裤子，他的姐姐然后又剪短了裤子，故推断他的姐姐最后剪短那条新裤子。故选A。

4.推理判断题。根据第三段和第四段可知这个年轻人的母亲先剪短了那条裤子两英寸，他的姐姐然后又剪短了这条裤子两英寸，故推断这条裤子共剪短了四英寸。故选B。

考点：故事类短文阅读。