Question

Mr. White was in bed and was trying to go to sleep when he heard the doorbell ring. He turned on the light and looked at the clock. It was half past twelve. "Who can be it at this time of night?" he wondered. He decided to go and find out. So he got out of bed, put on his jacket and went to the door. When he opened the door, there was nobody there. "That’s very strange," he thought. Then he went back to his bedroom, took off his jacket, got back into bed, turned off the light and tried to go to sleep.

A few minutes later he heard the doorbell ring again. Mr. White jumped out of the bed very quickly and rushed to the door. He opened it, but again he found no one there. He closed the door and tried not to feel too nervous. Then he saw a piece of paper on the floor inside the door. He picked it up. There were some words on it: "Now it's after midnight, so it's April 1st. Happy April Fool's Day!"

"Oh, it was the funny boy next door!"  Mr. White smiled.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1. Mr. White was trying to go to sleep when he heard ________.

A. somebody sing

B. the doorbell ring

C. the telephone ring

D. somebody knock at the window

2.At first Mr. White turned on the light and _______.

A. got out of bed

B. put on his jacket

C. wanted to know the time

D. called the police

3.When he opened the door for the first time, he found________ outside the door.

A. no one          B. a boy

C. his friend     D. a piece of paper

4.The story happened________.

A. at noon         B. at twelve

C. on April 2rd   D on April 1st

5.The boy rang the doorbell because he wanted to________.

A. borrow Mr. White's clock

B. ask Mr. White for a piece of paper

C. make fun of Mr. White

D. tell Mr. White a story

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述的是午夜12点半，怀特先生正想睡觉，门铃响了，他下了床，穿好大衣去开门，但是没有发现任何人，因此又回到卧室，脱下大衣准备睡觉。几分钟后，门铃又响了，他迅速下穿去开门，可还是没有发现任何人。他把门关上，发现地上又一张纸，他捡了起来，纸上写着：愚人节快乐。怀特先生终于明白，敲门的原来是隔壁淘气的孩子。

1.B细节理解题。根据短文“ Mr. White was in bed and was trying to go to sleep when he heard the doorbell ring..”的描述可知，怀特先生正欲睡觉的时候，门铃响了。结合选项可知应选B。

2.C细节理解题。根据短文“He turned on the light and looked at the clock. It was half past twelve.”的描述可知，起初怀特先生开灯的目的是看时间几点了。结合选项可知应C。

3.A新居理解。根据短文第一段“When he opened the door, there was nobody there. ”的描述可知，第一次开门的时候，怀特先生没有发现任何人，结合选项可知应选A。

4.D细节理解题。根据短文最后一段“here were some words on it: "Now it's after midnight, so it's April 1st. Happy April Fool's Day!" ”的描述可知，这个故事发生在愚人节。结合选项可知应D。

5.标题归纳题。通读全文可知，小男孩两次摁响门铃，是因为在愚人节到了，他想捉弄怀特先生。结合选项可知应选C。

考点：故事类短文阅读。