Question

John is a good boy. He studies hard and is never late for school. He has a lot of friends. And he often helps them and they like him. But he always thinks himself the cleverest （最聪明）in his class and looks down upon(看不起)others.

This term a new student, Fred, comes to his class. He’s thin and short and never talks with the boys. So no children know him well. And John laugh at him.But he doesn’t mind(介意) it at all.

One day John goes to Mike’s birthday party. He sings, dance and show all his talents(才能) to the children. After that he says to Fred, “What are you going to show us, my friend?”

“I’m not clever,” says Fred.“Can you guess some of my riddles(谜语)？”

“Certainly, I can,”says John.

Fred tells some riddles, but John can’t guess any.At last the boy says,“Now I’ll tell the easiest riddle. Listen to me carefully. You’ll guess it this time. An animal(动物)has two heads, six legs, a long nose and a short nose. Can you tell me what it is?”

John thinks hard and hard, but can’t guess it. His face turn red and says,“What’s it?”

“It’s a man riding an elephant!”

John doesn’t say anything any longer at the party.

1.The children like John because _______.

A. he often helps them

B. he looks down upon them

C. he thinks himself the cleverest

D. he knows more than any other child

2.No children know Fred well because _______.

A. he doesn’t answer any questions in class

B. he comes from a village

C. he’s often late for class

D. he never talks with others

3.John often laugh at Fred because _______.

A. the boy is thin

B. the boy is short

C. he doesn’t think the boy is clever

D. the boy isn’t friendly to him

4.______, so he is sure he can guess the riddles.

A. John is good at doing it

B. John thinks he is cleverer than Fred

C. John is good at his lessons

D.John often guess riddles

5.John’s face turn red because _________.

A. he feels sorry（遗憾的）

B. he feels shy(害臊的)

C. his friends laugh at him

D. they don’t think him clever

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了约翰自己比其他人聪明，他总是看不起其他人。Fred又瘦又矮，而且不和其他人说话，约翰嘲笑他。当Fred给他出了一个谜语时，他认为自己聪明猜才出来，结果他没有猜出来，他的脸变红了。

1.A细节理解题。根据And he often helps them and they like him.可知孩子们喜欢约翰，是因为他经常帮助他们。故选A。

2.D细节理解题。根据He’s thin and short and never talks with the boys. So no children know him well.可知Fred从不和其他人说话，因此没有孩子很好的认识他。故选D。

3.A 细节理解题。根据He’s thin and short and never talks with the boys. So no children know him well. And John laugh at him.可知Fred又瘦又矮，因此约翰嘲笑他。故选A。

4.B推理判断题。根据 But he always thinks himself the cleverest （最聪明）in his class and looks down upon(看不起)others.和“Certainly, I can,”says John.可知约翰认为自己比Fred聪明，他能猜出那个谜语，故选B。

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考点：故事类短文阅读。