Question

A few years ago I didn’t knew my neighbour Mr Reed well. Now we're friends.

It all started from a basketball game near his home. Peter passed the ball to me. But I didn't catch it and it went right into Mr Reed's garden.Everyone said that he didn't like children. Nobody dared(敢) to get the ball. And no one knew Mr Reed well because he rarely came out of his house. And he rarely talked with others.

I walked into Mr Reed's garden slowly and quietly. My hands were sweaty（出汗的）. Suddenly I saw a tall man walking towards me. It was Mr Reed.

“Is this your ball?" he asked.

I said yes and said never to do it again.

To my surprise， Mr Reed said， "Why don't you kids play here? No one has used this hoop（篮筐）for years. It's better than yours."

My friends and I couldn't believe it. Mr Reed was inviting us to play in his garden! We all learned an important lesson: what many people say isn't always true.

1.From the third paragraph（段落）we know that the writer was very_______before he met Mr Reed.

A. sorry     B. happy     C. excited     D. worried

2.What does the underlined word "rarely" mean in Chinese?

A．很少     B．经常     C．有时      D．总是

3.Which of the following about Mr Reed is NOT true?

A. He often stayed in his house.

B. He didn't often speak to people.

C. He didn't like children.

D. He had a place to play basketball.

4. Which of the following can be the title for this passage?

A. My good neighbour.

B. A basketball game.

C. A strange man.

D. Seeing is believing.(眼见为实)

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：几年前，我怕我的邻居里德先生。每个人都说他不喜欢孩子。但我见到他后，他却邀请我们到他的花园玩！作者发现原来里德先生是喜欢孩子的。作者懂得一个道理：许多人说的话并不都是正确的。

1.D考查细节理解题。根据第三段意思是我慢慢地走进里德先生的花园里。我的手出汗的。突然，我看见一个高大的男人向我走来。这是里德先生。根据该段中My hands were sweaty可知该选D。

2.A考查词义猜测题。根据Everyone said that he didn't like children. And no one knew Mr Reed well because he rarely came out of his house. And he rarely spoke. （里德先生很少走出自己的房子。他几乎从不说话。每个人都说他不喜欢孩子。）的理解，可知应选A。

3.C考查细节理解题。根据To my surprise， Mr Reed said， "Why don't you kids play here? No one has used this hoop（篮筐）for years. It's better than yours." 让我惊讶的是，里德先生说，“为什么你们不在这玩呢？很久没有人用这个篮筐。比你们的好。故选C。

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考点：考查人生哲理类短文阅读。