Question

Mr. Jenkins is a farmer. One day he drives his truck to town and on the way his truck knocked down a boy and hurt（弄伤） him. He takes the boy to a hospital and he pays a lot of money for that, but the boy’s parents want to get more money from him, so they say their son can’t lift（举起） his right arm above his head.

Mr. Jenkins’ lawyer comes and asks the boy some questions. “Now, my boy,” he says, “Mr.Jenkins’ truck knocks you down in the street.”

“Yes, sir,” he says.

“And you can’t lift your right arm now?”

“Yes, sir,” he says.

“Could you show how high you can lift your right arm?”

Slowly the boy lifts his right arm before his nose.

“Poor boy,” says the lawyer, “And how high can you lift before the accident?”

“Oh, I can lift it very high.” Says the boy, and the right hand goes up high above his head.

1.Mr. Jenkins’ truck knocks down ________.

A. a lawyer    B. a boy’s father    C. a boy

2.The boy’s parents want to get ________ from him.

A. more trucks   B. more money   C. more monkeys

3.Mr. Jenkins’ lawyer asks the boy to ______.

A. ask some questions

B. answer some questions

C. lift his left arm

4.The boy says he can’t lift his _________ now.

A. right arm   B. left arm   C. right foot

5.There is _______ wrong with the boy.

A. something   B. anything   C. Nothing

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.A

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文描述了詹金斯先生在一次事故中撞到了一个小男孩，结果这个小男孩的父母想要的讹詹金斯先生一笔钱，最后在律师的巧妙盘问下，揭穿了他们的谎言。

1.C细节理解题。根据第一段and on the way his truck knocked down a boy and hurt him.描述，可知选C。

2.B细节理解题。根据第一段but the boy’s parents wanted to get more money from him,描述，可知选B。

3.B细节理解题。根据第二段Mr. Jenkins’ lawyer came and asked the boy some questions.及下文描述，可知选B。

4.A细节理解题。根据“And you can’t lift your right arm now?”“Yes, sir,” he said 描述，可知选A。

5.C细节理解题。根据and the right hand went up high above his head.可知这个男孩什么问题都没有。故选C。

考点：故事类短文阅读。