Question

A lot of boys and girls in western countries are wearing the same kind of clothes, and many of them have long hair, so it is often difficult to tell whether they are boys or girls.

One day an old man went for a walk in a park in Washington and when he was tired, he sat down on a chair by a swimming pool. A young person was standing on the other side of the pool.

“Oh!” the old man said to the person sitting next to him. “Do you see the person with the loose clothes and long hair? Is it a boy or a girl?”

“A girl,” said his neighbor. “She is my daughter.”

“Oh!” the old man said quickly. “Please forgive me. I didn’t know that you were her mother.”

“I’m not,” said the person. “I’m her father.”

1.What did the old man see on the other side of the pool?

A、A girl.    B、A boy.    C、An old woman.   D、A man.

2.The old man thought his neighbor was      .

A、a man    B、a boy     C、a woman        D、a girl

3.”Please forgive me” in the passage means        .

A、I’m not sure 

B、I’m surprised

C、I’m not living here

D、I’m sorry

4.Which of the following is true?

A、All the boys wear girls’ clothes. 

B、All the girls wear boys’ clothes.

C、Many young people have long hair in Western countries.   

D、Some old people wear clothes as young people do.

5.Which can be the best title for the passage?

A、Are They Wearing the Same Clothes?

B、A Boy or a Girl?

C、What’s Wrong with the Boys?

D、What’s Wrong with the Girls?

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要介绍了西方国家许多年轻人穿得一样，留着长发，很难区分他们是男孩还是女孩。一个老人认为他的邻居是那个年轻人的母亲，但是这个人是她的父亲。

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考点：故事类短文阅读。