Question

Peter lived with his parents and his nanny (保姆) Laura in a beautiful house in front of the park.But he never went to the park.His parents were always working.He spent much time in his home studying while Laura did the housework.

Peter was very sad because most of the day he was alone with Laura.His parents were at work all day.Laura was always trying to ask him to go out and play with other kids, but he never went out.

One day, a ball, which a group of kids were playing happily with in the park, came through the window in Peter's study (书房)．The kids knocked on the door and Peter opened it with the ball in his hand.“Can we have our ball back, please？” asked one of the kids.Peter didn't even care about the broken window and gave them the ball back and smiled.He felt lonely when he saw them leave happily.

When his parents arrived home and saw him crying, they talked to him about his feelings and knew how sad he was because nobody played with him.And so they decided to solve the problem.

From that day on, they tried to spend more time with Peter.They began to go to the park every afternoon where Peter made lots of friends and was very happy to be with his parents.

1.Peter was very sad because ________.

A. his parents were too busy to play with him

B. he had to read a lot of books every day

C. other kids didn't want to play football with him

D. Laura always prevented him from going out

2.The kids knocked on the door to ________.

A. borrow some books from Peter

B. ask for their ball in Peter's study

C. ask Peter to play with them

D. give Peter money for breaking the window

3.After knowing why Peter cried, his parents probably said, “________.”

A. Laura can play with you in the afternoon

B. Reading at home is good for you

C. We will go to the park with you tomorrow

D. We're sorry, but we have no time to be with you

4.In the end, Peter was very ________ in the park every afternoon.

A. lonely    B. worried    C. happy    D. sad

Answer

1. A

2. B

3. C

4. C

【解析】

本文讲述了彼得的父母太忙了，而没有时间陪他在公园里玩，他感到孤独，伤心。当一次他为此伤心地哭时，他的父母知道了他的感受。最后他们努力花费更多的时间和他在一起。每天下午彼得和父母在一起，都非常高兴。

1.A

推理判断题。根据His parents were always working.He spent much time in his home studying while Laura did the housework.和Peter was very sad because most of the day he was alone with Laura.His parents were at work all day.可知彼得不高兴，是因为他的父母太忙了而没有时间和他一起玩，故选A。

2.B

推理判断题。根据The kids knocked on the door and Peter opened it with the ball in his hand.“Can we have our ball back, please？” asked one of the kids.可知孩子们敲门，是为了要回飞进彼得书房的那个球，故选B。

3.C

推理判断题。根据When his parents arrived home and saw him crying, they talked to him about his feelings and knew how sad he was because nobody played with him.And so they decided to solve the problem. From that day on, they tried to spend more time with Peter.可知当他的父母看见彼得哭了，和他谈论他的感受，知道没有人跟他玩。这让他伤心。于是他的父母努力花费更多的时间和彼得在一起。故选C.

4.C

细节理解题。根据They began to go to the park every afternoon where Peter made lots of friends and was very happy to be with his parents.可知最后，每天下午彼得在公园里非常高兴，故选C。