Question

The Simpsons are the most popular family in the world. Every week, many people all over the world stay at home to watch them on TV.

This is a cartoon family of five people: all of them have bad-looking yellow faces and big white eyes. The parents are Marge and Homer, Marge has blue hair. She loves her hair very much. She is always very kind to her family.

Homer works in a factory and spends all his free time watching TV and eating donuts（炸面圈）. He always eats with his mouth open and he is too fat.

Bart is the oldest child. He always gets bad grades. He doesn’t like to do his homework and often makes his parents angry. He likes playing tricks（恶作刷） on his sister, Lisa. Lisa is a little younger than Bart and is always top of the class at school. She is the smartest person in the family. Maggie is the youngest child. She can’t talk or walk and she’s always silent. She can only say one word: "Daddy".

The Simpsons started in 1989 and it’s still very popular now. People of all ages like it because the Simpsons are like a real family. They aren’t perfect or beautiful like a lot of families on TV.

1.What can we know about Bart according to the passage?

A.He is quite a smart boy.

B.He is the youngest in his family.

C.He doesn’t work hard at his study.

D.He likes to play tricks on his sister Maggie.

2.What does the underlined word "silent" mean?

A.Outgoing. B.Serious. C.Quiet. D.Strict.

3.What might the writer think of the Simpsons?

A.Boring. B.Successful. C.Terrible. D.Perfect.

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.B

【解析】

本文是人物故事类阅读。文章介绍了电视卡通人物辛普森斯一家。主要介绍他们的长相，以及各个家庭成员的爱好和特点等。

1.细节理解题。根据第四段“Bart is the oldest child. He always gets bad grades. He doesn't like to do his homework and often makes his parents angry.”可知，Bart总是成绩不好，不喜欢做作业。故选C。

2.词义猜测题。outgoing外向的；serious严肃的；严重的；quiet安静的；strict严格的。根据“Maggie is the youngest child. She can't talk or walk and she’s always silent.” Maggie是最小的孩子，她不会说话，可推测她总是很安静。故选C。

3.推理判断题。boring无聊的；successful成功的；terrible糟糕的；perfect完美的。根据最后一段“The Simpsons started in 1989 and it's still very popular now.”可知，辛普森斯一家从开始到现在一直非常受欢迎，所以作者认为他们是成功的，故选B。