Question

    Not long after his tenth birthday Peter was entrusted(委托) with the task of taking his seven-year-old sister, Kate, to school. Peter and Kate went to the same school. It was a fifteen-minute walk or a short bus ride away. Usually they walked there with their father who dropped them off on his way to work. But now the children were thought old enough to make it to school by themselves on the bus, and Peter was in charge(全面负责).

It was only two stops down the road, but the way his parents kept going on about it, you might have

thought Peter was taking Kate to the North Pole. He was given instructions the night before. When he woke up, he had to listen to them over again. Then his parents repeated them all through breakfast. As the children were on their way out the door, their mother, Viola, ran through the rules one last time. “Everyone must think I'm stupid,” Peter thought. “Perhaps I am.” He was to keep hold of Kate’s hand at all times. They were to sit close to the front with Kate nearest the window. They were not to get into conversations with “lunatics”(疯子). Peter was to tell the bus driver the name of his stop in a loud voice, without forgetting to say “please”. He was to keep his eyes on the route.

Peter repeated all this back to his mother and set out for the bus stop with his sister. They held hands all the way. Actually he didn’t mind this because the truth was he really liked Kate. He simply hoped that none of his friends would see him holding a girl’s hand. The bus came. They got on and sat close to the front. It was ridiculous（荒唐的）sitting there holding hands and there were some boys from school there, so they let go of each other.

Peter was feeling proud of himself. He could take care of his sister anywhere. She could depend on him. If they were alone together on a mountain pass and came face to face with a pack of hungry wolves, he would know exactly what to do. Taking care and not to make any sudden movement, he would move away with Kate until they had their backs to a large rock.

Ridiculous! It was daydreams like this could make him miss his stop if he wasn't careful. The bus had come to a stop. The kids from his school were already getting off. Peter leaped to his feet and just managed to jump to the pavement（人行道）as the bus was starting off again. It was more than fifty yards down the road when he realized                     .

1.How did Peter and his sister go to school before Peter’s tenth birthday?

A.By bus. B.In their father’s car. C.On foot. D.By train.

2.How many times did Peter’s parents give him instructions?

A.Three times. B.Four times. C.Five times. D.Six times.

3.Which of the statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Peter took Kate to school successfully.

B.Peter’s parents gave him and his sister six instructions.

C.Peter held his sister’s hand all the way.

D.Peter really liked his sister Kate.

4.Complete the last sentence “ Suddenly, he realized                     .”

A.his sister was still on the bus

B.he was late for school

C.he left his schoolbag on the bus

D.the bus stopped at the wrong stop

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

【解析】

本文讲述了皮特的妈妈一直叮嘱他要照顾好妹妹，要和妹妹去上学搭公交车时要一直拉着手，坐在一起，可是皮特由于自己胡思乱想做白日梦，想着他在一群饿狼中如何救下妹妹，结果差点坐过了站，但是他还是忘记了妹妹还在公交车上。

1.

细节理解题，根据“It was a fifteen-minute walk or a short bus ride away. Usually they walked there with their father who dropped them off on his way to work.步行15分钟或乘短途公交车就到了。通常他们和他们的父亲一起走到那里，父亲在上班的路上把他们送到那里。”可知是父亲陪他们一起走路去，故选C。

2.

细节理解题，根据“He was given instructions the night before. When he woke up, he had to listen to them over again. Then his parents repeated them all through breakfast. As the children were on their way out the door, their mother, Viola, ran through the rules one last time.他在前一天晚上接到指示。当他醒来时，他不得不再听一遍。然后，他的父母在早餐时都重复了这些话。当孩子们正要出门时，他们的母亲维奥拉最后一次检查了一下规定。”可知一共是四次，故选B。

3.

细节理解题，根据“Peter leaped to his feet and just managed to jump to the pavement（人行道）as the bus was starting off again.公共汽车重新出发时，彼得一跃而起，勉强跳到人行道上。”和“It was ridiculous（荒唐的）sitting there holding hands and there were some boys from school there, so they let go of each other. 手拉手坐在那里很可笑，那里有几个学校的男孩，所以他们放手了。”可知他没有一直拉着妹妹手，所以下车时一个人走了，并没有成功把妹妹送到学校，选项AC错误；根据“He was given instructions the night before. When he woke up, he had to listen to them over again. Then his parents repeated them all through breakfast. As the children were on their way out the door, their mother, Viola, ran through the rules one last time.他在前一天晚上接到指示。当他醒来时，他不得不再听一遍。然后，他的父母在早餐时都重复了这些话。当孩子们正要出门时，他们的母亲维奥拉最后一次检查了一下规定。”可知一共是四次，选项B错误；根据“Actually he didn’t mind this because the truth was he really liked Kate.事实上，他并不介意这一点，因为事实是他真的很喜欢凯特。”可知彼得非常喜欢他的妹妹凯特。选项D正确，故选D。

4.

推理判断题，根据“Peter leaped to his feet and just managed to jump to the pavement（人行道）as the bus was starting off again.公共汽车重新出发时，彼得一跃而起，勉强跳到人行道上。”和“It was ridiculous（荒唐的）sitting there holding hands and there were some boys from school there, so they let go of each other. 手拉手坐在那里很可笑，那里有几个学校的男孩，所以他们放手了。”可知他没有一直拉着妹妹手，那么最后他自己一人急忙下车，应该是才意识到忘记了妹妹还在车上，故选A。