Question

    It was Sunday and Bruce stayed at home. After breakfast he went out into the garden and played with Ted, his dog. Bruce climbed up and down the trees. Sometimes a bird would come down to stay on the doghouse.

Then Bruce threw a stone(石头) or something at it. He never made it, but he liked doing it. Bruce played in the garden for half an hour. Suddenly something was in pieces and the little boy began to cry.

“What’s the matter, Bruce?” his mother looked through the kitchen window. Bruce ran into the kitchen. “Mom,” he cried, “Ted’s plate was in pieces. I didn’t know it was so fragile.”

His mother put her arms round him and said, “Don't feel too bad, Bruce. We have other plates for Ted. But how did you do that?”

“I threw this at a bird but missed, and it flew to the plate.” In Bruce’s hand was his father’s watch.

1.When did the story happen?

A.On a Sunday morning. B.On a Saturday morning. C.On a Sunday afternoon.

2.When a bird came down, Bruce ________.

A.played with it B.gave it some food C.threw a stone at it

3.How long did Bruce play in the garden?

A.For half an hour B.For two hours C.For a day.

4.The underlined word “fragile” in Paragraph 2 means “_____” in Chinese?

A.私人的 B.易碎的 C.古老的

5.From the passage, we can learn that _______ .

A.Bruce’s mother was in the living room.

B.Bruce needed to buy a new plate for Ted.

C.Bruce threw his father’s watch at the bird.

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文，讲述了Bruce在花园里玩耍时将狗的盘子打碎的故事。

1.

细节理解。根据文中“It was Sunday and Bruce stayed at home. After breakfast he went out into the garden and played with Ted, his dog.” 那天是星期天，布鲁斯呆在家里。早饭后，他到花园里和他的狗泰德玩耍。可知，那个故事发生在周日上午。故选A。

2.

细节理解。根据文中“Sometimes a bird would come down to stay on the doghouse. Then Bruce threw a stone(石头) or something at it.” 有时一只鸟会下来呆在狗窝里。然后布鲁斯朝它扔了块石头或什么东西。故选C。

3.

细节理解。根据文中“Bruce played in the garden for half an hour.” 布鲁斯在花园里玩了半个小时。故选A。

4.

词句猜测。根据文中“Mom,” he cried, “Ted’s plate was in pieces.”可知，Ted的盘子碎了。可知下文是Bruce告诉母亲，他不知道盘子是易碎的。可知，fragile的意思是“易碎的”。故选B。

5.

推理判断。根据文中“I threw this at a bird but missed, and it flew to the plate.” In Bruce’s hand was his father’s watch.” “我把这个扔给一只鸟，但没打中，它飞到盘子里去了。”布鲁斯手里拿着他父亲的手表。可知，布鲁斯把他父亲的手表扔向了鸟。故选C。