Question

A young man once went to town and bought himself a pair of trousers. When he got home, he went to his room and put them on. He found that they were about two inches too long. He went into the kitchen, and his mother and two sisters were doing some washing there. He said to them, “The new trousers are too long. They need cutting by two inches. Would one of you mind doing this for me?” His mother and sisters were busy and none of them said anything.

But as soon as his mother had finished washing up, she went to her son’s room silently and cut the trousers by two inches. She came back without saying anything to her daughters. After supper, the elder sister remembered her brother’s trousers. She went to his room and cut the trousers by two inches without saying anything to anyone. The younger sister went to the cinema. But when she came back, she also remembered her brother’s trousers. So she went to his room and cut them by two inches, too.

1.The trousers were ______.

A．too long          B．new              C．for the young man   D．A, B and C

2.Why didn’t the young man’s mother and sisters answer him?

A．Because they didn’t hear him clearly.

B．Because they thought others would do it for him

C．Because they didn’t want to do it for him.

D．Because they were busy at that time.

3.What can we infer from the story?

A．Maybe the young man didn’t try on the trousers when he bought them

B．The trousers are just right for the young man now.

C．His mother and sisters didn’t hear what the young man said.

D．The young’s mother and sisters didn’t want to help him.

4.If the trousers were 197 inches at first, how long were they at last?

A．191 inches        B．193 inches         C．195 inches        D．199 inches.

5.Which one is true from the story?

A．The young man’s mother and sisters want others to know what they did.

B．They young man would be very happy to see his trousers were short.

C．The young man had to throw the trousers away at last.

D．The young man would be very thankful to his mother and sisters.

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.A

4.A

5.C 

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述了一个有趣的故事，年轻人买了条裤子，但回家试穿后发现太长，妈妈姐姐和妹妹在互相不知道的情况下各剪了2英寸，结果可想而知。

1.从第一段的句子：The new trousers are too long. 可知这年轻人的裤子是个新裤子而且太长，选D

2.细节题：从第一段的句子：His mother and sisters were busy and none of them said anything.可知他的妈妈和姐姐太忙了，没时间理他。选D。

3.推理题：从第一段的句子：When he got home, he went to his room and put them on. He found that they were about two inches too long. 可知他到家才试穿。选A

4.计算题：从第二段我们知道共有三个人各剪了2英寸，所以197英寸的裤子只剩191英寸了。选A

5.推理题：从文章的结尾看这条裤子一定短的不能穿了。只有扔了。选C 

考点：考查故事类短文