Question

Mom is usually home on Sunday but this week she was going to a big golf game and I was all alone in the house. I was mad at Mom for divorcing Dad.

I kept looking at the telephone until I couldn’t stand it any longer. I picked up the receiver and dialed Dad’s number over in Bakersfield. I even remembered to dial 1 first because it was long distance. “You promised to phone me this week but you didn’t,” I said, feeling I had to talk to him.

“Take it easy, kid,” he said. “I just didn’t get around to it. I was going to call this evening. The week isn’t over yet.”

I thought about that.

“Something on your mind?” he asked.

“I hoped you would call, so I waited and waited.” Then I was sorry I said it.

“There was heavy snow in the morning,” he said, “I had to chain up on highway 80 and lost time.”

I know putting chains on eight big wheels in the snow is no fun．I felt a little better, as long as we were talking. “How is Bandit?” I asked.

There was a funny silence. For a minute I thought the line was dead. Then I knew something must have happened to my dog.

“Well, kid—”, he began. “My name is Leigh!” I almost yelled. “I’m not just some kid you met on the street!”

“Keep your shirt on, Leigh,” he said. “When I had to stop along with some other truckers to put on chains, I left Bandit out of the cab, I thought he would get back … I have sent out a call to CB radio, but I didn’t get an answer yet.” I was about to say I understood when there came the bad part, the really bad part. I heard a boy’s voice say, “Hey, Bill, Mom wants to know when we’re going out to get the pizza?”

1.From the story we know that _______．

A．Leigh was a deserted boy

B．Leigh’s dad never had a rest on Sundays

C． Leigh’s dad lived in another city

D．Leigh’s mother often went to golf games

2.The underlined sentence “Keep your shirt on” probably means “_____” .

A．Stop talking

B．Calm down

C．Put on your shirt

D．Keep warm

3.Who is Bandit?

A. Leigh’s friend     B. Leigh’s dog

C. Leigh’s brother    D Leigh’s shirt

4.The worst part in Leigh’s eyes may be that ________．

A．his dad got remarried

B．his parents got divorced

C．his dad didn’t love him

D．his mom didn’t take him to pizza

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：这是一篇讲述一个离异家庭的孩子对父爱渴望的故事。 Leigh的父母离异，他跟妈妈住在一起。和往常周日不同的是，妈妈外出参加一个盛大的高尔夫球赛。因为思念父亲，Leigh给父亲打了一个长途电话。Leigh责备父亲不遵守承诺打电话给他，父亲解释说很忙，并打算晚上打电话的，没有不守信用。在通话中，Leigh得知，他的狗狗死掉了，令他更难过的是，父亲已经再婚，有了另一个家庭。

1.细节理解题。I even remembered to dial 1 first because it was long distance. 我甚至记得，首先需要拨1，因为这是长途电话。故选C。

2.题。 “My name is Leigh!” I almost yelled. “I’m not just some kid you met on the street!”“我叫Leigh!”我几乎大喊。“我不只是你在街上碰到的那些孩子！”在预感到自己的狗死掉后，我情绪有点失控。父亲开导我，首先就是让我冷静下来。故选B。

3.题。 “How is Bandit?” I asked.There was a funny silence. For a minute I thought the line was dead. Then I knew something must have happened to my dog.我问：“Bandit好吗？”有一阵沉默。一瞬间，我想到了死亡。然后，我知道我的狗出事了。从“my dog”可知，Bandit是Leigh的狗狗。选B。

4.。I was about to say I understood when there came the bad part, the really bad part. I heard a boy’s voice say, “Hey, Bill, Mom wants to know when we’re going out to get the pizza?”我正准备说自己明白时，真正最坏的事情出现了。电话那头，我听到了一个男孩的声音，说，“比尔，妈妈想知道我们什么时候去吃披萨？“可以判断，对Leigh来说，最坏的事情是父亲再婚了。故选A。

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