Question

People have flown kites in Japan for more than 1,000 years. There are different kinds of kites there.Some look like bats（蝙蝠）；others look like birds. Most have pictures on them．There are many interesting stories about kites in Japan．One story tells about a thief（小偷）who used a kite.He wanted to steal（偷）the gold（金子）from the top of a high tower．The thief and his friends made a large kite.One dark windy night he caught hold of the kite．His friends raised（使升高）it into the air．Then they moved the kite near the top of the tower．The thief was able to steal the gold.Another story tells about a father and a son．They were in trouble on an island near Japan.The father made a large kite．His son flew in it back to Japan．

The young men of Japan have kite matches.When the kites are flying, the match starts．The young men try to break each other’s kite strings（细绳）. The last kite left in the sky is the winner．

1.Most kites in Japan________．

A. look nice with pictures  B. are very small

C. look like hats           D. are very large

2.In the kite match the young men try to________．

A. make their kites fly high

B. draw beautiful pictures on their kites

C. make very large kites themselves

D. stop each other’s kites from flying in the sky

3.The father in the passage made a large kite to help his son to________．

A. fly over the sea   B. fly over the island

C. return home        D. steal gold

4.The passage mainly（主要地）tells us________．

A. something about the kites in Japan

B. how a kite match starts

C. how to fly kites

D. what the kites look like

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.A

【解析】

试题分析:：本文是一篇描述日本风筝及关于风筝的传说的短文。

1.】A 推理判断题。根据文中对日本风筝的描述“There are different kinds of kites there.Some look like bats（蝙蝠）；others look like birds. Most have pictures on them．”可知文章既没有说风筝很大也没有说很小，只是表明大部分有图案，故选A。

2.D 推理判断题。根据文章第二段的描述“The young men try to break each other’s kite strings（细绳）. ”“这些年轻人试图弄断其他人的风筝绳”。可知在比赛中这些年轻人阻止别人的风筝在天上飞。故选D。

3.C细节理解题。第一段中“The father made a large kite．His son flew in it back to Japan．”可知这位父亲做风筝是为了让他儿子飞回日本（他的家）。所以此题正确答案为C。

4.】A 主旨大意题。通读全文可看出，文章主要告诉我们一些关于日本风筝的信息。故答案A正确。

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