Question

“Please, mother, do sit down and let me try my hand，” said Fred, a bright, active boy twelve years old. A look of relief came over his mother's face as she seated herself, who looked pale and worn. Fred washed the dishes, swept the kitchen, and then set out for school. After school, he hurried home, set the table and again washed the dishes.

He kept on in this way for several days till his mother was able to resume her usual work and he felt fully rewarded when the doctor, who happened in one day, said, “well, madam, it's my opinion that you would be very sick if you had not kept quiet.”

The boys missed Fred because he had been in the habit of going early to school and staying to play after it was dismissed. Their curiosity was excited when he would give no other reason than that he was “wanted at home”．One boy secretly detected Fred washing dishes from his kitchen window and reported this at school and various were the greetings poor Fred received during break. “Well, you are a brave one to stay at home washing dishes.” “Girl boy！” “Pretty Bessie！” “Lost your apron, haven't you, Polly！”

Fred was not wanting either in spirit or courage, and he was strongly tempted to resent(对……气愤) these insults and to fight some boys. But his consciousness of right and his love for his mother helped him.

While he was struggling for self mastery, his teacher appeared at the door of the schoolhouse. Fred caught his eye, and it seemed to look, if it didn't say, “Don't give up! Be really brave！” He knew his teacher had heard the insulting remarks of his thoughtless schoolmates.

The boys received notice during the day that Fred must not be teased in any manner. They knew that the teacher meant what he said.

1.How do we understand the doctor's words?

A. The mother recovered due to her remaining quiet.

B. Encourage more children to learn from Fred.

C. The mother was sick because she didn't keep quiet.

D. Hope the mother would exercise more than keep quiet.

2.What does the underlined word “greetings” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A. Sympathetic remarks.

B. Admiring remarks.

C. Criticisms.

D. Teases.

3.What do we know about Fred in Paragraph 4?

A. Fred's courage enabled him to fight.

B. Fred's affection for mother stopped him fighting.

C. Fred had neither spirit nor courage to fight.

D. Fred's love for mother helped him fight.

4.Why did the teacher give notice to the thoughtless boys?

A. To help free Fred from further trouble.

B. To show his preference for Fred.

C. To punish the boys for lack of manliness.

D. To show his strictness.

Answer

1. A

2. D

3. B

4. A

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了懂事的小男孩弗雷德帮身体虚弱的妈妈做家务，但是受到了一些同学的嘲笑，愤怒的弗雷德差点与他们打架，老师对那些同学予以警告以避免弗雷德与他们发生冲突。

1.句意理解题。根据第二段“he felt fully rewarded when the doctor, who happened in one day, said, ‘well, madam, it's my opinion that you would be very sick if you had not kept quiet. ’”可知，医生认为弗雷德的妈妈如果这几天没有好好静养的话身体会非常虚弱，她认为她因为静养而恢复了健康，故A项正确。

2.词义猜测题。根据画线词后的““Well, you are a brave one to stay at home washing dishes.” “Girl boy！” “Pretty Bessie！” “Lost your apron, haven't you, Polly!””可知，被发现在家干家务后，弗雷德受到了同学们的嘲笑，由此可知画线词词义为“嘲笑”，故D项正确。

3.细节理解题。根据第四段中的“But his consciousness of right and his love for his mother helped him.”可知，对妈妈的爱阻止了弗雷德和嘲笑他的同学打架，故B项正确。

4.推理判断题。根据第四段内容可知，老师注意到被同学嘲笑后的弗雷德很愤怒，想与他们打架，所以他警告那些同学不许再嘲笑弗雷德就是为了避免弗雷德与他们之间发生冲突，故A项正确。