Question

    Jem was twelve. He was difficult to live with, inconsistent, moody. His appetite was enormous, and he told me so many times to stop annoying him. I consulted Atticus: “Reckon he’s got a tapeworm?” Atticus said no, Jem was growing. I must be patient with him and disturb him as little as possible.

This change in Jem had come about in a matter of weeks. Several times he went so far as to tell me what to do. After one argument when Jem shouted, “It’s time you started bein’ a girl and acting right!” I burst into tears and fled to Calpurnia.

“Don’t you worry too much over Mister Jem—” she began.

“Mister Jem?”

“Yeah, he’s just about Mister Jem now.”

“He ain’t that old,” I said. “All he needs is somebody to beat him up, and I ain’t big enough.”

“Baby,” said Calpurnia, “I just can’t help it if Mister Jem’s growin’ up. He’s gonna want to be off to himself a lot now, doin’ whatever boys do, so you just come right on in the kitchen when you feel lonesome. We’ll find lots of things to do in here.” She seemed glad to see me when I appeared in the kitchen.

But summer came and I received a letter from Dill. It said he would not come this summer. I was not used to his absence. I stayed miserable for two days.

As if that were not enough, the state legislature (立法机关) was called into emergency session and Atticus left us for two weeks. There were sit-down strikes in Birmingham; bread lines in the cities grew longer, people in the country grew poorer. But these were events remote from the world of Jem and me.

We were surprised one morning to see a cartoon picture of our father in The Montgomery Advertiser. It showed Atticus barefooted and in short pants, chained to a desk: he was diligently writing on a stone while some frivolous (轻佻的)-looking girls yelled, “Yoo-hoo!” at him.

“That’s a compliment (表扬),” explained Jem. “He spends his time doin’ things that wouldn’t get done if nobody did ’em.”

“Huh?”

In addition to Jem’s newly developed characteristics, he had acquired a maddening air of wisdom.

“Oh, Scout, it’s like reorganizing the tax systems of the counties and things. That kind of thing’s pretty dry to most men.”

“How do you know?”

“Oh, go on and leave me alone. I’m readin’ the paper.”

Jem got his wish. I departed for the kitchen.

1.Which of the following did NOT affect Scout’s life that summer?

A.Jem’s growing. B.Dill’s failing to come.

C.Atticus’ leaving for sessions. D.A cartoon in the newspaper.

2.What belonged to Jem’s newly developed characteristics that summer?

A.His tapeworm. B.His eating much.

C.His consistent mood. D.His abuse of Scout.

3.Scout hoped that Jem could return to normal if someone ________.

A.hit him heavily B.disturbed him

C.treated him badly D.made him independent

4.What happened outside the world of Jem and Scout that summer?

A.People went on strike by eating nothing. B.More people were waiting for food.

C.People went to the countryside. D.Atticus was chained to his office.

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.B

【解析】

本文是记叙文，是小说《杀死一只知更鸟》节选，讲述Scout这个夏天的生活。Jem 12岁了，性格反复无常，不好相处,身上除了最近出现的怪脾气外，还自作聪明; Dill在这个夏天又不能来；Atticus又外出两个星期参加中紧急会议。 这都使Scout心情不是很愉快。

1.推理判断题。从文章三个地方可以看出Scout 这个夏天心情不是很愉快；①第一段Jem was twelve. He was difficult to live with, inconsistent, moody（Jem12岁了，不容易相处，性格反复无常）② I received a letter from Dill. It said he would not come this summer. I was not used to his absence. I stayed miserable for two days（Dill 来信说不来了，让Scout又伤心了两天）；③As if that were not enough, the state legislature (立法机关) was called into emergency session and Atticus left us for two weeks（然而这好像还不够似的，Atticus又要去参加州立法机关的紧急会议，两个星期不能回家）。这些都对Scout有影响。故选D项。

2.推理判断题。根据第一段：Jem was twelve. He was difficult to live with, inconsistent, moody. His appetite was enormous. I consulted Atticus: “Reckon he’s got a tapeworm?” Atticus said no, Jem was growing. Jem十二岁了，不好相处，反复无常，胃口大得惊人。Scout跑去问Atticus：“我想他肚子里有条绦虫吧?”Atticus说不是(有条绦虫)，而是因为Jem正长身体，所以脾气怪，食量大。故选B项。

3.细节理解题。Jem冲着Scout吼，说：“你也该像个女孩子，行为该规矩点了！”Scout很生气，对Calpurnia说“He ain’t that old, All he needs is somebody to beat him up, and I ain’t big enough（他的年龄还不够格呢，他需要的就是让人揍上一顿，可惜我太小了点）”。Scout很生气 想揍Jem一顿。故选A项。

4.推理判读题。根据There were sit-down strikes in Birmingham; bread lines in the cities grew longer, people in the country grew poorer. But these were events remote from the world of Jem and me（伯明翰发生了数起静坐罢工，城里等待分发救济食物的队伍越来越长；乡下的人则越来越穷。这些都离我和Jem的天地远远的）可知，在Jem和Scout的生活之外，还有很多人在挨饿。故选B项。