Question

    I was in the middle of a sweet dream when a noise startled me. Bam! Bam! It sounded like a hammer pounding on a tough nail. Bam! Bam! Bam! Who could be hammering at three in the morning? It must be Charlie again, making another invention.

Just as I was putting on my slippers and clothes, the noise changed. I sat at the edge of my bed and listened. Tick! Tick! Tick! It reminded me of my first wristwatch. Its regular pace had always helped me fall asleep.

I started dozing off, dangerously leaning to the left, when the ticking stopped. It was now replaced by a buzz, similar to the noise coming from a beehive in midsummer, only louder. I shivered. I’m allergic to bees! Even just thinking about it or hearing a bee-like sound makes me swell.

“That’s it!” I shouted, now wide awake. “I can’t take it anymore!” I marched to the next apartment and knocked. My neighbor immediately opened the door. His curly brown hair tumbled every which way. He wore baggy striped pants and a loose raspberry shirt.

“Hi, Lucy! What’s up?” he asked.

I pointed at my noiseless watch. “Do you know what time it is?”

He grabbed my arm and glanced at my timepiece. “Oh, my God! I didn’t realize it was that late. I’m busy working on a machine that can cure insomnia(失眠). It’s almost finished. You want to see it?”

I should have known. His last invention was supposed to annihilate bad smells, but it was powered by rotten eggs.

1.What made the author sleepy again?

A.The ticking sound . B.His neighbor’s silence.

C.The coming of the bees. D.The smell of the rotten eggs.

2.What was Charlie doing?

A.He was fixing a broken clock. B.He was inventing a wristwatch.

C.He was making a new machine. D.He was working with the bees.

3.How did Charlie feel when he saw the author?

A.Frightened. B.Surprised.

C.Disappointed. D.Annoyed.

4.What does the underlined word “annihilate” in the last paragraph mean?

A.Tell apart. B.Make use of.

C.Give off. D.Get rid of.

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。讲述的是主人公在睡觉期间听到很多声音之后被惊醒，最终发现是邻居在发明治疗失眠的机器的故事。

1.细节理解题。题目询问什么导致了作者再次昏昏欲睡。A. The ticking sound. 滴答声；B. His neighbor’s silence. 他邻居的沉默；C. The coming of the bees. 蜜蜂的到来；D. The smell of the rotten eggs. 臭鸡蛋的味道。从文章的第二段：Tick! Tick! Tick! It reminded me of my first wristwatch. Its regular pace had always helped me fall asleep. 意为：滴答！滴答！滴答！它使我想起了我的第一块手表。它规律的步伐帮助我入睡。故选A。

2.细节理解题。题目询问Charlie那个时候在做什么。A. He was fixing a broken clock. 他在修一个坏钟；B. He was inventing a wristwatch. 他在发明一个手表；C. He was making a new machine. 他正在制造一台新机器；D. He was working with the bees. 他正在和蜜蜂一起工作。从文章中倒数第二段：I’m busy working on a machine that can cure insomnia(失眠). 意为：我正忙着研制一台能治失眠的机器。故选C。

3.推理判断题。题目询问Charlie看到作者时，他是什么心情。A. Frightened. 害怕的； B. Surprised. 惊讶的,惊喜的； C. Disappointed. 失望的；D. Annoyed. 生气的。从文章倒数第二段中：He grabbed my arm and glanced at my timepiece. “Oh, my God! I didn’t realize it was that late. I’m busy working on a machine that can cure insomnia(失眠). It’s almost finished. You want to see it?” 意为：他抓住我的胳膊，瞥了我的表一眼。 “哦，天哪！我没想到这么晚了。我正忙着研制一台能治失眠的机器。快结束了。你想看吗?”可知，Charlie 看到作者时，感觉到非常的开心，并邀请作者参观他的研究成果可知，Charlie看到作者非常的兴奋，激动，很惊喜。故选B。

4.词义猜测题。题目询问文章中最后一段中的单词 “annihilate” 是什么意思。A. Tell apart. 分开；B. Make use of. 利用；C. Give off. 释放；D. Get rid of. 摆脱。文章最后一段：His last invention was supposed to annihilate bad smells, but it was powered by rotten eggs. 他的最后一项发明是用来消除异味的，但它的动力来自臭鸡蛋。从上下文可知，这个发明起源于一颗臭鸡蛋。那么应该就是消除臭味。故选D。