Question

    When I was a child, my parents often took me to an old house in a thick forest. No other children ever stayed there. I didn’t even have the choice of playing with a brother or sister.

I could never understand what the attraction of the house was, even for my parents, who enjoyed nothing better than to sit in silence with a good book. The woman in the house, my father’s distant cousin, was a terrible cook and her food was inedible.

One day, when I was wandering around the garden behind the house, I noticed a wooden house which had clearly been abandoned (被遗弃的). As I walked towards it, I heard a noise, like an animal moving hurriedly away. Then I saw a man with a long beard (胡须) standing at the door. I was greatly surprised.

“Please don’t tell them you saw me,” he said. “They never use this place, and I have nowhere else to live.” “Don’t worry,” I said. “I won’t tell anyone. But are you all right out here? I mean — do you have enough to eat?” The old man shook his head.

The same evening, I took a small plastic bag into the dining room and, while no one was looking, emptied some of the food into it. Later, I got out of the back door secretly and gave the food to the old man, whose name I had discovered was Tom.

I have never seen anything else as lovely as the smile of satisfaction on Tom’s face when he ate the food. From then on, my visits to the old house had a purpose, and I enjoyed every minute of the rest of my stay.

1.How did the writer feel about staying in the old house at first?

A.He felt very lonely. B.He was happy to be with his parents.

C.He was pleased with the woods. D.He enjoyed reading good books there.

2.The underlined word “inedible” is closest in meaning to “________”.

A.nice to look at B.too bad to eat

C.not enough to eat D.as delicious as usual

3.What can we know about the old man from the passage?

A.He liked to play computer games. B.He helped to repair the old house.

C.He was poor and hungry. D.He raised many animals.

4.What is the main idea of the passage?

A.It’s valuable to help others. B.It’s good to live in the forest.

C.It’s comfortable to live in the old house. D.It’s nice to raise wild animals.

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.A

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述作者小时候和父母去看望一位远房亲戚，开始觉得孤独。一天，作者见到一位老人，并帮助这位老人找食物，和他相处中，作者过的很开心。

1.

推理判断题。由第一段的第二句“No other children ever stayed there.”和第三句“I didn’t even have the choice of playing with a brother or sister.”可知，没有其他的小孩在那里，我根本没有和兄弟姐妹玩的机会。由此可见，作者呆在老房子，没有兄弟姐妹一起玩，一开始感到孤独。结合选项可知，选项A正确。

2.

词义猜测题。由第二段的最后一句“The woman in the house, my father’s distant cousin, was a terrible cook and her food was inedible.”可知，在这个房子的女人，我父亲的远房亲戚，是一位糟糕的厨师，她的食物是不可食用的。由此可见，远房亲戚糟糕的厨艺，使得她的食物很难吃下去，inedible指的是“不能吃的”意思。结合选项可知，选项B正确。

3.

推理判断题。由第四段的第二句““They never use this place, and I have nowhere else to live.””和最后一句““I won’t tell anyone. But are you all right out here? I mean — do you have enough to eat?” The old man shook his head.”可知，他们没有使用这个地方，并且我没有其他地方可以居住。“我不会告诉其他人。但是你在这外面还好吗？我的意思是你由足够的食物吃吗？”这个老人摇摇头。由此可见，这个老人贫穷，没有房子居住，而且没有食物吃，处在饥饿的状态。结合选项可知，选项C正确。

4.

主旨大意题。由全文内容可知，第一段最后一句“I didn’t even have the choice of playing with a brother or sister.”表示的是我甚至连和兄弟姐妹一起玩的机会都没有。第三段的倒数第二句“Then I saw a man with a long beard (胡须) standing at the door.”表示的是然后我看见一个长满长胡须的男人站在门口。第四段的最后一句“““I won’t tell anyone. But are you all right out here? I mean — do you have enough to eat?” The old man shook his head.””表示的是“我不会告诉其他人。但是你在这外面还好吗？我的意思是你由足够的食物吃吗？”这个老人摇摇头。第五段的最后一句“Later, I got out of the back door secretly and gave the food to the old man, whose name I had discovered was Tom.”表示的是稍后，我从后门悄悄地出去，然后将食物给这位我已经发现是叫Tom的老人。最后一段最后一句“From then on, my visits to the old house had a purpose, and I enjoyed every minute of the rest of my stay.”表示的是从那时起，我去这个老房子都带了一个目的，并且我享受我剩下几天的每一分钟。由此可见，本文主要是在讲述作者通过帮助一位老人，感受到助人的价值和快乐。结合选项，选项A正确。