Question

The Hodgeheg

By now it was quite late. The rush hour was over. The shops were shut. All was quiet. I'll wait, thought Max, and then when a car or truck comes along, I'll cross in front of it.

Soon he saw something coming. It was a truck. He was halfway across when he suddenly realized that the truck hadn't slowed at all and was almost on top of him, blinding him with its brilliant lights, deafening him with its thunderous roar. It was not going to stop! Trucks stopped only for people-not hedgehogs!

The truck driver had been quite unaware of the tiny pedestrian. With no time to brake, he straddled the little animal. Looking back in his mirror, he saw that it was continuing on its way unhurt, and he grinned and drove on into the night.

The horror of this great monster passing above with its huge wheels on either side of him threw Max into a blind panic, and he made for the end of the crossing as fast as his legs would carry him. He did not see the cyclist and the cyclist, who did not see him until the last moment, caught Max on the bottom and threw him headfirst into the roadside.

The next thing that Max recalled was crawling painfully. Somehow he had managed to come back. He had known nothing of the concern of the cyclist, who had stared at what looked like a small dead hedgehog, sighed, and rode sadly away. He remembered nothing of his journey home, guided only by his sense of smell. All he knew was that he had an awful headache.

The family crowded around him on his return, all talking at once.

“Where have you been all this time?” asked Ma.

“Are you all right, son?” asked Pa.

“Did you cross the road?” they both said, and Peony, Pansy, and Petunia echoed, “Did you? Did you? Did you?”

For a while, Max did not reply. His thoughts were muddled(混乱的), and when he did speak, his words were disordered, too.

“I've got a head on the bump,” he said slowly.

The family looked at one another.

“Something bot me on the hittom,” said Max, “and then I headed my bang. My ache bads headly.”

“But did you cross the road?” cried his sisters.

“Yes,” said Max. “I hound where the humans cross over, but…”

“But the traffic only stops if you're a human?” interrupted Pa.

“Yes,” said Max. “Not if you're a hodgeheg.”

1.What's the correct order of the events that happened?

① Max got hit on the bottom and bumped the head.

② Max explained what led him to such a situation.

③ Max was surrounded by the family who were curious and concerned.

④ Max waited for the chance to cross the street.

⑤ Max narrowly escaped being hit by the truck.

⑥ Max managed to return home.

A.④⑤①⑥②③ B.④⑤①⑥③② C.④①⑤⑥②③ D.④①⑤⑥③②

2.What can we infer from the passage?

A.Max wanted to find out how to cross the road safely when a vehicle came along.

B.Max was seriously injured, so he hurried to the end of the crossing.

C.The cyclist sighed sadly because he believed the truck driver had killed Max.

D.Peony, Pansy, and Petunia,who echoed “Did you?” were Max's brothers.

3.Why is the word “Hodgeheg” in the title misspelled?

A.The writer intends to convey some moral ideas to his readers.

B.Readers may wonder what is special about the writer's writing techniques.

C.It is typical of writers to be creative and try unique ideas.

D.Readers' curiosity can be aroused and they will continue reading.

4.Which of the following can best describe the tone of the writer?

A.Serious. B.Concerned. C.Casual. D.Humorous.

5.Where can we probably find the passage?

A.Science fiction. B.Travel brochure.

C.Children's tales. D.Traffic guidebook.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.D

5.C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。主要记叙了刺猬Max想要过马路，结果一开始差点被卡车撞了，到后来被骑自行车的人撞到了屁股，头也摔了，回到家后Max跟家人解释自己的遭遇，却发现自己因为被撞了思想混乱，说话也颠三倒四的。

1.

细节理解题。根据第一段中I'll wait, thought Max, and then when a car or truck comes along, I'll cross in front of it.(我要等，Max想，等一辆小汽车或卡车开过来，我就从它前面穿过)可知④“Max等待着过马路的机会”排在第一位；第三段中Looking back in his mirror, he saw that it was continuing on its way unhurt, and he grinned and drove on into the night.( 他回头看了看镜子，看到它毫发无损，他继续前进。他咧嘴一笑，继续在夜色中行驶)可知⑤“Max差点被卡车撞到”排第二；第四段中He did not see the cyclist and the cyclist, who did not see him until the last moment, caught Max on the bottom and threw him headfirst into the roadside.( 他没有看到骑自行车的人，而骑自行车的人直到最后一刻才看到他，撞到了Max的屁股，并且头朝下摔到了路边)可知①“Max的屁股被撞了一下，头被碰到了”排第三；第五段中Somehow he had managed to come back.(不知怎么的，他总算回来了)可知⑥“Max设法回到了家”排第四；第六段The family crowded around him on his return, all talking at once.(他回来时，全家人都围在他身边，一边说着话)可知③“Max的家人围着他，他们既好奇又关心”排第五；倒数第八段For a while, Max did not reply. His thoughts were muddled(混乱的), and when he did speak, his words were disordered, too.(有一会儿，Max没有回答。他的思想混乱不堪，当他开口说话时，他的言语也混乱不堪)可知②“Max解释了是什么导致了他的这种情况”排第六。由此可知，④⑤①⑥③②为正确顺序。故选B。

2.

推理判断题。根据倒数第三段“Yes,” said Max. “I hound where the humans cross over, but…”可知“是的,”马克斯说。“我很想知道人类从哪里过马路的，但是……”由此可推知，Max想知道当一辆车开过来时如何安全地过马路。故选A。

3.

推理判断题。根据最后一段“Yes,” said Max. “Not if you're a hodgeheg.”可知“是的,”Max说。“如果你是个hodgeheg，就不会。”由此可推知，Max被车撞了之后，思想混乱，说话也说不清，把“刺猬”的单词“hedgehogs”说成了“hodgeheg”，故标题中的单词“Hodgeheg”拼错，是为了激发读者的好奇心，让他们继续阅读。故选D。

4.

推理判断题。根据主要记叙了刺猬Max想要过马路，结果一开始差点被卡车撞了，到后来被骑自行车的人撞到了屁股，头也摔了，回到家后Max跟家人解释自己的遭遇，却发现自己因为被撞了思想混乱，说话也颠三倒四的。文章讲述了一个关于动物的好玩的故事，由此可推知，作者的语气是很幽默的。故选D。

5.

推理判断题。根据文章主要记叙了刺猬Max想要过马路，结果一开始差点被卡车撞了，到后来被骑自行车的人撞到了屁股，头也摔了，回到家后Max跟家人解释自己的遭遇，却发现自己因为被撞了思想混乱，说话也颠三倒四的。由此可推知，文章是一则关于动物的故事，最有可能选自儿童故事。故选C。