Question

“I don’t want to move!” Kevin said to his father,” I like living here in New York City. And I like to play in the streets. My friends are here. I want to stay!” “We have to move, Kevin.” Mr. Black said, “I have a new job on the island*. Why don’t you go with us?”

“No,” Kevin answered.

After a few weeks, the Black family left the city by plane. They flew over water. In the end they saw the land*. “That is Hawaii. It is beautiful!” Mr. Black said.

“I don’t care* what it is like,” said Kevin, “I wish I could go back to New York City now!”

They lived in their new home near the sea. It rained a little every day. When the sun came out again, they could see a rainbow* every day. People in the neighborhood came to visit them. The visitors brought fruit from their farms.

Weeks went by*.One day Kevin wrote to Bob and in the letter he said, “I still miss my old friends. But I think these are our happy islands. Please come to see me. I know you will like Hawaii, too.”

1.The Blacks went to Hawaii by                 .

A. plane      B. bus        C. train       D. ship

2.What was the weather like in Hawaii?

A. Snowy.      B. Rainy.        C. Windy.        D. Cloudy.

3.People in their neighborhood were very                .

A. strict        B. scary        C. friendly        D. funny

4.Which is the right order according to the passage?

(1)The Blacks left New York City.

(2)Kevin felt happy to be in the new home.

(3) Mr Black had a new job.

(4)The people gave the Black some fruit.

A. ⑶,⑵,⑴,⑷     B. ⑶,⑴,⑵,⑷

C. ⑶,⑴,⑷,⑵,   D. ⑶,⑷,⑴,⑵

5.Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A. At first Kevin wished to stay in New York City.

B. The Blacks didn’t like the weather in Hawaii.

C. People on that island grew fruit on their farms.

D. Kevin began to like his new home after a few weeks.

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：Black先生在夏威夷找到了新工作，所以他们一家人要搬到那里去。一开始Kevin不愿意离开，但是到了那里之后，那儿的人都非常友好，每天还能看到彩虹，Kevin也慢慢变得开心起来。

1.A 细节理解题。根据短文中After a few weeks, the Black family left the city by plane可知，Black一家是乘坐飞机离开纽约，去了夏威夷。故选A。

2.B 细节理解题。根据短文中It rained a little every day.可知，Black一家住在了夏威夷的新家，那里每天都会下一点雨，因此夏威夷的天气是多雨的，故选B。

3.C 细节理解题。根据短文中People in the neighborhood came to visit them. The visitors brought fruit from their farms.可知，Black先生的新邻居都来看望他们，还带来了水果，由此可见那里的人们是非常友好的，故选C。

4.C细节理解题。根据短文的大意可知，Black先生在夏威夷找到了新工作，所以他们一家人要搬到那里去。一开始Kevin不愿意离开，但是到了那里之后，那儿的人都非常友好，Kevin也变得开心起来。故应该选C。

5.I want to stay可知，一开始Kevin不愿意去夏威夷，故A是对的；根据The visitors brought fruit from their farms.可知C是对的；根据But I think these are our happy islands可知D是对的；根据It rained a little every day. When the sun came out again, they could see a rainbow* every day.可知，他们在夏威夷每天都能看到彩虹，并没有说他们不喜欢夏威夷的天气，故B是错误的，选B。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。