Question

    Zak’s grandfather, Stan, was very famous. Why? Because he had a very, very, very long white beard.

One day, Zak asked his grandfather, “When you sleep, do you put your beard over or under the quilt (被子)?” “I’m not sure. I never care about that, ” said his grandfather. “I’ll look tonight.”

Stan got into bed that night and pulled up the quilt. Then he remembered his grandson’s question. Aha! His beard was under the quilt. But wait. Did that feel right?

He lifted his beard from under the quilt and put it above it. This also didn’t feel right. So he put the beard under the quilt again. But he soon felt it would be better if it were out. The beard went in and out—first under the quilt, then over it, under, over, all night long.

Stan spent a sleepless night.In the morning, he was so tired and unhappy that he cut his long beard right off!

Stan’s wife was so happy. She advised Stan to cut that beard off many times, but he never did it. Now a simple question made him do that.

1.Why was Stan very famous?

A.Because he had a big family. B.Because he was very old.

C.Because his grandson was very clever. D.Because he had a very, very, very long white beard.

2.Did Stan have a good sleep that night?

A.Yes. B.No. C.Maybe. D.Sure.

3.What did Stan do with his beard at last?

A.He put his beard over the quilt. B.He put his beard under the quilt.

C.He cut his beard off. D.He cared about his beard after that.

4.How did Stan’s wife feel when she noticed her husband’s short beard?

A.She was very happy. B.She was worried.

C.She was angry with him. D.She didn’t care about it.

5.From the passage, which of the following sentences is true?

A.Stan’s wife asked him a question one day.

B.Stan never cared about Zak, his grandson.

C.Stan was sleepless that night because of his beard.

D.Stan listened to his wife’s words to cut his beard off.

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.C

【解析】

本文主要讲了斯坦留着非常长的白胡子，他的妻子多次建议他把那胡子剪掉，但他从来不听，后来他却因孙子一个问题，就把胡子剪掉了。

1.

细节理解题。根据上文Because he had a very, very, very long white beard. 因为他留着非常，非常，非常长的白胡子，故选D。

2.

细节理解题。根据上文Stan spent a sleepless night. 斯坦度过了一个不眠之夜，可知他那晚没睡好，故选B。

3.

细节理解题。根据上文In the morning, he was so tired and unhappy that he cut his long beard right off! 可知早上，他又累又不开心，以至于他把长胡子剪掉了！故选C。

4.

细节理解题。根据上文Stan’s wife was so happy. She advised Stan to cut that beard off many times, but he never did it. 可知斯坦的妻子很高兴。因为她很多次建议斯坦把那胡子剪掉，但他从来没有这样做过。故选A。

5.

推理判断题。A.一天，斯坦的妻子问了他一个问题。根据上文One day, Zak asked his grandfather, “When you sleep, do you put your beard over or under the quilt (被子)?” 可知是扎克问他的祖父：“当你睡觉的时候，你是把胡子放在被子下面还是被子上？”所以此项说法错误；B斯坦从来不关心扎克，他的孙子。根据上文“I’m not sure. I never care about that, ” said his grandfather. “我不确定。 我从来不关心这个，”他的祖父说。可知斯坦不关心睡觉时胡子放在哪里，而不是不关心孙子，所以此项说法错误；C. 那晚斯坦因为他的胡子而失眠。根据上文The beard went in and out—first under the quilt, then over it, under, over, all night long. Stan spent a sleepless night. 可知他把胡子一会儿放进被子里，一会儿放在被子上，如此反复一整夜，斯坦度过了一个不眠之夜。所以此项说法正确；D.斯坦听了他妻子的话，把他的胡子剪掉了。根据上文She advised Stan to cut that beard off many times, but he never did it. 可知斯坦的妻子多次建议他把那胡子剪掉，但他从来没有这样做过。所以此项说法错误，由此可知只有C项说法正确，故选C。