Question

【題目】閱讀下列短文，從每篇短文后所給各題的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。
C
Joe was an old man. The 75-year-old lived very happily in a village and had a beautiful family. Joe had four grandchildren, and they visited him during their holidays.
During one vacation, Joe was preparing his home for the kids: cleaning and buying their favorite foods. After he finished working, he realized he lost his favorite watch. The watch was a gift from his wife when their first child was born. Joe loved the watch very much, especially after his wife's death. He was very upset about losing it.
Once his grandchildren came, they promised him they would find the watch.
One granddaughter asked: "Grandpa, do you remember when you saw the watch last before it went missing?"
"I guess when I was cleaning the barn(谷倉(cāng))!" Joe replied.
The children looked for more than two hours with Joe, but they could not find it. The kids were now also sad, but they tried to comfort(安慰) their grandfather.
One grandson went back to the barn to search again. Joe asked why he was going there a second time. But the little boy just asked the others not to follow him and to remain silent.
He was there for about fifteen minutes and then rushed to his grandfather. He found the watch and happily gave it to Joe.
Joe was surprised and asked how he was able to find it. The little boy replied: "I sat there without making a noise, and the barn was so silent. After a few minutes, I heard the ‘tick, tick' sound and found the watch."
Joe hugged and thanked the little boy.
（1）From Paragraph 2, we learn that Joe .
A.knew his grandchildren very well
B.liked doing housework very much
C.got tired of his grandchildren's visits
D.looked forward to his grandchildren's visits
（2）Why did Joe feel upset when he found the watch was lost?
A.Because it was very expensive.
B.Because it was full of memories with his wife.
C.Because it was a gift from his first child.
D.Because it had been with him since he was born.
（3）How did one of the grandchildren find the watch?
A.He cleaned the barn carefully again.
B.He searched the barn carefully for two hours.
C.He made no noise and followed the ticking sound.
D.He asked other children for help.
（4）What does the story mainly tell us ?
A.Helping those in need can make you feel good.
B.We must learn to be silent and wait in order to help others.
C.Believe in yourself and you can surely succeed in the end.
D.Silence sometimes is more powerful than using your voice.

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）D
（2）B
（3）C
（4）D
【解析】
⑴推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段描述Joe為孩子們的到來(lái)做準(zhǔn)備：打掃房子，買他們最喜歡吃的東西。說(shuō)明Joe喜歡并盼望子孫的到來(lái)。故選D。
⑵細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)地第二段The watch was a gift from his wife when their first child was born. Joe loved the watch very much, especially after his wife's death可知手表是對(duì)妻子的紀(jì)念，所以很珍貴，故選B。
⑶細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段I sat there without making a noise, and the barn was so silent. After a few minutes, I heard the ‘tick, tick' sound and found the watch."可知小男孩在安靜的時(shí)候聽到表的聲音然后循著聲音找到了手表，故選C。
⑷主旨大意。聯(lián)系整篇文章我們可以知道，Joe的孫子們開始的時(shí)候沒有找到手表，后來(lái)其中一個(gè)安靜地在谷倉(cāng)里呆了15分鐘后，聽到了手表發(fā)出的滴答聲，然后循著聲音找到了手表。所以這篇文章想告訴我們，有時(shí)候，沉默比發(fā)生更有力。故選D。