Question

Making a turtle feel welcome

On a cold, rainy day, a boy found a turtle(烏龜) along the river. He was very happy, hoping to raise the turtle as his lovely pet.

He put the turtle on a stone and watched it for a long time. But the turtle didn’t move. Out of curiosity(好奇), the boy started to examine it to find out what was wrong with it. But the turtle pulled in its head and firmly closed its shell. The boy was upset. He grabbed the turtle and began to shake it. But the turtle still stayed in its shell. The boy picked up a stick to try to pry it open.

The boy’s uncle was watching all of this.

“No, that’s not the way,” he yelled.

“In fact, you may kill the turtle before you make it open up with a stick.”

The boy’s uncle took the turtle into the house and set it near the fireplace. The turtle didn’t move at all until it got warm. Then it pushed out its head, stretched out its legs and began to crawl. “Turtles are like that,” said the uncle, “and people, too.”

1.What did the boy do when he couldn’t open the turtle shell?

①He grabbed it and shook it. ②He broke the shell.

③He tried to open it with a stick. ④He put it near the fireplace.

A. ①② B. ①③ C. ①④ D. ③④

2.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “pry” in Paragraph 2?

A. shake B. steal C. force D. close

3.What’s the meaning of the last sentence in the story?

A. Like humans, turtles like to stay in warm places.

B. Turtles will like humans only if they are warm-hearted.

C. Like humans, turtles like to be treated nicely.

D. There are many similarities between humans and animals.

4.Which of the following statement is TRUE?

A. The boy found a turtle in the river when he was swimming.

B. The boy was angry because the shell didn’t open.

C. The boy’s uncle put the turtle into the fireplace.

D. The turtle prefers a warm place to a cold place

Answer 1