Question

【題目】The day before yesterday, when Peter’s family were having dinner, Father raised an interesting question, “Was there anything in our past that we feel ashamed of, guilty about, or regretted? Maybe we can find ways to say sorry, or take some action to right any wrongdoing.” This seemed like a very private matter, but Peter thought about it carefully the whole night.

Peter remembered an incident from middle school. In his school, there was a worker, Neil Stone, who none of the kids liked. One night, Peter and two of his classmates decided to play a trick on him. They found a can of red paint, and wrote on the school main road in bright red: Neil Stone is a fool! The next day, the whole school saw these words. Within two hours, Neil had Peter and his two classmates in his office. His classmates said that they had done it but Peter lied,

denying the truth. No one ever talked about it.

This morning, Peter went back to his middle school. Neil Stone is still working there. “Sorry, Neil. Do you still remember what happened ten years ago? I want you to know that I did it.” “I knew it!’ Neil laughed. They had a good laugh and a lively discussion. Neil’s closing words were: “Peter, I always felt bad for you because your classmates got it off their mind, and I knew you were carrying it around all these years. I want to thank you for visiting me… for your sake.”

Peter knows that no matter how difficult the situation is, it is never too late to clear up the past and make a fresh start.

【1】What did Peter remember doing in middle school?

A. Something fantastic.

B. Something unpleasant.

C. Something valuable.

D. Something useful.

【2】What colour were the words “Neil Stone is a fool!”?

A. Dark blue.

B. Light green.

C. Pure white.

D. Bright red.

【3】What does the underlined word “denying” mean?

A. 夸大B. 贊同C. 否認D. 承認

【4】When did Neil know who wrote the words on the school main road?

A. Ten years ago.

B. The day before yesterday.

C. This morning.

D. Not until Peter told him.

【5】What is the best title for this passage?

A. Peter’s story.

B. An unforgettable lesson.

C. It’s never too late.

D. Every dog has its day.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】A

【5】C

【解析】

試題分析：晚餐時父親的一個問題：我們過去有什么感到羞愧、內疚、后悔的事嗎？也許我們可以找到說抱歉或采取行動的方法。使彼得考慮了一整晚：學生時代在學校對工人的一次惡作劇后的謊言，一直是他的遺憾。于是，返回中學，勇敢地說出了對不起。無論情況多么困難，解釋清楚過去，迎來新的開始，永遠都不會晚。

【1】B 細節(jié)理解題。題意：彼得記得在中學時做過什么？A. Something fantastic.一些極好的事；B. Something unpleasant.不些不開心的事；C. Something valuable.一些有價值的事；D. Something useful.一些有用的事。彼得記得一件對學校工人惡作劇后不敢承認的不愉快事件。故選B。

【2】D 細節(jié)理解題。題意： “Neil Stone is a fool!”這幾字的顏色是什么？A. Dark blue.深藍色； B. Light green.淺綠色；C. Pure white.純白色；D. Bright red.大紅色。由第二段的：They found a can of red paint, and wrote on the school main road in bright red: Neil Stone is a fool!可知這幾個字是大紅色的，故選D。

【3】C 詞義猜測題。題意：有下劃線的“denying”是什么意思？A.夸大；B.贊同；C.否認；D.承認。句意：denying the truth. No one ever talked about it.denying事實，再沒有人談論過。根據句意，結合上下文可以推測出denying是隱瞞的意思。故選C。

【4】A 細節(jié)理解題。題意：Neil什么時候知道誰在路上寫的字的？A. Ten years ago.十年前；B. The day before yesterday.前天；C. This morning.今天早上；D. Not until Peter told him.直到彼得告訴他。從文中的：Within two hours, Neil had Peter and his two classmates in his office. 不到兩個小時，Neil把彼得和他的兩位同學叫到辦公室�？梢酝茰y出事發(fā)第二天就知道了。由下文中的“Do you still remember what happened ten years ago? ”你還記得十年前發(fā)生的事嗎？可知事件發(fā)生在十年前。故選：A。

【5】C 題目推斷題。題意：短文最好的標題是什么？A. Peter’s story.彼得的故事；B. An unforgettable lesson.一件難忘的教訓；C. It’s never too late.永遠不晚；D. Every dog has its day.人人都有得意時。彼得的經驗教訓體現在短文最后一段：Peter knows that no matter how difficult the situation is, it is never too late to clear up the past and make a fresh start.彼得知道無論情況多么困難，解釋過去，開啟全新的開始都不會晚。所以短文可以“永遠不晚”為題。故選C。