A young man once went to town and bought himself a pair of trousers. When he got home, he went to his room and put them on. He found that they were about two inches too long. He went into the kitchen, and his mother and two sisters were doing some washing there. He said to them, “The new trousers are too long. They need cutting by two inches. Would one of you mind doing this for me?” His mother and sisters were busy and none of them said anything.
But as soon as his mother had finished washing up, she went to her son’s room silently and cut the trousers by two inches. She came back without saying anything to her daughters. After supper, the elder sister remembered her brother’s trousers. She went to his room and cut the trousers by two inches without saying anything to anyone. The younger sister went to the cinema. But when she came back, she also remembered her brother’s trousers. So she went to his room and cut them by two inches, too.
小題1:The trousers were ______.
A．too longB．newC．for the young manD．A, B and C
小題2:Why didn’t the young man’s mother and sisters answer him?
A．Because they didn’t hear him clearly.
B．Because they thought others would do it for him
C．Because they didn’t want to do it for him.
D．Because they were busy at that time.
小題3:What can we infer from the story?
A．Maybe the young man didn’t try on the trousers when he bought them
B．The trousers are just right for the young man now.
C．His mother and sisters didn’t hear what the young man said.
D．The young’s mother and sisters didn’t want to help him.
小題4:If the trousers were 197 inches at first, how long were they at last?
A．191 inches B．193 inchesC．195 inchesD．199 inches.
小題5:Which one is true from the story?
A．The young man’s mother and sisters want others to know what they did.
B．They young man would be very happy to see his trousers were short.
C．The young man had to throw the trousers away at last.
D．The young man would be very thankful to his mother and sisters.

小題1:D
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:A
小題5:C 

試題分析：文章講述了一個有趣的故事，年輕人買了條褲子，但回家試穿后發(fā)現(xiàn)太長，媽媽姐姐和妹妹在互相不知道的情況下各剪了2英寸，結(jié)果可想而知。
小題1:從第一段的句子：The new trousers are too long. 可知這年輕人的褲子是個新褲子而且太長，選D
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第一段的句子：His mother and sisters were busy and none of them said anything.可知他的媽媽和姐姐太忙了，沒時間理他。選D。
小題3:推理題：從第一段的句子：When he got home, he went to his room and put them on. He found that they were about two inches too long. 可知他到家才試穿。選A
小題4:計算題：從第二段我們知道共有三個人各剪了2英寸，所以197英寸的褲子只剩191英寸了。選A
小題5:推理題：從文章的結(jié)尾看這條褲子一定短的不能穿了。只有扔了。選C 
點評：這是一篇幽默的故事，但學(xué)生要會看出它的幽默點，和作者產(chǎn)生共鳴，才能理解文章，主要考查了推理題，注重綜合語言能力的運用，結(jié)合語境，做出準(zhǔn)確的判斷。
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