【題目】Pete Sparks was a sensitive (敏感的) boy. So sensitive that even his hair was ticklish (怕癢的). You only had to touch his hair a little bit and he would start laughing. When this ticklish laughter started, no one could make him stop.

Pete tried everything to control his ticklishness, but nothing worked. So he began to feel sad for being different.

One day in the street, he met a special clown. The clown was very old and could hardly walk, but when he saw Pete in tears, he went to cheer him up. It didn’t take long to make Pete laugh. Later Pete told him about his ticklish problem, and he asked the clown how such an old man could carry on being a clown.

“I have no one to take my place,” said the clown. “I have a very serious job to do.” Pete looked at him, surprised. “Come, I’ll show you,” said the clown. So the clown took Pete to many hospitals full of children who were sick. As soon as they saw the clown, their faces changed completely and lit up with a smile. Their short while spent with the clown changed everything for them. That day was even more special, because in every show Pete’s laughter would end up with the kids lying on the floor, dying with laughter. When the visit came to an end, the old clown said to Pete, “Now do you see why I can’t retire (退休), even at my age?”

That was how Pete became a clown, and took the special old man’s place. From that day on, the fact that Pete was different actually made him happy, thanks to his special gift (天賦).

【1】Pete wanted to change because he wanted to _____.

A. make a difference

B. just be a normal boy

C. make everyone happy

D. just be a special clown

【2】The clown took Pete to the hospitals in order to _____.

A. treat his ticklishness

B. encourage him to be a clown

C. show him the meaning of his job

D. know whether Pete had told a lie

【3】What does the story teach us?

A. Practice makes perfect.

B. Everyone is born useful.

C. Well begun is half done.

D. Where there is life, there is hope.

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】B

【解析】文章大意：本文講述了Pete 一個(gè)敏感的男孩，以至于他的頭發(fā)都很怕癢，只要碰到一點(diǎn)他的頭發(fā)，他就會開始大笑，直到遇到小丑，向Pete 展示了自己的工作，Pete 把自己的不同當(dāng)做天賦，成為了一名小丑。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)：Pete tried everything to control his ticklishness, but nothing worked. So he began to feel sad for being different.可知Pete 嘗試了許多去改變自己的怕癢，但是沒有任何效果，他開始為自己的不同感到悲傷。故選C。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)“I have no one to take my place,” said the clown. “I have a very serious job to do.” Pete looked at him, surprised. “Come, I’ll show you,” 小丑說：沒有人可以取代我，我的工作非常嚴(yán)肅， Pete 是非常驚訝的，所以小丑就帶著 Pete去了醫(yī)院。以及“Now do you see why I can’t retire (退休), even at my age?”由此可知，小丑向讓 Pete 知道自己的工作的意義，故選C。

【3】推理判斷題，根據(jù)：That was how Pete became a clown, and took the special old man’s place. From that day on, the fact that Pete was different actually made him happy, thanks to his special gift，Pete 成為了一名小丑，取代了老人的位置，從那天起，Pete 的不同使他變得開心，這一切都對虧了他的特殊天賦，由此可知，每個(gè)人都有自己的特殊天賦，都是有用處的，故選B。

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