Question

Mr. Eckerd at the end of the street was a different fellow with a different kind of house. He let kids from the neighborhood come to see his house, but only if they had written permission from their parents, and if he’d already spoken to the parents before.

What made it so different? He shared his home with rescued animals that the county couldn’t keep. He had the permission to have things like monkeys, large cats, and other strange creatures. His house had the ivy(常春藤)-covered brick wall and the iron gate across the driveway. Once you went inside, the hedges(樹藤)lining the driveway were carved into the shapes of animals. There were other pretty plants on the grounds, too.

The old brick house held a lot of surprises. The double doors with the lion’s head door knockers opened into a large flat entryway. In the wooden board walls all around, there were fish tanks with colorful fishes. The ceilings were painted with scenes of plants and rare animals. Room opened off from there. Continuing down the hall, you came to a large courtyard, which had been caged in, partly open to the sky .A large group of tiny monkeys shook up and down trees. You had to walk through a caged tunnel into other parts of the house. They called out to whoever walked in, hoping for treats of fruits, nuts, and seeds. Behind that, the hall continued to a room full of snakes and lizards. It felt like a desert in that room, so dry and hot. It was not everyone’s favorite room, but it certainly was interesting. The final room was actually out back, and definitely not something to miss. It was much like a large glass bird cage or a greenhouse. It was there that you would usually find Mr Eckerd on a bench next to some carvings of jungle animals. He was watching the Bengal tiger that wandered back and forth inside the cage.

Mr. Eckerd’s house was the strangest and most unique place in town, a place very well worth seeing.

1.What was different about Mr. Eckerd’s house?

A. It was big and frightening.

B. It was full of flowers and gardens.

C. It had wild animals inside and outside.

D. It was an amusement park.

2.What kind of live animals was NOT at Mr. Eckerd’s house?

A. Fish B. Snakes and lizards.

C. Monkeys. D. Elephants.

3. What exhibit or animal room seemed to be the least popular for most people?

A. The tiger. B. The monkeys.

C. The birds. D. The snakes and lizards.

4.According to the story, ______seemed to be Mr. Eckerd’s favorite animal at his house.

A. The tiger. B. The monkeys.

C. The birds. D. The fish and reptiles

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.D

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文是一篇說明文。敘述的是Mr. Eckerd的家與眾不同。他的家里有花，養(yǎng)著一些動物。他的家在這城鎮(zhèn)是一個最奇怪最獨一無二的地方，是一個很值得看的地方。

1.1】B細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段He shared his home with rescued animals that the county couldn’t keep. He had the permission to have things like monkeys, large cats, and other strange creatures. His house had the ivy(常春藤)-covered brick wall and the iron gate across the driveway.他家里養(yǎng)著一些被營救的動物。他允許像猴子，大型貓科動物，和其他一些奇怪的生物。他家有常青藤覆蓋著墻，在車道上有鐵柵。

2.2】D推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中In the wooden board walls all around, there were fish tanks with colorful fishes. 在木板墻的四周，有好多魚缸，在魚缸里有豐富多彩的魚。 A large group of tiny monkeys shook up and down trees. 一大群小猴子上、下?lián)u動著樹。Behind that, the hall continued to a room full of snakes and lizards.在那后面，大廳里繼續(xù)充滿了蛇和蜥蜴的房間。從上面解釋可看出Mr. Eckerd的家里有A、B、C三項里的動物，但D項在文中沒有提到，所以D Elephants在Mr. Eckerd的家里沒有被養(yǎng)。

3.3】D推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中the hall continued to a room full of snakes and lizards. It felt like a desert in that room, so dry and hot. It was not everyone’s favorite room,句意是：大廳里繼續(xù)充滿了蛇和蜥蜴的房間。在那房間感覺像沙漠，所以又干又熱。它不是每個人都喜愛的房間。因此推測這個房間最不受歡迎。故選D

4.4】A推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段最后兩句It was there that you would usually find Mr Eckerd on a bench next to some carvings of jungle animals. He was watching the Bengal tiger that wandered back and forth inside the cage. 在那里，你通常會在叢林動物雕刻旁邊的一條長凳上找到愛克德。他正在觀看孟加拉虎在籠子里來回徘徊。從這里可以推斷出Mr. Eckerd最喜愛的動物是老虎。故選A

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