Question

    When Mr. Holland was a young man, he played a lot of football, and he was always thin and strong. But then he worked in an office for many years, and he drove to work in a car, so when he was 40, he was very fat.

One day, one of his colleagues(同事) said to him, “Would you like to be thinner. Fred?”

“Of course I would,” answered Mr. Holland.

“Well,” said his colleague, “stop going to the office by car, and get a bicycle.”

“It’s very hard to learn to ride a bicycle at your age,” said his wife(妻子).

However, it was not too hard for Mr. Holland to do. He usually sat in his living room and read the newspaper in the evening, but after he bought a bicycle for his birthday, he practised riding that every evening instead. He hoped that it would help him get thinner. Mr. Holland began to go to his office by bicycle sometimes when all the cars stopped at a red light, he would go past them to the front, because his bicycle was narrow. Then he was very happy. Yesterday he stopped at a red light, a man with glasses came up behind him on another bicycle. He stopped too and said to Mr. Holland. “Did the police take your driving license(驾照) away too?”

1.When Mr. Holland was 40, he ___________.

A.found driving to work is boring B.sold his car and bought a bicycle

C.began to be interested in football D.was much fatter than when he was young

2.Who advised Mr. Holland to ride a bicycle to work?

A.His son. B.His wife. C.His friend. D.His colleague.

3.What did Mr. Holland like doing in the evening before buying a bicycle?

A.watching TV. B.Going for a walk. C.Reading newspapers. D.Playing football.

4.What does the underlined word “narrow” in Paragraph 7 mean in Chinese?

A.窄小的 B.宽大的 C.崭新的 D.陈旧的

5.What would Mr. Holland probably answer the man with glasses?

A.“No, I ride to work to get thinner.” B.“Yes, I ran five red lights last month.”

C.“Yes, the police also took away yours?” D.“No, my driving license was lost last week.”

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.A

【解析】

本文讲述了赫兰德先生的一个小故事，人到中年的赫兰德先生变得很胖，于是在同事的建议下，他决定骑自行车去上班，结果被一位戴眼镜的老兄认为他的驾照被吊销了。

1.题意：当赫兰德先生40岁的时候，他__________。

细节理解题。根据原文“he was always thin and strong … when he was 40, he was very fat”可知，当赫兰德先生40岁的时候，他变得很胖了。D选项was much fatter than when he was young“比他年轻时胖多了”符合题意，故选D。

2.题意：谁建议赫兰德先生骑自行车去上班？

细节理解题。根据原文“… said his colleague, stop going to the office by car, and get a bicycle.”可知，赫兰德先生的同事建议他骑自行车去上班。D选项His colleague“他的同事”符合题意，故选D。

3.题意：买自行车之前赫兰德先生晚上喜欢干什么？

细节理解题。根据原文“He usually sat in his living room and read the newspaper in the evening”可知，他通常晚上会坐在客厅看报纸。C选项Reading newspapers“看报纸”符合题意，故选C。

4.题意：第7段中画线单词“narrow”的中文意思是？

词句猜测题。根据上文“when all the cars stopped at a red light, he would go past them to the front”可知，当所有的汽车在红灯前停下来时，因为他的自行车很窄，他会从他们身边经过骑到前头去，可推断“narrow”此处意为“窄的”。故选A。

5.题意：赫兰德先生会怎么回答那个戴眼镜的人呢？

细节理解题。根据原文可知，戴眼镜的人问的是“Did the police take your driving license(驾照) away too?”“警察也把你的驾驶执照拿走了吗？”，结合上文Would you like to be thinner. Fred可知，赫兰德先生会告诉他是为了减肥。A选项“No, I ride to work to get thinner.”“ 不，我骑车上班是为了减肥。”符合题意，故选A。