Question

The telephone rang when Mrs. Gates was cooking lunch. Her son Bruce went to answer the phone. His aunt said she was coming to see them with her daughter that afternoon. Mrs. Gates was happy because she hadn't seen her sister for several months. She knew the girl liked bananas very much, but she was busy in the kitchen and couldn't go to buy any for her. She gave some money to Bruce and said, "Go and buy two kilos of bananas in the shop. "

Bruce liked bananas, too. He went out happily. Half an hour later he came back with a bag in his hand. Mrs. Gates weighed the bananas and found they were half a kilo short. She took the bag to the shopkeeper and said, "I sent my little son for two kilos of bananas, but you gave him only one and a half kilos!" "Have you weighed your little son yet, madam?" asked the shopkeeper, "My scales (秤) are all right.”

1.Who went to answer the telephone when it rang?

A. Mrs. Gates.B. Her sister.C. Bruce.D. The girl.

2.Mrs. Gates asked her son        .

A. to cook lunchB. to buy some bananas

C. to sweep the floorD. to play with his sister

3.Why did Bruce go to buy bananas happily?

A. Because he had money.B. Because he liked his cousin.

C. Because he knew the way.D. Because he liked bananas.

4.How many bananas did Bruce give his mother?

A. Half a kiloB. One kilo.C. One and a half kilos.D. Two kilos.

5.The shopkeeper thought that _     .

A. Mrs. Gates' son ate the bananas

B. Mrs. Gates' scales were wrong

C. Mrs. Gates had eaten the bananas

D. his scales were wrong

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文中作者主要介绍了一个故事，家中要来客人，妈妈让儿子去买两斤香蕉，孩子在路上偷吃了半斤而回到家。

1.Her son Bruce went to answer the phone. 可知接电话的是布鲁斯；故选C。

2.She gave some money to Bruce and said, "Go and buy two kilos of bananas in the shop. "可知，她要布鲁斯去买香蕉；故选B。

3.Bruce liked bananas, too. He went out happily.可知，因为布鲁斯也喜欢香蕉，所以他很高兴去买；故选D。

4.

5."Have you weighed your little son yet, madam?" asked the shopkeeper, "My scales (秤) are all right.”可知，售货员猜测可能是孩子偷吃了半斤香蕉；故选D。

考点：故事类短文阅读。