Question

It is John’s birthday today. He is five years old. He gets many birthday presents from his family and one of them is a nice big drum .

“Who gives him that drum?” his father asks.

“His grandfather,” answers John’s mother.

John likes his drum very much. He makes a terrible noise  with it, but his  mother doesn’t say anything about it. His father is not at home. He is working in a school. So he  doesn’t hear  the noise. But one of the neighbors does not like the noise. So one morning she takes a knife and goes into John’s room. John is making a noise with the drum. She says to him, “Hello, John. Do you know there is something very nice in your drum? Here’s a knife. Open the drum and you can  find it.” “OK.”

1.How old is John?

A.5 B.4C.15     D.2

2.Who gives John the drum as his birthday present?

A.His father.   B.His neighbour.

C.His mother.           D.His grandfather

3.What present is John’s favourite?

A.The candy.  B.The present. 

C.The drum.             D.The knife

4.What’s John’s father’s job?

A.A doctor.     B.A worker.     

C.A teacher.             D.A engineer

5.Who opens the drum with the knife?

A.John’s father.  B.John’s neighbour.

C.John’s mother.       D.John

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.C

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要说John五岁生日了，他爷爷送给他一个鼓。他很喜欢，并制造出糟糕的噪音。他的邻居送给他一把刀，叫他割开这个鼓，里面有漂亮的东西。

1.细节理解题。It is John’s birthday today. He is five years old.今天是John的生日。他五岁了。由此可知，选A。

2.细节理解题。根据“Who gives him that drum?” his father asks.“His grandfather,” answers John’s mother.

句意：他爸爸问：“谁给他那个鼓？”John的妈妈回答说：“他爷爷。”可知是他爷爷给他那个鼓，故选D。

3.推理判断题。根据John likes his drum very much.句意：John非常喜欢他的鼓。可知鼓是他最喜欢的生日礼物。故选C。

4.推理判断题。根据His father is not at home. He is working in a school.句意：他爸爸不在家。他在学校工作。可知他爸爸是个老师。故选C。

5.推理判断题。根据She says to him, “Hello, John. Do you know there is something very nice in your drum? Here’s a knife. Open the drum and you can find it.” “OK.”句意：她对他说：“你好，John。你知道你的鼓里有很漂亮的东西吗？这里有一把刀。割开这个鼓你能找到的。”“好的。”从这两句话中可知，是John自己割开这个鼓的。可知应选D。

考点：故事类短文阅读。