Question

Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o’clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is pleased with him.

One day, on his way home, he met his friend Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, and she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future. They talked for a long time.

“Have a look at your watch, please,” said the girl. “What time is it now?”

“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,” said Jack. “Where’s yours?”

“I left it at home.”

Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”

The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, “It’s twelve o’clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?”

1. Jack was ________ when he finished middle school.

A. sixteen          B. eighteen

C. twenty           D. fifteen

2.The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________.

A. he’s her grandson            B. he’s clever

C. he can keep quiet              D. he gets home on time

3.From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack’s ________.

A. classmate       B. colleague (同事)

C. aunt           D. wife

4.The word “stamp” in the story means ______ in Chinese.

A. 盖印           B. 跺          C. 贴邮票          D. 承认

5.Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order to (为了) ________.

A. wake his grandma up

B. make his grandma angry

C. let his grandma tell him the time

D. let his grandma buy him a watch

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：杰克是二十岁的年轻人。两年前他中学毕业后，就到了一家商店工作。通常他工作到晚上十点。当他回家时，他很累。晚饭后，他上床睡觉，很快就睡着了。住在楼下的奶奶对他很满意。

1.B细节理解题。根据第一段中Jack is a twenty-year-old young man．Two years ago，when he finished middle school可知杰克中学毕业时是十八岁，所以选B。。

2.C细节理解题。根据After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep 可知该选C。

3.A细节理解题。根据第二段中And they talked about their school，teachers可知玛丽诗杰克的同学，所以选A。

4.B词义猜测题。根据下文“bang！bang！bang！”响声可推知“stamp”得意思是“跺’，所以选B。

5.根据最后一段中It’s twelve o’clock in the night，Jack可知他是为了想知道时间，所以选C。

考点：故事类阅读。