Question

Bob always took the newspaper to Grandpa White’s home before going home. Grandpa White’s was at the end of the road. Bob liked Grandpa White. He was often waiting for him near the front gate with sweets or a nice cake. Besides, he often asked Bob about things he was doing, what he was going to do for the summer and what he liked to do.

The thing that Bob didn’t like about Grandpa was his never-ending stories about his boyhood（童年）in California. Bob was never asked to hear about Grandpa’s boyhood, but he couldn’t get away.

After Grandpa’s wife died in October, Bob could see that Grandpa was lonelier than ever. He would often join Bob halfway along the road and walk along with him as he gave out the newspapers. Grandpa seemed to have all day, and Bob was often late giving newspapers to his customers（订报者）. Bob didn’t want to complain, but the customers were unhappy.

1.When he took the newspaper to Grandpa White, Bob would often receive _______.

A. sweets or a cake    B. old newspaper

C. some money          D. stories

2.The passage mainly tells us that _______.

A. Bob was still a child

B. Grandpa liked to tell stories

C. the customers sometimes got angry

D. lonely people need other people

3.The underlined sentence means Grandpa _______.

A. always seemed to like daytime

B. liked telling stories to Bob all day

C. like to stay with Bob all the time

D. seemed to be lonely all day

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：该文通过鲍勃和怀特爷爷的故事，告诉人们孤独的人需要其他人的帮助。

1.A细节理解题，根据 第一段中Bob always took the newspaper to Grandpa White’s home before going home. Grandpa White’s was at the end of the road. Bob liked Grandpa White. He was often waiting for him near the front gate with sweets or a nice cake.可知鲍勃总是把报纸带给怀特爷爷然后得到糖果或一个漂亮的蛋糕。所以选A。

2.D细节理解题。根据第三段的描述可知该文主要告诉人们孤独的人需要其他人的帮助，所以选D。

3.句意猜测题。根据前一句He would often join Bob halfway along the road and walk along with him as he gave out the newspapers.可知这是说他喜欢和鲍勃呆在一起，所以选C。

考点：故事类短文阅读。