Question

I stood there listening to my father shout at top of his voice. The look on his face said that one of us had done something wrong.

“Which one of you did this?”

We all looked down at the step. There was a child’s handwriting in chalk there. I was very frightened. I hoped no one could see it. Would he guess it was me? I was so afraid. When he asked me, I lied, “Not me, Dad.”

The others denied (否认) it as well. Of course, we all knew that one of us must have done it. But as the youngest and smallest of the three, I just couldn’t find the courage to tell the truth.

To find out who had written on the step, Father gave us each a piece of paper and a pencil. “I want each of you to write exactly what you see on the step.”

I tried my best to write the words differently. I didn’t want Dad to be able to tell it was me.

He collected our pieces of paper and looked at them. “Since none of you will admit(承认) to have done it, then I will punish you all.” I stood there and said nothing. The last thing I wanted was for Dad to punish(惩罚) me!

“I did it.” My sister stepped forward and said she had done something she hadn’t. She was grounded for a month.

We didn’t talk about that day for many years. Not until we were all older and I knew it was safe to finally tell my dad it was really me. I always felt sorry because of it. That was the last  time I let anyone take the blame for me.

1.Who did something wrong that made the writer’s father angry?

A. the writer’s brother    B the writer’s sister    C the writer    D all of the above

2.How did father try to find out who did it?

A. He punished the children to stand B. He made the children write down what they saw

C. He asked the writer’s sister to tell the truth   D. He did it by recognizing the handwriting.

3.What does the underlined word probably mean?

A.奖励      B. 禁足      C. 耕地      D. 研磨

4.Which of the following statements is true?

A. The writer was the biggest of the three.   

B. The writer admitted he was wrong.

C. The writer felt sorry for his sister for many years   

D. The writer kept making someone take the blame for him

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要记述了作者小时候，因为在台阶上乱写，而不敢承认错误，让姐姐替自己受过的故事。许多年过去了，作者一直感到内疚。

1.C细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“I was very frightened. I hoped no one could see it. Would he guess it was me? I was so afraid. When he asked me, I lied, “Not me, Dad.”是作者自己犯了错误，令父亲很生气。

2.B 细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“I want each of you to write exactly what you see on the step.”可知，作者的爸爸想让孩子们通过自己的笔迹来确定这件事究竟是谁做的。故答案为B。

3.B 词意猜测题。根据上文中的句子根据文中父亲说的“Since none of you will say yes, then I will punish you all.” 可知父亲惩罚所有的人，姐姐独自承担责任。故此处grounded最可能的意思是B。

4.细节判断题。根据短文最后一段中的句子“We didn’t talk about that day for many years. I always felt sorry because of it.”可知，多少年来，作者一直深感愧疚。答案C正确。

考点：故事类短文阅读。