Question

It was Sunday and Tom was staying at home. After breakfast he went out into the garden and played quietly by himself. There were no kids around and he was used to playing alone quietly. He played with Bobby, the dog. He climbed up and down the tree. Sometimes a bird would come down to perch on top of the doghouse. Then Tom would have the greatest fun by throwing a stone or something at it. Though he never made it, he did like doing this kind of thing.

  Now Tom had been in the garden for half an hour. Suddenly a crack was heard and the little boy began crying.

  “What’s the matter, Tom?"his mother looked through the kitchen window. Tom ran into the kitchen.

  “Mum," he sobbed. "I broke Bobby’ s plate. I  didn’t know it was so fragile."

  His mother put her arms round him and said, “Don’t feel so sad, Tom. We have other plates for Bobby. But how did you break that one?"

  “I threw it at a bird but missed, and it went straight to the plate."

  In Tom’s hand was his father’s gold pocket watch!

1.When did the story happen?

A. On a Sunday afternoon.

B. On a Sunday morning.

C. At noon. 

D. In the evening.

2.When a bird perched on top of the dog house, Tom _____.

A. would like to play with it

B. was very interested in it by throwing a stone at it

C. would like to give it something to eat

D. would smile

3.There were no kids around and he was used to playing alone quietly. Here“kids"  means_____   .

A. men     B. dogs         C .children      D. birds

4.How long had Tom been in the garden when his mother heard him cry?

A. An hour.   B. A day.   C. Two hours.      D. Half an hour.

5.“Though he never made it" means“_____   ".

A. Though he couldn’t hit a bird with a stone or something

B. Though he couldn’t catch the bird

C. Though he couldn’t have fun from the bird

D. Though he couldn’t eat the bird

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了汤姆在一个星期天的早晨，向往常一样自己和小狗在花园里玩，他看见一只鸟落在了狗窝上，就用石头去砸鸟玩，结果把狗的碗砸坏了，把他给吓哭了。

1.B细节理解题。根据It was Sunday and Tom was staying at home. After breakfast he went out into the garden and played quietly by himself. 可知，是吃完早饭，所以时间是星期天的早晨，故选B。

2.B细节理解题。根据Then Tom would have the greatest fun by throwing a stone or something at it. 汤姆拿东西扔向小鸟，他感觉这样做很高兴，故选B。

3.C词义猜测题。根据he was used to playing alone quietly. 这里指周围没有孩子，所以他自己玩，故选C。

4.D细节理解题。根据Now Tom had been in the garden for half an hour. 汤姆在花园里呆了半个小时了，故选D。

5.A推理判断题。根据“I threw it at a bird but missed, and it went straight to the plate.可知，他没有砸中鸟，故选A。

考点：故事类短文阅读。