Question

An old woman is going shopping with a basket(篮子). She is going by boat. The boat is going across (穿过) the river. Her basket is empty now. Oh dear! Look! Her basket is in the water. “Help! My basket is in the river！”  the woman says.

A boy sees the basket. He says, “Don't worry! I can swim. I can get it for you！” He takes off (脱下) his shirt and shoes.“Look after them for me, please！” he says, and gets into the river.

A duck(鸭子) sees the basket. It says ，“I can go by boat.” It thinks the basket is a boat. It gets into the basket.

The boy is swimming in the river. “Where's the basket？” he asks. “It's over there！” says the woman. “It's under that duck！” The boy gets to the basket. “Go away！” he says to the duck. The duck comes out of the basket and swims away.

The boy takes the basket back to the woman. “Oh, thank you very much，” says the woman. “Not at all！” says the boy. “Do you have my shirt and shoes, please？” “Yes, here you are. Oh! What's this in the basket？” “It's the duck's egg！”

1.What's the old woman going to do?

A. She's going shopping.

B. She's going swimming.

C. She's going home.

D. She's going to school.

2.What's the meaning of the underlined (画线的) word “empty”？

A. 大的    B. 长的    C. 空的    D. 满的

3.Can the boy swim?

A. No, he can't.    B. Yes, he can.

C. Yes, he does.    D. No, he doesn't.

4.A ________  gets into the basket.

A. dog    B. cat    C. panda    D. duck

5.What's in the basket after the boy gives the basket back to the old woman?

A. The duck's egg.    B. The boy's clothes.

C. The boy's shirt.    D. The boy's  shoes.

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.A

【解析】短文大意：一位老太太乘船去购物，突然购物篮子掉到了水里面，一个会游泳的小男孩主动要求帮助老太太去取水里面的篮子，等到他把篮子从水里取出来的时候，发现篮子里有一个鸭蛋，原来先前一只鸭子把篮子当作了一条小船，跑到篮子里面，并下了一个鸭蛋。

1.细节理解题。根据短文开头的句子“An old woman is going shopping with a basket(篮子).”可知，老太太正打算去购物，答案为A。

2.词意猜测题。从前文内容可知，老太太打算拿着购物篮子去购物，肯定是拿着空篮子去，故答案为C。

3.细节理解题。根据短文中的句子A boy sees the basket. He says, “Don't worry! I can swim. 可知，小男孩会游泳，故答案为B。

4.细节理解题。根据短文中的句子A duck(鸭子) sees the basket. It says ，“I can go by boat.” It thinks the basket is a boat. It gets into the basket.可知，有一只鸭子跳进了篮子里。

5.细节理解题。根据短文最后的句子What's this in the basket？” “It's the duck's egg！”可知，篮子里有一个鸭蛋，故答案为A。