Question

One afternoon, Kate and her brother Bob went out to play.Kate was eight, and Bob was ten.“Let’s go to the bridge and we can see fish in the river.” said Kate.

“I don’t know…” Bob said.“Mum told us, ‘don’t go on the bridge.’ She said it’s dangerous.”

Kate said, “I am not afraid.Are you?”

They walked onto the bridge and began looking for fish in the river.The bridge was a train bridge.Trains went over the bridge three times a day.

The children were standing in the middle of the bridge when they heard a loud noise.“A train is coming!” Bob shouted.“Run!” He ran to the end of the bridge.He was safe.

Kate ran, too, but she fell.The train was coming fast.Kate ran towards Bob.She fell again right on the train tracks(铁轨).There was no time to leave.She had to lie down between the tracks.A few seconds later, the train went over the girl, but she was not hurt at all.She stood up and said to Bob, “Don’t tell Mum! Don’t tell Mum!”

At last their mother found out about the story.She was angry because they went on the bridge.But she was happy that Kate was all right.

1.Bob and Kate were     .

A. twins    B. brothers

C. sisters    D. brother and sister

2.One afternoon they went to the bridge to see     .

A. their mother    B. fish

C. the train    D. the river

3.When the train came, the children were     .

A. in the middle of the bridge

B. at the end of the bridge

C. on their way to the bridge

D. away from the bridge

4.Where was Kate when the train was going over her?

A. She fell again right on the train tracks(铁轨).

B. Kate ran towards Bob.

C. She had to lie down between the tracks.

D. She stood up and cried.

5.When their mother knew about the story, she was     .

A. happy    B. angry

C. sorry    D. both angry and happy

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.D

【解析】试题分析：本文讲述了鲍勃和妹妹凯特不听妈妈的话去火车桥上，结果火车来了，由于凯特跌倒，她急中生智躺在两个铁轨中间，从而躲过火车的故事。

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