Question

Mrs. Black was worried because she couldn’t stop her son, Jack, from betting (打赌). Jack spent all his money betting on horse races. And even worse he would bet on everything. So Mrs. Black asked her family doctor, Mr. Dodd, for help. The doctor was an old funny man with a beard (胡须). He said, “I’ve stopped many people from betting before. I can help your son, too.”

The next day Mrs. Black took Jack to see the doctor. While they were talking, Jack was looking at the doctor’s beard. Suddenly he said, “I bet you $50 that your beard is not a real one.” “Oh, no,” the doctor said. “Can I pull your beard and find out?” the boy asked. “OK, if my beard is real, you will pay me $50.” Then the boy pulled it and soon found out it was real. The doctor laughed.

Two days later, the doctor telephoned Mrs. Black, “I think I’ve stopped your son from betting.” He told her the story. But Mrs. Black said, “You’ve made him worse.” “Why?” the doctor asked. “Because before he went to see you, he bet me $100 that you would ask him to pull your beard!”

1.Why was Mrs. Black worried?

A. Because her son liked horse races.    B. Because her son liked betting.

C. Because her son had a bad cold.    D. Because her son lost all her money.

2.What’s the bet between Mrs. Black and Jack?

A. Mr. Dodd’s beard was real.

B. Jack could pull Mr. Dodd’s beard.

C. Mr. Dodd would ask Jack to pull his beard.

D. Mr. Dodd could help Jack.

3.How much did Jack get at last?

A. $50.    B. $100.    C. $150.    D. $0.

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The doctor’s beard was real.    B. The doctor stopped Jack from betting.

C. Jack was clever.    D. Mr. Dodd was Mrs. Black’s family doctor.

5.What’s the best title for this passage?

A. Betting is interesting.    B. A clever doctor.

C. Money for horse races.    D. An unusual bet.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.D

【解析】这篇短文讲述的是Black夫人的儿子Jack喜欢打赌，她很担心，于是想Dodd医生求助。Dodd医生跟Jack打赌，让Jack输了，他以为Jack以后就不会再打赌了，但是没想到在去看医生之前，Jack和她的妈妈打了一个赌，而且赢了。

1.细节理解题。根据短文的开头Mrs. Black was worried because she couldn’t stop her son, Jack, from betting可知，Black夫人的儿子喜欢打赌，她不能阻止他，所以她感到很担心。由此可知应选B。

2.细节理解题。根据短文的最后“Because before he went to see you, he bet me $100 that you would ask him to pull your beard!”可知，在去看医生之前，Black夫人的儿子和她打赌，Dodd先生会让他拽他的胡子。由此可知Black夫人和儿子之间的赌，故应选C。

3.细节理解题。根据短文中Suddenly he said, “I bet you $50 that your beard is not a real one.” “Oh, no,” the doctor said. “Can I pull your beard and find out?” the boy asked. “OK, if my beard is real, you will pay me $50.” Then the boy pulled it and soon found out it was real. The doctor laughed.可知，Jack和Dodd先生打赌他的胡子不是真的，结果输了，赌注是50美元；再根据短文的最后“Because before he went to see you, he bet me $100 that you would ask him to pull your beard!”可知，Jack和他的妈妈打赌，赢了50美元。因此我们可以知道，最终Jack是赢了50美元。故应选A。

4.推理判断题。根据短文的最后But Mrs. Black said, “You’ve made him worse.可知，Dodd医生并没有阻止Jack打赌，而且使他更厉害了，故B选项不符合文意，应选B。根据Then the boy pulled it and soon found out it was real、“Because before he went to see you, he bet me $100 that you would ask him to pull your beard!”、 So Mrs. Black asked her family doctor, Mr. Dodd, for help可知其他三个选项都是符合文意的。

5.主旨大意题。这篇短文讲述的是Black夫人的儿子Jack喜欢打赌，她很担心，于是想Dodd医生求助。Dodd医生跟Jack打赌，让Jack输了，他以为Jack以后就不会再打赌了，但是没想到在去看医生之前，Jack和她的妈妈打了一个赌，而且赢了。因此D选项An unusual bet一个不寻常的赌，这个题目最能概括文章的大意，选D。

点睛：这篇短文是一篇记叙文，讲述了Black夫人如何使儿子不再喜欢打赌，但是最后却没有成功这样的一个故事。短文情节叙述清晰、完整，内容比较容易理解，后面的题目设置包括细节理解、推理判断和主旨大意题。例如第3小题，这是一个细节理解题，问的是Jack最后得到了多少钱，这个题目所涉及的文章信息量比较大。根据短文的中间和后半部分可知，文章中讲述了Jack的两个赌，第一个是和意思Dodd先生，他输了50美元；第二个是他和自己的妈妈，赢了100美元，因此他最终得到了50美元，故应选A。再如第4小题，是一个判断题，首先我们应弄清楚每个选项的意思，然后在原文中搜索相关信息，进行判断。根据短文的最后可知，Dodd先生并没有让Jack停止赌博，反而更厉害了，所以B选项不符合文意，选B。其他三个选项我们都可以在文章中找到依据，他们都是符合文意的。