Question

Peggy was a good girl, but she didn’t like talking to others. It changed when she and her family moved to a new place.

At the new place, Peggy found an old house near theirs. There were many old things in it. She found an old book. It could shine. Then Peggy took the book to her room. That night, she sat with her dog and started reading it. It was a storybook.

Then her dog suddenly started speaking to her, “What an interesting book!”

Peggy couldn’t believe it, but the dog continued. It told her many things and asked her questions. Peggy was surprised and asked, “How can you speak?” 

“I don’t know,” answered the dog. “Maybe it was the book that did it.”

Peggy showed the book to some other animals. They all started talking, too. Soon Peggy talked with a dog, three cats, two doves(鸽子), a parrot, and five lizards(蜥蜴). She found it was fun to talk to others. Then she began to talk with other children, trying to know more about their lives. Finally she had more friends and became happier.

1.What kind of girl is Peggy?

A. Lively.    B. Bad.    C. Quiet.    D. Deaf.

2.The underlined word “believe” means “_______” in Chinese.

A. 相信    B. 描述    C. 找到    D. 阅读

3.Which of the following is RIGHT?

A. Peggy found the old book at school.

B. The dog knew why it could talk.

C. At last Peggy still wouldn’t like to talk with others.

D. Peggy started reading the book with her dog that night.

4.How many kinds of animals did Peggy talk with?

A. Four.    B. Five.    C. Seven.    D. Twelve.

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

A. The importance of reading.    B. The way to talk to animals.

C. Peggy’s talking pets.    D. How to communicate with your friends.

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.C

【解析】

本篇文章难度适中，主要讲述佩奇以前不喜欢说话，但是有一天，她在一个房子里找到了一本书，这本书能让动物们说话，最后她喜欢上了说话。

1.细节理解题。根据Peggy was a good girl, but she didn’t like talking to others可知，佩奇以前不喜欢说话，所以她是安静的，故选C。

2.词义猜测题。根据Then her dog suddenly started speaking to her, “What an interesting book!” Peggy couldn’t believe it, but the dog continued. It told her many things and asked her questions. Peggy was surprised and asked, “How can you speak?”可知，她的狗说话了，她感到很吃惊，所以佩奇不相信这件事，故选A。

3.细节理解题。根据Then Peggy took the book to her room. That night, she sat with her dog and started reading it. It was a storybook可知，佩奇那天晚上和狗在读那本书，故选D。

4.细节理解题。根据Soon Peggy talked with a dog, three cats, two doves(鸽子), a parrot, and five lizards(蜥蜴)可知，有五种动物：狗、猫、鸽子、鹦鹉和蜥蜴，故选B。

5.主旨大意题。本文主要讲述佩奇以前不喜欢说话，但是有一天，她在一个房子里找到了一本书，这本书能让动物们说话，最后她喜欢上了说话，所以题目可以是“与佩奇谈话的动物”，故选C。