Question

    We have four chickens: Peanut, Cookie, Ice-cream and Potato. My husband Andrew made a beautiful coop（笼子）for them together with our kids.

He gave some tools to the kids because he believed it was important that they could really make something. Then, he slowly helped them. The kids made the mistakes of learning一a board cut too short and hands cut by knives一but in the end, Andrew did some tricks and the coop looked perfect.

The chickens love their perfectly imperfect home and we like to let them run around the yard freely. Yesterday, we needed to go to the city center, knowing that the chickens won't go very far. When we got back, my son, Gordon, ran to check on them. There were Peanut, Cookie and Potato, looking a mess. Ice-cream was nowhere to be seen.

We searched around the yard and found lots of feathers（羽毛）. By this time, Gordon's eyes got watery. Ice-cream was his favorite chicken.

Andrew picked Gordon up and held him in his arms. As we stood there, accepting that we were now a three-chicken family, we heard it一a soft clucking sound. Andrew put Gordon down and they looked under the bush. There was Ice-cream, a half-naked(半裸的）chicken. She looked strange, but she was totally fine. Andrew carefully picked her up and returned her to the coop.

The next day, Andrew had a meeting with the kids. The kids believed that the chickens should stay in the coop, safe from everything that may hurt them. Andrew disagreed. He believed that we should be more careful, letting the chickens out when we were in the yard. He encourages our kids to take risks. He sees that the risk of living life一by having the freedom to walk around the yard一is better than the safety of a coop.

1.Which chicken was found crosier the bush?

A.Peanut. B.Cookie. C.Ice-cream. D.Potato.

2.Which of the following facts show that Andrew is a wise father?

a. He taught the kids to make a coop through mistakes.

b. He held his son in his arms when the boy was worried.

c. He carefully returned the chicken to the coop.

d. He encouraged his kids to take risks in life.

A.a, b B.b, c C.c, d D.a,d

3.What will most probably happen after the accident?

A.The family will send the four chickens to the nature.

B.The chickens will be kept in the coop from any danger.

C.Gordon will stay with Ice-cream all day to keep it safe.

D.The chickens will run freely when the family are around.

4.What can be the best title of this passage?

A.A Father and A Coop B.Life is Full of Risks

C.Chickens Provide Life Lessons D.Gordon's Favorite Chicken

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.D

4.C

【解析】

本文讲述了一个父亲通过陪孩子养鸡，让孩子们去学习一些技能。他给了孩子们一些工具，因为他相信他们能做出一些东西是很重要的。然后，他慢慢地帮助他们，孩子们的不断学习，他鼓励孩子去冒险。

1.句意：哪只鸡是在丛林里找到的?

细节理解题。根据“Andrew put Gordon down and they looked under the bush. There was Ice-cream, a half-naked(半裸的）chicken”安德鲁放下戈登，他们在灌木丛下寻找。有Ice-cream，半裸的鸡。故选C。

2.句意：下列哪个事实表明安德鲁是一个明智的父亲?

推理判断题。a. He taught the kids to make a coop through mistakes.他教孩子们从错误中吸取教训。b. He held his son in his arms when the boy was worried.当男孩担心的时候，他把他的儿子抱在怀里。c. He carefully returned the chicken to the coop.他小心翼翼地把鸡放回鸡舍。d. He encouraged his kids to take risks in life.他鼓励孩子们在生活中冒险。b表达了他父亲关爱孩子，c表达出他父亲对小鸡的细心，所以是a，d；故选D。

3.句意：事故发生后最有可能发生什么?

推理判断题。A. The family will send the four chickens to the nature.这家人将把这四只鸡送到大自然中去B. The chickens will be kept in the coop from any danger.这些鸡将被关在鸡笼里以避免任何危险。C. Gordon will stay with Ice-cream all day to keep it safe.为了保证安全，戈登将整天和 Ice-cream呆在一起。D. The chickens will run freely when the family are around.当家人在的时候，鸡就会自由地跑。根据“He believed that we should be more careful, letting the chickens out when we were in the yard…”他认为我们应该更加小心，当我们在院子里放鸡的时候，所以当家人在的时候，鸡就会乱跑，故选D。

4.句意：这篇文章最好的标题是什么?

最佳标题。根据“He encourages our kids to take risks. He sees that the risk of living life—by having the freedom to walk around the yard—is better than the safety of a coop.”可知是孩子们的父亲希望通过这件事情，让孩子们学会一些生活的经验，故选C。