Question

    Do you like clowns (小丑)? A famous clown show comes to Beijing and Shanghai in September. Its name is Slava’s Snowshow. At the end of each show, the clowns and the audience (观众) play with fake (假的) snow together.

But not all clowns give shows in theaters. In the US, parents like to ask clowns to play for their kid’s birthday parties.The clowns tell jokes. They blow up long balloons and make shapes like animals. Some can even do magic tricks.

A clown usually has a white face and red lipstick(口红), big hair and a red nose. He baggy clothes, long shoes and a pointy(尖的）hat. Some people think they’re funny. But others think they’re scary.

Months ago in America and Europe, there were “crazy” clowns. They ran after people on the street. Some even hurt people. These “crazy clowns” are dangerous people, not real clowns.

1.What can the audience do when the show comes to an end?

A.They can play with fake snow. B.They can dress up as clowns.

C.They can blow up balloons. D.They can learn magic tricks.

2.What does “baggy clothes” mean in Chinese?

A.有很多口袋的衣服 B.细长的衣服

C.松松垮垮的衣服 D.破破烂烂的衣服

3.What did these “crazy clowns” do?

a. They did dangerous tricks.

b. They ran after people everywhere.

c. Some even hurt other people.

d. They hurt real clowns.

A.ab B.bc C.ad D.cd

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

【解析】

本文讲述了小丑的有关事情。北京和上海将会有一场小丑表演，它的名字是斯拉法的下雪秀；在美国，家长们经常邀请小丑来为他们的孩子庆祝生日；小丑经常穿着异样；在美国和欧洲，也有一些人打扮成小丑进行人身袭击或其它恐怖活动。

1.细节理解题。根据文章第一段“At the end of each show, the clowns and the audience (观众) play with fake (假的) snow together.”可知，每场演出结束时，小丑们和观众们一起玩假雪。故选A。

2.词义猜测题。根据文章第三段“long shoes and a pointy(尖的）hat.”可知此处说的是小丑的样子， bag是口袋的意思，baggy是形容词，根据常识结合选项，可知小丑经常穿非常松垮的衣服。猜测baggy的意思是“宽松的，松垮的”。故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“They ran after people on the street. Some even hurt people. 他们在街上追人。有些甚至会伤人”提到这两件事的分别是b. They ran after people everywhere.和c . Some even hurt other people.。故选B。