Question

    Mr. Brown retired(退休）two years ago. His son bought a fish tank(鱼缸) with about fifty goldfish(金鱼)in it for him. Mr. Brown liked the goldfish very much and he took good care of them. He often told his friends about his goldfish and they often went to see them. Mr. Brown was very happy.

One night, a cat ate some of his goldfish. Mr. Brown tried to catch it, but he couldn't. He had to sleep near the fish tank and he couldn't sleep well. He was very tired. He asked one of his friends, “Where can I buy a shark(鲨鱼)?”

“A shark?” asked his friend. “What do you want to have it for?”

“I want to teach the cat a lesson!（教训）”

1.How many goldfish did Mr. Brown's son buy for him?

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2.Who often came to see Mr. Brown's goldfish?

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3.What happened to Mr. Brown's goldfish one night?

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4.Did Mr. Brown's sleep well near the fish tank?

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5.Why did Mr. Brown want to buy a shark?

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Answer

1.about fifty

2.Mr.Brown's friends./His friends.

3.A cat ate some of the goldfish

4.No,he didn't

5.He wanted to teach the cat a lesson.

【解析】

这个故事讲述的是Brown先生退休后，他的儿子给他买了一个鱼缸，里面有很多金鱼，Brown先生非常喜欢。但有一天一只猫吃掉了他的一些金鱼，Brown先生很生气，但有抓不住猫，所以他就睡在鱼缸旁边，总是睡不好觉。于是他就问朋友在哪里能买到鲨鱼，他想教训一下那只猫。

1.根据短文中 “His son bought a fish tank(鱼缸) with about fifty goldfish(金鱼)in it for him.”可知，Brown先生的儿子给他买了一个鱼缸，里面有大约50条金鱼。故答案为About fifty.

2.根据第一段 “He often told his friends about his goldfish and they often went to see them.”可知，Brown先生的朋友们经常来看金鱼。故答案为Mr. Brown's friends./His friends.

3.根据第二段 “One night, a cat ate some of his goldfish.”可知，一天晚上，一只猫吃掉了一些金鱼。故答案为A cat ate some of the goldfish.

4.根据第二段 “He had to sleep near the fish tank and he couldn't sleep well.”可知，Brown先生在鱼缸旁边睡不好觉，答案是否定的。故答案为No, he didn’t.

5.根据短文最后 ““I want to teach the cat a lesson!（教训）”可知，Brown先生想买鲨鱼是为了给猫一个教训。故答案为He wanted to teach the cat a lesson.