Question

    Nearby there lived a parentless boy named Tim. He wished he could fly like a bird. It was difficult for him to make his big dream come true.

One day the orphan came to a park. There he saw a little boy in the sand alone. Tim ran over and asked if he ever wanted to fly like a bird.

“No,” he answered, “I’m not able to walk like a normal child. As a crippled child, I wish I could walk and run the same as you do.”

“That is very sad,” said Tim, “but could we be friends?”

“Sure,” said the little boy.

The two boys played for a long time. They didn’t feel lonely any longer. Then the father came with a wheelchair to pick up his crippled son. Tim said something into the man’s ear.

“That would be OK,” replied the man with a smile.

Tim bent (弯腰) over his new friend and said, “You are my friend and I cannot make you walk and run like others. But I can really do something for you.”

Tim turned around and carried his friend on his back. Then he began to run around the sand. He ran faster and faster, with the little boy on. The father became excited with tears in his eyes as his son shouted at the top of his voice, “I’m FLYING! Daddy, I’m FLYING!”

1.The word “crippled” in the third paragraph means ______.

A.not being able to fly B.not being able to see

C.not being able to hear D.not being able to walk

2.Why did the crippled boy’s father become excited?

A.Because his son was able to walk. B.Because he found his son was so happy.

C.Because Tim helped his son to walk alone. D.Because Tim became his son’s only friend.

3.Which is the correct order (顺序) of the story?

① The two boys played happily for hours.

② The crippled boy was playing alone in the sand.

③ The orphan carried the crippled boy on his back.

④ The crippled boy’s father came to pick up his son.

⑤ The orphan said something to the crippled boy’s father.

A.①-②-⑤-③-④ B.②-①-④-⑤-③

C.①-②-④-⑤-③ D.②-①-⑤-③-④

4.Which would be the best title of this story?

A.Let’s fly together! B.What two poor boys!

C.A friend in need is a friend indeed. D.Life is full of sadness.

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.B

4.A

【解析】

文章大意：一个名叫蒂姆的孤儿来到一个公园。在那里他看见一个小男孩独自一人在沙滩上。蒂姆跑过去问他是否想像鸟一样飞。他回答，作为一个残疾的孩子，希望能像蒂姆一样走路和跑步。这两个男孩玩了很长时间。他们不再感到孤独了。最后蒂姆背着他的朋友在沙滩上跑来跑去。

1.词义猜测题。根据上句“I’m not able to walk like a normal child.”我不能像一个正常的孩子那样走路。和“As a crippled child, I wish I could walk and run the same as you do” 作为一个残疾的孩子，我希望我能像你一样走路和跑步。”可知，第三段中的“crippled”一词的意思是“不能走路”。故答案为D。

2.细节理解题。根据文中The father became excited with tears in his eyes as his son shouted at the top of his voice, “I’m FLYING! Daddy, I’m FLYING!” 当儿子高声喊道：“我要飞了，爸爸激动得热泪盈眶！爸爸，我在飞！”可知，因为他发现他的儿子很快乐，所以残疾男孩的父亲变得兴奋起来，故答案为B。

3.细节理解题。根据文中“There he saw a little boy in the sand alone.”“The two boys played for a long time.”“Then the father came with a wheelchair to pick up his crippled son.”“Tim said something into the man’s ear.”“Tim turned around and carried his friend on his back.” “在那里，他看见一个小男孩独自一人在沙滩上。”“两个男孩玩了很长时间。”“然后父亲拿着轮椅来接他那残疾的儿子。”“蒂姆对那人的耳朵说了些什么。”“蒂姆转过身来，背着他的朋友。”可知，故事的正确顺序是②-①-④-⑤-③，故选B。

4.最佳标题。根据文章内容可知，一个名叫蒂姆的孤儿来到一个公园。在那里他看见一个小男孩独自一人在沙滩上。蒂姆跑过去问他是否想像鸟一样飞。蒂姆背着那个有残疾的男孩。在沙滩上跑来跑去的故事。当那个孩子高声喊道他要飞了，他的爸爸激动得热泪盈眶！这个故事最好的标题应该是：让我们一起飞吧！故选A。