Question

    When I was a child, I didn’t have hair on my head. I liked to watch my friends play. I would join them now and then, but I liked watching them better. Every day, we could see an old man walk by our playground, carrying an umbrella. He had big ears and a bald head. The moment my friends saw him pass by, they would shout, “Hey, deaf and dumb, what’s the time?” They told me that he could not hear or speak.

It was early evening, I was standing at the gate of my house when I saw the old man coming. I was alone. There were no friends around to shout the usual words of “greeting”. But how could I let this man walk by without saying anything?” So for the first time, I asked in a soft voice, “Hey, deaf and dumb, what’s the time?”

The old man looked at me. Then he looked at his watch and answered, “It’s five thirty.” I ran inside the house and never shouted at the man after that.

1.What does the underlined word “dumb”mean？

A.哑的 B.聋的 C.白痴的 D.瘸的

2.Where did I see the old man that day?

A.In the playground. B.At the school gate.

C.At the gate of my house. D.Near the playground.

3.Which of the following ones is TRUE according to the passage?

A.I enjoyed playing with my friends

B.We could see an old man walk by the school gate every day

C.The old man didn’t tell the time that day.

D.The old man could hear and speak.

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

【解析】

本篇讲述作者小时候的故事，他经常看朋友玩，每天都有一位老人从操场经过，孩子们总是恶意地不礼貌地问老人时间，老人都没回答，一次老人经过作者的家门口，作者用轻柔的声音问老人时间，他回答了，之后，我再也不敢朝他喊。

1.词义猜测题。根据第一段“They told me that he could not hear or speak.”他们告诉我他听不见也不会说话，deaf and dumb，deaf意为“聋的”，因此推断dumb是指“哑的”；故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段“I was standing at the gate of my house when I saw the old man coming.”可知我是在家门口看到那位老人，故选C。

3.推理判断题。根据第一段“but I liked watching them better.”可知我更喜欢看他们玩，所以A表述错误；根据第一段“Every day, we could see an old man walk by our playground,”可知老人每天经过操场，所以B表述错误；根据第三段“then he looked at his watch and answered, “It’s five thirty.””可知老人有告诉作者时间，所以C表述错误；由此可知老人可以听见也会说话，所以D表述正确；故选D。