Question

When we first moved into our present home, the houses only had a chain-link fence （铁丝网围栏）between them. People behind us were older；their children were in their late teens, and we didn’t see them or hear from them much.

Time passed and a younger family moved in. While at first we thought this would be fun for the kids, it quickly became a pain. If one of our children had a birthday party the neighbors would line up their children along the back fence to watch. We would have invited their children if they had been of the same age. While our older children had parties the neighbor’s little kids would shout through the fence the entire time; we knew it was time to get a new fence.

When we built our fence next to the old one, they not only paid nothing for it, but watched us have it built. After we built our fence the mother of the house would call over and ask who was jumping on our trampoline (蹦床). She could only see the tops of their heads and couldn’t figure out who it was. Good people, just too much interest in us. Years later they rebuilt their houses and built a pretty fence between the houses next to the old one. They were not surprised that we didn’t want to pay for it. I have to admit their fence is much prettier than our wooden one.

Our yard is next to four other homes; each of the families has had his own home with a strong fence. We have left ours in place. While we love all our neighbors we are glad we have fences between each of us. Only in this way can we protect our little privacy (隐私), as fences certainly do make good neighbors.

1.Why did the author’s home have a wooden fence built?

A. The wooden fence looked more beautiful.

B. With the fence his home could become safer.

C. They didn’t want their little privacy to be known.

D. The author’s family didn’t like their new neighbor.

2.How did the mother know the children were jumping on the trampoline?

A. She learned about it by telephoning.

B. She saw the tops of the children’s heads.

C. She heard the sound of the children’s jumping.

D. Her children told her about it.

3.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. The author’s neighbors all have built strong fences.

B. Old people living behind liked children very much.

C. The young neighbors wanted the author to pay for the fence.

D. The young neighbors were very angry about the author’s ugly fence.

4.We can guess from the passage that 　　　.

A. the young mother of the house was interested in other families’ life

B. the neighbor of the author started to live there when the author was very young

C. the author thinks that the fences destroy the friendship between the neighbors

D. the author’s family was not a big one when the younger family moved here

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.A

【解析】 本文属于故事性文章。作者刚搬进现在的家时，邻居老了，孩子也大了，两家之间只有铁丝网围栏，彼此很少联系。新的年轻家庭的加入，新家庭的孩子小，作者一家的隐私被窥探，于是建立了新的较高的木栅栏。后来邻居家又在原来的栅栏旁建了更好的栅栏。与我们相邻的四家都建了自己的坚固的栅栏。作者最后说尽管我们爱我们邻居，但也喜欢有栅栏，因为这样就能保护我们的隐私。

1.推理判断题。根据第二段可知当作者家举行生日聚会时邻居们会让自己的孩子围在篱笆上观看，尤其是当大点的孩子举行聚会时，邻居家的孩子总会在篱笆旁大喊，及第三段中的“Good people, just too much interest in us.”他们对作者一家非常感兴趣。最后一段“only in this way can we protect our little privacy (隐私), as fences certainly do make good neighbors.” 只有这样（建了栅栏）我们才能保护我们的小隐私，有了栅栏才能做好邻居。可知是作者不愿意让他们的隐私被人知道。故C正确。

2.B

细节理解题。 根据第三段中的“After we built our fence the mother of the house would call over and ask who was jumping on our trampoline. She could only see the tops of their heads and couldn’t figure out who it was” 在我们建围墙房子的母亲会打电话过来，问谁在跳蹦蹦床上。她只能看到他们的头顶，不知道是谁。由此可知她只能看到孩子们的头而不知是谁。故选B。

3.A

细节理解题。根据最后一的第一句“each of the families has had his own home with a strong fence.”每一家都有自己坚固的栅栏。可知作者的邻居都有坚固的栅栏。故选A。

4.A

推理判断题。根据第二段中“the neighbors would line up their children along the back fence to watch”当作者一家举行聚会时，年轻的邻居会让孩子在篱笆后观看，由此可判断出对别人生活的感兴趣。故选A。