Question

Police officer Jody Thompson first met his son John in 2015. He was pulling into the car park at the Poteau Police Department in Oklahoma when he overheard a call about a case of physical child abuse. Despite being off duty, Thompson responded to the call.

He arrived at the scene to find a severely underweight boy, who was covered in bruises (淤青) with his wrists tied. The eight-year-old, who weighed just over 25 kilograms at the time, had been left in a dustbin full of cold water.

“He didn’t have a spot on his body that didn’t have a bruise. It was the worst thing I’d ever seen,” Thompson said. Thompson drove John to hospital and sat by his side all night as the child recovered in the intensive care unit.

The following day, he contacted the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) to request he become the child’s foster parent (养父). Within just a few days, Thompson had brought John into the safety of his own home.

“When I’d seen him in that house shivering and his hands tied – just wet to the skin and confused – I knew at that moment, the only time I would be satisfied and sure that he was safe is if he was with me,” he said.

Thompson already had two sons, aged 15 and 18. He didn’t tell his family about his plan at first, but said they had faith he was doing the right thing. In an extraordinary twist, just two days after bringing John into the family home, he found out his wife was pregnant with their third biological son.

And seven months later, DHS called the Thompsons to ask if they wanted to foster John’s newborn sister, Paizly, who was born in prison. They picked her up the next day – when she was just a day old – and brought her straight home. Both John and Paizly were later adopted by Thompson and his wife.

“The example of love that Thompson has shown to this young man and his sister is an example everyone should follow,” Poteau Police Chief Stephen Fruenr said in a statement. “It’s men like Thompson that make me proud of our police force brothers and sisters. I am proud to serve with him.”

1.How was John when Thompson found him?

A. Seriously ill.    B. Badly injured.    C. Unconscious.    D. Overweight.

2.Why did Thompson bring John back home?

A. He wanted to find a companion for his sons.

B. He thought that John was smart.

C. He was requested to do so by DHS.

D. He wanted to give John a safe home.

3.How did Thompson’s family feel about his decision?

A. Supportive.    B. Excited.    C. Doubtful.    D. Uncaring.

4.What does the underlined word adopt mean?

A. take into one’s family    B. take care of    C. take up    D. take over

5.What can we infer from the article?

A. It wasn’t the first time for Thompson to adopt a child.

B. John was born in prison like his sister.

C. Fruenr showed great respect to Thompson.

D. Thompson regretted bringing John home.

Answer

1. B

2. D

3. A

4. A

5. C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了汤姆森收养约翰及其妹妹的过程。

1.细节理解题。根据第三段He didn’t have a spot on his body that didn’t have a bruise可知当Thompson看见John的时候，John身上布满淤青，严重受伤，故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据第五段﹍I knew at that moment, the only time I would be satisfied and sure that he was safe is if he was with me可知Thompson想要给John一个安全的家，故选D。

3.推理判断题。根据第六段He didn’t tell his family about his plan at first, but said they had faith he was doing the right thing.可知起初，他没有告诉家人他的计划，但他说，家人相信Thompson做的是对的。即Thompson的家人对他的决定是支持的，故选A。

4.词义猜测题。根据文章可知，John及其妹妹被Thompson和妻子收养。所以此处adopt是“收养”之意，adopt的英文意思是： If you adopt someone else's child, you take it into your own family and make it legally your son or daughter. 选项A与之相符，故选A。

5.推理判断题。根据文章最后一段It’s men like Thompson that make me proud of our police force brothers and sisters. I am proud to serve with him.可知Fruenr以Thompson为自豪，对Thompson很尊重，故选C。