Question

Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is pleased with him.

One day, on his way home, he met his friend Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, and she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future. They talked for a long time.

"Have a look at your watch, please," said the girl. "What time is it now?"

"Sorry, something is wrong with my watch," said Jack. "Where's yours?"

"I left it at home."

Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, "Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The sound woke his grandma up. Theold woman shouted downstairs, "It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?"

1. Jack was ________ when he finished middle school.

A. sixteen       B. eighteen     C. twenty       D. fifteen

2. The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________.

A. he's her grandson             B. he's clever

C. he can keep quiet             D. he gets home on time

3. From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack's ________.

A. classmate    B. colleague (同事)

C. aunt         D. wife

4.The word "stamp" in the story means ______ in Chinese.

A. 盖印          B. 跺       C. 贴邮票      D. 承认

5.Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order to (为了) ________.

A. wake his grandma up

B. make his grandma angry

C. let his grandma tell him the time

D. let his grandma buy him a watch

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：本篇文章介绍的是杰克平时很安静，楼下的奶奶对他很满意。后来他的朋友玛丽来他家了，但是不知道晚上几点了，后来杰克想了个办法，通过跺脚叫楼下的奶奶告诉他时间。

1.1】B细节理解题。根据文章内容Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop.可知杰克是十八岁离开地学校。可知答案为B。

2.2】C细节理解题。根据文章内容After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is pleased with him.可知楼下的奶奶对他很满意因为这位年轻的男孩很安静。可推断答案为C。

3.3】A细节理解题。根据文章内容And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future. They talked for a long time.可知玛丽和杰克是同班同学。故答案为A。

4.4】B词语猜测题。句意：他想了一会儿，开始在地板上跺脚。可知答案为B。

5.5】C细节理解题。根据文章内容The sound woke his grandma up. Theold woman shouted downstairs, "It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?"可知杰克跺脚的目的是为了让楼下的奶奶告诉他时间，可知答案为C。

考点：考查故事类短文阅读。