Question

Philip is a school boy. On his twelfth birthday, he decided to give up eating meat. “I don’t think it’s right to eat animals,” he said. “They live on the Earth just like us and they are our friends.” Philip’s parents were not happy about that. “You are a growing boy,” his mother said. “You need meat. Do you want to stay short and be weak?” His mother put some beef, rice and carrots in front of him. “I want you to eat all your food now,” she said. “Don’t leave anything.” Philip didn’t want to make his mother sad. But he ate only the rice and the carrots.

“You’re a silly boy!” said his father. “I’m getting very angry at you.” “I’m sorry, Mum and Dad,” answered Philip. “I don’t want you to be sad or angry. But I really don’t want to eat any meat.” “Then have some fish, dear,” said his mother. “Oh no, I can’t!” cried Philip. “Fish are living things too.” “Well, you can’t have anything to eat at all if you don’t eat any meat or fish,” said his father.

The next morning Philip got up hungry. His father walked to the school with him and asked to see the teacher. “Is this what you teach the students at school?” he asked the teacher. “Philip refuses to eat meat at home. He doesn’t listen to what I say.” “I don’t agree with Philip,” replied the teacher. “But I think he’s brave to do what he thinks is right. We teach the students to do that.”

1.Philip decided to give up eating meat on his __________ birthday.

A. fifth          B. twelfth

C. eleventh       D. eighth

2.What did Philip’s mother ask him to eat when he refused to eat meat?

A. Some fish.           B. Some pears.

C.  Some hamburgers.    D. Some ice-cream.

3.Philip’s mother thought that Philip would ___________ if he didn’t eat any meat.

A. feel happy             B. keep healthy

C.  stay short            D. get hungry

4.Philip’s teacher teach students _____________.

A. to listen to their parents

B. to do what they think is right

C. to go to school on foot

D. to give up eating animals

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了一个12岁的小男孩，认为动物是人类的朋友，他决定不再吃肉，即使鱼肉他也不吃，父母为此很生气，父亲以为是老师这样教育的孩子，就去学校与老师理论，但老师否定了不让孩子吃肉的说法，但是肯定了孩子按自己的想法行事的行为。

1.B细节理解题。题意：菲利普在几岁生日时决定放弃吃肉的？A. fifth第五；B. twelfth第十二；C. eleventh第十一；D. eighth第八。由第一段第二句：On his twelfth birthday, he decided to give up eating meat.可知他在第十二岁生日时决定放弃吃肉的。故选B。

2.2】A细节理解题。题意：菲利普的妈妈在菲利普拒绝吃肉时叫他吃什么？A. Some fish一些鱼；B. Some pears.一些梨；C. Some hamburgers.一些汉堡；D. Some ice-cream.一些冰淇淋。由文中的：“I don’t want you to be sad or angry. But I really don’t want to eat any meat.” “Then have some fish, dear,” said his mother.可知，他不吃肉时，妈妈叫他吃鱼。故选A。

3.3】C细节理解题。题意：菲利普的妈妈认为如果他不吃肉会怎样？A. feel happy感觉高兴；B. keep healthy保持健康；C. stay short矮；D. get hungry饿。由文中的：“You need meat. Do you want to stay short and be weak?”可知，妈妈认为如果菲利普不吃肉，他会矮、身体差。故选C。

4.4】B细节理解题。题意：菲利普的老师教学生们做什么？A. to listen to their parents听父母的话；B. to do what they think is right做他们认为正确的话；C. to go to school on foot步行上学；D. to give up eating animals戒掉吃动物肉。由短文最后一句：“But I think he’s brave to do what he thinks is right. We teach the students to do that.”可知老师教学生们勇敢地做自己认为正确的东西。故选B。

考点：考查故事类短文阅读。