Question

    Pete Sparks was a sensitive(敏感的) boy. He was so sensitive that even his hair was ticklish(怕癢的) .You only had to touch his hair a little bit and he would start laughing. When this ticklish laughter started,no one could make him stop.

   Pete tried everything to control his ticklishness,but nothing worked. So he began to feel sad for being different.

   One day in the street,he met a special cloww (小丑) .The down was very old and could hardly yalk,but when he saw Pete in tears,he went to cheer him up. It didn't take long to make Pete laugh. Later Pete told him about his problem,and he asked the clown how such an old man could keep on being a clown.

   “I have no one to take my place,” said the clown. “I have a very serious job to do.”Pete looked at him,surprised. “Come,I’11 show you ,” said the clown. So the clown took Pete to many hospitals full of children who were sick. As soon as they saw the clown,their faces changed completely and lit up with a smile. The short time spent with the clown changed everything for them. That day was even more special,because in every show Pete^,s laughter made the children even happier.When visit came to an end, the old clown said to Pete, “Now do you see why I can't retire(退休) ，even at my age?”

   That was how Pete became a clown,and took the old man’s place. From that day on,the fact that Pete was different actually made iiim happy,thanks to his special talent.

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() 51. At first Pete’s ticklishness made him .

   A. feel bad   B. popular among kids

   C. always be laughed at

   D. feel proud of himself 

() 52. Which of the following is TRUE about the old clown?

   A. He was a sensitive man.

   B. He liked his job as a clown.

   C. He was unable to make Pete laugh.

   D. He knew how to control his ticklishness.

() 53. The old clown took Pete to the hospitals in order to.

   A. treat his ticklishness

   B. encourage him to be a clown

   C. show him the meaning of his job

   D. know whether Pete had told the truth

() 54. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

   A. The old clown died.

   B. Pete stopped being ticklish.

   C. Pete felt good with his talent.

   D. Pete went to live with the old clown.

() 55. What does the story teach us?

   A. Practice makes perfect.

   B. Everyone is bom useful.

   C. Well begun is half done.

   D. Where there is life,there is hope.

Answer 1

51. A 52. B 53. C 54. C 55. B

[體裁]記敘文

[話題]個人情況

[大意]Pete Sparks有怕癢的毛病,他為此

感到很難過。但一位年老的小丑 讓他明白他的與眾不同之處也正 是他的價值所在。

51. A.本小題考查學(xué)生理解具體信息的能力。由第二段可知Pete為他的 ticklishness感到難過，A項的表述意

思與原文一致。

52. B.本小題考查學(xué)生理解具體信息的 能力。老人雖然年紀大了，但依然扮 演小丑，給醫(yī)院的孩子們帶去歡樂，由 _此可知老人很喜歡這份工作。

53. C.本小題考查學(xué)生理解具體信息的 能力。剛開始，Pete不理解為什么老 人年紀那么大了還在扮演小丑，因此 老人把他帶到醫(yī)院，讓Pete明白他工 作的重要性。

54. C.本小題考查學(xué)生理解具體信息的 能力。由最后一段第二句可知Pete為 他與眾不同的才能感到高興。

55. B.本小題每•查學(xué)生歸納文章大意的能力。材料通過Pete Sparks的故事告 訴我們:每個人生來都是有用的，我們 需要的只是合理利用自己的才能。