Question

   I had hidden the long black bag in the garage for the past two days. Tonight,in the dark,I would finally take it away. If everything went OK,it would be done by morning. But I had to be sure no one,not even my wife,saw me.

   It was more difficult to get away from the party than I expected. I said that the children were tired and needed to get to bed. It was partly true. But the main reason for leaving was that I wanted to complete my plan.

   First I had to get the kids to sleep. That was never easy at any time and tonight it was even more difficult. The eldest one wanted to know why we left the party early. I told him 10：30 pm was not early. As usual,I read them a bed time story,but I had to stop myself reading too quickly or they would learn my secret.

   Silence finally came,and feeling like a thief in the night,I went out of the house and into the garage. Taking one end,I dragged the bag out from its hiding place and took it into the garden. I was worried that my neighbours might see me and call the police.

   It was already eleven o’clock. By the light of the moon I started working,trying to make as little noise as possible. And that was not easy with a saw (鋸子) and a hammer.

   After much effort,my work was finally completed. I looked down at my watch. It was exactly 4:00 am. Then I went inside to have a shower and get a few hours of sleep. It wouldn’t be long now before the kids would rush into my room and wake me up to tell me about the new tree-house Father Christmas had brought them this year.

1. Why did the man feel nervous?

   A. He left the party too late.

   B. He was afraid of the darkness.

   C. He didn't know where the black bag was.

   D. He worried that others would discover his secret.

2. The underlined word “they” in Paragraph 3 refers to.

   A. thieves   B. parents

   C. children   D. neighbours

3. In what order did the man do the following?

a. Read the kids a story.

b. Had a shower.

c. Worked in the moonlight.

d. Dragged the bag from the garage.

e. Went to a party.

   A. e-d-a-b-c

   B. e-a-d-c-b

   C. a-b-e-d-c

   D. a-e-d-c-b

4. What did the man want to do after finishing his plan?

   A. Go to sleep.

   B. Wake up his children.

   C. Open the bag.

   D. Call the police.

5. How would the children feel when they saw the man's work?

   A. Confused. B. Excited.

   C. Tired. D. Angry.

Answer 1

1. D 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. B

  本文主要講述了一位父親為孩子們偷偷準備圣誕禮物 的過程。這位父親害怕別人發(fā)現(xiàn)他的計劃，整個準備過程都 小心翼翼，舉手投足之間流露出了對孩子們深深的愛。

1. D細節(jié)理解題。由第一段的“But I had to be sure no one ,not even my wife,saw me. ”可知，作者并不想讓任何人 知道他的計劃；再由文章結(jié)尾處的the new tree-house可知，這是作者準備的圣誕禮物。由此可知正確答案 為D項。

2. C細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的“First I had to get the kids to sleep. . . but I had to stop myself reading too quickly or they would learn my secret. ” 可知，作者設(shè)法 讓孩子睡覺的原因是擔(dān)心孩子發(fā)現(xiàn)他的計劃，因此 they 指代的是 children。

3. B細節(jié)理解題。通讀全文吋知，正確的順序應(yīng)該是參加聚會—給孩子們講故事—把袋子從車庫拖出來—在月光下干活—洗澡。由此可知正確答案為B項。

4. A細節(jié)理解題。由最后一段的“Then I went inside to have a shower and get a few hours of sleep. ”可知，作者完成 計劃后想要睡幾個小時的覺，故選A項。

5. B推理判斷題。由最后一段的“…the kids would rush into my room and wake me up to tell me about the new tree-house Father Christmas had brought them…”可知， 孩子們可能會沖進“我”的房間，叫醒“我”，告訴“我” 圣誕老人送給他們的樹屋，由此可推斷孩子們應(yīng)該會 很興奮。