Question

Mr. King worked in a factory. He liked playing soccer and spent much time on it, so he was sometimes late for work. His boss was so angry that he fired Mr. King. Mr. King couldn't find another job. Finally he got into trouble and lived a difficult life.

One of his friends felt sorry for turn and introduced him to a headmaster, whose school was just in need of swimming coach (教練). Mr. King began to teach the school children to swim. He wasn't a good coach. Two months later, the children learned nothing. Few of them could swim.

It was a hot Saturday. The children wouldn't stay in the classroom and wanted to swim in the river. Mr. King failed to stop them. Before they started, he drew a red line below the knee of each child. He said to them, "Come out of the river at once if the water reaches the line."

1.Why did the boss fire Mr. King?

A. Because Mr. King didn't like his job,

B. Because Mr. King was ill.

C. Because Mr. King talked too much.

D. Because Mr. King was sometimes late for work

2. Mr. King couldn't find another job and his life was_.

A. happy  B. hard  C. relaxing  D. free

3.Who helped Mr. King find a job in a school?

A. The boss of the factory.   B. His friend.      C. The school children.  D. Nobody.

4.Two months later, the children learned nothing because_.

A. Mr. King taught them to play soccer B. they didn't like swimming at all

C. they were afraid of water           D. Mr. King was a poor coach

5.Mr. King _____, so he drew a red line below the knee of each child.

A. didn't want the children to swim  

B. wanted to make the children look funny  

C. wanted to make the children happy  

D. wanted to help the children swim better  

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.B

3.B

4.D

5.A

【解析】【主旨大意】Mr. King由于上班經(jīng)常遲到，被工廠(chǎng)的老板解聘了。在朋友的幫助下找了一份游泳教練的工作，可是，他不是一名好教練。

1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段中的He liked playing soccer and spent much time on it, so he was sometimes late for work. His boss was so angry that he fired Mr. King.可以得知“老板解聘他是因?yàn)榻?jīng)常遲到”。

2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由Finally he got into trouble and lived a difficult life.可知“他過(guò)著艱苦的生活”。

3.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)One of his friends felt sorry for turn and introduced him to a headmaster可知“是朋友幫助他的”。

4.推理判斷題。根據(jù)He wasn't a good coach. Two months later, the children learned nothing. Few of them could swim.可以判斷“Mr. King是一個(gè)很糟糕的教練”。

5.推理判斷題。由文章中的Mr. King failed to stop them. Before they started, he drew a red line below the knee of each child.可以判斷“Mr. King不想讓孩子們游泳”。