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【題目】When I was young，I liked to play jokes on people I knew，especially on my parents and friends．One day ,my mother was cooking and l was playing with my younger brother Tony．Suddenly I ran to my mother and said，“Tony fell from the open window!”She was very worried and ran out of the kitchen．Then I said，“Don’t worry．I’m just joking．”My mother shouted at me，“If you do it again，I’ll hit you．”

Another day day I went swimming with my friends in the sea．1 wanted to play a joke on them．In the beginning I swam fast and I called out“Help!”All my friends came to help me．However，they found that I was joking．But half an hour later I wasn’t joking．I was so fast，soon I got tired and couldn’t swim on in water.I tried my best to call my friends for help，but this time nobody came to help me．

In the end，they found l was telling the truth．They came and saved my life．They took me to hospital．This is the best lesson in my life．From then on，I haven’t joked on anyone．

【1】What did the writer like to do as a young man?

A. He liked to play with his brother．

B. He liked to help his mother cook．

C. He liked to play jokes on people．

D. He liked to go swimming with his friends．

【2】When the writer was playing with his brother， ．

A. he fell from the open window

B. he played a joke on his mother

C. Tony fell from the open window

D. a fire happened in the kitchen

【3】Why did all his friends come to help the writer at first?

A. Because he called for help．

B. Because he couldn’t swim fast．

C. Because he would sink in water．

D. Because he couldn’t swim on in water．

【4】The writer’s friends when he called them for help for the second time．

A. called his parents

B. came and saved him at once

C. did nothing because he had lied to them

D. thought at first he was joking again

【5】What can we learn from the story?

A. Swimming is dangerous．

B. If someone always tells lies，others won’t trust(信任)him．

C. The writer is a naughty boy．

D. We can play jokes only on people we know．

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】A

【4】D

【5】B

【解析】這是一篇英文版的“狼來(lái)了”的故事，告訴我們有時(shí)說(shuō)謊不但害人，還會(huì)害己。

【1】C

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段When I was young，I liked to play jokes on people I knew，描述,可知當(dāng)作者小的時(shí)候，他喜歡跟人開(kāi)玩笑。故選C。

【2】B

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段Suddenly I ran to my mother and said: “Tony fell from the open window!” She was very worried and ran out of the kitchen. Then I said，“Don’t worry．I’m just joking．”描述，可知他跟母親開(kāi)了一個(gè)玩笑。故選B。

【3】A

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段. In the beginning I swam fast and I called out “Help!”. All my friends came to help me.描述,可知在一開(kāi)始,他的朋友都來(lái)幫助他，是因?yàn)樗�喊了救�?/span>，故選A。

【4】D

推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段I tried my best to call my friends for help，but this time nobody came to help me．描述,可知他第二次喊救命時(shí)，他的朋友們沒(méi)有來(lái)幫他，故推斷他們認(rèn)為他又在開(kāi)玩笑，故選C.

【5】B

概括歸納題。這篇短文中作者因?yàn)殚_(kāi)玩笑欺騙朋友，差點(diǎn)丟了自己的姓名。以此告訴我們，一個(gè)愛(ài)說(shuō)謊的人，沒(méi)有人會(huì)信任他。故選B。