What would you do if you were a fifth grader facing a huge homework load every night, and you found out that there was a machine that would do all the work for you? That's the situation presented to Sam, Kelsey, Judy and Brenton in Dan Gutman's entertaining new book for young readers, The Home Machine.

The four children, all fifth graders in Miss Rasmussen's Grand Canyon School, are as different as any other 11-year-old child could be, but they have one thing in common — all are somewhat separated from their classmates. Sam is a newcomer and has had his share of school trouble before; Kelsey quietly carries her pain at losing her father; Judy's sense of justice always annoys others; Brenton is the smartest child in the school, so smart that even his parents and teachers have trouble keeping up with him. When Brenton and his three classmates are put into the same study group by their teacher, the others discover that Brenton has made a time-saving gadget(裝置) to do homework for him. While the boy is perfectly able to do his homework himself, Sam, Kelsey and Judy can use the help.

Having perfect grades is something new for these three, and as they meet every day to "do homework", they find that they're learning a lot about each other. Such a good thing can't last though, and when a secret man starts trying to get in touch with them, they begin to get nervous. Soon there's an even more frightening problem ― why can't the Homework Machine be turned off?

Told in different voices as all the children make statements to the Grand Canyon Police, the story develops in an interesting fashion. Gutman is a gifted writer who has written dozens of children's books, each with a funny and impressing table that should be equally liked by boys and girls.

1. What is one common thing that all the four children have to deal with at school?

A. Getting along with their classmates.

B. Doing their homework by themselves.

C. Overcoming difficulties on their own.

D. Catching up with others to get good grades.

2. Which of the following words best describe Brenton?

A. Strange and nervous.B. Quiet and smart.

C. Brave and special.D. Clever and helpful.

3. Why did the children get frightened?

A. They lost touch with each other.

B. They were questioned by a strange man.

C. They had no idea how to stop the machine.

D. They were tracked down by the police.

4. This passage most probably comes from .

A. a student's diaryB. a book reviewC. a school reportD. a science story

 

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.B

【解析】本文是一篇書評，介紹了著名作家Gutman所寫的一本書：The Home Machine.概述了這本書的大概內(nèi)容梗概。

1. A

【試題解析】推理題。根據(jù)第二段1,2行The four children, all fifth graders in Miss Rasmussen's Grand Canyon School, are as different as any other 11-year-old child could be, but they have one thing in common — all are somewhat separated from their classmates.可知這4各孩子都有同樣的問題：separated from their classmates也就是和他們的同學(xué)相處地不是很好，有點(diǎn)不合群。故A正確。

2.2】 D

【試題解析】推理題。根據(jù)第二都后4行Brenton is the smartest child in the school, so smart that even his parents and teachers have trouble keeping up with him.可知他很聰明。Brenton has made a time-saving gadget(裝置) to do homework for him. While the boy is perfectly able to do his homework himself, Sam, Kelsey and Judy can use the help.這一部分里他設(shè)計了一個幫助做家庭作業(yè)的機(jī)器幫助他的朋友們做作業(yè)，說明他很樂于助人。故D項正確。

3.3】 C

【試題解析】細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段最后一句Soon there's an even more frightening problem ― why can't the Homework Machine be turned off?可知這臺機(jī)器無法停下來了。這讓他們更加害怕了。故C正確。

4.4】B

【試題解析】推理題。本文是一篇書評，介紹了Gutman所寫的一本書：The Home Machine.所以最可能是B項內(nèi)容。

【長難句解析】

1.What would you do if you were a fifth grader facing a huge homework load every night, and you found out that there was a machine that would do all the work for you?

【翻譯】如果你是一個每天都要面對著很多家庭作業(yè)的五年級學(xué)生，你又發(fā)現(xiàn)有一個機(jī)器可以為你做所有的家庭作業(yè)的時候，你會怎么做？

【分析】本句中是一個虛擬語氣，考察的是條件狀語從句的中虛擬語氣，if從句中使用一般過去時，前面的主句使用“情態(tài)動詞+動詞原形”。if的虛擬語氣非常重要，簡要概括如下：1、表示與現(xiàn) 在事實(shí)相反的情況，從句：If主語+過去時(Be動詞用were)；主句：主語+should/would/could/might+do：　2、表示與過去事實(shí)相反的情況，從句：If主語+had+done；主句：主語+should/would/could/might+have done　3、表示對將來情況的主觀推測，從句：①if+主語+were to do②if+主語+should+do ③if+主語+did（動詞過去式）/were ；主句：主語+should/would/could/might+do　

2. Brenton is the smartest child in the school, so smart that even his parents and teachers have trouble keeping up with him.

【翻譯】Brenton是學(xué)校里最聰明的孩子，他是如此聰明以至于父母親和老師都很難跟得上他。

【發(fā)現(xiàn)】本句中含有一個固定句式so…that…；其中的that后面可以有兩種情況，如果使用的是情態(tài)動詞，那么就是一個目的狀語從句，如果接一般時態(tài)就是一個結(jié)果狀語從句。

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