A woman answered her front door and found two boys holding a list. "Lady," one of them explained, "we are on a treasure hunt, and we need three grains of wheat, a pork-chop bone and a piece of used carbon paper to earn a dollar. "
"Wow," the woman replied, "who sent you on such a challenging hunt?" "Our baby-sitter's boyfriend. "
Notes:
(1) pork-chop 猪肉排
(2) carbon paper复写纸
Exercises:
根据短文回答问题:
①The list the two boys were holding must have been about _____.
A. the name of the baby-sitter's boyfriend
B. where the two boys should go
C. the lady's address
D. the things that the two boys should hunt
② Where did the two boys meet the woman?
A. on the-street
B. on the road
C. in the backyard
D. at her front door
③ Why were the boys on the hunt?
A. Because their parents told them to do so,
B. Because their baby-sitter was not home.
C. Because their baby-sitter's boyfriend wanted to stay with her alone.
D. Because it had bee their usual game.
④ The woman's attitude towards the boys' act was that_____ .
A. she was very happy
B. she was very angry
C. she was a bit disappointed
D. she was a bit surprised
⑤ From the passage, we may conclude that______ .
A. it would take the boys a long time to gather all the required things
B. the woman would give all the required things to the boys
C. the boys were cheated by the baby-sitter's game
D. the baby-sitter ran away with her boyfriend
11.富有挑战性的搜寻
一个妇人打开前门,看到两个男孩手里拿着一张字条。“夫人,”其中一个解释道,“我们在寻宝。我们需要三颗麦粒、一块猪排骨、一张用过的复写纸来挣一美元。”
“哦,”那位妇女回答道:“谁让你们作这样富有挑战性的搜寻的?”
“是我们保姆的男朋友。”
练习参考答案:
①D②D③C④D⑤A |