Question

【題目】 I'M GOING TO BE FAMOUS!

I thought I was in big trouble, for sure.

But Mr. Dayton wanted to hear my side of the story. So I told him about trying to break a world record by eating seventeen bananas in less than two minutes. And I told him about my bets with Kerry and John. And I even told him about the Positive Brain Approach (積極思維法) that Ben and I were using. I told him about Murray, and how mad it made me that everybody was telling me I couldn't break a world record and that it was stupid that I would even try. I told Mr. Dayton everything. Then I stood there like I'd been caught with my hand stuck in the cookie jar. And I waited.

Mr. Dayton looked at me really hard and twitched his mustache again. “Arlo," he said, “I don't see anything wrong with trying to break a world record." I think I probably let out a big sigh then. “But," Mr. Dayton said, “I can't help wondering why you really want to do it."

That seemed a plain fact to me: I want to do it so I can be in the Guinness Book of World Records. It'll be Arlo Moore, world-famous banana-eater extraordinaire (卓越). I'll be on TV. I'll be in the movies. I'll win my bets. “Arlo," Mr. Dayton said." “Yes sir, Mr. Dayton,” I replied. "Think about why you are doing this. OK?" That sounded easy enough. I've already thought about it enough to turn an apple brown. “And don't let this interfere (干擾) with your schoolwork," he added.

That didn't sound easy. But I figured I could manage to pay better attention in class. And I couldn't have been so determined (有決心的) if I hadn't talked to Mr. Dayton.

【1】What did Arlo try to do to break a world record?

A.He tried to eat seventeen bananas in less than two hours.

B.He tried to eat seventeen bananas in less than two minutes.

C.He tried to eat seventy bananas in less than two hours.

D.He tried to eat seventy bananas in less than two minutes.

【2】Who seems to be helping Arlo with his goal?

A.Kerry.B.John.C.Ben.D.Murray.

【3】Which of the following statements is true?

A.Arlo was a naughty boy and always got into trouble.

B.Arlo couldn't get on with classmates and had no friends.

C.Mr. Dayton understood Arlo but expected more from him.

D.It was impossible for Arlo to pay better attention in class.

【4】What is most likely to happen next in the story?

A.Arlo will choose a completely different record to try to break.

B.Mr. Dayton will decide to try to break a record of his own.

C.All the boys will help Arlo as he tries to break the record.

D.Arlo will work on ways to break the banana-eating record.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】

文章大意：本文作者Arlo告訴Dayton先生，自己為了打破世界紀(jì)錄，在不到兩分鐘的時(shí)間里吃了17根香蕉，還告訴他和Kerry以及John打賭的事情。Dayton先生問Arlo為什么這么做，Arlo說這樣做是為了被載入《吉尼斯世界紀(jì)錄大全》，會(huì)上電視、出演電影。但Dayton先生告訴他要想想自己為什么這么做，而且讓他不要影響自己的學(xué)業(yè)。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)I told him about trying to break a world record by eating seventeen bananas in less than two minutes. 我告訴他，為了打破世界紀(jì)錄，我在兩分鐘內(nèi)吃了17根香蕉�？芍�B選項(xiàng)符合題意，故答案為B。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)And I even told him about the Positive Brain Approach that Ben and I were using. 我甚至告訴他我和本正在使用的積極大腦思考法�？芍�是Ben在幫助Arlo實(shí)現(xiàn)他的目標(biāo)，故答案為C。

【3】理解判斷題。根據(jù)“Arlo," he said, “I don't see anything wrong with trying to break a world record." I think I probably let out a big sigh then. “But," Mr. Dayton said, “I can't help wondering why you really want to do it"戴頓先生說:“我認(rèn)為你嘗試去打破世界記錄沒什么錯(cuò)，但是，我不禁想知道你為什么真的想做這件事。”以及"Think about why you are doing this. OK?" “And don't let this interfere with your schoolwork," “And don't let this interfere with your schoolwork,"“想想你為什么要這么做好嗎？”“而且不要讓這影響你的學(xué)業(yè)”可以推知Dayton先生理解Arlo，而且要求他不要影響學(xué)業(yè)，故答案為C。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)That sounded easy enough. I've already thought about it enough to turn an apple brown. 這聽起來很容易。我已經(jīng)想得夠多了，可以把蘋果變成棕色了。以及And I couldn't have been so determined if I hadn't talked to Mr. Dayton. 如果我沒有和戴頓先生談過，我也不會(huì)如此堅(jiān)定�？梢酝浦�接下來Arlo將想辦法打破吃香蕉的記錄。故答案為D。