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【題目】Joe was an old man. The 75-year-old lived very happily in a village and had a beautiful family. His children grew up and moved to different cities. Now, Joe has four grandchildren, and they visit him during their holidays.

During one vacation, Joe was preparing his home for the kids: cleaning and buying their favorite foods. After he finished working, he realized he lost his favorite watch. The watch was a gift from his wife when their first child was born. Joe treasured the watch very much, especially after his wife’s death. He was very upset about losing it.

Once his grandchildren came, they promised him they would find the watch.

One granddaughter asked: “Grandpa, do you remember when you saw the watch last before it went missing?”

“I guess when I was cleaning the barn!” Joe replied.

The children looked for more than two hours with Joe, but they could not find it. The kids were now also sad, but they tried to comfort their grandfather.

One grandson went back to the barn to look again. Joe asked why he was going there a second time. But the little boy just asked the others not to follow him and to keep silent.

He was there for about 15 minutes and then rushed to his grandfather. He found the watch and happily gave it to Joe.

Joe was surprised and asked how he was able to find it. The little boy replied: ”I sat there without making a noise, and the barn was so silent. After a few minutes, I heard the ‘tick, tick’ sound and found the watch.”

Joe hugged and thanked the little boy.

This is the power of silence. If we stay calm, we are more able to find the solution!

【1】From Paragraph 2, we learn that Joe _____.

A. knew his grandchildren very well

B. liked doing housework very much

C. got tired of his grandchildren’s visits

D. looked forward to his grandchildren’s visits

【2】The underlined word “Treasure” means________.

A. store for future use B. value highly

C. wear anytime D. mention carefully

【3】How did one of the grandchildren find the watch?

A. He did a thorough cleaning of the barn.

B. He searched the barn carefully for two hours.

C. He made no noise and followed the ticking sound.

D. He asked other children for help.

【4】Which is the right order of what happened in the story?

a. His grandchildren came.

b. They looked for more than two hours.

c. The little boy sat in the barn without making a sound.

d. One grandson went back to the barn again.

e. Joe lost his watch accidentally.

A. e a b d c B. e b a c d C. a e d b c D. a e c b d

【5】What can we learn from the story?

A. Love keeps us busy all the time.

B. Helping those in need makes one feel good.

C. Believe in yourself and you can succeed.

D. Silence sometimes is more powerful than using your voice.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】C

【4】A

【5】D

【解析】本文講述了喬丟了自己的手表，他的孫子們來了，幫助他找了兩個小時，沒有找到。后來他的一個孫子獨自又去了谷倉一次，他坐在那里，不出聲，聽見了“滴答”聲，他就找到了那塊手表。這個故事告訴我們有時沉默，冷靜下來更能找到解決問題的方法。

【1】D

推理判斷題。根據(jù)During one vacation, Joe was preparing his home for the kids: cleaning and buying their favorite foods.可知喬為孩子們準備房子，打掃房子并買他們最喜歡的食物，故推斷他去期望他的孫子孫女的到來，故選D。

【2】B

詞義猜測題。根據(jù)He was very upset about losing it.可知喬丟了那塊手表感到難過，因此他非常珍惜那塊手表，故選B。

【3】C

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“I sat there without making a noise, and the barn was so silent. After a few minutes, I heard the ‘tick, tick’ sound and found the watch.”可知他的孫子在谷倉里不出聲，里面安靜下來，他聽見“滴答”聲就找到了那塊手表，故選C。

【4】A

推理判斷題。根據(jù)After he finished working, he realized he lost his favorite watch.和 Once his grandchildren came, they promised him they would find the watch.和The children looked for more than two hours with Joe, but they could not find it.和But the little boy just asked the others not to follow him and to keep silent.和”I sat there without making a noise, and the barn was so silent. After a few minutes, I heard the ‘tick, tick’ sound and found the watch.可知故事發(fā)生的順序為：喬丟了自己的手表，他的孫子們來了，幫助他找了兩個小時，沒有找到。后來他的一個孫子獨自又去了谷倉一次，他坐在那里，不出聲，聽見了“滴答”聲，他就找到了那塊手表，故選A。

【5】D

推理判斷題。根據(jù)This is the power of silence. If we stay calm, we are more able to find the solution! 可知有時沉默下來，冷靜下來，就能找到解決問題的辦法。故選D。