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【題目】Grandma Pugh sized up the baby like a pig at the farmers’ market. There was a pause and then she pronounced. “He’s got nice long legs.” She clapped her hands once in approval. But then she frowned and leaned forward. Everyone waited anxiously. The baby had opened his eyes and was staring up. “But those cross eyes won’t do,” she declared firmly, shaking her head in disappointment.

That had been Freddie Pilcher’s first meeting with Grandma Pugh. Since then, ten years had passed. Much to his grandmother’s satisfaction, she’d been proven right about the boy’s legs. He was a regular beanpole. Grandma Pugh had also been correct about his eyes. Freddie had been wearing glasses to correct his vision since he was two years old. His current pair was thick, and cheap-looking, but at least he could see.

Freddie not only had poor eyesight, but he was also clumsy. He wasn’t good at schoolwork either. But there was one thing that the boy was good at and it was all on account of the length of his legs. He could jump.

Freddie was the best jumper in school. Not only could he leap the furthest but also the highest. At breaktimes, he entertained the little ones by leaping over the school wall into Mrs Hobson’s garden and then rapidly jumping back. She had been up to see the head teacher several times because somebody had been crushing her vegetables.

It was badgers (獾), Freddie suggested, when quizzed by Miss Harpy — definitely badgers; no doubt about it. His dad had terrible problems with badgers. Only last week he had lost two rows of carrots. Freddie had woken one night and heard them tearing through the garden, a whole herd of them. They rooted up the lawn and dug up the vegetables. Terrible things, badgers. All the other children nodded their heads wisely. There was a moment’s pause in Class Three as everyone thought about the dreadful damage that badgers could do.

【1】What do we know about Grandma Pugh?

A. She was present at the birth of baby Freddie.

B. She was unwilling to listen to the ideas of others.

C. She was a figure of great importance in the family.

D. She valued physical appearance over all other things.

【2】Why did Freddie jump over the school wall?

A. To annoy his teacher.

B. To escape from school.

C. To amuse his schoolmates.

D. To damage Mrs Hobson’s vegetables.

【3】Which of the following best describes Freddie’s physical appearance?

A. B.

C. D.

【4】Why does Freddie talk about badgers in the final paragraph?

A. To explain the cause of the damage.

B. To warn the class about their danger.

C. To describe what happened to his father’s garden.

D. To make up an excuse for the cause of the damage.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】文章大意：本文講述了Freddie Pilcher長大后，不出祖母的預(yù)料，兩歲以后就開始戴眼鏡，并且腿比較長，是學(xué)校里優(yōu)秀的跳高、跳遠(yuǎn)者。經(jīng)常在學(xué)校和Hobson女士的花園間跳躍，并為Harpy的爸爸找出了蔬菜被破壞的原因是因?yàn)殁档那秩搿?/span>

【1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段Grandma Pugh sized up the baby like a pig at the farmers’ market. 以及pronounced宣告，declared firmly堅(jiān)定地宣布，shaking her head in disappointment.失望地?fù)u著頭等詞語，可以看出來，外婆Pugh是家庭里的一個(gè)重要人物，故選C。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段he entertained the little ones by leaping over the school wall into Mrs Hobson’s garden and then rapidly jumping back.可知，Freddie在學(xué)校墻和Hobson之間跳躍是為了娛樂學(xué)校同學(xué)，故選C。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段Freddie had been wearing glasses to correct his vision since he was two years old.以及 it was all on account of the length of his legs. He could jump.可知，Freddie戴眼鏡并且腿比較長，故選A。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段Freddie had woken one night and heard them tearing through the garden, a whole herd of them. They rooted up the lawn and dug up the vegetables. Terrible things, badgers. 可知，Freddie（Freddie某天晚上整晚都是清醒著的，聽見一整群獾在花園里撕扯，它們把草坪連根拔起，把蔬菜挖出來，對農(nóng)作物帶來了可怕的傷害）可知，Freddie談?wù)撯凳菫榱私忉尠l(fā)生損害的原因，故選D。