Question

Pearl and June were good friends and spent most of their time together.

They were both very old and they worried about their health. Most of the time they talked about nothing else.

They worried about their food. Was it clean? Would it give them pains in the stomach?

They worried about the weather. Was it too cold and wet? Would it give them pains in their bones?

They worried about pollution in the air. would it give them pains in their chests(胸部)and throats(喉嚨)?

They worried about being hurt in a car accident, killed in a plane crash, getting sick, and so on.

All they could think about was being ill or hurt.

One day they went on a train journey together.

“We’ll need some food,”Pearl said.

“We’ll buy some bananas,”June said.“They are good to eat and always clean.”

And so they bought two bananas to eat on the train.

It was not long before they were hungry.

Pearl took out the bananas and gave one to June. Then she peeled(剝)the skin of her banana and took a large bite of it.

At that moment the train went into a tunnel. Everything went black.“Don’t eat your banana,”Pearl shouted at June.“Mine has made me go blind!”

1.What did the two old ladies talk about most of the time? _________

A. Themselves.      B. Other people.       C. Healthy food.       D. Dangerous drivers.

2. The old ladies didn’t want to ______.

  A. eat any bananas                       B. travel by train

  C. be young again                        D. get sick

3.Pearl ate her banana ________.

  A. after they came out of the tunnel       B. at the station

  C. before June ate hers                    D. before she was hungry

4. Pearl thought that the banana _______.

  A. stopped her from seeing                B. would make her hungry

  C. would make her ill                     D. would be good for June

5.What’s the best title of the story? __________.

  A. What Good Friends                   B. What a Bad Train Journey

  C. Bananas Are Good for You            D. Bananas Are Bad for You

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.D

【解析】【主旨大意】本文為記敘文。本文講述了兩個老人由于過度關注自己的健康，而產生的幽默故事。

1. 細節理解題  根據第二段的第一句“They were very old and they were worried about their health.”可知。

2.  細節理解題  根據第六段“They worried about being hurt in a car accident, killed in a plane crash, getting sick, and son on.”可知。

3.  推斷理解題  根據Pearl說“不要吃香蕉了，June。我的香蕉使我瞎了”。可知她在June之前吃的香蕉。

4. 細節理解題  根據Pearl說“不要吃香蕉了，June。我的香蕉使我瞎了”。可知。

5.  主旨理解題  本文為幽默的笑話，題目應該為使人發笑的地方。文章圍繞著健康來寫，“香蕉會對人有害，”一句高度概括了兩個老人對健康威脅草木皆兵的感覺。