Question

The telephone rang when Mrs. Gates was cooking lunch. Her son Bruce went to answer the phone. His aunt said she was coming to see them with her daughter that afternoon. Mrs. Gates was happy because she hadn't seen her sister for several months. She knew the girl liked bananas very much, but she was busy in the kitchen and couldn't go to buy any for her. She gave some money to Bruce and said, "Go and buy two kilos of bananas in the shop. "

Bruce liked bananas, too. He went out happily. Half an hour later he came back with a bag in his hand. Mrs. Gates weighed the bananas and found they were half a kilo short. She took the bag to the shopkeeper and said, "I sent my little son for two kilos of bananas, but you gave him only one and a half kilos!" "Have you weighed your little son yet, madam?" asked the shopkeeper, "My scales (秤) are all right.”

1.Who went to answer the telephone when it rang?

A. Mrs. Gates.B. Her sister.C. Bruce.D. The girl.

2.Mrs. Gates asked her son .

A. to cook lunchB. to buy some bananas

C. to sweep the floorD. to play with his sister

3.Why did Bruce go to buy bananas happily?

A. Because he had money.B. Because he liked his cousin.

C. Because he knew the way.D. Because he liked bananas.

4.How many bananas did Bruce give his mother?

A. Half a kiloB. One kilo.C. One and a half kilos.D. Two kilos.

5.The shopkeeper thought that _ .

A. Mrs. Gates' son ate the bananas

B. Mrs. Gates' scales were wrong

C. Mrs. Gates had eaten the bananas

D. his scales were wrong

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文中作者主要介紹了一個故事，家中要來客人，媽媽讓兒子去買兩斤香蕉，孩子在路上偷吃了半斤而回到家。

1.Her son Bruce went to answer the phone. 可知接電話的是布魯斯；故選C。

2.She gave some money to Bruce and said, "Go and buy two kilos of bananas in the shop. "可知，她要布魯斯去買香蕉；故選B。

3.Bruce liked bananas, too. He went out happily.可知，因為布魯斯也喜歡香蕉，所以他很高興去買；故選D。

4.

5."Have you weighed your little son yet, madam?" asked the shopkeeper, "My scales (秤) are all right.”可知，售貨員猜測可能是孩子偷吃了半斤香蕉；故選D。

考點：故事類短文閱讀。