Question

In 1943, when I was 4, my parents moved from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, to Fairbanks, Alaska, where adventure was never very far away.

We arrived in the summer, just in time to enjoy the midnight sun. All that sunlight was fantastic for Mom's vegetable garden. Working in the garden at midnight tended to throw her timing off, so she didn't care much about my bedtime.

Dad was a Railway Express agent and Mom was his clerk. That left me in a mess. I usually managed to find some trouble to get into. Once I had a little Are going in the dirt basement of a hotel. I had tried to light a barrel（桶） of paint but couldn't really get a good fire going. The smoke got pretty bad, though, and when 1 made my exit, a crowd and the police were there to greet me. The policemen took my matches and drove me

Mom and Dad were occupied in the garden and Dad told the police to keep me, and they did! I had a tour of the prison before Mom rescued me. 1 hadn't turned 5 yet.

As I entered kindergarten, the serious cold began to set in. Would it surprise you to know that I soon left part of my tongue on a metal handrail at school?

As for Leonhard Seppala, famous as a dog sledder (駕雪橇者), I think I knew him well because I was taken for a ride with his white dog team one Sunday. At the time I didn't realize what a superstar he was, but I do remember the ride well. I was wrapped (包裹) heavily and well sheltered from the freezing and blowing weather.

In 1950, we moved back to Coeur d'Alene, but we got one more Alaskan adventure when Leonhard invited us eight years later by paying a visit to Idaho to attend a gathering of former neighbors of Alaska.

1.What can be inferred about the author's family?

A. His father was a cruel man. B. His parents didn't love him.

C. His parents used to be very busy. D. His mother didn't have any jobs.

2.What happened when the author was 4?

A. He learned to smoke. B. He was locked in a basement.

C. He was arrested by the poli D. He nearly caused a fire accident.

3.Which of the following is true?

A. Leonhard was good at driving dog sleds.

B. The author spent his whole childhood in Alaska.

C. Leonhard often visited the author's family after 1950.

D. The author suffered a lot while taking the dog sled in Alaska.

4.What is the author's purpose of writing the text?

A. To look back on his childhood with adventures.

B. To describe the extreme weather of Alaska.

C. To express how much he misses Leonhard.

D. To show off his pride in making trouble.

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.A

【解析】文章大意：本文是敘述了自己很多奇怪的事情。在他童年時，在他身上所發生的一些很奇怪的事情。如：在惡劣天氣里乘坐Leonhard的雪橇的冒險旅行……等等

1.推理題。根據文中第二段2,3行Working in the garden at midnight tended to throw her timing off, so she didn't care much about my bedtime可以推斷出父母當時忙于他們自己的事情，沒有時間來照顧我。故C正確。

2.細節題。根據文章第三段2,3行I had tried to light a barrel（桶）of paint but couldn’t really get a good fire going. The smoke got pretty bad, though, and when I made my exit, a crowd and the police were there to greet me。我點燃了一桶油漆，但火并不是很大煙卻很濃，于是警察來把我帶走。所以答案選D。

3.推理題。根據文章倒數第二段2,3行At the time I didn’t realize what a superstar he was, but I do remember the ride well可以得知在那時我并沒有意識到他是一個巨星，但是我知道Leonhard非常擅長駕雪橇。故A正確。

4.推理題。作者在本文中講述了因為父母親太忙，沒有時間照顧我，在我身上發生的很多奇怪的事情。故A項：回顧童年的經歷。A項符合上下文含義。