Question

Sarah lives in the country, and she loves playing in the river near her house. But her father gets a job in a big city, and he moves there with his family.
Their new house has a garden, but the garden is very small. Sarah isn’t happy. “Is there a river near here?” she asks her mother on the first morning. Her mother answers, “No, there isn’t, but there is a nice park near here and there is a pool in it. We are going there this afternoon.” Sarah is happy now.
After lunch, Sarah and her mother go to the park. Sarah wants to walk near the pool, but there is a sign before it. Her mother reads it to her, “Warning(警告): This pool is dangerous. 367 people fell into it.” Sarah looks into the pool carefully , and she says, “But I can’t see them.” 
小题1:Sarah likes playing _______ very much.

A．in the park	B．in the garden
C．in the river	D．in the zoo

小题2:Sarah’s father works _________.

A．in the country	B．in a big city
C．in a small city	D．in a park

小题3:There is _________ near Sarah’s new house.

A．a river

B．a garden

C．a zoo

D．a park

小题4:Why can’t Sarah see the people in the pool?

A．Sarah’s mother doesn’t let her see.

B．She is too young.

C．There are no people in the pool.

D．Something is wrong with Sarah’s eyes.

Answer 1

小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:C

试题分析：本文中主要介绍了萨拉原先住在乡下，喜欢在河中游泳。当搬到新房子后也希望能够有地方游泳。但是当他们参观附近公园的池塘后，发现里面不能游泳。
小题1:根据Sarah lives in the country, and she loves playing in the river near her house.描述，可知选C。
小题2:根据But her father gets a job in a big city,描述，可知选B。
小题3:根据第二段but there is a nice park near here and there is a pool in it.描述，可知选D。
小题4:根据This pool is dangerous. 367 people fell into it.”本句中fall into是掉进的意思，推理可知这个池子里面没有人，故选C。
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