Question

Saturday morning was bright and fresh. There was a song in every heart, cheer on every face, and a spring in every step.

Tom appeared with a bucket（桶）of white paint in one hand and a brush in the other. His Aunt Polly told him to paint the fence（篱笆）around the garden. It was ninety feet long and nine feet high. He felt very blue.

Then he had a wonderful idea. He picked up his brush and started to work.

Soon Ben came along the road. He was happily eating an apple. He stopped to look at Tom. Tom went on painting and pretended（假装）not to see Ben.

“I’m going swimming,” said Ben. “Do you want to go swimming, Tom? But I guess you can’t. You have to stay and work, don’t you?”

 “Work?” Tom said. “This isn’t work. I’m enjoying myself. Does a boy get a chance to paint a fence like this every day?”

Ben thought about this. Tom continued painting carefully. Sometimes he stopped, stood back to look at the fence like an artist, and then added（增加）a bit more paint in just the right place. Ben was watching Tom paint with great interest. He was getting more and more eager（渴望的）to have a try himself.

After a while, Ben asked Tom if he would let him paint a little. Tom thought about it, and said, “No, Ben, I can’t. You see. Aunt Polly wants it to be done well. Aunt Polly said that I must paint it with great care.”

“Oh, please, Tom,” begged Ben. “I can do it. I’ll be really careful. Just let me try. I’ll give you half of my apple. Well, I’ll give you all of it!”

“Well, all right, Ben,” said Tom. “You must be very careful.”

He gave Ben his brush with worry on his face but joy in his heart. He sat down under the tree, and started to eat Ben’s apple. All day, boys came to make fun of Tom, but they ended up staying to paint. When Ben got tired, Billy was waiting. He gave Tom a kite for a chance to paint. Then Johnny offered him a basketball, and so on.

By late afternoon Tom had got all kinds of toys, and the fence had got three coats of paint. Later Aunt Polly came to look at the painted fence. She was so pleased with Tom’s work that she gave Tom a large cake!

1.Why did Tom pretend not to see Ben when he came and watched him painting?

A. He saw Ben eating an apple happily.

B. He tried to make Ben interested in it.

C. He didn’t want to go swimming with Ben at all.

D. He didn’t want Ben to share the chance to paint the fence.

2.What does the underlined word “spring” probably mean in Chinese?

A. 春天           B. 弹簧           C. 泉                            D. 活力

3.What do you think of Tom?

A. Honest.           B. Smart.             C. Shy.                   D. Stubborn.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.D

3.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文介绍了小汤姆通过小小的计谋使得好友本帮他一起完成粉刷花园周围的篱笆，最终得到了阿姨的称赞的故事，说明了小汤姆的机智、聪明。

1.细节理解题。根据第二段中It was ninety feet long and nine feet high. He felt very blue.最后两句可知，汤姆的工作很多，他感到很沮丧，第三段中Then he had a wonderful idea.可知汤姆想到了一个好主意，所以他假装没看到本的原因在于引起本的兴趣，让他帮忙干工作；故选B。

2.词义猜测题。根据第一段的内容可知周六早上阳光明媚空气清新。每个人的心里都在歌唱、脸上洋溢着笑容，接下来自然是做事情每一步骤都有活力，这几句都是描述积极向上、心情很好的状况；故选D。

3.细节判断题。根据全文判断，汤姆没有直接叫本给他帮忙，而是通过简单的小计谋使得本对他的工作感兴趣进而帮助他一起刷篱笆来达到自己最后的目的，可知，他是很聪明的；故选B。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。