Question

Long long ago, there lived two girls named Emily and Tina. Both of them had long black hair and blue eyes. One day while they were playing in the back yard (庭院), Emily heard a tinkling (叮当) sound. She jumped up. “Listen,” she told her twin. They listened. The noise came again.

This time Tina heard it. She sat up. “It came from over there,” She whispered, looking at the zinnias (鱼尾菊) far away. They came near to find it out. Then something flew out, making the same tinkling sound they had heard before. The children looked at one another. “Was it a bee?” asked Tina. “I don’t think so,” replied Emily. “Do bees make a sound like bells?” “Let’s call it the Tinkle Bee anyway,” said Tina. Emily nodded, listening with a little difficulty. What had made that noise?

    The next day, Emily and Tina brought their cookies outside. Tina took her plate by the zinnias. Suddenly she caught something. “Emily!” she called. “I’ve got the Tinkle Bee!” Emily rushed over. They sat down on the grass. Tina opened her hand very carefully. There was that sound! Something was shining in Tina’s hand. They smiled. Then Emily cried, “It’s a fairy (仙女)!” Tina looked down at it in her hand. It looked like a girl. A tiny girl with wings! Tina dropped it before she noticed that a wing was torn (撕裂). The little fairy could not fly away so she took a piece of grass out of the ground and sat on it.

Emily and Tina were surprised at what they saw. The fairy turned to Emily and said, “Hello, I am Marabella.” Then she said again, “Marabella the Fairy.” Emily smiled. “I’m Emily,” she said. Tina said, “I’m Tina. Are you really a fairy?” “Oh, yes!” replied Marabella. “I’ve always been a fairy.”

1.Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “tiny” in this passage?

A. Weak.                   B. Nice.                     C. Little.            D. Sick.

2. How did the sound come out?

A. A bee behind the zinnias made the sound.        

B. It came out from the fairy’s flying.

C. It came out when the fairy shouted for help.       

D. The bell by the zinnias rang.

3.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. Emily and Tina found a tinkling sound when they were playing in the yard.

B. Emily and Tina were very interested in the tinkling sound.

C. How a fairy by the zinnias was saved by the twins.

D. The process of Emily and Tina’s finding a fairy.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

  

1.C

2.B

3.D

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：很很久以前，有两个名叫艾米丽和蒂娜的女孩。他们两个有长长的黑头发和蓝色的眼睛。一天，她们在后院玩时，听到一声清脆的声音。于是她们开始是什么发出了这声音，最终她们搞清了那是一个仙女在飞行时发出的。

1.词义猜测题。根据“It’s a fairy !” Tina looked down at it in her hand. It looked like a girl. A tiny girl with wings!（“这是一个仙女！”蒂娜低头看着在她手中的它。它看起来像一个女孩。一个长着翅膀的小女孩！）可知此处的tiny是小而可爱的意思，little也有此意。所以选C。

2.细节理解题。根据第四段中There was that sound! Something was shining in Tina’s hand. They smiled. Then Emily cried, “It’s a fairy!” Tina looked down at it in her hand. It looked like a girl. A tiny girl with wings! 可知那声音是由仙女飞行发出的，所以选B。

3.主旨大意题。读短文可知，本文叙述了艾米丽和蒂娜寻找仙女的过程，所以选D。

考点：故事类短文阅读。