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.