Question

Something roared like thunder. The earth shook a little and we heard the rat-a-tat-tat of gunfire. ‘‘Father!” Hassan cried. We sprung to our feet and raced out of the living room.

“Father! What’s that sound?” Hassan screamed, his hands outstretched toward Ali. Ali wrapped his arms around us. A white light flashed and lit the sky in silver. It flashed again and was followed by rapid sharp sounds of gunfire.

“They’re hunting ducks, ” Ali said in a hoarse voice. “They hunt ducks at night, you know. Don't be afraid.”

A siren(汽笛）went off in the distance. Somewhere glass broke and someone shouted. I heard people on the street, woken up from sleep. Hassan was crying. Ali pulled him close and held him with tenderness.

We stayed huddled (蜷缩）that way until the early hours of the morning. The shootings and explosions had lasted less than an hour, but they had frightened us badly, because none of us had ever heard gunshots in the streets. They were foreign sounds to us then. The generations of Afghan children whose ears would know nothing but the sounds of the bombs and gunfire were not yet born. Huddled together in the dining room and waiting for the sun to rise, none of us had any idea that a way of life had ended. The end came when Russian tanks were rolling into the very same streets where Hassan and I played, bringing the death of the Afghanistan I knew and marking the start of a still ongoing era of bloodletting.

         Just before the sunrise, Baba’s car pulled into the driveway. His door slammed shut and his running footsteps pounded the stairs. Then he appeared in the doorway and I saw something on his face. Something I didn’t recognize right away because I’d never seen it before: fear. “Amir! Hassan!” He cried as he ran to us, opening his arms wide. “They blocked all the roads and the telephone didn’t work. I was so worried!”

We let him wrap us in his arms and, for a brief moment, I was glad about whatever had happened that night.

1.Who is the author of this passage?

A. Amir.                                 B. Ali.                                     C. Baba.                                 D. Hassan.

2.By saying “They’re hunting ducks”, Ali _______.

A. told the children the truth                                          B. played a joke on the children

C. tried to calm the children                                       D. cheered the children up

3.We can infer from the passage that  _______.

A. there were thunderstorms that night                               

B. Afghan children were used to the war

C. people on the street shouted and broke the windows

D. that night was the end of people's peaceful life    

4.From the last sentence of the passage, we know _______.

A. Baba's arms gave the author temporary comfort and joy

B. there was a chance that a world in peace was to come

C. what happened that night seemed nothing to the author

D. the author was glad to see his father come home safe

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：耳畔是哒哒哒的枪声和轰隆轰隆的爆炸声，大地都在颤抖着，Amir和 Hassan蜷缩在房间里等着噩梦的结束，尽管不到一个小时的时间，但是他们处于极度恐惧中，从此和平宁静消失了，取而代之的是血腥和杀戮，本文是一个阿富汗儿童对于战争的描述。

1.A细节理解题。根据文中where Hassan and I played….和  “Amir! Hassan!” He cried as he ran to us,可以推测作者是Amir。

2.C推理判断题。根据Ali说的话Don't be afraid，以及情理的推测可知这是父亲在危险时刻为了安慰孩子的话，故答案选C。

3.D推理判断题。根据文章倒数第三段The end came ….. I knew and marking the start of a still ongoing era of bloodletting.可知从那天晚上后和平宁静的生活结束了，血腥的杀戮就开始了，故答案选D。

4.A由文章末段for a brief moment, I was glad about whatever had happened that night.可以推测作者在父亲的臂弯中得到了暂时的安全感，故答案选A。

考点：考查故事类短文阅读。