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It was a hot day, and my brother Walt and I had decided that the only way to survive it would be to go swimming in a deep swimming hole across Mr. Blickez's Pasture（牧场）and through some woods.
The only problem with our plan was that this pasture was guarded by a huge, mean Hereford bull（公牛）. Mr. Blickez had told us that Elsie was the meanest bull in the town, maybe even in the county, and we believed him. But the hotter it got, the more we thought there was something fishy about his words. For one thing, we remembered Mr. Blickez liked telling tall tales; for another, Elsie seemed like a strange name for a bull.
Finally, I talked Mom into asking permission for us to walk through the pasture, but then another problem surfaced. Mom said she would talk to Mr. Blickez if we would take our cousin Joanie along with us. Joanie was almost two years older than me and a head taller. If her teasing ever got around my grade school, it would be all over for me. In fact, I still had a headache from a quarrel with her that morning. “I'm not going swimming with that silly girl cousin,” I told my mom.
“Either Joanie goes with, or you stay home alone,” Mom said in her serious tone（语气）. I gave in and we set out. On your way across the pasture, Walt yelled suddenly. Elsie had approached him quietly and was licking（舔）his back. Joanie and I dove under the wire fence, but while I was on the ground I looked up and saw that Elsie wasn't a big mean bull after all. She was going to keep licking my brother's back as long as he stood still.
We had many good days growing up and visiting our secret swimming hole guarded by the so-called “big mean bull”. And as it turned out, for a girl cousin, Joanie hasn't been too bad. She's been one of my best friends over the years.
（1）What's the meaning of the underlined word “fishy” in Paragraph 2?
A.Funny.
B.Interesting.
C.Doubtful.
D.Believable.
（2）What's the second problem the author had to face?
A.His mother failed to ask permission for him.
B.His mother insisted on his cousin going with him.
C.He quarreled with his cousin and had a headache.
D.His cousin made jokes on him in his grade school.
（3）We can learn from the passage that Elsie .
A.was his owner's favorite bull
B.was aggressive because of her nature
C.disliked to play with little children
D.was actually friendly to people
（4）What's the passage mainly about?
A.The bull guarding Mr. Blickez's farm.
B.The story of visiting the swimming hole.
C.How friendly the so-called “big mean bull” was.
D.How the author changed his attitude to Joanie.

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）C
（2）B
（3）D
（4）B
【解析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者一行人一起去游泳场游泳的故事。起初Blickez先生告诉我们这个游泳场由“big mean bull”看守，后来他们发现“big mean bull”很友好，他们在那里度过很多美好的日子。
（1）考查词义猜测。根据上文Blickez说Elsie是这个城镇甚至是这个国家最凶猛的公牛。由本句的转折连词but，以及下文列出的两点疑惑”For one thing, we remembered Mr. Blickez liked telling tall tales; for anther, Elsie seemed like a strange name for a bull.“，可知我们怀疑他的话。可知“fishy”的意思是“怀疑的。”故选C。
（2）考查细节理解。根据第三段中的”Finally, I talked Mom into asking permission for us to walk through the pasture, but then another problem surfaced. Mom said she would talk to Mr. Blickez if we would take our cousin Joanie along with us.“可知我成功说服妈妈允许我们步行经过牧场，但是第二个问题出现了，她坚持要求我们带着堂姐Joanie。故B正确。
（3）考查推理判断。根据第四段中的”On our way across the pasture, Walt yelled suddenly. Elsie had approached him quietly and was licking(舔) his back.“和最”She was going to keep licking my brother's back as long as he stood still.“可知起初Elsie靠近Walt并舔他的时候，他很害怕，大声尖叫起来。但是后来Elsie并没有伤害他，而是一直在舔Walt，这说明Elsie并咬人，反而很友好。再根据最后一段中的”We had many good days growing up and visiting our secret swimming hole guarded by the so-called “big mean bull”.说明由所谓的“big mean bull”看守的游泳池里玩的日子很值得回忆，再次证明它很友好。故D正确。
（4）考查主旨大意。通读全文可知文章介绍的是作者一行人去游泳池游泳的经历。故选B。