Question

The first time I saw Carlos I would never have believed he was going to change my life．I had my arms full of books and I was rushing into the classroom when 1 ran into something solid. It was Carlos.

"My... you're tall," he said. The whole class burst out laughing .

“Take that seat,” Mr. McCarthy told the cocky(骄傲自大的) newcomer Carlos，pointing to the only empty one , in the back of the room.

Carlos laughed widely. "But I need a couple of dictionaries."

The bell rang for classes. As I stood up to go, I saw Carlos coming toward me. "I'm sorry I embarrassed you," he said . I looked straight ahead over the top of his black hair. "That's all right."

"I ought to know better." He was still blocking my way. "What's your name?" "Karen Forbes." He held out his hand. Unwillingly, I shook hands with him. He looked up at me seriously with his brown eyes. " I am Carlos . I don't see why you're so touchy."

It was the school elections that made me think of Carlos again. Carlos was voted vice-president．“How come ?”I kept asking myself, "How come this shrimp（虾）who’s only been in town for a little over a month gets to be so popular?"

So on that morning，I stopped Carlos and said，“It doesn't seem to bother you — being short.” He looked up at me, "Of course I mind being short．But there isn’t anything I can do about it. When I realized I was going to have to spend my life in this undersized skin, I just decided to make the best of it and concentrate on being myself." "You seem to get along great,” I admitted, "But what about me? The trouble with you is you’re afraid to be yourself. You’re smart. And you could be pretty. In fact, you might be more than pretty.” I felt myself turning red…

1.It is a story about a short boy who            .

A．won the school election	B．is ashamed of his height
C．has learned to accept his size	D．is embarrassed by his class

2.From the text, we can see Carlos is          .

A．handsome and proud	B．humorous and confident
C．diligent but shy	D．honest but sensitive

3.The underlined word "touchy" in paragraph 8 probably means          .

A．moved

B．cheerful

C．curious

D．annoyed

4.According to the text, which is the most likely ending?

A．The author didn’t want to make friends with Carlos

B．Carlos and the author argued with each other.

C．The author changed her attitude towards Carlos.

D．Carlos was elected president of the student committee.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：

1.推理题：从最后一段的句子：Of course I mind being short．But there isn’t anything I can do about it. When I realized I was going to have to spend my life in this undersized skin, I just decided to make the best of it and concentrate on being myself." 可知Carlos 学会接受自己的身材。选C

2.从第四段的句子：Carlos laughed widely. "But I need a couple of dictionaries." 可知他是幽默的，从第三段的句子：“Take that seat,” Mr. McCarthy told the cocky(骄傲自大的) newcomer Carlos，说明他很自信。选B

3.猜词题：从前文的故事发展，作者被同学嘲笑，一定是生气了。选D。

4.主旨题：从文章最后一段看出作者对Carlos 的态度改变了。选C

考点：考查故事类短文阅读

点评：故事类短文阅读要抓住故事发展的顺序，人物关系，时间地点等，这篇文章出现大量的对话，要在对话中揣摩人物的性格。也要注意文章的细节描写。