Question

I first went to Harrow in the summer term. The school had the biggest swimming pool I had ever seen. It was a good joke to come up behind a naked boy, and push him into the pool. I made quite a habit of this with boys of my own size or less.

One day I saw a boy wrapped in a towel on the side of the pool. He was no bigger than I was, so I thought him a fair game. Coming secretly behind, I pushed him in, holding on to his towel so that it would not get wet, I was surprised to see an angry face come out from the water, and a being of great strength masking its way by face strokes (猛力地划)to the shore. I fled, but in vain. He overtook me, seized me violently, and threw me into the deepest part of the pool. I soon climbed out on the other side, and found myself surrounded by a crowd of younger boys. “Do you know what you have done?”they said,“It’s Amery; he is in Grade Six. He is champion at gym, he has got his football honor.”

I was frightened and felt ashamed.  How could I tell his position when be was wrapped in a bath towel and so small.” He didn’t seem pleased at all, so I added in a most brilliant word,“My father, who is a great man, is also small.”At this be laughed, and after some general words about my rude behavior and how I had better be careful in the future, signified the incident was closed.

56.The writer thought Amery“a fair game”because the boy   .

   A. looked like an animal      B. was fond of games

C. was of similar size         D. was good at sports

57.The writer felt“ashamed” because    .

   A. he was laughed at by other boys   B. Amery turned out to be in the same grade

C. he pushed Amery hard and hurt him  D. he played a joke on an outstanding athlete

58.By saying “My father, who is a great man, is also small”, the write   .

   A. tried to please Amery       B. challenged Amery

C. threatened Amery           D. admired his father

59. Which of the following is TRUE?

  A. The writer could run faster than Amery.

B. The writer liked playing on boys of all sizes.

C. Amery was a student in Grade Four.

D. Amery forgave the writer for his rude behavior.

Answer 1

 

本文是一篇记叙文，主要描述了作者在游泳池所发生的一件风波。

56．C 

解析：词义推测题。利用语境法。根据语境，不难看出a fair game 与全文第一段最后一句of my own size or less意思相近，因此选C。

57．D 

解析：因果推断题。从文中第二段最后一句话可知本题应选D。

58．A 

解析：句意理解题。从文中最后一段倒数第二句话“He didn’t seem pleased at all，so I added in a most brilliant word, …”可知作者说该句话的目的是为了让对方高兴，因此选A。

59．D 

解析：细节推断题。从文中最后一段最后一句话可推断Amery原谅了作者粗鲁的行为，因此选D。