Question

【题目】阅读短文，回答问题。

A young man once went into a town and bought himself a pair of trousers. When he got home, he went upstairs to his bedroom and put them on. He found that they were about two inches too long.

He came downstairs, where his mother and his two sisters were washing up tea things in the kitchen. “These new trousers are too long.” He said. “They need shortening (缩短)by about two inches. Would one of you mind doing this for me, please? ” His mother and sisters were busy and none of them said anything.

But as soon as his mother had finished washing up, she went quietly upstairs to her son’s bedroom and shortened the trousers by two inches. She came downstairs without saying anything to her daughters.

Later on, after supper, the elder sister remembered her brother’s trousers. She was a kind-hearted girl, so she went quietly upstairs without saying anything to anyone, and shortened the trousers by two inches.

The younger sister went to the cinema, but when she came back, she, too, remembered what her brother had said. So she ran upstairs and took two inches off the legs of the new trousers.

【1】Why did the young man ask his family members shorten his new trousers? ( within 10 words)

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【2】Who shortened his new trousers at first? ( within 4 words)

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【3】When did his younger sister shortened the trousers? ( within 8 words)

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【4】How many inches were his new trousers shortened by at last? ( within 3 words)

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【5】Give the best title (标题) for this article. ( within 8 words)

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 Because they were about two inches too long.

【2】 His mother.

【3】 After his mother and his sister shortened the trousers.

【4】 Six inches.

【5】 Shorten the new trousers two inches.

【解析】

本文讲述了一个有趣的故事，年轻人买了条裤子，但回家试穿后发现太长，妈妈姐姐和妹妹在互相不知道的情况下各剪了2英寸，结果可想而知。

【1】根据He found that they were about two inches too long.可知因为这个年轻人因为他的新裤子长了两英寸，因此他让家人剪一下，故为Because they were about two inches too long.

【2】根据But as soon as his mother had finished washing up, she went quietly upstairs to her son’s bedroom and shortened the trousers by two inches. 和Later on, after supper, the elder sister remembered her brother’s trousers.和and shortened the trousers by two inches.可知先是他的母亲剪短他的裤子两英寸，然后是他的姐姐给他的裤子剪短了两英寸，故为His mother.

【3】根据文中内容可知他的妹妹是在他的母亲和姐姐各自剪短他的裤子两英寸后，她又剪短了他的裤子两英寸，故为After his mother and his sister shortened the trousers。

【4】根据文中内容可知这个年轻人的母亲剪短了他的裤子两英寸，他的姐姐和妹妹各自剪短了两英寸，因此他的裤子一共被剪短了六英寸，故为Six inches.

【5】本文讲述了一个年轻人新买的裤子长两英寸，他的母亲和两个姐姐分别给他的新裤子剪短了两英寸，结果他的裤子被剪短了六英寸。故标题为Shorten the new trousers two inches。

认真阅读问题，根据问题在文中找出答案所在的语句或段落，进行概括归纳，整理合适的语句来回答问题。例如小题1，根据He found that they were about two inches too long.可知因为这个年轻人因为他的新裤子长了两英寸，因此他让家人剪短他们，故为Because they were about two inches too long.