Question

【题目】阅读下面的短文并用英语回答问题，并将答案写在答题卷上标有题号的横线上。

(an extract from Stuart Little)

When Mrs. Frederick C. Little's second son arrived, everybody noticed that he was not much bigger than a mouse. The truth of the matter was, the baby looked very much like a mouse in every way. He was only about two inches high; and he had a mouse's sharp nose, a mouse's tail, a mouse's whiskers(胡须)，and the pleasant, shy manner of a mouse. Before he was many days old he was not only looking like a mouse but acting like one, too-wearing a gray hat and carrying a small cane(手杖).Mr. and Mrs. Little named him Stuart, and Mr. Little made him a tiny bed.

Unlike most babies, Stuart could walk as soon as he was born. Mrs. Little saw right that the baby clothes she had provided were unsuitable, and she set to work and made him a fine little blue suit. Every morning, before Stuart dressed. Mrs. Little went into his room and weighed him on a small scale(称)which was really used for weighing letters. At birth Stuart could have been sent by first class mail, but his parents preferred to keep him rather than send him away. At the age of a month, he had gained only a third of an ounce(盎司), his mother was so worried that she sent for the doctor.

The doctor was happy with Stuart and said that it was very unusual for an American family to have a mouse. He took Stuart's temperature and found that it was 98.6, which is normal for a mouse. Everything seemed to be all right, and Mrs. Little was pleased to get such a good report.

"Feed him up!" said the doctor cheerfully, as he left.

The home of the Little family was a pleasant place near a park in New York City. In the mornings, the Littles were up early as a general rule. Stuart was a great help to his parents, and to his old brother, because of his small size and because he could do things that a mouse can do and was willing to do them.

【1】What did Stuart Little look like?

【2】Why did Mrs. Little send for a doctor?

【3】Do you want to have a brother like Stuart Little? Why or why not?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】He looked like a mouse.

【2】Because Stuart didn’t gain much when he was only one month.

【3】Yes, he will be a help to me./No, because I don’t like a mouse.

【解析】本文讲述了电影《精灵鼠小弟》的内容， Frederick C夫妇的第二个儿子Stuart一生下来就看起来像一只老鼠，他的父母给了很多照顾，他也帮了父母很多忙。

【1】根据The truth of the matter was, the baby looked very much like a mouse in every way.可知Stuart Little看起来像一只老鼠，故为He looked like a mouse.

【2】根据At the age of a month, he had gained only a third of an ounce(盎司), his mother was so worried that she sent for the doctor.可知因为Stuart一个月大时，体重只增加了三分之一盎司，因此父母感到非常担心，带他去看医生，故为：Because Stuart didn’t gain much when he was only one month.

【3】根据Stuart was a great help to his parents, and to his old brother, because of his small size and because he could do things that a mouse can do and was willing to do them.可知因为Stuart能帮助我很多事，因此愿意要一个像他这样的弟弟。或者根据The truth of the matter was, the baby looked very much like a mouse in every way.可知因为他长得像一只老鼠，所以我不想要一个像他这样的弟弟，故为Yes, he will be a help to me./No, because I don’t like a mouse.