Question

   When I was a child,my parents often took me to an old house in the thick forest. No other children ever stayed there. I didn't even have the choice of playing with a brother or sister.

   I could never understand what the attraction (吸引) of the house was,even for my parents,who enjoyed nothing better than to sit in silence with a good book. The woman in the house,my father's distant cousin,was a terrible cook and her food was inedible.

   One day,when I was wandering around the garden behind the house,I noticed a wooden house which had clearly been abandoned (被遗弃的) .As I walked towards it,I heard a noise,like an animal moving hurriedly away. Then I saw a man with a long beard standing at the door. I was greatly surprised.

   “Please don't tell them you saw me,” he said.“ They never use this place,and I have nowhere else to live. ” “Don’t worry ,” I said. “I won’t tell anyone. But are you all right out here? I mean—do you have enough to eat?” The old man shook his head.

   The same evening,I took a small plastic bag into the dining room and,while no one was looking,emptied some of the food into it. Later,I got out of the back door secretly and gave the food to the old man,whose name I had discovered was Taff.

   I had never seen anything else as lovely as the smile of satisfaction on Taff’s face when he ate the food. From then on,my visits to the old house had a purpose,and I enjoyed every minute of the rest of my stay.

1. How did the writer feel about staying in the old house at first?

   A. He was happy to be with his parents.

   B. He enjoyed reading good books there.

   C. He was pleased with the woods.

   D. He felt very lonely.

2. The underlined word “inedible ” is closest in meaning to “”.

   A. too bad for him to eat

   B. nice to look at

   C. not enough to eat

   D. as delicious as usual

3. The writer discovered the old man the old house.

   A. near the back door of

   B. in the dining room of

   C. in the garden behind

   D. among the bushes before

4. What can we know about the old man from the passage?

   A. He was poor and hungry.

   B. He helped to repair the old house.

   C. He liked to play hide-and-seek with the writer.

   D. He raised many animals.

5. The story mainly tells us .

   A. it's nice to raise wild animals

   B. it's valuable to help others

   C. it's good to live in the forest

   D. it's comfortable to live in the old house

Answer 1

1. D 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. B

   小时候父母经常带着“我”去森林里的一座老房子，他 们喜欢在这个安静的地方读书，但是这座房子对“我”毫无 吸引力。直到有一天，“我”在房子后面的花园里发现了一位贫困饥饿的老人，“我”给了他一些食物，老人在吃饭时露出的满意笑容成为“我”造访老房子的唯一动力。

1. D推理判断题。由第一段的“ No other children even stayed there. I didn't even have the choice of playing with a brother or sister. ”可推断，起初作者待在老房子里感到很孤独。

2. A词义猜测题。根据阃线词前面的was a terribe cook可知，作者认为父亲的这位远房亲戚是一个糟糕的厨师， 故推断inedible的意思为“不能吃的”。

3. C细节理解题。由第三段的“…when I was wandering around the garden behind the house,I noticed a wooden house... Then I saw a man... ”可知，作者在老房子后 面的花园里发现了老人。

4. A推理判断题。由第四段的“…I have nowhere else to live…do you have enough to eat…shook his head. ” 可推断，老人没有别的地方住，也没有足够的食物吃， 故选A项。

5. B主旨大意题。本文主要讲述的是作者帮助一位贫闲饥饿的老人的故事。为了帮助这位老人，作者开始喜欢 去原本不喜欢的老房子，由此可知这个故事想要告诉 我们帮助别人是有价值的。