题目内容
A young man once went to town and bought himself a pair of trousers. When he got home, he found that they were about two inches (英寸)long.
He went to the kitchen, there his mother and two sisters were doing housework .He said to them, “The new trousers are too long. Could one of you help me to shorten them by two inches?” But they were too busy and they said nothing and were still working.
After his mother finished washing all the plates ,she shortened the trousers by two inches. Then one of his sisters remembered his trousers and shortened them by two inches. When the other sister came back from cinema, she also remembered the new trousers. “I nearly forgot that,” she thought. Then she shortened them by two inches.
Answer the questions（回答下列问题）：5%
1.Who did the young man buy the pair of trousers for?
2.What did he want his family to do?
3.Did his family hear what he said?
4.Who shortened the trousers first?
5.How many people shortened the trousers?
6.How would the man probably feel when he tried on the trousers the next day?
1.For himself
2.To short the trousers by two inches.
3.Yes, they did .
4.His mother
5.Three
6.Angry
【解析】
试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了一个年轻人去城镇给他自己买了一条裤子，回来时发现裤子长了两英寸，于是对正在忙着的妈妈和姐姐说，你们能帮我把裤子剪短两英寸吗？他们什么也没有说，忙完之后，三个人分别将他的新裤子剪短了两英寸。
1.1】考查语境的理解。根据文章第一段内容A young man once went to town and bought himself a pair of trousers.可知这个年轻人为他自己买的裤子。故填For himself
2.2】考查语境的理解。根据上文he found that they were about two inches (英寸)long.及下文Could one of you help me to shorten them by two inches?”可知他想要他的家人把他的裤子剪短两英寸。故填To short the trousers by two inches.
3.3】考查语境的理解。根据下文她们三人分别剪短两英寸，可知他的家人听见了他说的内容。故填
Yes, they did .
4.4】考查语境的理解。根据文章最后一段内容及After his mother finished washing all the plates ,she shortened the trousers by two inches.可知他妈妈是第一个。故填His mother
5.5】考查语境的理解。根据文章最后一段内容可知三个人分别剪短了两英寸。故填Three 。
6.6】考查语境的理解。根据对文章内容的理解可知第二天他穿上裤子的时候应该感觉到很生气。故填Angry。
考点：故事类短文。
survey, on, compare, both, find, opposite, to, low, necessary, whether, increase, high |
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