Question

【题目】 I'M GOING TO BE FAMOUS!

I thought I was in big trouble, for sure.

But Mr. Dayton wanted to hear my side of the story. So I told him about trying to break a world record by eating seventeen bananas in less than two minutes. And I told him about my bets with Kerry and John. And I even told him about the Positive Brain Approach (积极思维法) that Ben and I were using. I told him about Murray, and how mad it made me that everybody was telling me I couldn't break a world record and that it was stupid that I would even try. I told Mr. Dayton everything. Then I stood there like I'd been caught with my hand stuck in the cookie jar. And I waited.

Mr. Dayton looked at me really hard and twitched his mustache again. “Arlo," he said, “I don't see anything wrong with trying to break a world record." I think I probably let out a big sigh then. “But," Mr. Dayton said, “I can't help wondering why you really want to do it."

That seemed a plain fact to me: I want to do it so I can be in the Guinness Book of World Records. It'll be Arlo Moore, world-famous banana-eater extraordinaire (卓越). I'll be on TV. I'll be in the movies. I'll win my bets. “Arlo," Mr. Dayton said." “Yes sir, Mr. Dayton,” I replied. "Think about why you are doing this. OK?" That sounded easy enough. I've already thought about it enough to turn an apple brown. “And don't let this interfere (干扰) with your schoolwork," he added.

That didn't sound easy. But I figured I could manage to pay better attention in class. And I couldn't have been so determined (有决心的) if I hadn't talked to Mr. Dayton.

【1】What did Arlo try to do to break a world record?

A.He tried to eat seventeen bananas in less than two hours.

B.He tried to eat seventeen bananas in less than two minutes.

C.He tried to eat seventy bananas in less than two hours.

D.He tried to eat seventy bananas in less than two minutes.

【2】Who seems to be helping Arlo with his goal?

A.Kerry.B.John.C.Ben.D.Murray.

【3】Which of the following statements is true?

A.Arlo was a naughty boy and always got into trouble.

B.Arlo couldn't get on with classmates and had no friends.

C.Mr. Dayton understood Arlo but expected more from him.

D.It was impossible for Arlo to pay better attention in class.

【4】What is most likely to happen next in the story?

A.Arlo will choose a completely different record to try to break.

B.Mr. Dayton will decide to try to break a record of his own.

C.All the boys will help Arlo as he tries to break the record.

D.Arlo will work on ways to break the banana-eating record.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】

文章大意：本文作者Arlo告诉Dayton先生，自己为了打破世界纪录，在不到两分钟的时间里吃了17根香蕉，还告诉他和Kerry以及John打赌的事情。Dayton先生问Arlo为什么这么做，Arlo说这样做是为了被载入《吉尼斯世界纪录大全》，会上电视、出演电影。但Dayton先生告诉他要想想自己为什么这么做，而且让他不要影响自己的学业。

【1】细节理解题。根据I told him about trying to break a world record by eating seventeen bananas in less than two minutes. 我告诉他，为了打破世界纪录，我在两分钟内吃了17根香蕉。可知B选项符合题意，故答案为B。

【2】细节理解题。根据And I even told him about the Positive Brain Approach that Ben and I were using. 我甚至告诉他我和本正在使用的积极大脑思考法。可知是Ben在帮助Arlo实现他的目标，故答案为C。

【3】理解判断题。根据“Arlo," he said, “I don't see anything wrong with trying to break a world record." I think I probably let out a big sigh then. “But," Mr. Dayton said, “I can't help wondering why you really want to do it"戴顿先生说:“我认为你尝试去打破世界记录没什么错，但是，我不禁想知道你为什么真的想做这件事。”以及"Think about why you are doing this. OK?" “And don't let this interfere with your schoolwork," “And don't let this interfere with your schoolwork,"“想想你为什么要这么做好吗？”“而且不要让这影响你的学业”可以推知Dayton先生理解Arlo，而且要求他不要影响学业，故答案为C。

【4】推理判断题。根据That sounded easy enough. I've already thought about it enough to turn an apple brown. 这听起来很容易。我已经想得够多了，可以把苹果变成棕色了。以及And I couldn't have been so determined if I hadn't talked to Mr. Dayton. 如果我没有和戴顿先生谈过，我也不会如此坚定。可以推知接下来Arlo将想办法打破吃香蕉的记录。故答案为D。