Question

   I was at the store with Mom and baby Lucy. I was looking at the pictures in the pattern book,trying to decide what to be for Halloween. I wanted to be a fairy princess (公主) ，but I didn't get a chance to ask Mom to help me find that page. She was busy.

   All the women were bent over Lucy's carrier. Mom wasn’t even looking at me. Lucy started to cry. Mom asked me, “Mary,have you decided yet?” Last year we picked out my costume together.

   I looked down at the book and saw a picture of a kid in a banana costume. I pointed at the banana. Mom bought the banana pattern and a pea-pod (碗豆荚) pattern for Lucy.

   When Mom finished making my costume,I knew I had made a mistake. Mom said it was too late. So,in the evening I was going to be at the Halloween party,a big banana in yellow tights (裤袜) . “ Everyone will laugh at me”’ I thought.

   When we walk into the party,everyone smiles at cute baby Lucy who was on my mother's back. Everyone,the clowns (小丑) and the pop stars and the grown-ups,smiled when they saw my costume. Some of them told me I was cute. I guessed people liked bananas. I realized that it didn't bother me when people laughed. I kind of liked it. I smiled. And everyone was looking at me. They thought I was funny,but in a good way. And guess what? I was the only banana at the party. There were three fairy princesses.

1. When Lucy started to cry,what was Mary doing?

   A. She was reading a book in the library.

   B. She was looking after her baby sister.

   C. She was choosing a costume for Halloween.

   D. She was buying some bananas in the store.

2. At the party,baby Lucy looked like .

   A. a princess   B. a banana

   C. a pea-pod   D. a clown

3. How did Mary choose her costume?

   A. By mistake.

   B. With the help of her mother.

   C. Without reading the pattern book.

   D. By drawing the pictures herself.

4. We can infer from the passage that .

   A. Mary's mother didn't love her at all

   B. Mary was a little afraid before going to the party

   C. Mary's mother didn't go to the party

   D. Mary was laughed at by the grown-ups at the party

5. Mary was happy at the party because she was.

   A. funny   B. famous

   C. ugly   D. different

Answer 1

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

  在万圣节聚会上，“我”穿了一件香蕉样式的衣服，本来 “我”以为会受到朋友们的嘲笑，没想到“我”的打扮在聚会上是独一无二的，“我”感到非常开心。

1. C细节理解题。根据第一段中“I was looking at the pictures in the pattern book,trying to decide what to be for Halloween. ” 以及第二段“All the women were bent over Lucy's carrier. ” 可知，当 Lucy 在哭的时候，Mary 正在看图案书来挑选万圣节的服装。故选C项。

2. C细节理解题。由第三段最后一句“Mom bought the banana pattern and a pea-pod pattern for Lucy. ” 可知， Lucy的衣服是豌豆荚造型的，所以在万圣节上，她看 起来像一个豌豆荚，因此选C项。

3. A细节理解题。根据第四段第一句“When Mom finished making my costume,I knew I had made a mistake.”可 知，Mary不喜欢这件“香蕉”衣服，所以她认为当初的 选择是个错误。故选A项。

4. B推理判断题。由第四段最后一句“ ‘ Everyone will laugh at me,’ I thought. ”可推断，Mary认为穿这样的衣服会受到嘲笑，所以推断她在聚会前有一点担心。B项符 合题意。A、C、D表达错误。

5. D细节理解题。根据短文最后一段中“I realized that it didn't bother me when people laughed. I kind of liked it.I smiled. ” 以及最后两句“I was the only banana at the party. There were three fairy princesses.”可知，Mary 在聚会上很开心是因为她的着装在聚会上是独一无二 的。D项符合题意。

pattern n. 花样;样式

costume n. (流行的) 服饰；(特定场合的) 套装

fairy n.小精灵,小仙子

障碍句分析

   I was looking at the pictures in the pattern book,trying to decide what to be for Halloween.我一直在样式书里寻找图 片，试图决定万圣节时装扮成什么。

   现在分词短语 trying to decide what to be for Halloween在句中作伴随状语。