Question

Who has the smelliest sneakers (臭球鞋)?

How can you get $2,500 easily? All you need is a pair of smelly sneakers.This is the true story in America in the Rotten Sneaker Contest. This year in March, there was the annual (每年一度) Rotten Sneaker Contest in America.This contest first came out in 1975.The person who had a sporting goods (商品) store first had the idea to promote a kind of new shoes. This year the winner was a girl named Casey Adams. She walked her dog and cleaned out her chicken coop (鸡笼) with this pair of sneakers. So with her sneakers, there was the smell of dog and chicken poop (粪便). Other children in this contest all wore their sneakers to join the contest. However, who has the smelliest sneakers? Casey’s sneakers were so smelly that she had to take them inside some bags by car. Finally, Casey got the prize money and a trip to New York to watch a show for free.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1.Which Rotten Sneaker Contest did Casey win?

A. The 36th. B. The 37th.

C. The 38th. D. The 39th.

2. The underlined word “promote” means “______” in Chinese.

A. 试验 B. 展览

C. 推销 D. 维修

3.How did Casey make her sneakers with the smell of chicken poop?

A. She walked chickens.

B. She washed chickens.

C. She lived with chickens.

D. She cleaned out the chicken coop.

4. How did Casey take her sneakers to the contest?

A. Wore them there.

B. Sent them there.

C. Took them inside some bags.

D. Took them inside a shoe box.

5. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. It’s a contest in the UK.

B. The winner of the contest can get $2,500.

C.A shoe maker first had the idea of this contest.

D.Casey went on a trip to London with the prize money.

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文告诉我们：凯西赢了1975年的臭鞋比赛，获得了2500美元。凯西是如何让她的运动鞋带有鸡的粪便的气味的呢？她穿着这双鞋打扫了鸡笼。

1.凯西赢了哪一届臭鞋比赛？根据This contest first came out in 1975. This year the winner was a girl named Casey Adams.故选D。

2.猜测词义题。划线单词“promote”的汉语意思是“推销”。根据The person who had a sporting goods store first had the idea to promote a kind of new shoes. 可知选C。

3.凯西是如何让她的运动鞋带有鸡的粪便的气味？根据She walked her dog and cleaned out her chicken coop with this pair of sneakers. So with her sneakers, there was the smell of dog and chicken poop. 故选D。

4.凯西是如何带着她的运动鞋参加比赛？在袋子里带着它们。根据Casey’s sneakers were so smelly that she had to take them inside some bags by car. 可知，应该选C。

5.细节理解题。下面哪个是真的？竞赛的获胜者能获得2,500美元.根据How can you get $2,500 easily? All you need is a pair of smelly sneakers. 故选B。

考点：社会文化类短文阅读。