Question

When ten-year-old James Ale and his friends went out to play，they had nowhere to go but the streets. The streets were filled with traffic，but the children had no choice. There was no park or playground nearby. One day，a little girl was badly injured by a passing car. James Ale thought the neighborhood needed a park.

For more than a year，James Ale worked for his park. He knocked on doors asking adults to help. He went to City Hall and discussed his idea with the mayor（市长）.At first people did not want to listen to a ten-year-old，but James did not give up. In the end，he won.“Getting the park took a lot of work，”James said.“It was worth it，though，because we needed it.”

1.The best title is　　　.

A. City Streets B.A Park of James Ale C. Speeding Drivers D. Playing in the Streets

2.When James decided that a park was needed，he was　　　.

A. a grown-up B. eleven years old C. ten years old D. the mayor

3.We can learn from the text that　　　.

A. no one would help James B. people laugh at James

C. the mayor liked JamesD. the park was built at last

4.The underlined word “discussed” means　　　.

A. finished B. talked over C. changed D. waited for

5.The underlined words” give up: means___________.

A. give away B. get up C. stop trying D. put up

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要介绍了一个10岁男孩James为了小区居民有一个休闲娱乐的地方，用了一年多的时间，通过各方努力终于建成了大家梦寐以求的公园。

1.

2.

3..描述，可知这个公园最后被建了起来，故选D。

4.discussed his idea with the mayor（市长）.描述，可知他去市政府跟市长讨论他的想法，故选B。

5.give up.描述，可知起初，人们不想听一个10岁孩子的想法，但James没有放弃。give up放弃，停止尝试，故选C。

考点：故事类短文阅读。