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【题目】Finding the Owner

"It's mine," said Fred, showing a pocketknife with a shining blade （刀片） "Just what I've always wanted. "And he turned it over and over with the look of satisfaction on his face.

"I guess I know who owns it," said Tom, looking at it carefully.

"I guess you don't. It isn't Mr. Raymond's," Fred replied quickly.

"I know. Mr. Raymond's is twice as large," said Tom, going on with his drawing.

Tom's doubt was taking away Fred's enjoyment. In fact, Fred was not comfortable with the knife at all, for he felt that he was having something that did not belong to him and he got worried. He even had serious thoughts of burning it, or hiding it, or giving it away; but a better plan hit him.

"Tom," said Fred, one day at break, "didn't you say that you knew who owned the knife?"

"Yes, I did. It looked like Doctor Perry's," Tom ran off to play with others, without giving the knife another thought.

It was Dr. Perry's ! Fred looked at his watch and realized he only had a little time, so he started quickly, and found the old gentleman getting ready to visit a patient. "Is this yours?" cried Fred, in breathless haste, holding up the cause of a week's anxiety.

"It was," said the doctor, "but I lost it the other day."

"I found it," said Fred, "and have felt like a thief ever since. Here, take it. I've got to run. "

"Hold on!" said the doctor. "I've got a new one, and you are quite welcome to this."

"Am I? May I ? Oh! Thank you! Now, I'm the real owner of the knife. What a different feeling!"

【1】Tom's doubt made Fred______.

A.satisfiedB.worriedC.proudD.angry

【2】After knowing the knife could be Dr. Perry's, Fred decided to _______.

A.return it to Dr. PerryB.keep it himself

C.give it to TomD.hide it or burn it

【3】What can we know about Fred from the story?

A.He hoped to be a good friend of Tom's.B.He took himself as a smart boy.

C.He expected to get the knife from Dr Perry.D.He felt happier to be an honest person.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【解析】

短文大意：本文通过弗雷德归还小刀前后的心情对比，告诉我们，做一个诚实的人更快乐。

【1】题意：汤姆的怀疑使弗雷德很担心。考查细节理解。satisfied满意的；worried担心的；proud自豪的；angry生气的。根据“Tom's doubt was taking away Fred's enjoyment…and he got worried汤姆的怀疑带走了弗雷德的快乐……他开始担心起来”可知选B。

【2】题意：在知道这把刀可能是佩里医生的之后，弗雷德决定把它还给佩里医生。考查细节理解。根据“"Is this yours?" cried Fred, in breathless haste, holding up the cause of a week's anxiety这是你的吗？弗雷德上气不接下气地喊着，手里举着一个星期的焦虑”可知他得知小刀的真正主人后立即去归还小刀，return it to Dr. Perry（还给佩里医生）符合题意，故选A。

【3】题意：从这个故事中我们能了解弗雷德什么？考查主旨理解。A. 他希望成为汤姆的好朋友；B. 他认为自己是个聪明的孩子；C. 他希望从佩里医生那里得到这把刀；D. 他觉得做一个诚实的人更快乐；根据最后“Now, I'm the real owner of the knife. What a different feeling现在，我是这把刀的真正主人。多么不同的感觉啊”，结合原先担心了一个星期，可知诚实让他开心起来，He felt happier to be an honest person（他觉得做一个诚实的人更快乐）符合题意，故选D。

本文通过弗雷德归还小刀前后的心情对比，告诉我们，做一个诚实的人更快乐。短文篇幅较长，难度居中，各个小题都能在文中找到适当依据。只要认真阅读短文，注意前后联系，就能顺利完成阅读。文章所设试题主要考查细节理解和文意理解，做题关键是找出原文的根据，认真核查小题和原文的异同。例如小题1，考查细节理解；根据“Tom's doubt was taking away Fred's enjoyment…and he got worried汤姆的怀疑带走了弗雷德的快乐……他开始担心起来”，可知worried符合句意，故选B。