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I was telling my boy Sonny the story of the hare and the tortoise. At the end I said, “ Son, remember: Be slow and steady, and that will win the race. Don’t you think there’s something to learn from the tortoise?”
Sonny opened his eyes wide, “Do you mean next time when I’m entering for the 60-metre race I should wish that Billy, Tony and Sandy would all fall asleep halfway?”
I was shocked, “But the tortoise didn’t wish that the hare would fall asleep!”
“He must have wished that,” Sonny said, “Otherwise how could he be so foolish as to race with the hare? He knew very well the hare ran a hundred times faster than he himself did.”
“He didn’t have such a wish,” I insisted. “He won the race by perseverance, by pushing on steadily.”
Sonny thought a while. “That’s a lie,” he said. “He won it because he was lucky. If the hare hadn’t happened to fall asleep, the tortoise would never have won the race. He could be as steady as you like, or a hundred times steadier, but he’d never have won the race. That’s for sure.”
I gave up. Today’s children are not like what we used to be. They’re just hopeless.
小题1:The writer argued with his son because _______.
A.he liked tortoises while his son liked hares
B.they disagreed about whether the tortoise was stupid
C.he tried to teach his son the moral lesson of the story but the son refused it
D.he liked the story of the hare and the tortoise while his son didn't
小题2:Sonny believed that the tortoise ______________.
A.won the race by his own hard working
B.took a risk by agreeing to run a race
C.was not given a fair chance in the race
D.in fact did win the race luckily
小题3:Billy, Tony and Sandy must be_______________.
A.boys who were unknown to Sonny’s father
B.boys who Sonny has run races with before
C.boys who Sonny has never raced with before
D.boys who Sonny did not expect to race with again
小题4: The writer thinks that his generation (一代人) ______________.
A.are cleverer than Sonny’s generation
B.have the same ideas about life as Sonny’s generation
C.are more hopeful than Sonny’s generation
D.have different ideas about life from Sonny’s generation
小题5:According to the passage, who do you think learnt a lesson? ______________.
A.The tortoiseB.Sonny
C.The hareD.Sonny’s father

小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:D

试题分析:作者想教儿子故事中的寓意,但是儿子拒绝了,从和儿子的辩论中,作者了解到他这一代人和Sonny这一代对于人生有不同的看法,父亲最后得到一个教训。
小题1:细节题:从文章的内容和第一段的句子:Don’t you think there’s something to learn from the tortoise?”可知作者和儿子争论是因为他想教儿子故事中的寓意,但是儿子拒绝了,选C
小题2:细节题:从文章第六段的句子:Sonny thought a while. “That’s a lie,” he said. “He won it because he was lucky.可知Sonny认为乌龟实际上是确实幸运的赢得了比赛,选D
小题3:推理题:从文章第二段的句子:Sonny opened his eyes wide, “Do you mean next time when I’m entering for the 60-metre race I should wish that Billy, Tony and Sandy would all fall asleep halfway?”可知Billy, Tony 和Sandy 一定是以前和Sonny比赛的孩子,选B
小题4:细节题:从文章最后一段的句子:I gave up. Today’s children are not like what we used to be. They’re just hopeless.
可知作者认为他这一代人和Sonny这一代对于人生有不同的看法,选D
小题5:推理题:从文章的内容:可知作者想教儿子故事中的寓意,但是儿子拒绝了,从和儿子的辩论中,作者了解到他这一代人和Sonny这一代对于人生有不同的看法,可知是Sonny的父亲最后得到一个教训,选D
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科目:高中英语 来源:不详 题型:阅读理解

The week after Jane's birthday, Barbara and Mary were away. Jane decided to have a late birthday party. She telephoned several friends. She asked some to bring records, some to bring food and others to bring something to drink. She rang another friend to see if she could borrow his record player. She herself bought some food and drink to get the party going. She took up all the carpets (地毯) so that they could dance. She did not know whether Barbara and Mary would have approved (赞成), but as long as she was careful, she was sure that they would not mind. She warned the two people in the flat above and invited them down. ?
“Oh, ” said Jane, surprised. “What's all this about? ”
The first guests arrived soon after eight. The music was soon playing loudly and they started dancing. Some of Jane's friends brought other friends with them. As more and more people arrived,the noise increased. People started shouting at each other, so they turned the music up. This made it more difficult to hear each other above the music, so they shouted more loudly. At half past ten the bell rang. “Turn down the music!” someone shouted. “Someone probably called the police.” When Jane opened the door, there was a policeman standing there. She started to apologize, “I'm sorry about all the noise, officer. But you see, it was my birthday last week and I'm having a party.” “Never mind about that, miss. We're here because of something much more important.”
“Well, there's been a report of burglary (盗窃行为). We think the thief may have come to your party, pretending to be a friend of someone here. ”
小题1:When did Jane have the party?
A.On her birthday. B.After her birthday.
C.Before Barbara and Mary left. D.As soon as she telephone her friends.
小题2:Why did people shout at each other at the party?
A.They got rather angry with each other.
B.They were very glad to make new friends.
C.They became too excited while dancing.
D.They couldn't hear each other because of the music.
小题3:What reason did Jane think the policeman came for?
A.They made too much noise.   
B.A thief was among the guests.
C.He had some important things to do.
D.He was interested in birthday parties.

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