Question

【题目】Joe was an old man. The 75-year-old lived very happily in a village and had a beautiful family. His children grew up and moved to different cities. Now, Joe has four grandchildren, and they visit him during their holidays.

During one vacation, Joe was preparing his home for the kids: cleaning and buying their favorite foods. After he finished working, he realized he lost his favorite watch. The watch was a gift from his wife when their first child was born. Joe treasured the watch very much, especially after his wife’s death. He was very upset about losing it.

Once his grandchildren came, they promised him they would find the watch.

One granddaughter asked: “Grandpa, do you remember when you saw the watch last before it went missing?”

“I guess when I was cleaning the barn!” Joe replied.

The children looked for more than two hours with Joe, but they could not find it. The kids were now also sad, but they tried to comfort their grandfather.

One grandson went back to the barn to look again. Joe asked why he was going there a second time. But the little boy just asked the others not to follow him and to keep silent.

He was there for about 15 minutes and then rushed to his grandfather. He found the watch and happily gave it to Joe.

Joe was surprised and asked how he was able to find it. The little boy replied: ”I sat there without making a noise, and the barn was so silent. After a few minutes, I heard the ‘tick, tick’ sound and found the watch.”

Joe hugged and thanked the little boy.

This is the power of silence. If we stay calm, we are more able to find the solution!

【1】From Paragraph 2, we learn that Joe _____.

A. knew his grandchildren very well

B. liked doing housework very much

C. got tired of his grandchildren’s visits

D. looked forward to his grandchildren’s visits

【2】The underlined word “Treasure” means________.

A. store for future use B. value highly

C. wear anytime D. mention carefully

【3】How did one of the grandchildren find the watch?

A. He did a thorough cleaning of the barn.

B. He searched the barn carefully for two hours.

C. He made no noise and followed the ticking sound.

D. He asked other children for help.

【4】Which is the right order of what happened in the story?

a. His grandchildren came.

b. They looked for more than two hours.

c. The little boy sat in the barn without making a sound.

d. One grandson went back to the barn again.

e. Joe lost his watch accidentally.

A. e a b d c B. e b a c d C. a e d b c D. a e c b d

【5】What can we learn from the story?

A. Love keeps us busy all the time.

B. Helping those in need makes one feel good.

C. Believe in yourself and you can succeed.

D. Silence sometimes is more powerful than using your voice.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】C

【4】A

【5】D

【解析】本文讲述了乔丢了自己的手表，他的孙子们来了，帮助他找了两个小时，没有找到。后来他的一个孙子独自又去了谷仓一次，他坐在那里，不出声，听见了“滴答”声，他就找到了那块手表。这个故事告诉我们有时沉默，冷静下来更能找到解决问题的方法。

【1】D

推理判断题。根据During one vacation, Joe was preparing his home for the kids: cleaning and buying their favorite foods.可知乔为孩子们准备房子，打扫房子并买他们最喜欢的食物，故推断他去期望他的孙子孙女的到来，故选D。

【2】B

词义猜测题。根据He was very upset about losing it.可知乔丢了那块手表感到难过，因此他非常珍惜那块手表，故选B。

【3】C

细节理解题。根据“I sat there without making a noise, and the barn was so silent. After a few minutes, I heard the ‘tick, tick’ sound and found the watch.”可知他的孙子在谷仓里不出声，里面安静下来，他听见“滴答”声就找到了那块手表，故选C。

【4】A

推理判断题。根据After he finished working, he realized he lost his favorite watch.和 Once his grandchildren came, they promised him they would find the watch.和The children looked for more than two hours with Joe, but they could not find it.和But the little boy just asked the others not to follow him and to keep silent.和”I sat there without making a noise, and the barn was so silent. After a few minutes, I heard the ‘tick, tick’ sound and found the watch.可知故事发生的顺序为：乔丢了自己的手表，他的孙子们来了，帮助他找了两个小时，没有找到。后来他的一个孙子独自又去了谷仓一次，他坐在那里，不出声，听见了“滴答”声，他就找到了那块手表，故选A。

【5】D

推理判断题。根据This is the power of silence. If we stay calm, we are more able to find the solution! 可知有时沉默下来，冷静下来，就能找到解决问题的办法。故选D。