Question

I first went to Harrow in the summer term. The school had the biggest swimming pool I had ever seen. It was a good joke to come up behind a naked boy, and push him into the pool. I made quite a habit of this with boys of my own size or less

One day I saw a boy wrapped in a towel on the side of the pool. He was no bigger than I was, so I thought him a fair game. Coming secretly behind, I pushed him in, holding on to his towel so that it would not get wet, I was surprised to see an angry face come out from the water, and a being of great strength making its way by fierce strokes(猛力地劃) to the shore. I fled, but in vain. He overtook me, seized me violently, and threw me into the deepest part of the pool. I soon climbed out on the other side, and found myself surrounded by a crowd of younger boys. “Do you know what you have done?” they said, “It’s Amery; he is in Grade Six. He is champion at gym, he has got his football honor.”

I was frightened and felt ashamed. How could I tell his position when be was wrapped in a bath towel and so small. He didn’t seem pleased at all, so I added in a most brilliant word, “My father,  who is a great man, is also small.” At this be laughed, and after some general words about my rude behavior and how I had better be careful in the future, signified the incident was closed.

1. The writer thought Amery “a fair game” because the boy        .

  A. looked like an animal                    B. was fond of games w*w*

C. was of similar size                   D. was good at sports

2. The writer felt “ashamed” because        .

  A. he was laughed at by other boys 

B. Amery turned out to be in the same grade

C. he pushed Amery hard and hurt him     

D. he played a joke on an outstanding athlete

3. By saying “My father, who is a great man, is also small”, the writer        .

  A. tried to please Amery                    B. challenged Amery

C. threatened Amery                   D. admired his father

4. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The writer could run faster than Amery.

B. The writer liked playing on boys of all sizes.

C. Amery was a student in Grade Four.

D. Amery forgave the writer for his rude behavior

5. What does the underlined word “overtook” mean?

A. catch hold of                                       B. catch up with

C. take a look at                                        D. shout at

Answer 1

1-5  CDADB

解析:

本文主要講述了作者在游泳池邊想與別人比賽游泳，結(jié)果卻發(fā)現(xiàn)自己不是別人的對手。

1. C  細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第二句可知選C。

2. D  細(xì)節(jié)理解題。作者原以為對方不是很強壯，結(jié)果沒想到對方是個高年級的杰出運動員。

3. A  細(xì)節(jié)理解題。 他好像根本就不滿意，因此我又補充了幾句諂媚的話，作者是想取悅Amery。

4. D  推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段的最后一句得知。

5. B  詞義猜測題。根據(jù)其前后語境得知。