Question

【题目】

Clouds

On a beautiful spring afternoon

I relax and lie down

On the soft green grass

Breathing in the fresh smell that I can feel all around

My attention is taken up to the clouds.

For up there in the bright blue sky

Is a fluffy white world of cotton candy animals

And castles built with marshmallow bricks.

But I must be creative and take the time

To bring this world into focus

So I take a breath

And squint my eyes just a little bit.

And before I know it----there they are----A big bear

Soft as a pillow, quietly curls up to sleep

As a tiny, cotton ball mouse

Jumps out from a lion 's house

What a treat to spend my afternoon

With these newly found friends moving by!

Word Bank :

breathe v. 呼吸

fluffy adj. 松软的

cotton candy 棉花糖

castle n. 城堡

marshmallow bricks

棉花软糖似的砖块

pillow n. 枕头

【1】When is the speaker watching clouds in the poem?

A. In the morning.B. At noon.

C. In the afternoon.D. At night.

【2】The speaker in the poem is_____.

A. on his bedB. on the grass

C. on the streetD. on the beach

【3】Which word best describes the speaker in the poem?

A. Busy.B. Tired.C. Peaceful.D. Bored.

【4】The underlined part " squint my eyes just a little bit "in the poem probably means_____.

A. close my eyes a little bit and try to see things clearly

B. open my eyes widely

C. shut my eyes to avoid seeing something unpleasant

D. make my eyes full of tears

【5】The writer wrote this poem to______.

A. show the readers where to watch clouds

B. teach the readers about cloud shapes

C. explain to the readers how clouds can change

D. tell the readers about his cloud watching

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】C

【4】A

【5】D

【解析】

本篇诗歌难度适中，主要描写作者一天下午躺在草地上观察云。

【1】细节理解题。根据On a beautiful spring afternoon，I relax-and lie down可知，作者在下午观察云，故选C。

【2】细节理解题。根据I relax and lie down On the soft green grass可知，作者躺在草地上，故选B。

【3】推理判断题。根据I relax and lie down On the soft green grass Breathing in the fresh smell that I can feel all around My attention is taken up to the clouds可知，我放轻松躺在柔软的草地上，呼吸着新鲜空气，我能感觉到周围的一切，我的注意力被云彩吸引了，可以推断出作者现在是平静的，故选C。

【4】词义猜测题。根据But I must be creative and take the time，To bring this world into focus，So I take a breath，And squint my eyes just a little bit. And before I know it ----there they are ----A big bear可知，我闭上眼，然后当我的意识来临时，他们来了，我看到了一只大熊，所以表示我闭上了眼睛并且尝试着看得更清楚，故选A。

【5】推理判断题。根据整篇文章可知，主要讲述作者告诉读者他所观察到的云，包括熊、枕头、棉球老鼠以及狮子的家等，故选D。

解答词义猜测题时，可以使用如下技巧：1、根据上下文来猜测词义；2、通过同义词或近义词来猜测词义；3、通过构词法来猜测词义；4、通过定义或释义来猜测词义；5、通过句法功能来猜测词义；6、通过转折和因果关系来猜测词义；7. 通过生活常识来猜测词义。对于这类题采取“代入法”也非常有效，即将备选答案逐一代入文中，哪一个选项能使句子的意思通顺、连贯，且与上下文的内容一致，哪一个选项就是该题的正确答案。例如第4题。