Question

阅读理解（每小题2分，共10分）
A young man once went to buy a pair of pants. When he got home, he went upstairs(上楼)to his bedroom and put them on. He found that they were two inches(英寸) long.
Then he came out of his room to see his mother and his two sisters. They were washing something in the kitchen.“These new pants are too long, they need to be shortened(缩短) about two inches. Would one of you like to do this for me, please?” His mother and sisters were busy and none（没有） of them said anything. The mother went upstairs after she had finished washing and shortened the pants two inches. But she didn’t tell her daughters about it.
Later on, after supper, the elder sister remembered her brother’s pants. So she went upstairs without saying to anyone, and shortened the pants two inches.
The younger sister went to the cinema, but when she came back, she also remembered what her brother had said. So she ran upstairs, and took two inches
off the legs of the new pants
【小题1】The new pants were _______.

A．too long for the young man

B．two inches long

C．six inches long

D．too short for the young man

【小题2】The young man asked ______to shorten his pants.

A．his mother and his two sisters

B．his mother and one of his sister

C．his mother

D．his mother or one of his two sisters

【小题3】_______,his elder sister shorten his pants.

A．After supper

B．After the mother finished washing

C．After the young man went upstairs

D．After the younger sister went to the cinema

【小题4】How many inches were the legs of the new pants shortened by at last?

A．Two.

B．Four.

C．Six.

D．Eight.

【小题5】When the young man put on the pants, he would _______.

A．feel happy	B．be very sad
C．thank his family	D．be very excited

Answer 1

【小题1】B
【小题2】A
【小题3】A
【小题4】C
【小题5】B

解析试题分析：这篇短文一个人买了一条裤子，长了二英寸。就让自己的母亲和两个姐妹来帮自己去掉二英寸。结果他们在互不知情的情况下各减去二英寸，导致裤子短了四英寸。
【小题1】根据He found that they were two inches(英寸) long.描述可知选B。
【小题2】根据“These new pants are too long, they need to be shortened(缩短) about two inches. Would one of you like to do this for me, please?” His mother and sisters were busy and none（没有） of them said anything.可知选A。
【小题3】根据after supper, the elder sister remembered her brother’s pants. So she went upstairs without saying to anyone, and shortened the pants two inches.描述可知选A。
【小题4】根据短文描述他的母亲和两个姐妹各减去二英寸，故2*3=6，选C。
【小题5】根据短文描述可知，原先只是长了二英寸，现在减去六英寸，短了四英寸，他是会伤心的。故选B。
考点：关于一条裤子的记述文
点评：本文浅显易懂，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。对于有关数字的问题,要认真分析,并进行必要的计算.