Question

A family moved into a house, next to a vacant lot（闲置的地皮）. One day, some workers came to start building a house there.

The family’s 5-year-old daughter took an interest in all the activity going on next door and spent much of each day watching the workers. They talked with her, let her sit with them when they had coffee and lunch breaks. They also gave her little jobs to do here and there to make her feel important.

At the end of the first week, they even gave her an envelope（信封）with ten dollars. The little girl took this home to her mother. Her mother told her to take her“pay”to the bank the next day to start a savings account.

When the girl and her mom got to the bank, the clerk was surprised and asked the little girl what she did.

The little girl said,“I worked last week to build the new house next door to us.”

“Oh,” said the clerk, “and will you be working to build the house again this week, too?”

The little girl said, “Yes, of course.”

1.What did the workers want to build on the vacant lot?

A. A bank. B. A hospital. C. A house.

2.Which of the following activities didn’t the workers do?

A. Talked with the girl.

B. Sang with the girl.

C. Gave the girl little jobs here and there.

3.What did the workers think of the girl?

A. They disliked her.

B. They liked her.

C. They hated her.

4.What do the underlined words mean in Chinese?

A.一个基金账户 B. 一个储蓄账户 C.一个股票账户

5.Which of the following is TRUE about the girl?

A. She wanted to become a worker.

B. She learnt to make a lot of money.

C. She thought she was important.

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.B

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：小女孩儿的家旁边有一片闲置地，有一群工人在这里盖房子。小女孩儿每天都来这里跟他们聊天，陪他们喝咖啡，工人们也分给小女孩儿一些简单的工作让她感觉自己的重要性。一周结束后还给她发放了工资。小女孩儿去银行存起来，银行柜员问她下周还要去盖房子吗，她说当然了。

1.根据原文One day, some workers came to start building a house there.可知工人们在闲置地皮上盖房子。故选C。

2.根据原文They talked with her, let her sit with them when they had coffee and lunch breaks. They also gave her little jobs to do .可知工人们跟女孩儿聊天，让他跟他们一起喝咖啡吃午饭，还给她一些简单的工作做。没有提到唱歌。故选B。

3.判断推理题。通过阅读可知工人们喜欢这个小女孩儿。故选B。

4.词义猜测题。根据Her mother told her to take her“pay”to the bank the next day to start a savings account.可知去bank银行开一个储蓄账户。故选B。

5.根据原文They also gave her little jobs to do here and there to make her feel important.可知女孩儿认为她自己很重要。故选C。

考点：故事类短文阅读。