Question

 

One very cold day，a snowstorm blew into our area. Needing firewood，I quickly set out with my best friend，Bruce，to look for a tree to cut down. I was glad to have Bruce along with. Cutting down a tree in a snowstorm can be dangerous. So it was important to have a friend who could warn me of danger.

When I chose a big tree about 23 meters tall and prepared to cut it down，my best friend suddenly warned me，“Don’t cut down that tree！It’s too close to the power line！﹙电线﹚”I wasn’t sure about it. So I decided to disregard his warning. I wanted to finish the job quickly and go home. So I began cutting down the tree. When the tree fell，there was no longer any doubt that my friend was right.

The tree caught the power line，bringing it to the ground. I considered cutting the tree off the line. After all，electricity can’t travel through wood，so I could safely remove the tree. As I reached out my finger to touch the tree，pain ran up my arm and through my head. I was shocked!

After I returned home and told my mother what had happened，she quickly called the power company. The workers from the power company soon arrived on the scene. One of them asked if I had touched the tree，and when I told him I had，his face turned pale.

“You should have been killed，” he said.

So why am I still alive？It was my boots that saved my life.

Within two hours，the workers removed the tree. Soon the snowstorm calmed down—but not my mother.

Even though she was glad I wasn’t hurt，my mother was still serious. After all，I shouldn’t have brushed off my friend’s warning.

Through this experience，I learn it’s important to listen to people who offer a different perspective. Taking time to listen might actually save a lot of time and trouble. It certainly would have kept me from getting the “shock” of my life.

1.The underlined word “disregard” in the second paragraph means “________”．

A．pay no attention to             B．take notice of      C．consider              D．follow

2.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A．But for his boots，the author would have died.

B．The author regretted having brushed off his friend’s warning.

C．The author knew nothing about electricity.

D．When the tree was cut down，the author realized his friend was right.

3.The underlined part “the snowstorm calmed down—but not my mother” means “________”．

A．my mother was still angry with me for not listening to my friend’s warning

B．my mother was still in fear of the terrible accident

C．my mother was still comforting me

D．my mother was still worried about my safety

4.The author wrote the passage mainly to________.

A．give an account of one of his terrible experiences

B．make us know it’s important to listen to people who offer a different perspective through his experience

C．tell us not to cut trees down any more

D．remind us to be careful while we are working

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：

1.推断题。第二段I wasn’t sure about it. So I decided to disregard his warning. I wanted to finish the job quickly and go home.可知，作者并没有在意，想尽快做完回家，所以选A。pay no attention to不重视

2.判断题。从文章第三段After all，electricity can’t travel through wood可知，作者还是知道电的相关知识，并非一无所知，故选C。A可从It was my boots that saved my life.可知正确，B可从I shouldn’t have brushed off my friend’s warning.可知正确。D可从第二段When the tree fell，there was no longer any doubt that my friend was right.可知。

3.推测题。从倒数第二段可知，作者的母亲仍然对这场事故很害怕，故选B.文中并没有讲到母亲很生气，只讲到母亲对这场事故很在意。

4.推断题。从最后一段Through this experience，I learn it’s important to listen to people who offer a different perspective.可知，作者写作的主要目的是使我们知道听取不同的意见是很重要的。故选B。

考点：记叙文

点评：文章讲了作者在一次砍伐树木时不听朋友的劝告，差点被电击的事情，从而告诉我们要虚心听取别人不同的意见，对于这类记叙文，应将题目带到文章中进行找答案，通过上下文得出正确的答案