Question

Jessie felt her life so boring one summer day. She was so tired of watching TV, she read all her books, and her friends were on vacation. She wanted something different to do. Suddenly, she saw the lawn mower(割草機(jī)) sitting in the yard.

“ Mom,” she shouted, “ I think I will mow the lawn.” Her mom ran into the yard and said, “ Oh no, you don’t. You’re too young to mow the lawn.”

I’m fourteen years old and know how to do it,” Jessie said, “ Besides, it would help Dad out, and he won’t have to worry about it over the weekend.”

Mom thought for a while and then decided to let Jessie give it a try. After all, she was home and would keep an eye on her. Jessie already knew how to start the lawn mower from watching her dad. Jessie checked the gas(汽油) to make sure it was full, and put on her gardening gloves to protect her hands. Mom watched from the kitchen window. Jessie really does know how to mow the lawn. She was very careful around the flowers and trees. When she finished, she felt so good,but she was so hot. Mom brought her some ice tea and said, “You sure did a great job. Dad will be very surprised.”

Later that day, Dad came home and said to Jessie’s mom, “You didn’t have to mow the lawn. I was going to do it on Saturday. It looks great. Thanks.”

I didn’t mow it. Jessie did.”

“Wow,our little girl is growing up!” Dad told Jessie what a great job she had done.

“It was fun, and I will do it again next week,” said Jessie.

The neighbor next door came by and asked Jessie if she wanted to mow his lawn and make some money. “Sure!” said Jessie. Jessie began mowing his lawn. Two other neighbors asked so, then another three. Jessie was now mowing lawns for them all and making some money. She was no longer bored! “I won’t have time to spend my money,” she laughed to herself.

1.In order to do something different, Jessie decided to ________.

A. read the books B. travel C. mow the lawn D. watch TV

2.What does “keep an eye on” mean?

A. 保護(hù) B. 注視 C. 培養(yǎng) D. 瞄準(zhǔn)

3.Bofore Jessie mowed the lawn, she ________.

A. washed her hands B. bought some gas

C. read some instructions D. put on her gloves

4.How did Jessie’s father feel when he knew Jessie had mowed the lawn?

A. Proud B. Angry C. Relaxed D. Worried

5.What does the text mainly tell us?

A. Neighbors should learn to help each other.

B. Mowing the lawn is a good way to make money.

C. Doing something helpful can make people happy.

D. Children should help their parents at an early age.

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文中的杰西覺得生活無聊，無意中發(fā)現(xiàn)了修草坪這項工作，在修好自家的草坪之后，又接二連三的受到鄰居的邀請，因此他不但解決了生的煩惱，也掙到了一筆零花錢。

1.1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第一段She wanted something different to do. she saw the lawn mower(割草機(jī)) sitting in the yard.及下文“ Mom,” she shouted, “ I think I will mow the lawn.”的描述，可知應(yīng)選C。

2.2】詞義猜測題。聯(lián)系前文she was home and would keep an eye on her的描述可知，此處指的是她在看著她做。故選B。

3.3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第四段and put on her gardening gloves to protect her hands的描述可知，她戴好手套以保護(hù)她的手。故選D。

4.4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)父親的話“Wow,our little girl is growing up!”的描述可知，父親對女兒的做法很自豪。故選A。

5.5】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。聯(lián)系上下文，這篇短文中的杰西因為找到了一個修草坪的工作，從而不再覺得生活無聊，也因此掙到了一筆零花錢，故選C。做一些有益的事情能讓人們感到高興。

考點：故事類短文閱讀。