五、阅读理解。
主题群:人际沟通
子主题:人际交往
语篇类型:记叙文
难度:★★★
When Jae came home from school, he couldn't find his keys. "What now? I can't just sit out here," he thought. His parents wouldn't be home until an hour later. Just then, Ron, the man who lived next door, came by. He asked Ron if he could stay in his room to wait for his parents. Ron agreed. Inside, Jae saw a baseball on a shelf.
Ron smiled when he saw Jae looking at it. "That one was signed(签名) by the Minnesota Twins, right after the World Series in 1987," he said. "Dad takes me to their games sometimes," Jae said. "Where did you get this?" "I was a professional umpire(裁判) for thirty years," Ron answered. Jae's eyes widened. "An umpire? Did you meet ..." He began to ask Ron questions one after another. Ron told Jae a lot about past players. When it was time for Jae to go home, he asked Ron, "Can I come again?" "Sure," Ron said. "Wow, losing my keys turned out okay," Jae thought. The next day at school, Jae searched his desk. "Oh, no. Not again!" he groaned(叹息). "Need help?" asked Martina, a new classmate. "Yes. I've lost my dinosaur book," Jae said. "Wow! That's the same book that I use!" Martina exclaimed.
"Are you into dinosaurs too?" "What's your favourite?" "..." They kept talking. After school, they went to the park to play catch with Jae's favourite baseball. "Martina's pretty cool," Jae thought.
The next morning was Saturday. Jae wanted to do some throwing practice, but he couldn't find his baseball. "Can we go to the park to look for my baseball?" Jae asked his mum.
At the park, they saw a homeless dog playing with something. It was Jae's baseball. "Mum, look!" Jae said. "Doesn't he look like he needs a home?"
His mother smiled. "Yes, he does," she said. "He'll be your responsibility, though." Jae nodded excitedly and picked the dog up.
"What a week!" Jae thought to himself. "I lost my keys, my book, and my baseball, but every time I lost something, I got a friend."
1. The underlined word "exclaimed" means "
A
".
A. cried out in surprise B. dialled a number C. hit hard D. nodded in agreement
2. From the passage, we can know
B
.
A. Ron never met the Minnesota Twins B. Jae was a fan of baseball
C. Martina and Jae didn't have the same interest D. Jae didn't like dogs
3. What was the real reason why Jae got friends?
A. He always lost things.
B. He was good at communicating with others.
C. He and the people around him all liked helping others.
D. He and the people around him were all good at sports.
