英汉幽默故事选读【11】A Challenging Hunt



11.A Challenging Hunt



　　A woman answered her front door and found two boys holding a list. "Lady," one of them explained, "we are on a treasure hunt, and we need three grains of wheat, a pork-chop bone and a piece of used carbon paper to earn a dollar. "



　　"Wow," the woman replied, "who sent you on such a challenging hunt?" "Our baby-sitter's boyfriend. "



Notes:



　　(1) pork-chop 猪肉排



　　(2) carbon paper复写纸



Exercises:



根据短文回答问题：



　　①The list the two boys were holding must have been about _____.



　　A. the name of the baby-sitter's boyfriend



　　B. where the two boys should go



　　C. the lady's address



　　D. the things that the two boys should hunt



　　② Where did the two boys meet the woman?



　　A. on the-street



　　B. on the road



　　C. in the backyard



　　D. at her front door



　　③ Why were the boys on the hunt?



　　A. Because their parents told them to do so,



　　B. Because their baby-sitter was not home.



　　C. Because their baby-sitter's boyfriend wanted to stay with her alone.



　　D. Because it had bee their usual game.



　　④ The woman's attitude towards the boys' act was that_____ .



　　A. she was very happy



　　B. she was very angry



　　C. she was a bit disappointed



　　D. she was a bit surprised



　　⑤ From the passage, we may conclude that______ .



　　A. it would take the boys a long time to gather all the required things



　　B. the woman would give all the required things to the boys



　　C. the boys were cheated by the baby-sitter's game



　　D. the baby-sitter ran away with her boyfriend



11.富有挑战性的搜寻



　　一个妇人打开前门，看到两个男孩手里拿着一张字条。"夫人，"其中一个解释道，"我们在寻宝。我们需要三颗麦粒、一块猪排骨、一张用过的复写纸来挣一美元。"



　　"哦，"那位妇女回答道："谁让你们作这样富有挑战性的搜寻的？"



　　"是我们保姆的男朋友。"

练习参考答案：



①D②D③C④D⑤A
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