閱讀理解一

　　Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied with (滿意) him.

　　One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future (未來). They talked for a long time.

　　“Have a look at your watch, please,” said the girl. “What time is it now?”

　　“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,” said Jack. “Where's yours?”

　　“I left it at home.”

　　Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”

　　The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, “It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?”

　　1. Jack was ________ when he finished middle school

　　A. sixteen　B. eighteen　C. twenty　D. fifteen

　　2. The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________.

　　A. he's her grandson　　 B. he's cleverC. he can keep quiet D. he gets home on time

　　3. From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack's ________.

　　A. classmate B. colleague (同事)C. aunt D. wife

　　4. The word “stamp” in the story means ______ in Chinese.

　　A. 蓋印 B. 跺 C. 貼郵票 D. 承認

　　5. Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order (為了) ________.

　　A. to wake his grandma up　B. to make his grandma angry

　　C. that his grandma was going to tell him the time　D. that his grandma was going to buy him a watch

　　參考答案 ：　　1.B　　2.C　　3.A　　4.B　　5.C

　　講解：

　　1.第*句介紹杰克今年20歲，2年前中學畢業，故選B。

　　2.結合前后文意，前面講他吃完飯就去睡覺，并且很快就睡著了，文章最后介紹他用腳跺樓，發出聲音，奶奶阻止他，說明他奶奶怕吵，綜合判斷選C。

　　3.由第二段倒數第二句判斷。

　　4.根據文意，他奶奶住他樓下，倒數第二句又講他用腳在地板上發出“Bang...”的聲音，故應是用腳跺樓。

　　5.因他表壞了，Mary 又沒帶，他們想知道時間。