As a kindergarten teacher, I work with students of different reading abilities. One day, I was helping a student who was struggling to learn the letter sounds. I used flash cards with letters and pictures to help. I showed him the letters and a picture of a snake to call attention to the sound. Sss, snake. Next came the letter c. He couldn’t remember the sound, so I showed him a picture of a cat. When I asked him to tell me the sound of c, he looked puzzled and said, “Meow?”

PIANO WOMAN

When I saved a piano from an old house, I had not considered that I would need assistance moving it from the back of my pickup truck into my home. Finally, I had to drive around with it for several days. One day, a police officer pulled me over. He had seen me before and asked why I was driving around with a piano in my truck bed. I told him that my car radio had broken and I couldn’t afford a new one. He laughed—and he let me go without a ticket.

SEE DAD RUN

Like most dads, I imagine, I’d always assumed that my three-year-old son looked up to me as a superhero. Until one day, that is, when, having picked him up from school, I saw that we were about to miss our bus and decided to make a run for it. Once we were safely aboard, I noticed that my son was staring at me with his big blue eyes. “What’s the matter?” I asked him, still out of breath. He whispered, “Daddy, I didn’t know you could run.”

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After moving to the country, my three-year-old daughter and I were often alone in our house. Because we lived in a rural area with no close neighbors, I wanted to make sure she would be able to call 911 in the event that something happened to me. After instructing her, I decided to test her: “OK, what would you do if you found me on the floor and you couldn’t wake me up?” I could see her little brain working. To my surprise, she said, “I would go into the kitchen and eat anything I want.”

【1】Why did the police officer laugh and let the woman go without a ticket?

A. Because the woman didn’t break any traffic rules on purpose that day.

B. Because the woman was wise enough to give him appropriate explanations.

C. Because the police officer was so kind and friendly that he wanted to help her.

D. Because the police officer had seen the woman for several times before.

【2】Which of the following is the most suitable to be put in the blank of the text?

A. CLOSE NEIGHBORS B. YOUNG DAUGHTER

C. SNACK EMERGENCY D. CALL 911-HELP

【3】What do you think of the stories?

A. Fun. B. Caring. C. Confusing. D. Amazing.

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【解析】作者讲述了几个出人意料，幽默回答，让人发笑的故事。

【1】B

推理判断题。根据女士的回答I told him that my car radio had broken and I couldn’t afford a new one.可知，是因为她机智幽默的回答给了警察一个合理的解释，所以警察让她没有票就走了。故选B。

【2】C

推理判断题。根据段中call 911 in the event that something happened to me和go into the kitchen and eat anything I want.可知，作者想教给孩子紧急情况下拨打911，但孩子却想趁母亲倒地时去厨房吃东西。SNACK EMERGENCY概括出了本段的关键词，故选C。

【3】A

推理判断题。作者讲述的这几个故事都有出人意料，幽默的回答，让人发笑。这几个故事都是有趣的，故选A。