七 新情境 趣味故事 阅读小故事,选择正确的答案。(5分)
"Give" or "take"
Eddie has a friend. His name is Tom. He is rich but close-fisted. He loves money very much, and never gives anything to anyone.
It's Sunday. Tom is walking with his friend Jeff near a river. He slips(滑倒) and falls into the river. Jeff runs to help him. He is holding out his hand and shouting, "Give me your hand and I will pull you out!" The rich man's head goes under the water and then comes up again, but he doesn't hold out his hand. Again, Jeff tries, but again the same thing happens(发生).
Then Eddie comes and shouts, "Take my hand and I will pull you out!" Tom holds out his hand at once, and Eddie pulls him out of the water. "I know Tom very well. If you say 'give', he will do nothing. But if you say 'take', he will take!" says Eddie.
()1. Tom likes .
A. helping other people
B. giving things to other people
C. taking things from other people
()2. Tom with his friend near a river.
A. is swimming
B. is having a chat
C. is taking a walk
()3. saves Tom at last.
A. Jeff
B. Eddie
C. Eddie's friend
()4. When Tom hears "", he holds out his hand.
A. Give me your hand!
B. I will pull you out!
C. Take my hand and I will pull you out!
()5. The underlined word "close-fisted" means "" in Chinese.
A. 骄傲的
B. 吝啬的
C. 蛮横的

1.C 2.C 3.B 4.C 5.B

【分析】
这是一篇趣味英语阅读理解题，解题思路为：先通读全文把握故事大意，再针对每个小题，定位原文对应内容，逐一对比选项与原文信息，选出正确答案。具体来说：第1题需找Tom的喜好，第2题找他和朋友在河边的活动，第3题找救他的人，第4题找让他伸手的表述，第5题结合上下文猜测划线词词义。
【解析】
1. 原文第一段提到Tom“loves money very much, and never gives anything to anyone”，说明他喜欢拿别人的东西，对应选项C。
2. 原文第二段明确写Tom“is walking with his friend Jeff near a river”，walking与taking a walk同义，对应选项C。
3. 原文第三段指出Eddie喊“Take my hand and I will pull you out!”后，Tom伸手被救，对应选项B。
4. 原文第三段说明Tom听到“Take my hand and I will pull you out!”时立刻伸手，对应选项C。
5. 原文第一段提到Tom富有但“close-fisted”，且从不给别人东西，推测该词意为吝啬的，对应选项B。
【答案】
1.C 2.C 3.B 4.C 5.B
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、词义猜测
【点评】
这是一篇趣味故事类阅读，通过简单情节考察学生对原文细节的查找和词义推测能力，内容贴近生活，易于理解。
【难度系数】
0.6