B
It was a rainy, windy October afternoon. Garth stood outside his house with a wide smile. The weather was perfect for testing his new invention—Umbrella Hat. He could hardly wait to see whether it could keep the rain off. He walked along the street. The hat worked.
Suddenly, three boys in his neighbourhood appeared and stopped him. Todd, the oldest one, pulled his Umbrella Hat off his head. “What’s this?” he asked.
“It’s an Umbrella Hat. You can wear it on rainy days and...” Garth said.
The boy laughed, “Will anyone wear that stupid thing?” Todd threw the hat onto the ground and then ran off.
Garth picked up his Umbrella Hat from the ground with tears. “Maybe Todd was right. In reality(现实), who would ever need my invention?” He lowered his head and said to himself.
Suddenly, he raised his head and saw a lady looking at him. “I was just leaving my house when I saw you and those boys. Are you okay?”
Then she saw the broken Umbrella Hat and asked, “Er... what’s that?”
“It’s my Umbrella Hat. I thought it out and made it by myself,” answered Garth.
“What a creative mind you have! Don’t ever let stupid boys play jokes on you! Keep inventing and one day you will create something really great!” she said.
“And you’ve given me a wonderful idea,” she continued. “I have a gadget(小器具) shop—Gadgets4U. I’d like to hold a competition to find the best young gadget inventor in our town. I’ll display(展示) three best inventions. I’m sure you’ll have a chance of winning a prize.”
Garth was very surprised. Gadgets4U was one of his favourite places. The thought of having his invention displayed in that wonderful place was so exciting. He suddenly felt much better and could already feel lots of new ideas coming out!
()21. Why was there a smile on Garth’s face?
A. Because it was cool that afternoon.
B. Because his Umbrella Hat was successful.
C. Because he felt excited to show the Umbrella Hat to his friends.
D. Because the weather was good enough to show whether his Umbrella Hat could work.
()22. What can we learn about Garth from this passage?
A. He didn’t get on well with the boys.
B. He had few friends.
C. He got his hat back from Todd’s hand.
D. He invented many things.
()23. What does the underlined word “lowered” probably mean?
A. Set off. B. Checked out. C. Turned off. D. Put down.
()24. (新考法·细节排序)What’s the right order according to the passage?
①Todd pulled the hat off Garth’s head.
②The lady said some nice words to Garth for his creative mind.
③Garth felt he was full of new ideas.
④Garth couldn’t wait to test his invention.
⑤Garth picked up his Umbrella Hat from the ground.
A. ④⑤①②③ B. ④①⑤②③ C. ⑤④①②③ D. ①⑤④②③
()25. What is the best title for the passage?
A. An Umbrella Hat B. A Kind Lady
C. An Invention Competition D. Garth’s Journey of Invention
C

21. D
22. A
23. D
24. B
25. D

【分析】
这是一篇英语阅读理解题，需结合原文内容逐一解答各题。解题思路如下：1. 细节理解题需定位原文对应段落，查找关键信息；2. 推理判断题需结合上下文逻辑和细节推断人物情况；3. 词义猜测题需根据划线词所在句的语境推断词义；4. 事件排序题需梳理原文事件的先后顺序；5. 主旨大意题需把握全文核心内容，提炼标题。
【解析】
21. 细节理解题：根据原文第一段“The weather was perfect for testing his new invention—Umbrella Hat. He could hardly wait to see whether it could keep the rain off.”可知，Garth微笑是因为天气适合测试他的新发明，对应选项D。
22. 推理判断题：原文中Todd抢Garth的伞帽并嘲笑他，说明Garth和那些男孩相处不好，A项正确；B项文中未提及朋友少，C项是Garth从地上捡回帽子而非从Todd手中，D项文中只提到他发明了伞帽，故排除B、C、D，选A。
23. 词义猜测题：划线词所在句为“He lowered his head and said to himself.”，结合前文Garth被嘲笑后沮丧的状态，可知lowered意为“低下，放下”，对应选项D（Put down）。
24. 事件排序题：梳理原文事件顺序：④Garth迫不及待测试发明→①Todd抢过他的帽子→⑤Garth从地上捡起帽子→②女士表扬他的创意→③Garth觉得有很多新想法，对应选项B。
25. 主旨大意题：全文围绕Garth发明伞帽，遇到挫折后被鼓励，继续发明的经历展开，核心是Garth的发明之旅，对应选项D。
【答案】21.D 22.A 23.D 24.B 25.D
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节理解、词义猜测
【点评】本文是一篇贴近学生生活的记叙文，讲述少年发明家Garth的经历，通过多种题型考查学生对英语阅读的综合理解能力，题型设置常规，易于学生把握。
【难度系数】0.6