四、阅读表达。
Roberta woke up early the next morning. Then she woke up Phyllis and Peter. “We're in the new house. We must help Mother now，”said Roberta.
Carefully the three children made a fire and filled a kettle(水壶)with water. They hung(悬挂)the kettle above the fire.
“Mother isn't awake yet. Let's go outside and sit on that flat stone，”said Roberta. “Perhaps we will see a train go by. ”
When Mother came out at eight o'clock，Roberta，Peter and Phyllis were all fast asleep in the sunshine. They had put the kettle on the fire at five o'clock：three hours ago. All the water had boiled away(烧干). Now there was a hole in the bottom(底部)of the kettle. The fire had gone out.
“Never mind，”laughed Mother. “I've found the dinner. ”
She led them into the kitchen and pointed to a door.
“Last night，I thought this was a cupboard. It was so dark. But look，”she said. Mother opened the door and the children saw a little room with a table in the middle. On it there was roast beef，bread and butter，cheese and an apple pie.
“Apple pie for breakfast，”cried Peter. “What fun！”
It was a wonderful breakfast. Everyone was very hungry.
“It feels like dinner because we were up so early，”said Peter，as he passed his plate for more apple pie.
When the children had finished，they helped Mother put everything away in the right place.
Then Mother said，“I'm tired. I'm going to lie down for a while. Go out to play but please be careful. ”
Roberta，Peter and Phyllis looked at each other. They were all thinking the same thing.
“Let's go down to the railway，”cried Roberta.
“Listen！”said Phyllis. “I think I can hear a train. ”
Peter asked，“Do you think it's going to London？”
“Father is in London，”replied Roberta. “Let's go to the station and find out. ”
—Taken from *The Railway Children*
1. When did the children get up？

2. What happened to the kettle when the water boiled away？

3. How did the children like the breakfast？

4. What is “the same thing” they were thinking？

5. 新考法 开放性设问 What are the children like in your eyes？Why do you think so？

1. Early in the morning. /Before five o'clock. 2. There was a hole in the bottom (of the kettle). 3. Wonderful. /It was a wonderful breakfast. 4. Going down to the railway. 5. Helpful. /They are helpful. Because they're willing to help with the housework. (言之有理即可)

【分析】
这是一篇选自《铁路少年》的阅读理解题，解题时需结合题目要求，定位原文对应内容作答：
1. 第1题询问孩子们起床时间，需先找到文中与时间相关的描述，第一段提到Roberta早起，第四段指出他们五点生火烧水，由此可推断起床时间在清晨或五点之前；
2. 第2题问水烧干后水壶的状况，直接定位到第四段中描述水烧干后的句子即可找到答案；
3. 第3题考查孩子们对早餐的评价，找到文中孩子们对早餐的感受相关语句就能得出结论；
4. 第4题需结合上下文，后文孩子们提议去铁路边，由此推断他们之前想的“同一件事”就是去铁路那边；
5. 第5题开放性问题，需从文中孩子们的行为（如早起帮妈妈做家务、收拾东西等）分析人物性格，理由要结合文本内容。
【解析】
1. 根据第一段“Roberta woke up early the next morning.”以及第四段“They had put the kettle on the fire at five o'clock：three hours ago.”可知，孩子们在清晨起床，且在五点之前就起来了。
2. 由第四段“All the water had boiled away(烧干). Now there was a hole in the bottom(底部)of the kettle.”可知，水烧干后，水壶底部出现了一个洞。
3. 根据第八段“It was a wonderful breakfast.”以及第七段Peter所说的“What fun！”可知，孩子们觉得这份早餐很棒。
4. 结合后文Roberta提议的“Let's go down to the railway，”以及孩子们的呼应，可知他们当时想的“the same thing”是去铁路那边。
5. 从文中孩子们早起帮妈妈生火烧水、吃完早餐后帮忙收拾物品这些行为，可以看出他们乐于助人，因为他们主动承担家务，帮妈妈减轻负担（言之有理即可）。
【答案】
1. Early in the morning. /Before five o'clock.
2. There was a hole in the bottom (of the kettle).
3. Wonderful. /It was a wonderful breakfast.
4. Going down to the railway.
5. Helpful. /They are helpful. Because they're willing to help with the housework. (言之有理即可)
【知识点】
细节信息提取、推理判断、人物形象分析
【点评】
本题节选自经典读物《铁路少年》，题目设置兼顾细节考查与思维拓展。前四道题侧重文本细节的定位与提取，难度较低；最后一道开放性题目要求结合文本分析人物性格，考查学生对文本的理解与归纳能力，整体贴合学生阅读水平，能有效锻炼阅读理解能力。
【难度系数】
0.7