Question

Sarah lives in the country, and she loves playing in the river near her house. But her father gets a job in a big city, and he moves there with his family.
Their new house has a garden, but the garden is very small. Sarah isn’t happy. “Is there a river near here?” she asks her mother on the first morning. Her mother answers, “No, there isn’t, but there is a nice park near here and there is a pool in it. We are going there this afternoon.” Sarah is happy now.
After lunch, Sarah and her mother go to the park. Sarah wants to walk near the pool, but there is a sign before it. Her mother reads it to her, “Warning(警告): This pool is dangerous. 367 people fell into it.” Sarah looks into the pool carefully , and she says, “But I can’t see them.” 
【小題1】Sarah likes playing _______ very much.

A．in the park	B．in the garden
C．in the river	D．in the zoo

【小題2】Sarah’s father works _________.

A．in the country	B．in a big city
C．in a small city	D．in a park

【小題3】There is _________ near Sarah’s new house.

A．a river

B．a garden

C．a zoo

D．a park

【小題4】Why can’t Sarah see the people in the pool?

A．Sarah’s mother doesn’t let her see.

B．She is too young.

C．There are no people in the pool.

D．Something is wrong with Sarah’s eyes.

Answer 1

【小題1】C
【小題2】B
【小題3】D
【小題4】C

解析試題分析：本文中主要介紹了薩拉原先住在鄉下，喜歡在河中游泳。當搬到新房子后也希望能夠有地方游泳。但是當他們參觀附近公園的池塘后，發現里面不能游泳。
【小題1】根據Sarah lives in the country, and she loves playing in the river near her house.描述，可知選C。
【小題2】根據But her father gets a job in a big city,描述，可知選B。
【小題3】根據第二段but there is a nice park near here and there is a pool in it.描述，可知選D。
【小題4】根據This pool is dangerous. 367 people fell into it.”本句中fall into是掉進的意思，推理可知這個池子里面沒有人，故選C。
考點：關于一個愛好游泳的人的記述文閱讀
點評：本文中長句較多，一時很難讀懂句子含義，注意多讀幾遍，不要強求非得理解一詞一句的含義，能把握文章大意就行。然后帶著問題閱讀短文，一般就能順利找出答題依據。對于不能直接找到根據的問題注意聯系上下文，根據短文中心總結出正確答案。