11. A Challenging Hunt_英语幽默故事

　　a woman answered her front door and found two boys holding a list. "lady," one of them explained, "we are on a treasure hunt, and we need three grains of wheat, a pork-chop bone and a piece of used carbon paper to earn a dollar. "

　　"wow," the woman replied, "who sent you on such a challenging hunt?" "our baby-sitter's boyfriend. "

notes:

　　(1) pork-chop 猪肉排

　　(2) carbon paper复写纸

exercises:

根据短文回答问题：

　　①the list the two boys were holding must have been about _____.

　　a. the name of the baby-sitter's boyfriend

　　b. where the two boys should go

　　c. the lady's address

　　d. the things that the two boys should hunt

　　② where did the two boys meet the woman?

　　a. on the-street

　　b. on the road

　　c. in the backyard

　　d. at her front door

　　③ why were the boys on the hunt?

　　a. because their parents told them to do so,

　　b. because their baby-sitter was not home.

　　c. because their baby-sitter's boyfriend wanted to stay with her alone.

　　d. because it had bee their usual game.

　　④ the woman's attitude towards the boys' act was that_____ .

　　a. she was very happy

　　b. she was very angry

　　c. she was a bit disappointed

　　d. she was a bit surprised

　　⑤ from the passage, we may conclude that______ .

　　a. it would take the boys a long time to gather all the required things

　　b. the woman would give all the required things to the boys

　　c. the boys were cheated by the baby-sitter's game

　　d. the baby-sitter ran away with her boyfriend

11.富有挑战性的搜寻

　　一个妇人打开前门，看到两个男孩手里拿着一张字条。“夫人，”其中一个解释道，“我们在寻宝。我们需要三颗麦粒、一块猪排骨、一张用过的复写纸来挣一美元。”

　　“哦，”那位妇女回答道：“谁让你们作这样富有挑战性的搜寻的？”

　　“是我们保姆的男朋友。”

练习参考答案：

①d②d③c④d⑤a