五、阅读理解
Not long ago, two of my grandchildren came over for Sunday night family dinner. They walked in and went straight to the sofa to lie down. Aged 10 and 12, they took out their smartphones and started gaming. It made me sad to watch them, and so many other kids today, think gaming as play. When I was a kid, I knew how to play.
When I wanted a metal (金属的) pedal car (踏板车), my father made me one out of wood. It was not well-made with a broken stick on the back. At first, I was ashamed (羞愧的) of the homemade toy. But I soon began to like it when my friends all wanted a ride. Dad also built a huge playhouse and several tree houses. When I was older, he made me a high jump stand.
In my neighbourhood, we didn't have much to play with. For fun, we had to get creative. We camped in the backyard. We once went on a week-long bike trip to Lake Huron.
My grandchildren have no idea how much fun these activities can be. That Sunday night, after dinner, I decided to take them outside to show them "something different".
The first response (响应) was, ① "Why do we have to put our shoes on and go outside?" "Because I want to show you something," I said and picked up my frisbee (飞盘). "I think we can go outside and throw the frisbee around." ② I got a slow and unwilling "Sure".
③ With some more unwillingness, we walked out into the street. Then we began throwing the frisbee back and forth badly—we hit the neighbour's car three times.
Slowly, we got the hang of it and we were playing it better and better. ④ My grandson found three excuses (借口) to go inside. But each time, his grandma pushed him back out.⑤ We played till the neighbour came to check on his car.
It was great fun, I think, but I may need a few more tries to make them fall in love with outdoor fun.
(
C
) 1. How did the writer's feelings to the wooden pedal car change in Paragraph 2?
A. Worried→Excited.
B. Excited→Sad.
C. Ashamed→Excited.
D. Excited→Ashamed.
(
B
) 2. What does the phrase "something different" refer to?
A. Playing with smartphones.
B. Throwing the frisbee around outside.
C. Making a high jump stand.
D. Building a huge playhouse.
(
C
) 3. Which of the underlined sentences show grandchildren's unwillingness?
A. ①②
B. ①②③
C. ①②③④
D. ①②③④⑤
(
B
) 4. What may the writer do later according to the passage?
A. He will buy a metal pedal car for his grandchildren.
B. He will ask his grandchildren to enjoy outdoor fun.
C. He will join them to play with smartphones.
D. He will keep throwing frisbee and hitting the neighbour's car.
