第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40 分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A couple had two little boys aged 8 and 10 who were very naughty. They were always getting into trouble and their parents knew that if any trouble occurred in their town their sons were probably involved.
The boys' mother heard that a clergyman(牧师) in the town had been successful in educating children so she asked if he would speak with her boys. The clergyman agreed but asked to see them individually. So the mother sent her 8-year-old first in the morning with the elder boy to see the clergyman in the afternoon.
The clergyman, a huge man with a booming (嗡嗡) voice, sat the younger boy down and asked him strictly, "Where is God?"
The boy's mouth dropped open but he made no answer, sitting there with his mouth hanging open, wide-eyed. So the clergyman repeated the question in an even stricter tone "Where is God?" Again the boy made no attempt to answer. So the clergyman raised his voice even more and shook his finger in the boy's face and shouted" Where is God?"
The boy screamed and escaped from the room, ran directly home and dove into his closet, slamming the door behind him. When his elder brother found him in the closet, he asked "What happened?"
The younger brother replied out of breath, "We are in big trouble this time. God is missing--and they think we did it. "
1. What were the two boys like?
A. They always made trouble. B. They were brave.
C. They were easygoing. D. They were honest.
2. What did their parents plan to do?
A. They gave up their children.
B. They liked their children very much.
C. They wanted the clergyman to persuade their children.
D. They helped their children to make trouble.
3. What do you suppose the boy felt when he was asked by the clergyman?
A. Happy. B. Sad. C. Afraid. D. Surprised.
4. What do you think the underlined word "slamming" in Paragraph 5 means?
A. Open. B. Shut. C. Knock. D. Pull.