11. A Challenging Hunt

　　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 carbon¹ paper to earn a dollar. "

　　"Wow," the woman replied, "who sent you on such a challenging² 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 backyard³

　　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 disappointed⁴

　　D. she was a bit surprised

　　⑤ From the passage, we may conclude⁵ 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

1 carbon   

n.碳元素

参考例句：

• Diamonds are pure carbon.钻石是纯净的碳。
• Carbon is an element,while carbon dioxide is a compound.碳是一种(化学)元素，而二氧化碳则是一种化合物。

2 challenging   

adj.大胆的(复杂的，有前途的，挑战的)；n.复杂(有前途，大胆，挑战)

参考例句：

• She performed the most challenging task without a mistake.她毫无差错地完成了这一最富有挑战性的任务。
• We have changed the course to make it more challenging.我们改了课程以使其更具挑战性。

3 backyard   

n.后院，后庭

参考例句：

• I parked the car in the backyard.我把汽车停在后院。
• The residents didn't want a new factory in their backyard.居民不希望在他们住地附近建新工厂。

4 disappointed   

adj.失望的，不满意的，不如意的

参考例句：

• He seemed disappointed when the man refused his request.当那个人拒绝了他的要求时他看起来很失望。
• He was disappointed so often that he became hopeless.他屡次失望，以致变为了绝望。

5 conclude   

vt.结束时说；（经推理）相信；达成；vi.结束，终结

参考例句：

• From the evidence I must conclude that you are wrong.从证据看，我敢断定你错了。
• I would like to conclude with a few points.我想用几点来做个结论。