初中英語閱讀題:我懂他的話

　　While eating in a restaurant, I reprimanded my four-year-old son for speaking with his mouth full . "Mump umn Kmpfhm," was all I heard.

　　"Drew," I scolded, "no one can understand a word you're saying.

　　"He says he wants some ketchup," my husband said calmly

　　A woman sitting nearby leaned over and asked, "How in the world did you understand him?"

　　"I'm a dentist," my husband explained.

　　Notes:

　　(1) reprimand v.申斥

　　(2) scold v.責備

　　(3) ketchup n.番茄醬

　　(4) How in the world did you understand him?你究竟如何明白他的話的呢?句中“ in the world”用來表示強調，加強語氣。

　　Exercises:

　　根據短文回答下列問題：

　　① Where did the story take place?

　　② How old was the son?

　　③ Why did the mother scold her son?

　　④ What did the father say the boy want?

　　⑤ Why could the father understand the son?

　　102.我懂他的話

　　在飯店吃飯的時候，我申斥我4歲的兒子，因為他滿嘴食物在說話。“喔、呢”，我聽到的就是這些。

　　“祖，”我責備道，“沒人明白你在說什么。”

　　“他說他要一些番茄醬，”我丈夫平靜地說。

　　坐在旁邊的一位婦女靠過來問道：“你究竟如何明白他的話的呢?”

　　“我是牙醫。”我丈夫解釋道。

　　練習參考答案：

　　① In a restaurant.

　　② He was four years old

　　③ Because he had spoken with his mouth full.

　　④ Some ketchup.

　　⑤ Because he was a dentist.

（育路中小學教育）