【小阅读^大脑袋】0423 NO.356

I first went to Harrow in the summer term. The school had the biggest swimming pool I had ever seen. It was a good joke to come up behind a naked boy, and push him into the pool. I made quite a habit of this with boys of my own size or less.

One day I saw a boy wrapped in a towel on the side of the pool. He was no bigger than I was, so I thought him a fair game. Coming secretly behind, I pushed him in, holding on to his towel so that it would not get wet, I was surprised to see an angry face come out from the water, and a being of great strength making its way by fierce strokes to the shore. I fled, but in vain. He overtook me, seized me violently, and threw me into the deepest part of the pool. I soon climbed out on the other side, and found myself surrounded by a crowd of younger boys. “Do you know what you have done?” they said, “It’s Amery; he is in Grade Six. He is champion at gym, and he has got his football honor.”

I was frightened and felt ashamed. How could I tell his position when be was wrapped in a bath towel and so small. He didn’t seem pleased at all, so I added in a most brilliant word, “My father, who is a great man, is also small.” At this he laughed, and after some general words about my rude behavior and how I had better be careful in the future, signified the incident was closed.
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答案解析：
1. The writer thought Amery “a fair game” because the boy _______.
A. looked like an animal
B. was fond of games
C. was of similar size
D. was good at sports
解析：C正确
作者认为埃默里可以开玩笑是因为什么？
作者特别指出了自己只和与自己体型差不多的人开这个玩笑，也特别指出埃默里和自己差不多大，因此觉得和他玩不会吃亏。

2. By saying “My father, who is a great man, is also small”, the write______.
A. tried to please Amery
B. challenged Amery
C. threatened Amery
D. admired his father
解析：A正确
作者说“My father, who is a great man, is also small”这句话是为了什么？
文中基本给出了解释：He didn’t seem pleased at all, so I added in a most brilliant word.正是因为对方看起来不高兴，作者才想让他高兴起来。

3. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The writer could run faster than Amery.
B. The writer liked playing on boys of all sizes.
C. Amery was a student in Grade Four.
D. Amery forgave the writer for his rude behavior.
解析：D正确
哪个选项是正确的？
A.作者比埃默里跑的快。文中说作者想跑，但是被埃默里赶上了，可见他跑的没埃默里快。所以不对。
B.作者喜欢和所有身形的男生玩。文中说作者和自己体型差不多或更小的玩。所以不对。
C.埃默里是个四年级的学生。很明显不对，从旁人得知，埃默里是六年级的。
D.埃默里原谅了作者的粗鲁的行为。这在最后一段体现，他被作者的话逗乐了，后来也没计较什么了。所以这项是正确的。

参考译文：
暑期学期我第一次来到哈罗学校。这所学校拥有我所见过的最大的游泳池。站到一个赤裸的男生后面，然后把他推进泳池，真是一个非常好玩的事情。我那时习惯和体型差不多或比我更小的男生开这样的玩笑。

有一天我看见泳池边有一个男生裹着毛巾。他体型和我差不多大，我就想可以拿他当目标。偷偷地走到他身后，推了他一把，顺手抓住他的毛巾免得毛巾被弄湿。接着我就吃惊地看着一张充满怒气的脸从水中露出，一个人用力划到岸边。我要开溜，但是没用了，他赶上了我，用力地把我拿下，一把扔进了泳池的最深处。很快我从另一边爬上了岸，发现自己被一群比我小的男生围观。“你知道你都干了什么啊？”他们说，“那是埃默里。他是六年级的。他是体操冠军，足球也拿奖了。”

我既害怕又感到羞耻。在他裹着浴巾时我哪能知道他的身份啊，他看起来那么小。他看起来很不高兴，所以我说尽了好话：“我爸爸是个很了不起的人，他身材也不高大。”听到这，他笑了。说了一些批评我的粗鲁行为和以后要多注意的话后，也就意味着这件事就这样结束了。