A
“Can we go now, Momma？” little Susie asked, pulling on her mom’s arm. Her mother did not answer, only stared blankly at the scene below. Crowds of people marched about with what looked like picket(警戒队) signs. Other people gathered around them, shouting angry words that she couldn’t make out from this distance. This relatively small town in Missouri had never seen so much action. She and Susie were standing at the top of the only high rise building in town for Susie loved to try to find their house among the rows and rows of little boxes.
“Momma? ” Susie said in a frightened voice, two seconds before a gun shot went off, making her scream at the top of her lungs. Her mom grabbed her and held her over her shoulder as the tears started pouring. “What was that? I’m scared, Momma！！”
“Sh Sh Sh，” her momma whispered in a soothing tone, rubbing her daughter’s hair. “It’s just a bad dream, baby.” She said both to herself and Susie.
Susie looked at her with confused eyes at the same time a fight broke out among some members of each group. The little girl gasped in surprise. “Why are those ants fighting , Momma？”
“Those aren’t ants, sweetie; they’re people, or, at least they’re supposed to be.”
“I don’t understand what’s going on! I’m scared！！” the fouryearold child clung to her momma. “It looks like they’re dancing, momma.”
“Yeah, it sort of does, doesn’t it？” her mother said with an air of disbelief. How could the expression of heated anger be so beautiful? It was so wondrously unexpected that it brought soft tears to her eyes.
“Why are you scared, Momma? It’s just bugs dancing，” Susie said with an innocent smile, wiping away her mother’s tears.
【解题导语】 作者在本文中告诫大家要尽量避免战争，因为大家都应该热爱和平。
1．What could be happening below the tall building?
A．A large number of bugs have gathered dancing.
B．There was a fighting between different groups of people.
C．A group of ants were fighting out there.
D．A crowd of people were giving performances.
B 解析：推理判断题。根据第一段中的Crowds of people marched about with what looked like picket(警戒队) signs. Other people gathered around them, shouting angry words that she couldn’t make out from this distance.可知，有一个不同群体的人之间的战斗。故选B项。
2．Why did Susie and her mum come to the top of the high building?
A．Because they could see beautiful sights there.
B．Because there were plenty of boxes for Susie to choose.
C．Because Susie liked to pick out their own house among other houses.
D．Because Susie loved to watch people gathering below the building.
C 解析：细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句She and Susie were standing at the top of the only high rise building in town for Susie loved to try to find their house among the rows and rows of little boxes.可知，她和Susie喜欢在成排的房子中找到自己的家。故选C项。
3．We can infer from the passage that ．
A．Susie’s mum cried because of scare
B．Susie’s mum always liked lying to Susie
C．Susie really believed there were bugs down there
D．Susie had a poor sight so that she couldn’t see things clearly
C 解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段“Why are you scared, Momma? It’s just bugs dancing，”可知，Susie真的以为下面有虫子。故选C项。
4．The purpose of the passage is to tell us ．
A．as humans, we should love peace and avoid fighting as much as we can
B．a little girl is easy to make misjudgments on common things
C．it’s hard for a mother to explain to a small child why people fight sometimes
D．a fighting may have lasting harmful effect on a small child
A 解析：写作意图题。通过全文Susie和她妈妈从楼上看到的下面发生的事情，“不同的群体在打架”，告诉人们应该热爱和平，避免战争。故选A项。
