Question

Cause and effect is one way to explain things that happen around us. Many things happen because something caused or influenced them to happen. Sometimes it is hard to look at a cause and find out what caused or influenced them to happen. Sometimes it is hard to look at a cause and find out what causes the effect. It may help you to start with the effect and use your reasoning(推理的) skills. Think about all the things you know that could be reasons for the effect you can see.

For example, you may see someone putting on a heavy jacket. This is the effect. To look for a cause, think to yourself, “What would take someone put on a heavy jacket?” Maybe the person is going outside into very cold weather. Maybe the person works in the penguin pen(企鵝圈養地) at Sea World. Maybe the person is going to visit an ice skating rink where the air is kept very cold. All of these things could be a cause for putting on a heavy jacket.

Now, think about a second example. The effect is that a boy named Abi has to go to the head teacher’s office. What are the possible causes? Maybe he bullied(欺負) another student. Maybe he is just being picked up early. Maybe he is being given a prize!

Here is another example for you to think about its cause and effect. Cait, 13, was trying to fall asleep when her 8-year-old brother, Doug, came into her room. He looked around a bit, but seemed really out of it. Then Doug went back into the hallway and stood there looking straight up at the hall light for quite a while. Little brothers can be very strange, but this was really much too strange. Cait’s father appeared and explained that Doug was sleepwalking(夢游). What’s the cause and effect, could you tell?

1.According to the second paragraph, which of the following is an effect?

A. Someone works in the penguin pen.

B. Someone puts on a heavy jacket.

C. Someone will go outside into cold weather.

D. Someone will go to visit an ice skating rink.

2.Abi has to go to the head teacher’s office. Which of the following isn’t the possible cause?

A. He is going shopping. B. He bullied another student.

C. His is being picking up early. D. He is being given a prize.

3.What was Doug doing when his sister Cait tried to fall asleep?

A. He was going outside. B. He was sleepwalking.

C. He was reading a story. D. He was looking for his dad.

4.Which of the following is cause and effect?

A. Tony got up and had a glass of water.

B. We came home and found him sleeping.

C. Tim was late again and his teacher got angry.

D. The ball was lost and a window was broken.

5.What is the best title for the next?

A. Truth and lies B. Work and sleep

C. Life and dreams D. Cause and effect

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：這是一篇介紹什么是原因和什么是結果的小論文。文章以生活中發生的小事情舉例說明什么是原因和什么是結果，分析透徹，讓人一目了然。

1. example, you may see someone putting on a heavy jacket. This is the effect可知選B。

2. he bullied(欺負) another student. Maybe he is just being picked up early. Maybe he is being given a prize排除B、C、D。故選A。

3. father appeared and explained that Doug was sleepwalking(夢游)推論是可知Doug在夢游。故選B。

4.

5. and cause來論述的。故選D。

考點：生活類短文閱讀。