四、原文阅读回答问题（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）
根据节选小说内容，回答问题。
“Hello,”said Bruno.
“Hello,”said the boy.

The boy was smaller than Bruno. He wore the same striped pajamas that all the other people on that side of the fence wore, and a striped cloth cap on his head. He wasn’t wearing any shoes or socks and his feet were rather dirty.
When Bruno first approached the boy, he was sitting cross-legged on the ground, staring at the dust(尘土) beneath him. However, after a moment he looked up and Bruno saw his face. It was quite a strange face too. ... When the boy looked at him, all Bruno could see was an enormous pair of sad eyes staring back.
Bruno was sure that he had never seen a skinnier or sadder boy in his life. He thought that he had better talk to him.
...
Bruno stared at the boy and considered asking him why he looked so sad but hesitated(犹豫) because he thought it might sound rude. He knew that sometimes people who were sad didn’t want to be asked about it; sometimes they’d offer the information themselves and sometimes they wouldn’t stop talking about it for months on end, but on this occasion, Bruno decided that he should wait before saying anything.
Bruno sat down on the ground on his side of the fence and crossed his legs like the little boy and wished that he had brought some chocolate with him or perhaps a pastry that they could share.
“I live in the house on this side of the fence,” said Bruno. ... “I can see right over the fence from there. I’m Bruno, by the way.”
“I’m Shmuel,” said the little boy.
...
“... How old are you?” Bruno asked.
Shmuel thought about it and looked down at his fingers and they wiggled in the air, as if he was trying to calculate(计算). “I’m nine,” he said. “My birthday is April the fifteenth nineteen thirty-four.”
Bruno stared at him in surprise. “What did you say?” he asked.
“I said my birthday is April the fifteenth nineteen thirty-four.”
Bruno’s eyes opened wide and his mouth made the shape of an O. “I don’t believe it,” he said.
“Why not?” asked Shmuel.
“No,” said Bruno, shaking his head quickly. “I don’t mean I don’t believe you. I mean I’m surprised, that’s all. Because my birthday is April the fifteenth too. We were born on the same day.”
Shmuel thought about this. “So you’re nine too,” he said.
“Yes. Isn’t that strange?”
“Very strange,” said Shmuel. “Because there may be dozens of Shmuels on this side of the fence but I don’t think that I’ve ever met anyone with the same birthday as me before.”
“We’re like twins,” said Bruno. “A little bit,” agreed Shmuel.
Bruno felt very happy all of a sudden...
39. How did Bruno feel about the boy at the first sight?
40. After hesitation, what did Bruno decide to do?
41. Why did Bruno stare at Shmuel in surprise?
42. Why did Bruno feel very happy all of a sudden?
43. What kind of boy do you think Bruno was? And why?
【答案】39. He felt that the boy looked very small，poor and dirty.    
40. Bruno decided to wait before saying anything.    
41. Because he found that he and the boy were born on the same day.    
42. Because she has never met anyone with the same birthday as him before.They are like twins.    
43. I think Bruno was a kind and thoughtful boy. When Bruno saw the sad eyes of the boy, he thought he had better talk with this poor boy, which means Bruno was very kind. Bruno considered asking him why he looked so sad but hesitated because he thought it might sound rude and knew that sometimes people who were sad didn’t want to be asked about it. It shows that Bruno was very thoughtful.
【解析】
本文是一篇阅读表达。本文是节选自《穿着条纹睡衣的男孩》，本部分内容主要是展示了Bruno与Shmuel的初次相遇。
【39题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“The boy was smaller than Bruno. He wore the same striped pajamas that all the other people on that side of the fence wore, and a striped cloth cap on his head. He wasn’t wearing any shoes or socks and his feet were rather dirty.”可知，这个男孩比布鲁诺小。他穿着和篱笆那边所有人一样的条纹睡衣，头上戴着一顶条纹布帽。他没穿鞋或袜子，脚很脏。故答案为He felt that the boy looked very smal，poor and dirty.
【40题详解】
细节理解题。根据第六段中的“Bruno decided that he should wait before saying anything.”可知，布鲁诺决定等一等再说什么。故答案为Bruno decided to wait before saying anything.
【41题详解】
细节理解题。根据第十六段中的““No,” said Bruno, shaking his head quickly. “I don’t mean I don’t believe you. I mean I’m surprised, that’s all. Because my birthday is April the fifteenth too. We were born on the same day.””可知Bruno惊讶地盯着男孩是因为自己的生日也是四月十五号，和男孩的生日是同一天。故答案为Because he found that he and the boy were born on the same day.
【42题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后三段but I don’t think that I’ve ever met anyone with the same birthday as me before.“We’re like twins,” said Bruno. “A little bit,” agreed Shmuel.但我想我以前从未遇到过和我同一天生日的人。我们就像双胞胎，”Bruno。“有一点。”Shmuel表示同意。故答案为Because he has never met a boy with the same birthday as him.They are like twins.
【43题详解】
推理判断题。阅读完本篇文章我们可以发现Bruno在发现这个男孩看起来很伤心之后决定和男孩谈一谈，这说明他很善良，他又怕男孩不愿提起自己的伤心事所以决定在说话之前等一等，这说明他很体贴。故答案为think Bruno was a kind and thoughtful boy. When Bruno saw the sad eyes of the boy, he though he had better talk with this poor boy, which means Bruno was very kind. Bruno considered asking him why he looked so sad but hesitated because he thought it might sound rude and knew that sometimes people who were sad didn’t want to be asked about it. It shows that Bruno was very thoughtful.