Yesterdayevening,whenIwenttotownwithmymother,wemetastrangeoldman.Itwasraininghardandwehadnoumbrella(伞).Weweretryingtogetintoataxiwhenhecameuptous.Hewascarryinganiceumbrellaandhesaidthathewouldgiveittousforonlyapound.Hehadforgottenhiswallet,hesaid,neededtaxi-fare(出租汽车费)togobackhome.Mymotherdidn’tbelievewhathehadsaidatfirst,andaskedhimalotofquestions.Buttheoldmandidn’tgetintoataxi.Wefollowed(跟随)himandfoundhewentintoapub(小酒店)andboughthimselfaglassofwhiskey(威士忌)withthepound.Afterhedrankit,heputonhishatandtookuponeofthemanywetumbrellasthereandwentoffwiththenewone.Soonafterthat,hesolditagain. 1.Theoldmansoldanumbrellatothewriterandhermother. 2.Hegaveittothemforonlyapoundbecausehehadforgottenhiswalletandneededtaxifaretogobackhome. 3.Theumbrellawasworthmorethanonepound. 4.Theoldmansoldhisownumbrella. 5.Hewasanhonestman. 参考答案与解析: 1.A推理判断题。虽然文中不可直接找到答案,但由后文的boughthimselfaglassofwhiskey(威士忌)withthepound.中pound前用的是the(那) 和hesolditagain中的again(又)可推断出,作者和他母亲买了那个老人的伞。 2.B事实细节题。由文中所述这个老人收钱后并没乘taxi回家,而是去pub喝酒可知。 3.A推理判断题。他要将伞卖给作者时说foronlyapound中的only可以推断,那把伞不只值1英镑。 4.B推理判断题。这个老头先卖给了作者一把伞,可是他喝酒后又tookuponeofthemanywetumbrellasthere,并将其很快卖掉,由此推断卖的并不是他自己的伞,而是别人的伞。 5.B推理判断题。这个老人原来说卖伞乘taxi回家,事实上是上pub喝酒,后来又拿别的雨伞去卖掉,由此可推断他是不诚实的。 (责任编辑:admin) |