Question

Mrs. Hunt is sixty years old. She lives in a farmhouse in the country with her dog Bill. Her son Sam is twenty-one years old. At first, he works in a shop in the country and lives with his mother. But now he finds new work in a town and lives there. It’s quite a long way from his mother’s house. She isn’t happy about this. Sam says, “There isn’t any good work for me in the country, mother, and I can get a lot of money in the town and give you some every week.”

One day Mrs. Hunt goes to see her son, and she goes there by train. Sam meets her at the train station. She asks her son, “Why don’t you phone me?”

“But mother, you haven’t a phone.” Sam says.

“No,” she answers, “I haven’t, but you have one!”

1.Mrs. Hunt lives in a _________.

A. shopB. farmhouse

C. townD. city

2._______ finds the new work in a town.

A. Mrs. HuntB. Sam

C. BillD. Sam’s father

3.Sam can get much money ________.

A. from his motherB. in the town

C. in the shopD. in the country

4.Mrs. Hunt goes to see her son ________.

A. in her carB. by bus

C. on foot D. by train

5.Does Sam phone his mother?

A. Yes, he does.B. No, he doesn’t.

C. I think so.D. Of course.

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.B

3.B

4.D

5.B

【解析】

試題分析：這篇文章主要講Mrs Hunt六十歲了，和她的狗住在鄉下農莊。他兒子Sam在鎮上工作。一天Mrs Hunt坐火車去看兒子，兒子去火車站接她。她問兒子，他有手機，為什么不打電話給她？

1.細節理解題。She lives in a farmhouse in the country with her dog Bill.句意：她和她的狗Bill住在鄉下農莊。她指的是上文中出現的Mrs Hunt。故選B。

2.細節理解題。根據But now he finds new work in a town and lives there.句意：但是現在他在鎮上找到新工作并住在鎮上。他指的是上文中提到的Sam。可知應選B。

3.細節理解題。根據Sam says, “There isn’t any good work for me in the country, mother, and I can get a lot of money in the town and give you some every week.”句意：Sam說：“鄉下對我來說沒有好工作，媽媽。我在鎮上能夠賺到很多錢，我每周給你一些錢。”故選B。

4.細節理解題。根據One day Mrs. Hunt goes to see her son, and she goes there by train.句意：一天MrsHunt去看她兒子，她坐火車去那里。故選D。

5.推理判斷題。根據She asks her son, “Why don’t you phone me?”句意：她問她兒子：“你為什么不打電話給我？”由此可知Sam沒有給他媽打電話。可知應選B。

考點：故事類短文閱讀。