Question

五、 (2015 •宜興期末）閱讀理解。(20分) 

   Mr and Mrs Smith have just opened a small restaurant. In order to attract customers (吸引顧客) ， they put a notice (告示) in front of the restaurant,which said “Meals on the House for Three Days."

   A foreign student who didn’t know much English happened to pass by the restaurant on the second day. It was lunchtime and he felt very hungry. “Well,here is a restaurant. I am going to have something to eat. ” He walked to the restaurant when he saw the notice. “American people are really strange. They even eat meals on the house!But how can I get up to the top of the house?” He said to himself.

    He looked around and found a ladder against a tree nearby. He was very glad. But as he reached the top,he heard someone shouting at him ,“Hey,what are you doing up there?” Mr Smith was looking at him angrily,and beside him was a policeman. “Doesn’t your notice say ‘Meals on the House for Three Days? Is it just a joke?” The foreign student answered.

    On hearing this,both Mr Smith and the policeman laughed. Do you know the meaning of MEALS ON THE HOUSE? Look it up in the dictionary.

() 1. Mr and Mrs Smith were the    of the small restaurant.

   A. waiters   B. owners   C. cooks   D. neighbours

() 2. The student was    .

   A. an American   B. a Chinese   C. a Japanese   D. a foreigner

() 3. The student passed by the restaurant which was opened the day before     .

   A. when he went to school        B. when he arrived in America

   C. when he learned some English   D. when he felt very hungry

() 4. The story happened in    .

   A. England   B. Australia   C. the USA   D. Canada

() 5. “Meals on the house” here means “    ”.

   A. eating in the house            B. serving meals at the house

   C. you can eat meals in the house   D. you can eat without paying

Answer 1

1.B 2.D 3.D 4.C 5.D

五、 1.B  2.D  3.D  4.C  5.D