Question

Mr Smith just opened a small restaurant. To attract （吸引）People, he put up a notice (通知) in front of the restaurant. It said, "Meals on the house for three days."

The next day, a foreign student passed by the restaurant. He didn't know much English. It was lunch time and he felt very hungry. He walked to the restaurant and saw the notice. "American people are really funny; They even have dinners 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 (梯子). But when he reached the top, he heard someone shouting at him, "Hey! What are you doing up there?"

"Doesn't your notice say 'Meals on the house for three days'? Is it just a joke?" the foreign student asked.

When people heard this, they all laughed, "Do you know what that means? It means all the food here is free these days."

1.Mr Smith put a notice in front of the restaurant, because .

A. he wanted to make a joke on people

B. he wanted more people to have meals there

C. he wanted to make the restaurant more beautiful

2.What did the foreign student think of American people?

A. Friendly. B. Funny. C. Outgoing.

3.The foreign student climbed to the top of the house in order to .

A. make a joke B. have lunch C. use the ladder

4.How did the foreign student get to the top of the house?

A. He used a ladder.

B. He used the notice.

C. He jumped.

5."Meals on the house" in the passage probably means .

A. serving meals only on the house

B. eating something special on the top of the house

C. you can eat meals but pay nothing for them

Answer 1

1.B

2.B

3.B

4.A

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是Smith先生新开了一个餐馆，为了吸引顾客，他在餐馆前面贴了一个通知，三天内吃饭免费。一个国外的学生路过餐馆，误解了通知的意思，结果闹出了笑话。

1.细节理解题。根据短文的第一段中To attract （吸引）People, he put up a notice (通知) in front of the restaurant.可知，Smith先生刚刚开了一个饭店，为了吸引顾客，他在餐馆的前面贴了一个通知。由此可知，Smith先生贴通知是为了让更多的人都来他的餐馆吃饭。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据短文的第二段中a foreign student passed by the restaurant. He didn't know much English…. saw the notice. "American people are really funny;可知，一个学生经过餐馆，看到了这个通知，错误的理解了它的意思，他觉得美国人很有趣，在房子上面吃饭。故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据短文第二段和第三段中He walked to the restaurant and saw the notice. "American people are really funny; He looked around and found a ladder可知，一个学生经过餐馆的时候，看到了这个通知，错误的理解了它的意思，他觉得美国人很有趣，在房子上面吃饭，所以他找了一个梯子，想爬到房子上面去吃饭。故选B。

4.细节理解题。根据短文第三段中He looked around and found a ladder可知，这个学生错误的理解了他的意思，他觉得美国人很有趣，在房子上面吃饭，所以找了一个梯子，爬到房子上面去。故选A。

5. you know what that means? It means all the food here is free these days."可知，Smith先生贴的通知：Meals on the house for three days的意思不是在房子上面吃饭，而是这几天吃饭免费。由此可知选C。

考点：故事类短文阅读。