Question

Balzac(巴尔扎克) was a great French writer. But he was very poor before he became famous. He lived in a dirty, wet room and was often worried about food. All his friends were very poor and they could not help him.

  One night it was very cold. The wind blew and it was snowing heavily. Balzac went to bed early but couldn’t fall asleep. He didn’t get any food before he went to bed. He thought and thought, but he couldn’t have a good idea. At midnight he saw a man climb in through the broken window. The man began to steal something on his bookshelf. Balzac got up quietly and said, “Don’t waste time, my friend! I couldn’t find any money in the daytime. How can you find some in the dark?”

1.Balzac was a ________.

A. worker          B. writer            C. doctor           D. cleaner

2.Balzac lived in a dirty, wet room because ________.

A. he was very poor             B. he wanted to live there

C. it was cold                  D. he was a famous man

3.Why didn’t he ask his friends for some food? Because __________.

A. he had no friends

B. his friends didn’t want to help him

C. all his friends were very poor

D. his friends didn’t like him

4.How was the weather that night? It was ___________

A. rainy          B. cloudy       C. sunny            D. snowy

5.Could the thief find any money? __________

A. Yes, he could.                       B. No, he couldn’t.

C. Maybe.                            D. I don’t know.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.B

【解析】

1.根据文章内容的首句Balzac(巴尔扎克) was a great French writer，可知答案为B

2.根据文章内容ut he was very poor before he became famous. He lived in a dirty, wet room and was often worried about food.可知答案为A

3.根据文章内容All his friends were very poor and they could not help him.可知答案为C

4.根据文章内容One night it was very cold. The wind blew and it was snowing heavily.可知答案为D

5.根据文章内容The man began to steal something on his bookshelf. Balzac got up quietly and said, “Don’t waste time, my friend! I couldn’t find any money in the daytime. How can you find some in the dark?”可知答案为B