Question

Frank Smithson woke up and got up to turn off the alarm clock(闹钟). “Oh no!” he thought to himself. “Another day at that office; a boss (老板) who shouts at me all the time.”

As Frank went downstairs, his eyes fell on a large brown envelope (信封) by the door. He was very happy when he opened it and read the letter inside. “Bigwoods Football Pools (足球赌博公司) would like to congratulate you. You have won half a million pounds（英镑）.”

Frank suddenly came to life. The cigarette fell from his lips (唇) as he let out a shout that could be heard halfway down the street.

At 11:30 Frank arrived at work. “Please explain why you're so late,” his boss said. “Go and jump in the lake,” said Frank. “I've just come into a little money so this is good-bye. Find yourself someone else to shout at.”

That evening Frank was smoking a very expensive Havana cigar (雪茄) when a knock was heard on the door. He rushed to the door. Outside were two men, neatly dressed in grey suits. “Mr. Smithson,” one of them said, “we're from Bigwoods Pools. I'm afraid there's been a terrible mistake…”

1. What do we know about Frank from the passage?

A. He was a lazy man.      　　  

B. He was a lucky person.

C. He had made a lot of money.     

D. He didn't get on well with his boss.

2.When he heard the knock at the door, Frank probably thought _________.

A. someone had come to say sorry to him

B. someone had come to give him the money

C. his friends had come to ask about the football pools

D. his friends had come to congratulate him on his luck

3. On hearing “…there's been a terrible mistake…”, Frank was most likely to be_____.

A. disappointed (失望的)　　 B. worried 　 C. grateful　　　D. Curious

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.A

2.B

3.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文中作者主要讲述了Frank从意外得到了一个来自足球赌博公司的500百万的大奖的故事，并详细描述了他从得奖的兴奋到突然得知是个错误的失落经过。

1.细节理解题。根据短文第一段woke up and got up to turn off the alarm clock和第二段At 11:30 Frank arrived at work ，“Please explain why you're so late,”可知Frank是个懒惰的人。故选A。

2.判断推理题。根据第二段I've just come into a little money so this is good-bye.可知Frank认为足球赌博公司可能给他送钱来了。故选B。

3.判断推理题。根据上下文理解可知当Frank得知是个错误的时候，他的反应应该是由兴奋到失落的。故选A。

考点：故事类短文阅读。