Question

The Beets were a new couple (夫妇). The things in their rooms, such as the television, the computer, the fridge, furniture and so on, were all left by their parents. They only paid some money for their food and clothes. But they tried their best to save money. If they had something important to tell their friends, they always visited them instead of calling them.
One day, it was a quarter past nine. Mr. Beet didn’t come back. His wife was a little worried. The supper was cold and she had waited for two hours. She was sitting by the table in the dark room.
Suddenly the woman heard someone coming upstairs. It was her husband’s step. She hurried to open the door. In the dark she could hear his deep breathing(呼吸). As soon as he sat down, she turned on the light and found he looked very tired.
“Why do you come back so late, dear?” asked the woman. “Haven’t you caught a bus?”
“Yes, but I didn’t take it.” “Why not?”
“I ran after it so that I saved two dollars this evening.”
“That’s great!” the woman said happily. “Run after a taxi next time and you’ll save both more time and money.”
小题1:The supper was ready at       .

A．6:15

B．6:30

C．6:45

D．7:15

小题2:Mrs. Beet sat in the dark because         .

A．she wanted to save money.

B．she didn’t like the bright light.

C．she was afraid to be seen.

D．she wanted to have a good rest.

小题3:Mr. Beet went back          .

A．by taxi

B．by bus

C．on foot

D．by bike

小题4:When Mr. Beet got home that evening,               .

A．his wife was angry with him

B．he was very tired

C．he was too hungry to say a word

D．his wife felt sorry

小题5:Mrs. Beet hoped          .

A．her husband went home by bus the next time.

B．her husband could keep on doing exercise.

C．her husband could be stronger and stronger.

D．her husband could save more money and time.

Answer 1

小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:D

试题分析：这篇短文主要描述了一对节俭的新婚夫妇，努力省钱的故事。一天晚上妻子已经做好了饭，等了两个小时丈夫还没回家。后来丈夫到家后，才知道原来丈夫是为了省钱，跟着公交车跑步回家的。妻子对此很高兴，希望丈夫以后跟着出租车跑，这样既可以省钱又可以节省时间。
小题1:根据第二段it was a quarter past nine.……and she had waited for two hours.计算可知，晚饭在七点十五分就准备好了，故选D。
小题2:联系第一段描述，可知她这样做可以节省电费，故选A。
小题3:根据I ran after it 可知她的丈夫是步行回家，故选C。
小题4:根据第三段and found he looked very tired.及下文描述，可知她的丈夫是跑回家的，故他很累。选B。
小题5:根据“Run after a taxi next time and you’ll save both more time and money.”描述，可知选D。
点评：本文浅显易懂，各个小题都能在文中找到适当依据。只要认真阅读短文，注意前后联系，就能顺利完成阅读。对于有关数字的问题，要认真分析，并进行必要的计算。