Question

     Mr Brown lives in America and has a big factory there. He is busy all the time. But when he takes his holidays,he always goes traveling and has been to about thirty countries. One summer he went to visit Moscow. T   here he heard the workers were paid much less than those in his countries. And most factories couldn’t work because they were short of money. He thought he would save much money if he invested in a factory there. The     Russians knew it and warmly met him and he was invited to visit a modem factory. He went to the workplaces,watched carefully how the machines worked. The workers worked hard when he went in.

    Soon it was time to have lunch. Mr Brown went in the dining-room. Meat,eggs,milk and bread could be bought there. It seemed that they weren’t short of anything. Mr Brown came up to an old worker and sat down next to him.

    “Are you satisfied with your life,sir?” asked Mr Brown.

    “Of course,” the worker answered and went on drinking.

    “What do you have now?”

    “I live in a beautiful villa,” answered the man. “I have a new fridge,a new color television and I drive a new car to my factory. ”

   “What's your next wish,then?”

    “To buy a pair of strong shoes!”

1. Mr Brown often spends his holidays .

   A. in America   B. in Moscow

   C. by the sea   D. outside his country

2. At first,Mr Brown was going to .

   A. travel in Moscow

   B. invest in a factory in Moscow

   C. visit a modem factory

   D. know the old worker

3. Mr Brown wanted to invest in Moscow because

   A. he liked to live there

   B. he could save much money there

   C. they were friendly to him

   D. the machines were new

4. The Russians warmly met Mr Brown because

   A. they wanted to help him

   B. he was very rich

   C. they wanted him to invest in the factory

   D. they wanted him to build a new factory there

5. At last,Mr Brown knew .

   A. the old worker had a happy life

   B. the factory was cheating him

   C. the factory wasn’t short of anything

   D. the workers didn't want anything

Answer 1

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

导读本文讲述了一个“耳听为虚，眼见为实”的故事。美国 的工厂老板布朗先生在一次莫斯科旅行时听说莫斯科的丁 人工资比美国工人的少，他觉得这是投资的好机会，可是当 他深入到丁厂里时，他看到的与听到的却大相径庭，为什么？ 因为这个工厂及其工人什么都不缺少！

详析

1. D细节理解题。由第一段第三句可知，布朗先生经常出国旅游。

2. B细节理解题。由第一段第四句“One summer he went to visit Moscow. ”可知，布朗先生首先去了莫斯科。

3. B细节理解题。由第一段第七句“…he would save much money if he…there. ”可知，布朗先生认为在莫斯科投 资可以省下许多钱。

4. C推理判断题。由第一段倒数第三句he was invited to visit a modem factory. ”可以判断出，莫斯科人想让 布朗先生在当地投资。

5. C推理判断题。由第二段第四句“It seemed that they weren’t short of anything. ”及最后一段可以推测出，莫斯科的这家工厂什么都不缺少。

be short of 缺少 invest v.投资

be satisfied with 对 满意 villa n.别墅

障碍句分析

He thought he would save much money if he invested in a factory there.他原以为如果在那里投资一家工厂他会省下很多钱。本句是一个含有宾语从句的复合句。

he. .. there是一个 宾语从句，其中的if he. .. there又是一个条件状语从句。