Question

James and Harry came to London and stayed in the same hotel.
James came in in a great hurry one evening．A friend had offered him a ticket for a play. He saw a 1etter on the hall table．“That will keep till I get back，”he thought，“no time to lose now．”And he went off．
Harry came in a minute after James．There was a letter for him，too，which he opened at once．It was from the secretary(秘书)of a company，offering him a post(职位)in their office. He Was told to be there at 10 a．m．the next morning，as there were others who wanted the job.
James got back from the play at midnight．He was sleepy．“That letter can be opened in the morning，”he thought．The next morning when he woke up，he at once jumped out of bed，tore(撕)it open-his face fell .It was a similar letter to the one Harry had received the night before. But James’ chance was gone .It was five to ten, and he could never be at the office in time.
【小题1】One evening James came in in a great hurry because       .

A．he knew there was a letter on the hall table

B．he had to tell someone to keep his letter until he got back

C．he was afraid he would be late for the play

D．his friend was waiting for him outside the hotel

【小题2】As soon as he woke up，James        .

A．wondered where Harry had gone

B．was eager(急切的)to know the time

C．knew he could never be at the office in time

D．remembered the letter from the company

【小题3】The underlined sentence “his face fell” in the passage means“      ”.

A．he knew there was something wrong with his face

B．he felt very sorry for missing the chance

C．he fell down on his face

D．he realized that he had lost his face

Answer 1

【小题1】C
【小题2】D
【小题3】B

解析试题分析：James 和 Harry同时收到一家公司的应聘书信，由于詹姆斯没能及时把握好机遇，他失去了应聘的机会。
【小题1】细节理解题，根据文中语句“James came in in a great hurry one evening．A friend had offered him a ticket for a play. He saw a 1etter on the hall table．“That will keep till I get back，”he thought，“no time to lose now．”And he went off．”理解可知。詹姆斯的主要目的是看戏剧，故选C
【小题2】细节理解题，根据文中语句“The next morning when he woke up，he at once jumped out of bed，tore(撕)it open-his face fell .It was a similar letter to the one Harry had received the night before.”理解可知。詹姆斯想知道的是信的内容，故选 D。
【小题3】细节理解题，根据文中语句“It was a similar letter to the one Harry had received the night before. But James’ chance was gone .It was five to ten, and he could never be at the office in time.”理解可知。詹姆斯没有机会应聘了，故选B。
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