Question

Joe Brown had a shop. He sold(卖) meat in his shop. One Thursday a woman came into his shop at five to one. “I’m sorry I’m late,” she said. “I need some more meat for my dinner tonight.” Joe had only one piece of meat in his shop. He took it out of the fridge and said, “This is＄6.50.” “That piece is too small.” the woman said, “haven’t you for anything bigger?” Joe went into the room behind his shop, put the piece of meat into the fridge, took it out of again and closed the door with lots of noise. Then he brought the piece of meat to the woman and said, “This piece of meat is bigger and more expensive. It’s ＄8.75.” “Good,” the woman said with a smile, “give me both of them.”
【小题1】When did the woman come to Joe’s shop?

A．Early in the morning.	B．Early in the afternoon.
C．Late in the morning.	D．At about one o’clock at night.

【小题2】Why didn’t the woman want that piece of meat?

A．Because she had no money.	B．Because it was bad.
C．Because it wasn’t big enough.	D．Because it was too big

【小题3】How many pieces of meat were kept in the fridge?

A．Only one piece of meat.	B．Two pieces of meat.
C．Several pieces of meat.	D．Many pieces of meat.

Answer 1

【小题1】B
【小题2】C
【小题3】A

解析试题分析:
【小题1】细节理解题，根据文中语句“One Thursday a woman came into his shop at five to one.”理解可知。这位女士在12：55来到商店，应是下午一早，故选B。
【小题2】细节理解题，根据文中语句““That piece is too small.” the woman said, “haven’t you for anything bigger?””理解可知。这位女士嫌这块肉小，故选C。
【小题3】细节理解题，根据文中语句“Joe had only one piece of meat in his shop.”理解可知。布朗商店里只有一块肉了，故选A。
考点：此文是一则幽默。考查对文章的正确理解。
点评：此题要抓住几个关键点，突出其幽默性。女士在12:55的时候为晚饭做准备，还强调有点晚了，布朗先生把同一块肉来回拿了两次却说出不同的重量。最后女士要这两块肉。反复阅读，理解其含义正确解答问题。