Question

(期末高频题)阅读理解 　　Mr Wu was a proud man．“I am sure my family is one of the oldest families in the country, ”he often told people．“It has a long history．”One day he went to see an expert(专家)in family history, Mrs Li． 　　“I want you to find out everything about my family, ”he said．“Where do we come from? Who was the first Wu? Were there any famous people in my family? Do I have any rich relations?” 　　“OK!” Mrs Li said．“But it will cost you ＄2, 000．” 　　Mr Wu thought about this．Two thousand dollars was a lot of money． 　　At last he said, “All right．But for ＄2, 000 I want a full history．” 　　The expert agreed．“Come back in three months, ”she said． 　　Three months later, Mr Wu visited Mrs Li again． 　　“Well,” he said, “have you found out everything about my family?” 　　“Yes,” she said．“It’s a very interesting family．And then my price(价格)is now ＄2, 000．” 　　“But I already paid you ＄2,000,” Mr Wu said． 　　“I know．It was ＄2, 000 to find out about your family, ”she said．“It is another ＄2, 000 to keep secret what I found out!” (1) Why was Mr Wu proud? [　　] A． Because he was a very old man． B． Because his family was famous． C． Because his family had a long history． D． Because was very rich． (2) Mr Wu wanted to know ________． [　　] A． the full history of his family B． how much he had to pay for his family history C． the names of everyone in his family D． a secret (3) The underlined(画线的)word “relations” in the passage means ________． [　　] A． 会计 B． 亲戚 C． 家属 D． 商人 (4) Who did Mr Wu ask about his family history? [　　] A． His rich relations． B． Some famous people． C． His family． D． A person who knew a lot about family history． (5) Why did the expert ask for more money? [　　] A． She needed more time． B． To say nothing about what she had found out about Mr Wu’s family C． She found some rich people in Mr Wu’s family D． To tell everyone the full history of Mr Wu’s family．

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．A;3．B;4．D;5．B;
解析：

(1)	根据第一段中的the oldest和a long history可知。
(2)	根据第三段第一句中的everything about my family以及下文中的a full history可知。
(3)	根据family一词推测应是这家的“亲戚”。
(4)	D项的内容与expert相近。
(5)	keep secret意为say nothing about…，故选B。