Question

Have you ever done something foolish that made you feel so embarrassed（尴尬的）?

Well, that’s exactly how I felt. On a Saturday morning last autumn．I had gone to town to do some shopping and as I was on my way home，it suddenly began to rain. I at once ran into a nearby phone box because I didn’t have an umbrella．It was raining so heavily that I have to stay in the phone box until it stopped．

A few moments later，I saw a young man walk up to the phone box，wearing a yellow raincoat and holding a box. I didn’t want to go out into the rain，so I picked up the phone and pretended（假装） I was talking to someone. I thought the man would go away，but he didn’t. He just waited in the rain，watching me. I had to wave my hands about and acted as if I was deep in conversation.

Luckily，it began to stop after about ten minutes．“Okay，Mum，” I said loudly into the phone，“I’ll see you later Bye!” I put the phone down, picked up my shopping bag and walked out of the phone box “I’m sorry I took so long,”I said to the man．

“Oh, I don’t want to use the phone,”he replied, smiling．“I’ve just come to repair it. It’s out of order．you see.” I felt myself go red in the face and I hurried away with my head down，feeling a complete fool. That was certainly one of the most embarrassing moments of my life!

1.Why did the writer go to the phone box and stay there?

A. Because she wanted to keep warm.

B. Because she wanted to wait for her friend there.

C. Because she wanted to phone her mother.

D. Because it rained heavily and she had no umbrella with her.

2.What did the writer think the young man wanted to do?

A. To repair the phone. B. To use the phone.

C. To shake hands with her. D. To listen to the phone box.

3.How long did the young man wait for?

A. About five minutes． B. About fifteen minutes.

C. About ten minutes. D. About thirty minutes.

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The story happened on a cold Saturday morning last summer.

B. The writer was telephoning to her mother when the it rained．

C. It suddenly rained when the writer was on her way home after shopping.

D. The writer thought the rain would last long.

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.C

【解析】

试题分析: 本文是一篇记叙文。我去城里购物，正当我在回家的路上时，突然下起了雨，我躲在电话亭里避雨。一个年轻人走来，我不想出去，就假装打电话，让他在外面等。过了十分钟，雨停了。当那个年轻人说他不用电话，只是来修电话时，我感觉自己的脸红了，低头匆忙逃跑，感觉太愚蠢了。

1.it suddenly began to rain. I at once ran into a nearby phone box because I didn’t have an umbrella．描述可知因为下大雨作者没带伞所以进入电话亭避雨。故选D。

2.B细节理解题。根据第五段第一行年轻人说的话“Oh, I don’t want to use the phone,噢我不想用电话”，可知作者认为年轻人想使用电话。故选B。

3.Luckily，it began to stop after about ten minutes．描述可知雨下了十分钟就停了，可以推断那个年轻人等了大约十分钟，故选C。

4.C细节理解题。根据第二段第一行I had gone to town to do some shopping and as I was on my way home，it suddenly began to rain.描述我去城里购物，正当我在回家的路上时，突然下起了雨，可知选项C正确，其它三项都与文章细节不符。故选C。

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