Question

Ellen Parker was worried about her health. She could not walk very quickly and it was

difficult for her to climb stairs. She was soon out of breath.

“I suppose I had better go to the doctor,” she thought.

She went to the doctor and told him her problem.

“I’m not at all surprised, ”he said. “It’s clear what your problem is.”

He examined her and then gave her some advice.

“If you don’t do what I say, Mrs. Parker,” he said, “you will have a heart attack. It could

kill you.”

Ellen was very worried as she left the doctor’s. She knew that she had to take his advice but

that it would not be easy and it would take time.

The next day she went shopping. The first shop she went into was a butcher’s shop（肉铺）.

“I’d like ten pounds of steak（牛排）, please,” she said.

“Certainly, madam,” the butcher replied and went into the cold room and found a large

piece of steak. He brought the huge piece of meat back into the shop and placed it on the scale

（天平）.

“That’s just under ten pounds,” he said.

“That’s big enough,” Mrs. Parker said.

The butcher worked out the price.

“At ＄4. 99 a pound that will＄49. 50, please. Would you like me to cut it up into

smaller pieces for you?”

“Oh, I don’t want to buy the meat,” Mrs. Parker said.

“If you don’t want to buy it,” the butcher replied angrily, “why did you ask me to get it for

you?”

“My doctor told me that I am overweight and have to lose ten pounds. I wanted to see what

ten pounds of flesh looked like.”

1.The reason why Ellen Parker visited the doctor is that________.

A. she had had a heart attack.

B. she had a problem with her health.

C. she was unhappy about her weight.

D. she could not sleep well.

2.Parker asked for ten pounds of steak because ________.

A. she wanted to buy some for dinner.

B. she wanted to lose weight.

C. her doctor had told her to eat steak.

D. she wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.

3.What was Ellen Parker’s real problem？

A. She ate too much steak.

B. She weighed too much.

C. The doctor did not know.

D. She could not walk very quickly.

4.What did the doctor think might happen to Ellen？

A. She might put on more weight.

B. She might stop eating too much.

C. She might have a heart attack.

D. She might go to another doctor.

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇幽默故事的大意是：Ellen Parker由于身体虚弱去看医生，医生建议她减肥。Ellen Parker听从了医生的建议，却进了一家卖肉的商店并向店主要了10磅重的一块牛排。当店主要她付钱时，她却说自己并不想卖肉，只是想看看10磅肉到底有多大一块。至此，我们知道Ellen Parker到肉店去的目的并非买肉，而是想要弄明白自己如果减掉10磅肉的话，到底需要减下多大一块。

1.1】B这是一道信息归纳题。根据文章首段的“Ellen Parker was worried about her health. She could not walk very quickly and it was difficult for her to climb stairs. She was soon out of breath.”句意：Ellen Parker担心她的身体健康。她不能走路很快，爬楼困难、气喘吁吁。由此，我们得出“Ellen Parker 的健康有问题”这一结论。故选B。

2.2】D这是一道细节理解题。答案源自短文最后一段的“I wanted to see what ten pounds of flesh looked like.”一句中。Ellen Parker到肉店去并非是为了买肉，而是要看看10磅肉究竟有多大一块。

3.3】B这是一道逻辑推理题。文章第一段提到Ellen Parker的身体很虚弱，最后点明医生让她减肥10磅。据此，我们可以推断出她所有的健康问题皆由身体肥胖所致。

4.4】C这是一道推理判断题。根据医生和Ellen Parker的对话“If you don’t do what I say, Mrs. Parker,” he said, “you will have a heart attack. It could kill you.”如果你不按着我说的去做，你将得心脏病，它会杀死你的。从医生和Ellen Parker的对话中可以知道，如果她继续这样她可能会患心脏病.

考点：考查卫生健康类阅读。