题目内容
阅读下列短文, 从所给的四个选项中, 选出最佳答案。
One day an old woman wanted to go to London to see her son. She was very excited so that she got up early and reached the small countryside station at nine in the morning. Because this was her first trip to London, she didn't know the train time. She felt very worried, and just at that moment. she saw a little boy running towards her. She stopped him and asked him at what time the train would arrive and when the train would leave for London.
The boy looked at the woman, and said/tu:tu:tu:tu:tu:/, just like firing a gun. Then he ran away. The old woman was very surprised and got angry. So she wondered why the boy made fun of her. She sat in a chair and thought and thought. At last, she couldn't help laughing, saying to herself: "Ah, what a clever boy! He told me the train time...Oh, aha, what a naughty boy!"
(1) When the old woman was at the small station, she stopped ___________.
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A. asking a boy the train time
B. to ask a boy when the train would leave
C. asking a boy when the train would arrive
D. a boy to ask him the train time
(2) The old woman began to smile because ___________.
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A. the boy made fun of her
B. the boy's voice was very interesting
C. the boy was a funny fellow
D. the boy told her the train time in an unusual way
(3) At last the old woman knew that the boy told her that the train would _________.
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A. arrive at 12:00 B. arrive at 1:58 and leave at 2:02
C. leave at 12:00 D. arrive at 10:00 and leave at 12:00
(4) According to her story, we can draw the conclusion that ______.
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A. the boy was very foolish
B. neither the boy nor the woman was foolish
C. the woman was very foolish
D. either the boy or the woman was foolish
(5) The best title for this story would be _________.
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A. The First Trip to London B. An Interesting Reply
C. A Foolish Boy D. An Interesting Trip