Question

【题目】Pat O’Burke was a poor Irishman with a large family, and one morning, waking up very early from cold and hunger, he decided to go shooting in a wood near his cottage. The wood belonged to Lord Northwood, a rich gentleman. Pat had no right to go there, but in it there were swarms of rabbits and flocks of birds that were good to eat, and Pat determined to take the risk. Suddenly he saw the owner, with a group of friends, coming towards him in the wood. There was a look of anger on Lord Northwood's face as he caught sight of the gun in Pat's hands.

Pat's heart sank with fear, but he saw there was no hope of escape, so he walked boldly(大胆) up to the group and said to Lord Northwood, “Good morning, sir, and what has brought you out so early this morning?”

Lord Northwood, rather surprised, said he and his friends were taking a little exercise to get an appetite(食欲) for their breakfast. Then, looking at Pat with suspicion(怀疑), he said, “but why are you out so early in the morning?”

“Well, sir” said Pat, “I just came out to see if I could get a breakfast for my appetite.”

The whole crowd burst into laughter at Pat's ready wit, and with a smile Lord Northwood walked on, leaving Pat to try his luck with the rabbits.

【1】This is a story about _____.

A. a rich man who owned a big wood

B. a poor Irishman who lived all by himself

C. a clever man who tried to get something to eat

D. an Irish hunter with a large family

【2】There was a look of anger on Lord Northwood's face. Why?

A. He was not expecting Pat at this early hour.

B. He knew Pat was coming for shooting.

C. He didn't like the poor Irishman at all.

D. Pat had not told him he would come.

【3】Why was Lord Northwood surprised?

A. He had not expected such a bold question from Pat.

B. He wondered why Pat didn't run away.

C. Pat wasn't afraid of him.

D. Pat had a gun in his hands.

【4】What made the whole crowd burst into laughter?

A. Pat's funny looks.

B. Pat's interesting remarks.

C. Pat's quick and humorous response.

D. Pat's promise to leave fight away.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】A

【4】C

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了Pat饥肠辘辘，清晨来到Lord Northwood的森林打猎，无意中碰见了主人Lord Northwood，他用他的机智化解了一场危机。

【1】C 主旨大意题。根据第一段第一句Pat O’Burke was a poor Irishman with a large family, and one morning, waking up very early from cold and hunger和最后一段第一句The whole crowd burst into laughter at Pat's ready wit, and with a smile Lord Northwood walked on可知Pat O’Burke非常机智，他只是想找一些吃的东西。故C项正确。

【2】B 推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句There was a look of anger on Lord Northwood's face as he caught sight of the gun in Pat's hands.可知他看见Pat手里拿着枪在这片森林里打猎，很生气。因为这片森林是他的土地，Pat是无权来这里打猎的。故B正确。

【3】A 推理判断题。Lord Northwood原以为Pat会很害怕地逃走，他并没有想到Pat敢热情地走过来和他打招呼，这让他很惊讶。故A项正确。

【4】C 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段第一句The whole crowd burst into laughter at Pat's ready wit, and with a smile Lord Northwood walked on...可知大家都认为Pat的反应很机智故C正确。