Question

【题目】Ben lived in the same house as I did, on the same floor, his door facing mine; we often saw each other, and I knew how he lived when he was at home. And at home it was the same story: dressing-gown, nightcap, closed windows, locked doors, and –‘Oh, I hope nothing bad will happen!’ Vegetarian food is not good for him, yet he could not eat meat, so he ate freshwater fish with butter—not a vegetarian dish, yet one could not say that it was meat. He did not keep a female servant for fear people might think evil of him, but had as cook an old man of sixty, called Alan, who had once been an officer’s servant and could cook after a fashion. This Alan was usually standing at the door with his arms folded; with a deep sigh, he would mutter always the same thing: “there are plenty of them about nowadays!”

【1】What is the relationship between Ben and Alan?

A. Teacher and student. B. Friends.

C. Family. D. Employer and employee

【2】Why didn’t Ben keep a female servant?

A. Because he was afraid of other people’s opinion about him.

B. Because he couldn’t afford one.

C. Because Alan used to work for an officer.

D. Because he could not eat meat.

【3】What does the underlined word “mutter” probably mean?

A. To cook after a fashion. B. To speak very quietly.

C. To fold one’s arms. D. To sigh deeply.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】B

【解析】

试题分析:Ben和我住在一个相同的房子里，他有一个老佣人Alan，本文讲述了Ben的一些生活小事。

【1】D细节理解题。根据短文He did not keep a female servant for fear people might think evil of him, but had as cook an old man of sixty, called Alan, 可知Alan是他的一个老佣人，他们之间是雇佣和被雇佣的关系，故选D。

【2】A细节理解题。根据He did not keep a female servant for fear people might think evil of him,可知他害怕别人会对他指指点点，是他在意别人的评论，故选A。

【3】B词义猜测题。根据短文with a deep sigh, he would mutter always the same thing: “there are plenty of them about nowadays!”可知他是重重的叹了口气，然后自言自语、咕咕哝哝的说道，词义就是含糊不清地说，故选B。