题目内容
Mr. Jackson was tired of living in his old house in the countryside and wanted to sell it and buy a better one. He tried to sell it for a long time, but was not successful, so at last he decided to go to an estate agent.
The agent advertised(登广告) the house straight away, and a few days later, the owner saw a very beautiful photograph of his house, with a wonderful description of his garden in an expensive magazine.
Having read the advertisement through, the house owner hurried to phone the estate agent, saying, “I'm sorry, Mr. Jones, but I've decided not to sell my house after all.” “Why?” the agent asked in a surprised voice. “Because from the advertisement in that magazine I can see it's just the kind of house I've wanted to live in all my life.”
【小题1】 Mr. Jackson wanted to sell his house because _____.
A.he needed some money to support his family |
B.his house was too old to live in |
C.he wanted some money to buy a new one |
D.he didn't want to live in the house any longer |
A.he had failed in selling his house by himself |
B.he wanted the estate agent to help him to get a good price |
C.he was sure that the estate agent could help him |
D.he wanted the estate to advertise his house in the magazine |
A.was successful in selling the house |
B.felt sorry to have lost a sale by his doing too good a job |
C.was satisfied with what he had done in the advertisement |
D.didn’t understand why Mr. Jackson had changed his mind |
A.They are worth reading. |
B.They usually make things far better than they really are. |
C.They are a great help to those who want to buy something. |
D.They describe things as they really are. |
A.a person who has a house to sell |
B.a person who helps others to advertise houses in magazines |
C.a person whose work is to sell houses for others |
D.a person who likes beautiful houses |
【小题1】D
【小题2】A
【小题3】B
【小题4】B
【小题5】C
解析
Mr. Jackson lived in the center of London but he had a hotel near the airport. There a lot of foreigners stayed for night. He didn’t know any other language but English and he found it difficult for him to understand the foreign visitors. Sometimes he had to use the gesture to talk with them, and tried his best to make himself understood. But he was often misunderstood (误解) and it brought him a lot of trouble. A friend of his who taught a few foreign languages in a university would teach him. He was happy and studied hard. At first he learned some, but soon he found it wasn’t very easy to remember the words and expressions. His friend advised him to write down the useful expressions in his notebook so that he could use them when necessary. He did as he was told. He found it helpful for him to do so.
One evening there were plenty of people in the dining-room. They were all busy eating something except a Japanese. He was wandering (徘徊) there and waiting for his wife who was dressing herself up upstairs. Mr. Jackson thought to himself, “ The man wants to eat something but he doesn’t know any English. Let me help him.”
As he knew only a little Japanese, he had to bring out his notebook and showed it to the man, pointing to the sentence “I’m hungry.”
The Japanese had a look at it and gave him two pounds and left.
【小题1】Mr. Jackson knew only English because .
A.he was an English student |
B.he had never been abroad |
C.he couldn’t learn by himself |
D.he hadn’t studied any foreign languages |
A.he wanted the foreign visitors to understand him |
B.he wanted to learn the foreign languages from the visitors |
C.he hoped to know the foreign visitors’ custom |
D.he hoped more foreign visitors would stay for night in his hotel |
A.succeeded | B.lost heart | C.failed | D.gave up |
A.Mr. Jackson thought the Japanese wanted to stay for night |
B.Mr. Jackson thought the Japanese was not hungry |
C.Mr. Jackson knew the Japanese was waiting for his wife. |
D.Mr. Jackson was sure the Japanese couldn’t speak English |
A.Mr. Jackson was a beggar. | B.Mr. Jackson was a translator. |
C.Mr. Jackson could help him. | D.Mr. Jackson could ring his wife up. |