题目内容
After her husband had gone to work, Mrs Richards send her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom. She was too excited to do any housework that morning.? In the evening she would go to a fancy dress party with her husband. She wanted to dress up as a ghost and as she had made her costume the night before, she was impatient to try it on. Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was really splendid. After putting it on, She went downstairs to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.
Just as Mrs Richards was entering the dining-room, there was a knock on the front door. She knew it must be the baker. She had told him to come straight in if ever she failed to open the door and to leave the bread on the table. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, she quickly hid in the small store-room under the stair. She heard the front door opened and heavy footsteps in the hall. Suddenly the door of the store-room was opened and in came a man. Mrs Richards realized it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the meter. She tried to explain the situation, saying “It’s only me. ”but it was too late, the man let out a cry and jumped back several paces. When Mrs Richards walked towards him, he fled, losing the door heavily behind him.
1.The reason for Mrs Richards’ excitement that day was that____.
A.she had sent her children to school
B.she was to attend an evening party
C.she wouldn’t do any housework that morning
D.she had made a special costume the night before
2.Mrs Richards went downstairs with the costume on so as to____.
A.made sure that the costume fitted her well
B.frighten the person who was knocking on the door
C.find out if she had finished the costume
D.receive the bread and do some cooking
3.The man who was knocking at the door was____.
A.a baker B.a thief C.her husband D.an electricity man
4.What did the man do after he knocked on the front door?
A.He entered just as Mrs Richards had told him to.
B.He did not do anything as Mrs Richards had expected him to.
C.He stepped directly towards the meter.
D.He went straight in so as to find Mrs Richards.
5.The man ____ and that made him cry out and run away.
A.thought he must have met a ghost
B.recognized Mrs Richards
C.found out Mrs Richards was walking towards him
D.thought that Mrs Richards must have recognized him
1.B
2.A
3.D
4.B
5.A
【解析】
试题分析:本文叙述了理查德夫人的丈夫上班走了,她把孩子送往学校后到了楼上的卧室。她激动得难以干家务活,因为在晚上她要和丈夫一起去参加一个化妆舞会。她想装扮成一个幽灵,服装由一个床单改成,但效果不错。理查德夫人穿上后到楼下想看一看是否显得舒适。正当他走进客厅的时候,有人敲门,她猜是面包店送面包来了,因为她告诉过他如果门不开,就直接进来把面包放在餐桌上。因为不想吓着他,理查德夫人就藏在了楼梯下的储藏室里。后来他意识到一定是电力局的人来抄电表。她想解释,但还是把人给吓跑了。
1.细节理解题。根据In the evening she would go to a fancy dress party with her husband. 她要和她的丈夫去参加化妆舞会,故选B。
2.细节理解题。根据After putting it on, She went downstairs to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.她走到楼下想看看服装是否合身,故选A。
3.细节理解题。根据Mrs Richards realized it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the meter. 她确定是查电表的人,故选D。
4.细节理解题。根据那个人没有按照她说的话去做,故选B。
5.推理判断题。根据She wanted to dress up as a ghost可以推知那个人认为她是鬼,故选A。
考点:故事类短文阅读。
点评:推理判断题属于主观题,是层次较高的题目。它包括判断和推理题。这两类题常常相互依存,推理是为了做出正确的判断,正确的判断又依赖于合乎逻辑的推理。该题要求在理解表面文字的基础上做出判断和推论,从而得到文章的隐含意思和深层意思,也就是通过文章中的文字信息,上下逻辑关系及事物的发展变化等已知信息,推断出作者没有直接表达的态度和观点。
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