Question

A Different Roast Every Day
Alan worked in an office in the city. He worked very hard and really wanted to take a holiday.
He usually went to the seaside, but one day he saw an ad（广告） in a newspaper. " Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at Willow Farm. Good food, fresh air, horse riding, walking, fishing. Good prices (价格)."
"This sounds like a good idea," he thought. "I'll spend a month at Willow Farm. I'll enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They'll make a change from sitting by the seaside."
Four days later he returned home.
"What's wrong with Willow Farm?" his friend Jack asked him. " Didn't you enjoy country life?"
"Country life was fine," Alan said, "but there was another problem."
"Oh, what?"
"Well, the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton (烤羊肉) for dinner."
"Fresh meat is the best."
"I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner."
"Lucky you!"
"You don't understand," Alan said. "On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner."
"A different roast every day," Jack said.
" Let me finish," Alan said, " on the fourth day the farmer died and I didn't dare to stay for dinner!"

1. 1.
   Where did Alan work? He worked______.
   1. A.
      on a farm
   2. B.
      at a school
   3. C.
      in a restaurant
   4. D.
      in an office in a city
2. 2.
   Where did Alan usually go to spend his holiday?
   1. A.
      by the seaside
   2. B.
      in the country
   3. C.
      in the mountains
   4. D.
      on an island
3. 3.
   Why did Alan decide to spend his holiday at Willow Farm? Because ______.
   1. A.
      he lived near there
   2. B.
      he had a good friend there
   3. C.
      he thought it would make a change from sitting by the seaside
   4. D.
      he wanted to enjoy the fresh air in the country
4. 4.
   How many days did he stay on the farm?
   1. A.
      A few days
   2. B.
      A week
   3. C.
      Three days
   4. D.
      Four days
5. 5.
   What made Alan return so soon?
   1. A.
      He fell ill
   2. B.
      The air there was not fresh
   3. C.
      The prices were too high
   4. D.
      He was afraid that they would have the dead man for dinner

Answer 1

DACDD
试题分析：本文讲述了Alan到农村度假的故事。
1.D 细节题。根据Alan worked in an office in the city.说明D正确。
2.A 细节题。根据He usually went to the seaside可知他经常去海边度假，故A正确。
3.C 细节题。根据文章4,5行"This sounds like a good idea," he thought. "I'll spend a month at Willow Farm. I'll enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They'll make a change from sitting by the seaside."可知这种度假方式和在海边度假方式不一样。故C正确。
4.D 细节题。根据Four days later he returned home. 可知他在那里过了4天，故D正确。
5.D 推理题。根据文章最后2行"A different roast every day," Jack said.
" Let me finish," Alan said, " on the fourth day the farmer died and I didn't dare to stay for dinner!" 可知他害怕D项内容，故D正确。
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点评：本文讲述了Alan到农村度假的故事。本文考查细节题为主，细节题可以在文章中直接找到与答案有关的信息或是其变体。搜查信息在阅读中非常重要它包括理解作者在叙述某事时使用的具体事实、数据、图表等细节信息。在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都属于这类围绕主体展开的细节。做这类题一般采用寻读法即先读题，然后带着问题快速阅读短文，找出与问题有关的词语或句子，再对相关部分进行分析对比，找出答案。