Question

Mrs. Hunt is sixty years old. She lives in a farmhouse in the country with her dog Bill. Her son Sam is twenty-one years old. At first, he works in a shop in the country and lives with his mother. But now he finds new work in a town and lives there. It’s quite a long way from his mother’s house. She isn’t happy about this. Sam says, “There isn’t any good work for me in the country, mother, and I can get a lot of money in the town and give you some every week.”

One day Mrs. Hunt goes to see her son, and she goes there by train. Sam meets her at the train station. She asks her son, “Why don’t you phone me?”

“But mother, you haven’t a phone.” Sam says.

“No,” she answers, “I haven’t, but you have one!”

1.Mrs. Hunt lives in a _________.

A. shopB. farmhouse

C. townD. city

2._______ finds the new work in a town.

A. Mrs. HuntB. Sam

C. BillD. Sam’s father

3.Sam can get much money ________.

A. from his motherB. in the town

C. in the shopD. in the country

4.Mrs. Hunt goes to see her son ________.

A. in her carB. by bus

C. on foot D. by train

5.Does Sam phone his mother?

A. Yes, he does.B. No, he doesn’t.

C. I think so.D. Of course.

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.B

3.B

4.D

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要讲Mrs Hunt六十岁了，和她的狗住在乡下农庄。他儿子Sam在镇上工作。一天Mrs Hunt坐火车去看儿子，儿子去火车站接她。她问儿子，他有手机，为什么不打电话给她？

1.细节理解题。She lives in a farmhouse in the country with her dog Bill.句意：她和她的狗Bill住在乡下农庄。她指的是上文中出现的Mrs Hunt。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据But now he finds new work in a town and lives there.句意：但是现在他在镇上找到新工作并住在镇上。他指的是上文中提到的Sam。可知应选B。

3.细节理解题。根据Sam says, “There isn’t any good work for me in the country, mother, and I can get a lot of money in the town and give you some every week.”句意：Sam说：“乡下对我来说没有好工作，妈妈。我在镇上能够赚到很多钱，我每周给你一些钱。”故选B。

4.细节理解题。根据One day Mrs. Hunt goes to see her son, and she goes there by train.句意：一天MrsHunt去看她儿子，她坐火车去那里。故选D。

5.推理判断题。根据She asks her son, “Why don’t you phone me?”句意：她问她儿子：“你为什么不打电话给我？”由此可知Sam没有给他妈打电话。可知应选B。

考点：故事类短文阅读。