Question

  A long time ago during wartime,a soldier went away to fight. His wife was expecting a baby (不久要生孩子 了) . When the baby learned to talk,he always asked his mother ,“Where is my father?” The mother got tired of his questions.One night she pointed to her shadow on the wall and said, “That is your father." After that,she pointed to her shadow every night at dinner time and said his father would eat dinner with them. This made the boy feel happy.

   Finally,the war was over. The husband came home. But when he arrived at his house,the wife was out. He saw the little boy. He knew it was his son,but the child said, “You are not my father. He won’t be home until dinner time. ”

   The father was very angry. Then his wife arrived. He said that she had been a bad wife,and he would not listen to her. Then the wife left so sadly that she jumped into the river and killed herself.

   That night,the boy saw his father's shadow on the wall. He pointed to it and said ,“Now my father is home.Then the man understood. But it was too late!

6. When the soldier arrived at home,his wife .

   A. was cooking dinner   B. was out

   C. was in the river   D. was having dinner

7. What do you think of the soldier's wife?

   A. She was a bad wife. B. She was a bad mother.

   C. She was a good wife. D. She was ugly.

8. What made the boy feel happy?

   A. His mother ate dinner with him.

   B. His father came back.

   C. The dinner was delicious.

   D. He thought his father would have dinner with him.

9. Why was the soldier angry?

   A. Because his wife was out. B. Because his son didn't know him.

   C. Because he thought his wife had been a bad wife. D. Because his wife didn't cook for him.

10. What happened to the wife at last?

   A. She was so sad that she killed her husband.

   B. She was so sad that she jumped into the river and killed herself.

   C. She was so sad that she killed her son.

   D. She was so sad that she left her home angrily.

Answer 1

6. B 7. C 8. D 9. C 10. B

6. B 解析：由第二段中“But when he arrived at his house,the wife was out. ”可知，当他 回家时，妻子外出了。

7. C解析:妻子为让儿子幸福而编造了善意 的谎言，她是一个善良的人。

8. D 解析：由第一段中 “After that,she pointed to her shadow every night at dinner time and said his father would eat dinner with them. This made the boy feel happy."可知使儿子高兴的是，每天吃晚餐 时，爸爸和他们在一起。

9. C解析：听了儿子的话后，他认为自己的 妻子变坏了，因此他很生气。

10. B 解析：由第三段末句“Then the wife left so sadly that she jumped into the river and killed herself. ”可知，因为得不 到丈夫的信任，她投河自尽了。