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【题目】 Mr. Smith works in an office. He’s very busy and has no time to have a good rest. Every evening, when he comes back from his office, he’s always tired and wants to go to bed early. But his wife often has a lot of interesting things to tell him after supper. She doesn’t stop talking until she falls asleep. When she is asleep in the morning,Mr Smith has to get up early and drives to work.

One day the man felt terrible and couldn’t go to work. He decided to go to see a doctor. And Mrs Smith went to the hospital with him. Before her husband said what was the matter with him, the woman had told the doctor all and the man understand why. He wrote out a prescription . And when Mr Smith brought the medicine to the resulting room, the doctor said to her, “ The bottle of medicine is for your husband and the pills are for you.”

“For me?” the woman said in surprise “I’m fine. I don’t need any medicine!”

“ I don’t think so, madam”, said the doctor. “They are sleeping pills. Your husband will soon be all right if you take them.”

【1】Mr Smith is _____

A.too busy to have a good restB.too busy not to have a rest

C.busy enough to have a good restD.not busy enough to have a good rest

【2】The sentence “His wife doesn’t stop walking until she falls asleep” means __

A.she doesn’t stop talking when she falls asleepB.she doesn’t stop talking after she falls asleep

C.she keeps talking until she falls asleepD.she likes talking as she falls asleep

【3】Why does Mr Smith have to get up early when his wife is asleep in the morning?

A.Because he can’t fall asleepB.Because he has to go to work

C.Because he doesn’t want to sleepD.Because his wife asks him to get up

【4】Why couldn’t Mr Smith go to work one day?

A.Because he didn’t want to workB.Because his wife didn’t let him go

C.Because he fell illD.Because he was too tired to go to work

【5】The sentence “ Your husband will be all right if you take them.” Means Mr Smith will soon be all right if ______.

A.Mr. Smith takes the bottle of medicineB.Mr. Smith takes the sleeping pills

C.Mrs. Smith takes the bottle of medicineD.Mrs. Smith stops talking too much at night

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】B

【4】C

【5】D

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述了史密斯先生在办公室工作，他工作很忙没时间休息，每天回到家吃完晚饭，史密斯夫人就不停地和他说话，说到很晚，直到她睡着，但史密斯先生为了上班还要按时起床。一天早上他感觉不舒服，不能上班了， 史密斯夫人陪着他去看医生。她的丈夫还没开口说自己怎么了，她就告诉医生他怎么回事，医生就明白为什么了。后来医生把一瓶药给了她丈夫，给了她一些安眠药片，说只要她吃了，她的丈夫就会好的。

【1】细节理解。根据文中He’s very busy and has no time to have a good rest.可知，Mr Smith太忙而不能休息好。故选A。

【2】词句猜测。根据文中But his wife often has a lot of interesting things to tell him after supper. She doesn’t stop talking until she falls asleep.可知，她直到睡着才停止说话。相当于she keeps talking until she falls asleep可知，她一直说到她睡着。根据题意，故选C。

【3】细节理解。根据文中When she is asleep in the morning,Mr Smith has to get up early and drives to work.可知，史密斯先生要早起，因为他不得不去工作。故选B。

【4】细节理解。根据文中One day the man felt terrible and couldn’t go to work.可知，史密斯先生没有去上班，因为他生病了。故选C。

【5】细节理解。根据文中“ I don’t think so, madam”, said the doctor. “They are sleeping pills. Your husband will soon be all right if you take them.”Your husband will be all right if you take them可知，史密斯夫人吃了安眠药，她就晚上不再多说话了，她的丈夫很快就会好，故选D。