Question

【题目】根据短文内容选择正确答案。
B
“Do you believe in life after death?” Jack's boss asked Jack.
“Yes, Sir.”
“Well, then, that makes everything just fine,” the boss went on. “About an hour after you left yesterday to go to your grandfather's funeral(葬礼), he dropped in to see you.”
（1）What do you think Jack did the day before?
A.He attended his grandfather's funeral.
B.He did nothing special and he worked as usual.
C.He meant to attend a funeral but didn't.
D.He told a lie to get the day off.
（2）What do you guess Jack's grandfather was doing the day before?
A.He had been dead for some days but suddenly came to life again.
B.He was thought to be dead but in fact well and alive.
C.He was doing his usual business.
D.He learned that Jack had cheated his boss and came to see him.
（3）When the boss said, "That makes everything just fine", he _______.
A.meant he was glad that Jack’s grandfather was still alive
B.was, in fact, telling Jack that he had been found out
C.was, in fact, telling Jack that everything was OK
D.meant he was glad that Jack believed in life after death

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）D
（2）C
（3）B
【解析】这是一个笑话，Jack借口参加祖父的葬礼而请假刚离开不久，他的祖父来看他。老板借用人死后后灵魂来揭穿Jack的谎言。
（1）推理判断。根据老板的话About an hour after you left yesterday to go to your grandfather’s funeral(葬礼), he dropped in to see you.可知他撒了谎，故选D。
（2）推理判断。从对话中可知Jack 的祖父是顺便来看他，drop in顺便走访。故选C。
（3）推理判断。老板这样说的意思是他在告诉Jack这样就能解释“你的祖父来看你”了，也就是告诉Jack他知道Jack说谎了。故选B。