Question

Jill Jones got a new job in a different part of the city. She had to go to work every day by train.

There was only one other person on the train with her. He was a well-dressed man reading a newspaper. Suddenly, about halfway through the journey, the man began tearing（撕） his newspaper into hundreds of small pieces. Then he picked them up, opened the window and threw them all out. Then he sat down, closed his eyes, and slept for the rest of the journey again.

The next day, Jill got on the same train. The same well-dressed man was there, reading a newspaper. As before, about halfway through the journey, the man began tearing his newspaper into hundreds of small pieces. Then he picked the pieces up, opened the window and threw them all out. This done, he sat down, closed his eyes, and slept for the rest of the journey. This happened every day for a week.

At last, on Friday, Jill spoke to the man. “Excuse me, sir,” she said, “I don’t want to be rude, but I must ask you a question. When we are halfway through our journey, you tear your newspaper into hundreds of pieces and then throw them all out of the window. Please tell me, sir. Why do you do this?”

The well-dressed man smiled. “There is a simple reason,” he said. “I like to sleep for part of the journey, but I cannot sleep if the train is full of elephants. So I throw the pieces of paper out to the elephants. It stops them from coming into the train.”

“But there aren’t any elephants on the train, ”Jill said.“I know,” the man said. “It works well, doesn’t it?

1. Who was on the train with Jill Jones?

A. An old woman. B . Three children.

C. A well-dressed man. D. A well-dressed woman.

2.What strange thing did the man do?

A. Went to sleep. B . Tore a newspaper into small pieces.

C. Talked to Jill. D . Read a newspaper.

3.Why did the man on the train do this?

A. He was playing a game. B. He wanted to get rid of the elephants.

C. He was angry. D. He couldn’t sleep.

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了吉尔琼斯在坐火车上班时总是遇到一个奇怪的人，那个人把他的报纸数撕成以百计的小块。然后他拾起来,打开窗户扔出去。当吉尔琼斯问他原因时，他告诉吉尔，因为他睡不着觉。

1.There was only one other person on the train with her. He was a well-dressed man reading a newspaper描述，可知只有另外一个人在火车上。他是一个穿着考究的人。故选C。

2.the man began tearing（撕） his newspaper into hundreds of small pieces. Then he picked them up, opened the window and threw them all out描述可知那个人把他的报纸数撕成以百计的小块。然后他拾起来,打开窗户扔出去。故选B。

3.四段“There is a simple reason,” he said. “I like to sleep for part of the journey, but I cannot sleep if the train is full of elephants. So I throw the pieces of paper out to the elephants. It stops them from coming into the train.”描述，可知那个人睡不着觉，所以才那样做，故选D

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