Question

【题目】阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

The owner of a large company，who was about to take a trip overseas，dropped into his office early in the morning to make some arrangements．He was telephoning for a ticket for his trip when the night watchman came in，who was back from work，and said“Good morning”to the owner．Then he told him that he had dreamed that very night of the owner’s plane crashing after take-off．The owner was surprised to hear this．He decided，however，there was something in what the night watchman sad． He put off his trip．

As things turned out，the night watchman's dream was correct．That day the plane crashed shortly after leaving the groud． The owner sent for the night watchman and gave him 5,000 dollars and a letter．He said，“I'm very sorry to do so．But I have to do so．Read the letter when you get home．”

The puzzled man hurried home and tore the letter in a hurry．After taking a look，he turned pale．There was only one sentence in it．And he knew that he had been fired(解雇)．

【1】Early in the morning the owner was ________．

A． preparing for his trip

B． waiting for the night watchman

C． thinking if he should believe the night watchman

D． writing a letter

【2】The owner gave the night watchman 5,000 dollars______________

A． as extra pay．

B． as his warning

C． as a prize for his hard work．

D． to show his thanks for having saved him/span>

【3】T he sentence in the letter would probably be______________

A． “I don't want to use a man who has saved me．”

B． “I don't like a man who dreams strange dreams．”

C． “The night watchman's duty is to stay awake the whole night．”

D． “Thanks a lot for your dream．”

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】C

【解析】

【1】细节理解题。由短文第一句：The owner of a large company，who was about to take a trip overseas，dropped into his office early in the morning to make some arrangements可知他打算去旅行，因此到办公室作安排。故选A。

【2】推理判断题。题意：老板给巡夜者5000美元，是为了什么？A． as extra pay作为额外的薪酬；B． as his warning作为警告；C． as a prize for his hard work作为他努力工作的奖金；D． to show his thanks for having saved him表示对救了他的感谢。根据短文可知老板给钱是表示感谢。故选D。

【3】推理判断题。题意：信里面的句子可能是什么？A． “I don't want to use a man who has saved me．”我不想用一个救过我的人；B． “I don't like a man who dreams strange dreams．”我不喜欢做怪梦的人；C． “The night watchman's duty is to stay awake the whole night．”巡夜人员的职责是整夜醒着；D． “Thanks a lot for your dream．”谢谢你的梦。老板会找一个正当的理由解雇他，故选C。