Question

Mr. Jones and Mr. Brown work in the same office. One day Mr. Jones says to Mr. Brown, “I will have a small party at our house on Monday evening. Would you and your wife like to come?”

Mr. Brown says, “Thank you very much. I’d love to, but let me ask my wife first.” So Mr. Brown goes to the other room and telephones his wife. Then he comes back and looks very ____.

“What’s the matter?” asks Mr. Jones. “ Is your wife there at home?”

“No,” answers Mr. Brown. “She isn’t there. My son answers the telephone. I say to him, ‘Is your mother here, David?’ and he answers, ‘No, she isn’t in the house.’ ‘Where is she?’ I ask. ‘She is somewhere outside.’ ‘What’s she doing?’ ‘She is looking for me.’”

1.Who will have a party at home?

A. David. B. Mr. Brown.

C. Mr. Jones . D. Mrs. Brown.

2.Where is David?

A. He is in the office B. He is at work.

C. He is at home. D. He is outside.

3.Why does Mr. Brown make a telephone call to his wife?

A.Because he doesn’t want to go.

B.Because he wants to know whether(是否) his wife will go or not.

C.Because his wife doesn’t want to go.

D. Because his son doesn’t want to go .

4.Which word is right（合適的）for the blank（空格）?

A. worried B. happy

C. glad D. interested

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.C

3.B

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文Mr. Jones和Mr. Brown在同一間辦公室工作。Mr. Jones想請(qǐng)Mr. Brown參加他的一個(gè)聚會(huì)，Mr. Brown打電話征求妻子的意見，兒子接的電話，兒子說他媽媽在外面正找他呢，所以Mr. Brown非常焦急。

1.誰要在家舉行一個(gè)聚會(huì)？瓊斯先生。根據(jù)短文One day Mr. Jones says to Mr. Brown, “I will have a small party at our house on Monday evening. 可知選C。

2.David在哪里？他在家里。據(jù)家里接電話的是David（My son answers the telephone.） 可知答案，故選C。

3.布朗先生為什么給他妻子打電話？因?yàn)樗�想知道妻子是不是�?/span>去。據(jù)Mr. Brown says, “Thank you very much. I’d love to, but let me ask my wife first.” 故選B。

4.哪個(gè)詞適合空格？A. worried著急的。據(jù)Mr. Jones 的問話“What’s the matter?” asks Mr. Jones.可知答案，故選A。

考點(diǎn)：故事類短文閱讀。