Question

Our English teacher, Tom Jackson, has some good neighbors. They are Carl, Ann, Joe and Mary. Here’s some information about them.

Carl is a train conductor. He works on the railway for 28 years. It is always a good job for him because he likes meeting people. Carl is very helpful and tries to make the passengers comfortable. He often stops to talk with the passengers. He likes his work because he can travel to many different places.

Ann is a kind woman in a small town. In a hospital, she works as a nurse for four years. She likes her work very much. This month she is helping mothers with their new babies.

Joe is a taxi driver. He drives a taxi for 22 years. Most of the time Joe likes his work. He takes many film stars to the airport. He is cheerful and smiles a lot and his passengers like him. He makes a good living and supports a family of four.

Mary is a teacher in a high school. She teaches French. She has 33 students in her class, 15 boys and 18 girls. She likes her students, and her students like her. She is very kind and helps them a lot. She is always happy to be a teacher.

1.Carl likes his job because____________.

A. he can meet many film stars B. he makes a good living

C. he works on the railway for 28 years. D. he can go to lots of different places

2.Which of the following is true?

A. Ann helps mothers with their new babies for four years.

B. Ann works as a nurse for four years.

C. There are eighteen students in Mary’s class.

D. With Joe’s help, the passengers can feel comfortable on the train.

3.The underlined word “support” means “__________” in the passage.

A. 加強(qiáng) B. 激勵(lì) C. 擁護(hù) D. 供養(yǎng)

4.From the passage, we learn that _______ always enjoy their work.

A. Carl, Ann and Joe B. Mary, Carl and Ann

C. All of Tom’s four friends D. Joe, Ann and Mary

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.D

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文敘述了湯姆是一名英語(yǔ)老師， 他有一些好鄰居，短文分別介紹了Carl, Ann, Joe 和 Mary的情況，他們都喜歡各自的工作。

1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)He likes his work because he can travel to many different places.可知他因?yàn)橄矚g去許多不同的地方旅行，所以喜歡這項(xiàng)工作，故選D。

2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)In a hospital, she works as a nurse for four years. Ann 當(dāng)一名護(hù)士4年了，故選B。

3.詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)He makes a good living 可推測(cè)出他養(yǎng)活一家人，故選D。

4.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容可知Carl, Ann, Joe and Mary 都喜歡這項(xiàng)工作，故選C。

考點(diǎn)：人物類(lèi)短文閱讀。