Question

Six mornings a week, Rajendra Prasad gets on his bicycle and starts work. He puts on his postman’s uniform(制服), and takes 1. to the desert villages of Rajasthan. He wears a turban on his head because the desert sun is very hot. When he gets to a village, he rings the bell(按鈴) on his bike and everybody 2. out. They don’t get many visitors 3. they’re excited. Today, Rajendra’s first stop is Geeta’s house. She’s got a postcard _4._ her cousin in Bangalore. Rajendra has to read it because Ceeta can’t read. The news is good, so she’s happy.

Rajendra doesn’t 5. take the mail. He also takes the pension(退休金) money for the old people. Today Sua gets her pension. She can’t 6. her name, so she has to give her fingerprint(指紋) intead. Rajendra has to 7. because she’s old. “I don’t know how 8. I am,” says Sua. “Maybe 50 or 60?” Her friends think she’s ahout 75.

Rajendra also takes a telephone becauae many of the villages don’t have phones. Today, Samundar wants to make a call. She 9. Rajendra the phone number and he dials(撥電話號碼) for her. She speaks to her son Vishnu. “I told him to come home hecause I need some money,” she says.

At the end of the day, Rajendra does the paper work and thinks about his 10. . “Sometimes it’s difficult, but it’s a good job,” he says.

11.A. work B. mail C. food D. call

12.A. works B. takes C. runs D. stands

13.A. but B. so C. because D. or

14.A. with B. for C. from D. as

15.A. even B. also C. often D. only

16.A. write B. read C. say D. hear

17.A. help B. know C. make D. put

18.A. clever B. kind C. tall D. old

19.A. buys B. gives C. catches D. sends

20.A. travel B. study C. job D. life

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.C

5.D

6.A

7.A

8.D

9.B

10.C

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了在拉賈斯坦邦的沙漠村莊送郵件的一個郵遞員，他不僅給人們送信，還給老人送退休金，幫助打電話，幫助老人簽名等等。對自己的工作，雖然感到艱難，但更感到有意義。

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考點(diǎn)：人物介紹類閱讀短文。