Question

A young woman carrying a three-year-old child got on a bus. The conductor hurried to give her a warm welcome and then kindly asked the other passengers to make more room for the woman and her child. On seeing this, people began to talk. "You know this conductor used to be very rude. Now suddenly he has changed his bad behavior , "said a middle-aged man.

"Yes, he should be praised and we must write a letter to the company," said a second passenger. "That's right," another lady said, "I wish a newspaper reporter were here so that more people could learn from this conductor."

Just then a gentleman who looked like a teacher turned to the conductor and said, "Excuse me, but can I know your name, please? Your excellent service must be praised..."

Before he could open his mouth, the three-year-old child sitting on the young woman's lap interrupted, "I know his name. I call him Dad."

1. The passengers were ________ to see the conductor's kindness to the woman and the child.

A. excited B. pleased

C. interested D. surprised

2. One passenger suggested writing a letter to the comp­any to ______ .

A. make a demand for more buses

B. thank the conductor for his good service

C. criticize the conductor for his rude behavior

D. invite a newspaper reporter to write about the conductor

3. What was the gentleman?

A. A teacher.

B. A newspaper reporter.

C. Not known from the story.

D. The conductor's friend from his company.

4. The word "he" in the last paragraph refers to _______.

A. the gentleman B. the conductor

C. the middle-aged man D. the three-year-old child

5. It is clear from the story that the conductor ______.

A. has changed his attitude towards his work

B. has now been kind and polite to all passengers

C. has not changed his rude behavior to passen­gers

D. has now been kind and polite to women with children

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.B

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：這是一則笑話故事。一位平日里壞習(xí)慣纏身的公交售票員今天卻給一位抱著三歲小孩的女士熱情歡迎，還叫其他乘客為她母子倆騰出空間。乘客們都對售票員的行為感到奇怪，紛紛調(diào)侃他，說要讓記者來采訪他。最后才發(fā)現(xiàn)售票員是這三歲孩子的爸爸。

1. know this conductor used to be very rude.Now suddenly he has changed his bad behavior.”一個中年乘客說這位售票員過去很粗魯，現(xiàn)在突然改變了他的壞習(xí)慣。由此可知，乘客們對售貨員的友好行為感到驚訝（surprised）。故選D。

2. should be praised and we must write a letter to the company”可知：寫信到公交公司是為了表揚和感謝售票員他對乘客（the woman and a child）友好熱情服務(wù)的行為。故選B（對售票員的優(yōu)質(zhì)服務(wù)表示感謝）。

3. gentleman who looked like a teacher ”看起來像個老師的gentleman，可排除A選項。結(jié)合第三段的信息我們無從推斷gentleman的身份。故選C（從故事無從知曉）。

4. me，but can I know your name，Please？Your excellent service must be praised…”可知是gentleman問售票員的話，定位至第四段首句“Before he could open his mouth”可知是售票員正準(zhǔn)備張口回答gentleman的話。故he指代the conductor。因此選B。

5. know his name.I called him Dad.”可知售票員是三歲孩子的爸爸，他之所以熱情接待女士母子倆，是因為他們仨是一家人。因此平日里壞習(xí)慣纏身的售票員他不好的習(xí)慣行為并沒有改變。故選C（他并沒有改變對乘客粗魯?shù)男袨椋��?/p>

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