Question

【題目】Ben lived in the same house as I did, on the same floor, his door facing mine; we often saw each other, and I knew how he lived when he was at home. And at home it was the same story: dressing-gown, nightcap, closed windows, locked doors, and –‘Oh, I hope nothing bad will happen!’ Vegetarian food is not good for him, yet he could not eat meat, so he ate freshwater fish with butter—not a vegetarian dish, yet one could not say that it was meat. He did not keep a female servant for fear people might think evil of him, but had as cook an old man of sixty, called Alan, who had once been an officer’s servant and could cook after a fashion. This Alan was usually standing at the door with his arms folded; with a deep sigh, he would mutter always the same thing: “there are plenty of them about nowadays!”

【1】What is the relationship between Ben and Alan?

A. Teacher and student. B. Friends.

C. Family. D. Employer and employee

【2】Why didn’t Ben keep a female servant?

A. Because he was afraid of other people’s opinion about him.

B. Because he couldn’t afford one.

C. Because Alan used to work for an officer.

D. Because he could not eat meat.

【3】What does the underlined word “mutter” probably mean?

A. To cook after a fashion. B. To speak very quietly.

C. To fold one’s arms. D. To sigh deeply.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】B

【解析】

試題分析:Ben和我住在一個(gè)相同的房子里，他有一個(gè)老傭人Alan，本文講述了Ben的一些生活小事。

【1】D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文He did not keep a female servant for fear people might think evil of him, but had as cook an old man of sixty, called Alan, 可知Alan是他的一個(gè)老傭人，他們之間是雇傭和被雇傭的關(guān)系，故選D。

【2】A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)He did not keep a female servant for fear people might think evil of him,可知他害怕別人會(huì)對(duì)他指指點(diǎn)點(diǎn)，是他在意別人的評(píng)論，故選A。

【3】B詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)短文with a deep sigh, he would mutter always the same thing: “there are plenty of them about nowadays!”可知他是重重的嘆了口氣，然后自言自語(yǔ)、咕咕噥噥的說(shuō)道，詞義就是含糊不清地說(shuō)，故選B。