Question

Mr. Jones works in a factory far away from his home. One day he wanted to send a letter to his wife, but he could neither read nor write, and he had to work all day, so he could only look for somebody to write his letter late at night. At last he found the house of a letter-writer whose name was Nasreddin. 

Nasreddin was already in bed. “It is late,” he said. “What do you want?” “I want you to write a letter to my wife,” said Mr. Jones. Nasreddin was not pleased. He thought for a few seconds and then asked, “Has the letter got to go far?”

“What does that matter?” answered Mr. Jones. 

“Well, my writing is so strange that only I can read it, and if I have to travel a long way to read your letter to your wife, it will cost you a lot of money. ”Mr. Jones went away with no words.

1.Mr. Jones is a ________.

    A. letter-writer                    B. postman                  C. worker

2.Mr. Jones looked for somebody to write a letter for him ______.

    A. late at night

B. in the morning

C. in the afternoon

3.Nasreddin was not pleased because he wanted to ______.

A. write the letter             B. make money               C. remain in bed

4.We know from the story that Nasreddin is a _______ man.

A. kind                     B. funny                        C. strict

5.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Mr. Jones paid no money to Nasreddin.

B. Mr. Jones was happy when he heard the words.

C. Nasreddin wrote the letter for Mr. Jones.

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.A

【解析】本文主要讲述的是Mr. Jones 远离家工作，想找人代写一封信给她的妻子。而找的Nasreddin，他写的字体只有他自己认识。

1.细节理解题。根据文章第一段Mr. Jones works in a factory far away from his home. 这句话可知选C。

2.细节理解题。根据文章第一段and he had to work all day, so he could only look for somebody to write his letter late at night.

3.细节理解题。根据文章第二段可知。

4.理解推测题。根据文章第二段， Nasreddin was not pleased. 可知。

5.细节理解题。根据文章最后一段Mr. Jones went away with no words. 可知。