Question

I’m Very Sorry to Hear It

Mr Smith was old, so it was often difficult for him to remember(记) things.However(可是), he still liked travelling very much, so he and his wife(妻子) went to Spain(西班牙)every year. One summer when they were there, they went to visit their friends, the Tarners.They had two young daughters.

One afternoon Mr Smith was talking to one of the girls in the garden after lunch. “You and your sister were ill when my wife and I were here last year, weren’t you?” he said to her.

“Yes, we were,” answered the girl. “We were very ill.”

The old man said nothing for a moment, because he was thinking.Then at last he said, “Oh, I remember now! One of you died(死了).Which (哪一个)one of you was it, you or your sister?”

The girl answered, “ It was me.”

“Oh?I’m very sorry to hear it,” said the old man.

阅读以上短文,判断正(T)误(F)

1.The old man had a good memory(记忆力)

2.What the old man said was true.

3.The girl was very ill and died.

4.The girl didn’t die last year.

5.The girl and her sister were both very ill last year.

Answer

1.F

2.F

3.F

4.T

5.T

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要描述了一位记忆力不好的老人。他在和这个女孩对话时，完全忘了死人是不会说话的。

1.根据Mr Smith was old, so it was often difficult for him to remember(记) things.可知本句表述错误。

2.根据“Oh, I remember now! One of you died(死了).Which (哪一个)one of you was it, you or your sister?”The girl answered, “ It was me.”死人是不会说话的，故老师说的不是事实，本句表述错误。

3.根据这个老人记忆力不好，所以这个老人说的不一定事实，故本句表述错误。

4.死人是不会说话的，根据这个女孩的回答，可知她没有死。故本句表述正确。T

5.根据“Yes, we were,” answered the girl. “We were very ill.”可知本句表述正确。

考点：关于一位记忆力不好的老人的记述文