Question

Mr Smith teaches English in a university(大学). He is often very busy with work. When it’s summer or winter holidays, he goes out to take vacations to relax. Usually he goes to France because he thinks it’s an interesting country. And he can speak French very well.

But last month he said to his wife(妻子), “I’m not visiting France this time. I want to go to a different country. I choose Japan. But I can hardly speak Japanese, so I’m going to study it for a month before I go.”

He studied pretty hard for a month, and then his vacation started.

Ten days later, he came back. His wife asked him, “How about your short vacation in Japan? Did you have any trouble(麻烦) with your Japanese there?”

“No, I didn’t,” answered Mr Smith. “But the Japanese did!”

1.Mr Smith goes out to ______ when it’s summer or winter holidays.

A．have a rest                            B．learn languages

C．look for interesting jobs                  D．visit museums

2.The underlined word “choose” means(意思是) ______.

A．learn from         B．arrive in           C．work for          D．decide on

3.Mr Smith stayed in Japan for ______.

A．a month          B．ten days           C．two weeks         D．Sorry, I don’t know

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Mr Smith works as a math teacher in a university.

B．Mr Smith takes vacations in different countries every year.

C．Mr Smith can speak English and French very well.

D．Mr Smith went to Japan with his wife.

5.What can we know from the last paragraph(段落)?

A．Mr Smith’s Japanese isn’t good.

B．The Japanese were friendly to Mr Smith.

C．Mr Smith speaks Japanese well.

D．Japanese is difficult to learn.

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章讲述了史密斯现在是一所大学的英语老师，他每个寒暑假都是出去度假放松自己，通常是去法国，这次他决定去日本，还去学习了一个月的日语，回来之后，他告诉妻子他在日本说日语没有什么麻烦，反倒日本人自己遇到麻烦了。

1.细节题。根据文章When it’s summer or winter holidays, he goes out to take vacations to relax.当暑假或者寒假的时候，他就会出去度假放松自己。故选A

2.推断题。根据文章斯密斯先生的话I’m not visiting France this time. I want to go to a different country. I choose Japan.他这次不去法国了，他想去一个不同的国家，他选择了日本。choose的意思是选择，决定 故选D

3.细节题。根据文章Ten days later, he came back.十天之后，他回来。可知，他在日本呆了10天。故选B

4.细节判断题。根据文章Mr Smith teaches English in a university(大学).史密斯现在在一所大学教英语。故A错误。Usually he goes to France because he thinks it’s an interesting country. And he can speak French very well.他通常都去法国度假，因为他觉得那是一个有趣的国家，他的法语非常好。故B错误，C正确。根据文章可知，他是一个人去日本度假的。故D错误。故本题选C

5.推断题。根据文章最后一段大意，妻子问史密斯现在日本有遇到麻烦吗？他说没有，但是日本人自己遇到麻烦了。可知，史密斯先生的日语很不好。故选A

考点：故事类记叙文