Question

Mrs. Black was a poor old woman and she lived in a small village. Her husband died ten years ago. But she had a 24-year-old daughter. Her name was Alice. She worked in New York and lived there. It was far away from her mother's village, and she was not happy about this. One day Alice said to her mother, "I've found a good job in Boston, and I can make a lot of money there, so I will go to work in Boston next week. But don't worry, Mum. I'll send you some money every week. "

A month later, Mrs. Black was very angry. She decided to go to see her daughter in Boston on a train. When she saw her daughter, she said, "Alice, why do you never call me?"

Alice laughed, "But mother," she said, "you haven't got a telephone."

"No", she answered, "I haven't, but you have got one. "

1.Mrs. Black lived __________.

A. in Canada          B. in Australia   C. in England         D. in America

2.Mrs. Black lived __________.

A. alone                      B. with her husband

C. with her daughter          D. with her mother

3.Alice decided to work in Boston because __________.

A. New York was too far from her mother's village

B. Boston was near her mother's village

C. she had found a good job there

D. she thought Boston was a quiet and nice place

4.A month later, Mrs. Black went to see her daughter in Boston __________.

A. by air             B. by train    C. by bus             D. by sea

5.Alice had never telephoned her mother because __________.

A. she didn't have time to do so

B. her mother didn't have a telephone

C. she didn't want to spend money on calling

D. her mother didn't know how to make a telephone call

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要描述了一对母女，母亲虽然自己没有电话，但是还要求自己的女儿给自己打电话。

1.根据第二行She worked in New York and lived there.描述,可知既然她女儿住在美国纽约市,那么她也肯定住在美国,故选D.

2.根据第一段But she had a 24-year-old daughter.…… It was far away from her mother's village, and she was not happy about this.描述,可知布莱克夫人独自生活,故选A.

3.根据第一段"I've found a good job in Boston, and I can make a lot of money there, so I will go to work in Boston next week.描述，可知是因为她的女儿在波士顿找到了一份好工作，故选C。

4.根据第二段She decided to go to see her daughter in Boston on a train.描述，可知布莱克夫人是乘火车去的波士顿，故选B。

5.根据短文倒数第二行Alice laughed, "But mother," she said, "you haven't got a telephone."描述，可知是因为她的母亲没有电话。故选B。

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