Question

A man was travelling abroad in a small red car. One day he left the car and went shopping. When he came back, its roof was badly damaged.

Some boys told him that an elephant had damaged（毁坏） it. The man did not believe them, but they took him to a circus which was near there. The owner of the elephant said, "I am very sorry! My elephant has a big, round, red chair. He thought that your car was his chair, and he sat on it!"

Then he gave the man a letter, in which he said that he was sorry and that he would pay for all the damage.

When the man got back to his own country, the customs officers wouldn’t believe his story. They said, "You sold your new car while you were abroad and bought this old one!" After the man showed them the letter from the circus man（马戏团主人）, then they believed him.

1.A man was travelling abroad_______.

A. in a big bus   B. in a green jeep   C. in a red car   D. in a red taxi

2.The car was damaged because________.

A. there was a traffic accident     B. the circus man broke it

C. it rushed into a shop           D. the elephant sat on it

3.The circus man said that_______.

A. he would pay for part of the damage

B. he would pay for all of the damage 

C. he wouldn't pay for the damage

D. he would buy a new car

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章讲述了一个人开车去国外旅游，车顶遭到了破坏。后了解到原来是一个马戏团的大象误把他的车子当成了椅子给坐坏了。马戏团主人承担了所有损失。当他回国的时候，海关人员并不相信他的故事，直到他拿出马戏团主人的信件才得以令人相信。

1.细节理解题。 根据文中第一句 A man was travelling abroad in a small red car一个人开着红色的小车去国外旅游，故选C。

2.判断推理题。根据文中第二段He thought that your car was his chair, and he sat on it!它认为你的车是他的椅子，就坐上去了。故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据文章第三段Then he gave the man a letter, in which he said that he was sorry and that he would pay for all the damage. 然后他写了一封信，说他感到对不起并愿意赔偿所有的损失，故选B。

考点：故事类短文阅读。