Question

A man made a nice talking machine .It could weigh people’s weight .The man wanted to try the machine before he could make a lot of machines. He put the machine into the waiting room of a station .There were always lots of people in and out .

The first one who used the machine was an Indian woman. She stood on the machine, the machine thought for a few seconds to decide which language to speak .

“Good morning ,Madam .”it said in Indian . “Your weight is 72 kilograms .That’s three kilograms more .If you eat more fruit and vegetables ,you will be soon all right .Please have a nice day .”

The second one to use the machine was a Chinese girl .She stood on the machine and waited to hear her weight.

” Good morning ,Miss .”the machine said in Chinese .”Your weight is 45 kilograms .It’s all right for your age. Keep eating what you eat every day .Please have a nice day.”

The third one to use the machine was a very fat American woman. She thought for a long time to stand on the machine.

The machine spoke quickly in English “Good morning .Will one of  you get off?”

1.The machine in this passage could            .

A. weigh and talk to people    B. tell people what they should eat

C. speak all kinds of languages          D. make people laugh

2. The man put his first machine           .

A. in the station               B. in a train 

C. in the doctor’s waiting room   D. in the women’s room

3.The machine told the Indian woman            .

A. she was a little lighter    B. she was a little heavier

C. it couldn’t speak Indian    D. to eat what she wanted to eat

4.The machine said to a Chinese girl that she            .

A. should eat more                             B. should eat less

C. had to eat more fruit             D. kept herself healthy

5.How was the American woman?

A. She was healthy.    B. She liked thinking.

C. She was too heavy.    D. The machine didn’t like her.

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要讲述的是一个人发明了一台可以说话的机器，它能用不同的语言告诉人们他的体重是多少。先后有三个人使用了这台机器，而故事的结尾很搞笑。

1.细节理解题。根据文章前两句A man made a nice talking machine .It could weigh people’s weight 可知这台机器可以称人们的体重，然后告诉他们。故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据文章第一段He put the machine into the waiting room of a station 可知这个人把机器放在了车站的候车室里。故答案选A。

3.细节理解题。根据文章第三段“Good morning ,Madam .”it said in Indian . “Your weight is 72 kilograms .That’s three kilograms more 可知这位印度的女士超重了三公斤。故选B。

4.细节理解题。根据文章第五段Your weight is 45 kilograms .It’s all right for your age 可知这位中国的女孩体重很合适，身体很健康。故选D。

5.推理判断题。根据文章最后一段，当那位美国女士站到机器上后，机器马上说“早上好，请你们其中一个下去好吗”，可见机器以为站到上面的是两个人，所以我们可以知道是这位美国女士太重了。管故选C。

考点：故事类短文阅读。