Question

Once there was an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot of things. So his wife always had to say to him, “Don’’”t     “t     t       forget this! ”

One day he went on a long trip alone. Before he left home, his wife said, “Now you have all these things. They are what you need for your trip. Take care of your things during the trip.” He went to the station, bought a ticket and got on the train with it.

About half an hour later, the conductor began to see the tickets. He came to the old man and said, “Will you please show me your ticket?” The old man looked for his ticket in all his pockets, but he could not find it. He was very worried. “I can’t find my ticket. I really bought a ticket before I got on the train.”said the old man.

“I believe you bought a ticket. All right, you don’t have to buy another one,”said the conductor(检票员) kindly. “But how can I know where I’m going? I can’t remember my station!”the old man said sadly.

1.The old man in the story was very            .

A. kind      B. poor     C. forgetful    D. sad

2.Where is the ticket?            

A. The old man forgot go buy it.

B. The old man could not remember where it was.

C. The old man showed it to the conductor.

D. The old man’s wife took the ticket away.

3.The old man bought the ticket           he got on the train.

A. after       B. before       C. as        D. when

4.The conductor           the old man.

A. didn’t believe  B. laughed at   C. believed（相信）   D. felt sorry for

5.The old man was sad because             

A. he had to buy another ticket.

B. he lost all the things his wife gave him.

C. he did not know where he was.

D. He did not know where he should get off.

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.C

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文中作者主要介绍了一位健忘的老人，一次出行时，上火车前买了一张票，当遇到检票员时找不到票了，关键是他记不清该在哪一站下车了。

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4.’t have to buy another one,”可知检票员相信老人已经买票了；故选C。

5.’m going? I can’t remember my station!”可知，老人难过的是他不知道自己的终点站是哪里；故选D。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。