Question

Mr. White is a member of his office. He’s      and can easily deal with all kinds of matters. So he’s always     more than his workmates. Of course he’s often     and has no time to do the housework. His wife         him well and does all at home.

    ! Their daughter was hurt in a traffic accident last month and had to be      . Now Mrs. White has to look after her there       she can’t go home. Mr. White often eats something in the restaurant. As he         did some cleaning, the rooms were all disorderly(凌乱不堪的).

Yesterday morning, before Mr. White got up, the telephone      . He sat up to answer it. His friend told him to      an important telephone number down. But he could find       a piece of paper. He found there was much dust(灰尘) on the table and wrote the number on it. But soon he     it and went to work. Two hours later       came back and looked for a sweater for her daughter. Her husband came in while she was         the table. He couldn’t         the number on the table and called out angrily, “Who let you clean the table?”

1.A. important        B. strong            C. good            D. able

2.A. helped          B. thought          C. paid             D. asked

3.A. busy            B. quiet            C. lazy              D. happy

4.A. sees             B. knows          C. misses            D. takes care of

5.A. Well             B. Once           C. What’s more    D. Bad luck

6.A. in hospital        B. outside          C. in bed            D. in time

7.A. but              B. or             C. while            D. and

8.A. not             B. never            C. almost          D. often

9.A. shouted          B. spoke           C. rang            D. called

10.A. write           B. remember        C. understand       D. use

11.A. either a pen or   B. neither a pen nor   C. both a pen and    D. not only a pen but

12.A. forgot          B. read             C. took            D. threw

13.A. he             B. his friend          C. his wife         D. his daughter

14.A. brushing        B. walking in        C. leaving          D. cleaning

15.A. find            B. listen to          C. look at           D. write

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.D

6.A

7.D

8.B

9.C

10.A

11.B

12.A

13.C

14.D

15.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了史密斯总是忙，从来不做家务。一次女儿住院，妻子在医院照顾女儿。所以家里到处凌乱不堪。他的朋友让他记下一个电话号码，他找不到笔和纸就记在了桌子上的灰尘上。可是妻子回家后擦了桌子。于是他就找不到电话号码了。

1.形容词及语境的理解。根据后文can easily deal with all kinds of matters可知他是有能力的，故选D，有能力的。

2.动词及语境的理解。所以他总是比同事们付出的多。A帮助B思考C付D问，根据句意，故选C。

3.根据后文has no time to do the housework.可知他经常忙，故选A繁忙的。

4.动词及语境的理解。根据上下文可知他的妻子非常理解他做了所有的家务。故选B，知道，了解。

5.词组及语境的理解。根据后文Their daughter was hurt in a traffic accident last month描述可知他的女儿在交通事故中受了伤，所以是倒霉的，故选D，倒霉。

6.词组及语境的理解。根据上下文可知他的女儿不得不住院，故选A，住院。

7.连词及语境的理解。所以史密斯夫人不得不在医院照顾她，并且她不能回家。A但是B否则C当D并且，故选D。

8.频率副词及语境的理解。根据后文the rooms were all disorderly(凌乱不堪的).可知史密斯先生从来不做清整，故选B

9.昨天上午在史密斯先生起床前电话响了。A喊B说C铃响D打电话。根据句意，故选C

10.】考查动词及语境的理解。他的朋友告诉他记下一个重要的电话号码。write down,写下，记下。根据句意，故选A，写。

11.固定结构及语境的理解。根据后文He found there was much dust(灰尘) on the table and wrote the number on it.可知他既找不到笔也找不到纸。neither…nor既不……也不，故选B。

12.动词及语境的理解。但是他很快就忘记了。A忘记B读C拿走D扔。故选A。

13.名词及语境的理解。根据后文looked for a sweater for her daughter可知是他的妻子回来了。故选C，他的妻子

14.动词及语境的理解。当她正在擦桌子时他的丈夫进来了。根据上下文，故选D，擦。

15.根据上下文可知史密斯找不到桌子上的电话号码了。故选A，找到。

考点：故事类短文。