Question

Three travelers, Allan, Carl and Paul were sitting on the chairs in a train station. They were waiting for a train that was very late.

　　To pass the time, they began talking to each other.

　　At first, they talked about the weather and their work. Then Paul said, "Tell me—what would you most like to do if your doctor tell you that you have only three months to live?"

　　The other two men thought about this for a while, then Carl spoke.

　　“Well,” he said, “if I have only three months to live, I’ll take all my money out of the bank and go to foreign countries for holidays with my best friend, Erik. I'd like to travel to the places in the world as many as possible. And I'll stay at the best hotels and then eat the best food. I think I'll have a wonderful time.”

　　“That's very interesting.” Paul said.

　　With these words, he turned to the other man, saying, “And what about you?”

　　“I'll tell you a secret,” Allan said. “I always want to be a racing driver. So if I have only three months to live, the first thing I'd like to do is to sell my house. With the money I’ll buy the fastest car in the world. Maybe I can enter all the big motor races.”

　　Then he laughed, "I might even end up (以……而告终) world champion.”

　　“Now it's your turn,” Allan went on, “If your doctor tell you the bad news, what would you most like to do?”

　　“Oh,” said Paul with a smile. “I’ll go and see another doctor.”

1.The three men were talking _____________.

A. in the post office           B. in the waiting room

C. on the train               D. on the chairs in their office

2.The men began to talk about the weather and the work because they __________.

A. didn't know anything new   

B. wanted to pass the time quickly

C. had nothing to do          

D. were very interested in each other's work

3."I might even end up world champion." Here the word "champion" means ________in Chinese.

A.名人           B.赛车手          C.大款           D.冠军

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.D

【解析】

试题分析：这个故事说的是在火车站等车的三个人，为了消磨时间讨论，如果自己就剩下三个月的时间可活，会做什么。Carl想用自己所有的钱去旅行；Allan想买世界上最快的跑车，去参加比赛；Peter说他会换了医生看病。

1.推理判断题。根据短文的第一段Three travelers, Allan, Carl and Paul were sitting on the chairs in a train station. They were waiting for a train that was very late.可知，三个旅行者坐在火车站的椅子上等火车，他们开始互相交谈起来。由此我们可以推测，他们谈话的地方应该是在火车站的候车室。故选B。

2.推理判断题。根据文意可知，三个旅行者在火车站等火车，他们开始交谈起来。对于三个陌生人来说，他们谈论天气啊、工作等等这样的话题，目的是这样可以使时间过得快一些。故选B。

3.词义猜测题。根据Allan所说的话，假如他只有三个月可活了，他会买世界上最快的跑车，去参加所有大型的比赛。而且他还说他还有可能当世界冠军。故这里的champion 指的是比赛中的冠军。故选D。

考点：故事类短文阅读。