Question

Late one afternoon, when a professor was walking along a country road, he saw a farmer eating his supper alone on the road before his house.

The professor walked up to the farmer and asked, “Why are you eating here alone?”

“Well, sir,” answered the farmer after a short pause, “the chimney(烟囱) smokes”

“That’s too bad,” said the professor. “But it shouldn’t be too difficult to fix. Let me have a look at it.”

And before the farmer could say a word, the professor was at the door. A broom(扫帚) fell on his shoulder and a woman’s voice shouted, “Go away, you old rascal（无赖）, or I’ll kill you…”

The professor left the house quickly. The farmer sat on the road looking very unhappy. The professor walked up to him and put his hand on his shoulder. “Never mind,” he said, “my chimney sometimes too.”

1.The professor wanted to ________.

A. help the farmer fix the chimney    B. eat supper with the farmer

C. look at the farmer’s wife          D. have a smoke

2.. The woman beat the professor with a broom because ________.

A. she didn’t want anyone to fix the chimney

B. the professor was too rude to her

C. she mistook(弄错) the professor for her husband

D. the professor wanted to eat supper at her house

3.Which of the following is true?

A. The farmer was happy to have the professor to help them fix the chimney.

B. The professor took a broom from the farmer’s house.

C. The farmer was happy to have his supper on the road.

D. The professor was surprised to see the farmer eating supper on the road.

4. “ The chimney smokes” means_______.

A. There was something wrong with the farmer’s chimney

B. The farmer’s wife was angry

C. They needed to fix the chimney

D. The house was full of smoke

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是一个教授在乡间的小路上散步，看见一个独自在路上吃饭的农民。农民说他家的烟囱冒烟了，教授以为是他家的烟囱出了什么毛病，所以想帮助他修理一下。其实农民所说的烟囱冒烟了，意思是他的老婆生气了。

1.细节理解题。根据短文中“That’s too bad,” said the professor. “But it shouldn’t be too difficult to fix. Let me have a look at it.”的内容可知，当教授知道这个农民家里的烟囱出了问题的时候，他想帮助他修理一下。故选A。

2.推理判断题。根据短文中的内容可知，当教授刚刚走到门口，农民的妻子就拿着扫帚打他，显然她把教授误以为是他的丈夫了。故选C。

3.推理判断题。根据短文的开头可知，当教授看到一个农民在路上吃饭的时候，他感到很好奇，所以才去问那个农民是怎么回事。故D选项是正确的。根据短文中的内容可知，当教授想帮农民修烟囱的时候，文中并没有说农民很高兴，故A不对；根据短文的内容可知，是农民的妻子拿扫帚打那个教授，故B不对；文中也没有说明农民高兴在路上吃饭，故C也不符合文意。

4.主旨大意题。根据这个故事的主要内容可知，农民所说的烟囱冒烟了，指的是老婆生气了，并不是烟囱真的有什么毛病了。故应该选B。

考点：故事类短文阅读。