Question

Have you ever done something foolish and it made you feel so embarrassed（尴尬的）?

    Well, that’s exactly how I felt. On a Saturday morning last autumn．I went to town to do some shopping and as I was on my way home from the shop，it suddenly began to rain. I at once ran into a nearby phone box because I didn’t have an umbrella．It was raining so heavily that I had to stay in the phone box until it stopped．

    A few moments later，I saw a young man walk up to the phone box，wearing a yellow raincoat and holding a box. I didn’t want to go out into the rain，so I picked up the phone and pretended（假装） I was talking to someone. I thought the man would go away，but he didn’t. He just waited in the pouring rain，and I acted as if I was deep in conversation.

    Luckily，the rain stopped after about ten minutes．“Okay，Mum，” I said loudly into the phone，“I’ll see you later. Bye!” I put the phone down, picked up my shopping bag and walked out of the phone box. “I’m sorry I took so long.” I said to the man．

   “Oh, I don’t want to use the phone,” he answered, smiling．“I’ve just come to repair it. There is something wrong with it, you see .” I felt myself go red in the face and I hurried away with my head down，feeling a complete fool. That was certainly one of the most embarrassing moments of my life! 

1.Why did the writer go to the phone box and stay there?

A. Because she wanted to keep warm. 

B. Because she wanted to wait for her friend there.

C. Because she wanted to phone her mother. 

D. Because it rained heavily and she had no umbrella with her.

2.The writer thought that the young man wanted         .

A. to repair the phone.   B. to use the phone.

C. to stay in the phone box.   D. to clean the phone box.

3.How long did the man wait for?

A. About five minutes．  B. About fifteen minutes.

C. About ten minutes.      D. About thirty minutes.

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The story happened on a cold Saturday morning last summer．

B. The writer telephoned her mother．

C .The writer was on her way home after doing some shopping，suddenly it began to rain. 

D. The writer knew why the man came here．

5.Why was the writer embarrassed?

A. Because she did something foolish.

B. Because she got all wet.

C. Because she made the young man wait so long. 

D Because she couldn't get out of the phone box.

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了作者在购物回家的路上突然下起了雨。为了避雨躲进了一个电话亭。当有一个年轻人走向电话亭时为了不出去就假装在给妈妈打电话。可是当雨停后，作者却发现那个人不是想打电话而是修电话的。作者感到尴尬极了。

1.二段it suddenly began to rain. I at once ran into a nearby phone box because I didn’t have an umbrella．It was raining so heavily that I had to stay in the phone box until it stopped描述，可知作者没有雨伞当时又下着大雨，所以他去电话亭去避雨。故选D

2.推理判断题。根据第三段描述，当作者看到一个青年向电话亭走来他不想出去淋雨就假装打电话。可以推测作者认为那个年轻人想打电话。故选B。

3.四段 Luckily，the rain stopped after about ten minutes描述，可知雨在十分钟后停止了，这说明那个年轻人等了十分钟。故选C

4.是非判断题。根据第二段I went to town to do some shopping and as I was on my way home from the shop，it suddenly began to rain.描述可知作者去购物，在购物回家的路上突然开始下雨。故选C

5.细节理解题。根据最后一段“Oh, I don’t want to use the phone,” he answered, smiling．“I’ve just come to repair it. There is something wrong with it, you see .”描述，可知那个年轻人是来修电话的，而作者之前却装着打电话。所以作者会感到尴尬。故选A。

考点：故事类短文阅读。