Question

(A) Have you ever had an embarrassing（尴尬的）experience?

Tony: I had just started teaching in a Liverpool secondary school. One morning my alarm clock didn't ring. I woke up at half past eight and school began at nine. I quickly washed, dressed, jumped into my car and rushed to school. When I arrived, the students had already gone into class. I went straight into class. After two or three minutes the students began laughing and laughing! Why? Suddenly I looked down and understood. I had put on one black shoe and one brown shoe!

Henry: After seeing a film, we decided to walk along the street. The street was very busy and we started holding hands. Suddenly my wife saw a dress that she liked in a shop window, and stopped. I started looking at some watches in the next window. After a minute or two I reached for my wife's hand. There was a loud scream(尖叫), and a girl slapped(掴) my face！I hadn't taken my wife's hand. I'd taken the hand of a girl!

James: I had decided to buy a new house, and I'd made an appointment (约定)to see our bank manager. I'd never met him before. I was lucky enough to find a parking space outside the bank. I'd just started reversing(倒车) into the space when another car made its way into it. I was so angry! I shouted at the man in the car. He ignored(不理) me and walked away. It took me twenty minutes to find another place. I was ten minutes late for my appointment. I went to the manager's office, knocked and walked in. The manager was sitting behind his desk. He was the man who had taken my parking space!

1.Tony is ______.

A. a student  

B. lazy   

C. a teacher who has taught for years    

D. a young teacher.

2.The students began laughing when they saw Tony_______.

A. wearing a wrong shoe           B. carrying an alarm clock

C. looking down suddenly          D. rushing into the classroom

3.Henry was embarrassed because he_______.

A. heard his wife screaming in the street   

B. slapped the girl in the face

C. took the hand of a complete stranger 

D. knocked over some watches in the shop

4. James went into town to_______.

A. put money in the bank   B. meet the bank manager  

C. look for a job         D. buy a new car

5. As a result, _______

A. James couldn’t borrow money from the bank, because the manager was angry with him.

B. In the office, when the manager saw James, he ignored James and walked away.

C. James didn’t dare to meet the bank manager

D. We don’t know what will happen next.

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文中三个人Tom、Henry和James，给我们讲述了他们的生活中发生过的让他们感到尴尬的事情。我们可以根据题目的问题去相应的段落中寻找有用信息。

1.细节理解题。根据短文第一段中Tom讲述的内容中I had just started teaching in a Liverpool secondary school可知，他是刚刚开始在利物浦的一个中学里教书。由此我们可以知道，他是一个年轻的老师，故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据短文第一段中Tom讲述的内容中After two or three minutes the students began laughing and laughing! Why? Suddenly I looked down and understood. I had put on one black shoe and one brown shoe!可知，Tom来到教室后，过了两、三分钟，学生们开始笑了起来，原来是Tom穿错了鞋。故选A。

3.细节理解题。根据短文第二段Henry讲述的内容中After a minute or two I reached for my wife's hand. There was a loud scream(尖叫), and a girl slapped(掴) my face！I hadn't taken my wife's hand. I'd taken the hand of a girl! 可知，令他感到尴尬的事情是他错牵了其他女孩的手。故选C。

4.细节理解题。根据短文第三段中James讲述的内容中I had decided to buy a new house, and I'd made an appointment (约定)to see our bank manager.可知，他决定买一座新房子，约好了去见银行的经理。故他去镇里是去见银行经理的，故选B。

5.细节理解题。根据短文第三段中James讲述的内容中可知，James约好了去镇里见银行的经理，但是他在停车的时候被另外一个人先占了位子，最后导致他迟到了十分钟。等他见了那个经理时，他发现那个人就是和他抢停车位的人。最后James没有告诉我们结果怎样了，故应该选D。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。