Question

There was a man who had worked all of his life and had saved all of his money. He loved money more than anything else.And just before he died, he said to his wife: “Now listen, when I die, I want you to take all my money and put it in the casket (棺材) with me. I want to take my money to the afterlife(来生).”Well, one day he died. When they finished the ceremony（仪式）, just before the undertakers (殡仪馆人员) closed the casket, the wife said: “Wait just a minute!”She came over with a box and put it in the casket. Then the undertakers locked it down.Her friend said: “I hope you weren’t crazy enough to put all that money in the casket.”She said: “Yes, I promised him that I was going to put that money in that casket with him.”“You mean that you put all his m oney in t he casket?”“I sure did,” said the wife, “I got it all together, put it into my account (账户) and I wrote him a check (支票).”

1.What d id the man love best?

A. His work.  B. His money.  C. His wife.

2.What did the man want his wife to do when he died?

A. He wanted his wife to spend all his money.

B. He wanted his wife to put his money in the bank.

C. He wanted his wife to take all his money and put it in the casket with him.

3.Where did the wife put the box?

A. In the casket

B. In the bank.

C. At home.

4.What was in the box?

A. A check.

B. All the money.

C. Nothing.

5.What do you think of the wife?

A. Beautiful.  B. Crazy.   C. Smart

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.A

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章讲的是一个守财奴的故事，一个非常爱财的人死前交代他的妻子，他死后把所有的钱放进棺材，于是他的妻子就把一个盒子放进棺材去了，朋友们不解问妻子为什么把钱放进去，妻子回答到她把所有的钱存进她的账户，给她丈夫写了一张支票。

1. loved money more than anything else. 他喜欢钱胜过一切。故选B。

2. listen, when I die, I want you to take all my money and put it in the casket (棺材) with me. 他交代他的妻子在他死后把所有的钱放进棺材。故选C。

3. came over with a box and put it in the casket. 他把一个盒子饭放进棺材。故选A。

4. got it all together, put it into my account (账户) and I wrote him a check (支票).”妻子把一张支票放进盒子。故选A。

5. Beautiful.美丽的，B. Crazy疯狂的.，C. Smart聪明的，故选C。

考点：故事性阅读短文。