Question

A French woman goes to London to see her son. She knows a little English,but cannot speak it very well. One day she goes to a shop. She wants to buy a hen ( 母鸡） for supper. But she cannot remember ( 记得) the English word for“ hen” . Just then the shop waiter asks her, “Can I help you?” “ I want the egg’s mother” the woman answers. The shop waiter does not understand( 明白)her and says, “ Sorry, we have not any bigger (交大的) eggs.” Suddenly (突然））） the woman remembers(记起)the word“cock(公鸡She says, I want the cock’s wife妻子! ”This time the shop waiter laughs (笑              ).

1.The woman goes to London                  .

A. to learn English    B. to have supper

C. to see her son       D.to buy a cock

2.The woman                    ;

A. only knows a little English

B. knows much English

C. doesn ’ t know English

D. can speak English very well

3.The shop waiter thinks the egg’s mother must be

A. bigger eggs    B. the cock ’s wife

C. hens          D. cocks

4.The shop waiter laughs because he ______

A. understands the woman at last(最终）

B.thinks it is interesting

C. does not understand the woman

D. thinks the woman is shy

5.Is the woman clever?

A. Yes, she isn’t. B.No,he isn’t

C. Yes,she is     D. No,she is

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.A

4.B

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了一个法国女人不会说多少英语，当她想买母鸡时，忘了怎么说，于是她就说，买鸡蛋的妈妈，买公鸡的妻子，这让售货员大笑。

1.A French woman goes to London to see her son。故选C。

2.】细节理解题。根据She knows a little English,but cannot speak it very well故选A

3.“ Sorry, we have not any bigger (交大的) eggs.”可知售货员认为鸡蛋的妈妈是更大的鸡蛋，故选A

4.推理判断题。根据短文描述可知售货员大笑是因为他认为这样做有趣，故选B.。

5.短文描述可知女人通过各种方式希望能表达清楚自己的意思，由此推断，她较聪明。故选C.

考点：故事类短文阅读。