Question

It was a rainy evening. A man didn’t take his umbrella, so he wanted to call his wife to tell her he would go home late. Then he called home, however, the maid(女仆) answered the phone instead of his wife.

He said, “Can I speak to my wife?”

The maid replied, “Sorry，she’s upstairs with her boyfriend.”

He was surprised and at once very angry. He shouted, “Hurry up, go to the hall closet and take out my shotgun.”

The maid asked in surprise, “What do you need me to do?”

The man shouted crazily, “Go upstairs and kill them both.”

The maid said, “But I have never killed a man before.” Being the loyal maid, she says, “OK!”

Five minutes later, the maid picked up the phone and said, “OK，I follow your order. They are both dead now. ___________________” The man said, “Throw them into the pool, and I will take care of them when I get home. ”

“But we don’t have a pool.” the maid said.

The man asked nervously, “Is this 555—4532?”

Immediately, the terrible yells came from the house.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案

1.The underlined word “loyal” in the passage most probably means______.

A.false to one’s master

B. true to one’s master

C.dishonest to one’s master

2.The maid killed them because__________________.

A.she was afraid of his host.

B.she obeyed the orders of his host very much.

C.she loved his host.

3. _________________ would happen at the end of the story.

A.Both the man and the maid would be punished by the law.

B.The man and the maid would be happy for what they have done.

C.The maid would marry the man.

4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the story?

A.The man felt afraid when he asked the maid her host’s telephone number.

B. It was the man’s house, so the man felt happy after his wife was dead.

C. There wasn’t a pool in the house.

5. “___________________” is the missing sentence in the passage .

A.You can go home now.

B.What should I do with their bodies?

C.You must be happy, right ?

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.A

4.B

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了一个雨夜，一个丈夫因打错电话，误以为自己的妻子和别的男的在一起，而误杀了别人的妻子。

1.B考查推断题。根据文章内容，可知这个女仆总是听从主人的命令，可知她是一个忠实的仆人。be true to sb.对某人忠实。故选B。

2.2】B细节理解题。根据“The man shouted crazily, “Go upstairs and kill them both.”The maid said, “But I have never killed a man before.” Being the loyal maid, she says, “OK!” ”可知,这个忠实的仆人是听从主人的命令杀了他们。故选B。

3.3】A推断题。根据最后内容可知这个男的打错的电话，他和这个仆人杀了人当然会受到应有的惩罚。选A。

4.4】B考查推断题。根据文章最后两句话可知，这不是这个男的的家，所以死去的也不是他的妻子。故选B。

5.5】B考查细节题题。根据横线后面一句“把他们扔掉池塘，我到家的时候，我会处理他们的。”可知，此处是仆人问“我该怎么处理他们的尸体。”故选B。

考点:故事类短文