Question

One day Mrs．Jones goes shopping．When her husband comes home in the evening，she begins to tell him about a beautiful cotton dress．“I see it in a shop this morning，”she says．

“And--and you want to buy it．”says her husband，“How much does it cost?”

“Forty pounds．”

“Forty pounds for a cotton dress?  That’s too much!”

But every evening，when  Mr．Jones comes back from work，his wife continues to say only about the dress，and at last, after a week，he says“Oh，buy the dress．Here’s the money！”She is happy．

But the next evening，when Mr．Jones comes home and asks，“Do you buy the famous dress?--'No，”she says．

“Why not?”he asks．

“Well，”Mrs．Jones says，“it is still in the window of the shop after a week，I think nobody else wants this dress，so I don’t want it，either．”

1.At first．Mrs Jones       the beautiful dress in the window of the shop.

A．dislikes         B．1ikes         C．buys         D．wears

2.Her husband doesn’t give her the money right away because

A．he doesn’t love her at all

B．he doesn’t have any money

C．he thinks the dress is too expensive

D．he wants a better one

3.How long does Mrs．Jones talk about the cotton dress?

A．A week．       B．one day．

C．Two days．     D．Two weeks

4.In the end, Mrs Jones

A．is happy to get the dress

B．doesn’t buy the dress

C．is angry with her husband

D．doesn’t get the money to buy the dress

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.B

【解析】

试题分析： 首先，在商店的橱窗里，约翰夫人对一件漂亮裙子很喜欢，并且每天约翰夫人都向她的丈夫提这件漂亮的裙子。后来她的丈夫给了她钱，然后让她去将这件漂亮裙子买来。令人不解的是，她并没有去买这件裙子。

1.

2. pounds for a cotton dress? That’s too much!句意：一件棉布裙子四十英镑？太贵了！因此说明他认为这件裙子太贵了。故选C

3. a week，he says“ Oh，buy the dress．Here’s the money！”句意：一个星期之后，他说：“噢，买这件裙子。给你钱！”明确说明时间为一个星期。故选A

4. Mrs．Jones says，“it is still in the window of the shop after a week，I think nobody else wants this dress，so I don’t want it，either．” 句意：约翰夫人说：“一个星期了，这件裙子依然在那里，我认为没有人想去买它，因此我也不想买它了。”结合选项第二项符合。故选B

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