Question

Mrs. Hunt comes back from work. She tells Mr. Hunt about a nice dress. “I see it in the shop every day,” she says “and…”

“And you want to buy it?” says Mr. Hunt. “How much is it?”

“Two hundred and sixty dollars.”

“Wow, two hundred and sixty dollars for a dress? That’s too much!”

But every evening when he comes back, Mrs. Hunt only speaks about the dress, so at last he says, “Oh, buy the dress! Here is the money!” She is very happy.

But the next evening, when Mr. Hunt wants to have a look at the nice dress, Mrs. Hunt says “I don’t want to buy it.”

“Why not?” he asks.

“Well, it’s still in the window of the shop after a week. So I think no one wants this dress. And I don’t want it, either.”

1.How much is the dress?

A. $ 260              B. $ 216          C.￥260           D. $ 206

2.What does Mr. Hunt think of the dress?

A. too many           B. cheap         C. too much         D. beautiful

3.Mrs. Hunt tells Mr. Hunt about the dress and she wants him to     .

A. have a look                   B. buy it for her

C. make one like that            D. borrow it from the shop

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Many other people see the dress in the shop.

B. Mr. Hunt doesn’t let his wife buy the dress.

C. Mrs. Hunt doesn’t see one dress in the shop, but two.

D. Mr. and Mrs. Hunt come back together every day.

5.Why doesn’t Mrs. Hunt want to buy the dress at last?

A. Because it is much too dear.

B. Because it is not very new.

C. Because her husband doesn’t want her to buy it.

D. Because she doesn’t think it is good.

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：Hunt夫人喜欢上一条连衣裙，但是很贵，她每天都对Hunt先生说起它，最后Hunt先生答应给他买了。但是第二天Hunt夫人并没有买来，原来是那条连衣裙在橱窗里挂了一周也没人买，Hunt夫人觉得这条裙子肯定不好，所以她也不想买了。

1.A细节理解题。根据短文中“How much is it?” “Two hundred and sixty dollars.”可知，这条裙子的价格是260美元。因此应选A。

2.C细节理解题。根据短文中“Wow, two hundred and sixty dollars for a dress? That’s too much!”可知，Hunt先生觉得这条裙子260美元，太贵了。故应选C。

3.B推理判断题。根据短文中But every evening when he comes back, Mrs. Hunt only speaks about the dress, so at last he says, “Oh, buy the dress! Here is the money!” She is very happy可知，Hunt夫人每天都对Hunt先生说那件连衣裙，最后Hunt先生终于给他买了，Hunt夫人就开心了。由此可知，Hunt夫人的目的是向让Hunt先生为她买连衣裙，故应选B。

4.A推理判断题。根据短文的最后可知，很多人都看到了橱窗里的连衣裙，但是没人买。故应选A。根据短文中But every evening when he comes back, Mrs. Hunt only speaks about the dress, so at last he says, “Oh, buy the dress! Here is the money!” She is very happy可知，最后Hunt先生给Hunt夫人钱，让她去买连衣裙了，故B不对；C和D在短文中没有提到。

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考点：故事类短文阅读。