Question

Mr Johnson had a hotel in the UK. It was near the airport， so a lot of foreigners stayed for night there. They think it is very convenient. He didn't know any other language but English and he found it difficult for him to understand the foreign visitors. Sometimes he had to use the body language to “talk” with them， and tried his best to make himself understood. But he was often misunderstood（误解）and it brought him a lot of trouble.

A friend of his who learned a few foreign languages in a university would teach him. He was happy and studied hard. At first he learned some， but soon he found it wasn't easy to remember the words and expressions. His friend advised him to write down the useful expressions in his notebook so that he could use them when necessary. He did as he was told. He found it helpful for him to do so.

One evening there were plenty of people in the dining room. They were all busy eating something except a Japanese. He was walking around there and waiting for his wife who was dressing herself up upstairs. Mr Jackson thought to himself， “The man wants to eat something but he doesn’t know any English. Let me help him.”

As he knew only a little Japanese， he had to bring out his notebook and showed it to the man， pointing to the sentence “I’m hungry”. The Japanese had a look at it and gave him two pounds and left.

1.Mr Jackson knew only English so __________.

A. he had a hotel in the UK.

B. he went to study in a university.

C. he couldn’t understand his foreign visitors.

D. he wouldn’t go abroad.

2.Mr Jackson often           to “talk” with foreigners with the body language.

A. succeeded  B. failed    C. feared   D. hated

3.Mr Jackson learned foreign languages by __________.

A. remembering words and expressions.

B. writing down words and expressions in his notebook.

C. talking with foreign visitors in the hotel.

D. guessing the meaning of the visitors’ words.

4.The meaning of the underlined word “convenient” is __________.

A. 便利的   B. 廉价的   C. 附近的   D. 舒适的

5.The Japanese thought __________， so he gave him two pounds.

A. Mr Jackson wanted to get some money for food.

B. Mr Jackson wanted him to pay some money.

C. Mr Jackson could bring his wife downstairs

D. Mr Jackson could help him order the food.

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.A

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：该短文讲述的是杰克逊先生为了方便与人交流在学习日语，但是他觉得日语单词很难记，所以他准备了一个笔记本。在他的宾馆餐厅里，他因为自己不懂日语而闹出了一个笑话。

1.C细节理解题。根据第一段中He didn't know any other language but English and he found it difficult for him to understand the foreign visitors.可知杰克逊学生只知道英语，他发现理解外国参观者很难，所以选C。

2.B细节理解题。根据第一段中Sometimes he had to use the body language to “talk” with them， and tried his best to make himself understood. But he was often misunderstood（误解）and it brought him a lot of trouble.可知他常常用身体语言和他们交谈，但常常发生误解，所以选B。

3.B细节理解题。根据第二段中His friend advised him to write down the useful expressions in his notebook so that he could use them when necessary. He did as he was told. He found it helpful for him to do so.可知他通过在笔记本上写单词和短语来学习外语，所以选B。

4.A词义猜测题。根据Mr Johnson had a hotel in the UK. It was near the airport， so a lot of foreigners stayed for night there.可知划线词的意思是“便利的”，所以选A。

5.细节理解题。根据最后一段的描述可知那位日本人认为杰克逊想要钱买食物，所以选A。

考点：故事类短文阅读。