Question

Mr. Hunt came from a poor family. He had three brothers and two sisters. His father worked hard but wasn’t paid much. And his mother did all the housework at home. They were both able but they couldn’t get enough money for their family.

Mr. Hunt was in school for only three years and he had to stop to help his parents though he was good at his lessons. When he was sixteen, he came to the city and began to work in a small factory. He learned from an old worker and became a skilled worker. The old worker liked him and married his daughter to him. The young man did not have his own house and had to live with his parents-in-law(岳父母). His mother-in-law always thought he was poor and often chattered(唠叨). So the young man tried to save everything and hoped to have his own house.

It was one fine Sunday. The old woman wanted to have a picnic on the top of the hill. She told Mr. Hunt to drive her car. But sometimes she told him to turn left and sometimes to turn right. The young man had to listen to her. At a crossing the lights were red but she made him turn left. The policeman stopped them and told the young man to give his license to him.

“If I did wrong, sir,” said Mr. Hunt, “It was my mother-in-law’s fault(过错). She was driving the car though she sat behind me!”

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1.The Hunts were poor because ____.

A. they were lazy

B. they were too weak to work

C. they couldn’t make enough money

D. they weren’t able enough

2.Mr. Hunt left the school because ____.

A. he didn’t like studying B. his family was poor

C. he wasn’t clever D. he hoped to stay at home

3.____, so the old man married his daughter to him.

A. Mr. Hunt became a skilled worker

B. Mr. Hunt was friendly to him

C. Mr. Hunt was paid much in the factory

D. Mr. Hunt worked for six years there

4.The old woman was ____ to Mr. Hunt.

A. good B. bad C. friendly D. useless

5.Which of the following is wrong?

A. The old woman herself drove the car that day.

B. It was the old woman’s fault.

C. Mr. Hunt hated his mother-in-law.

D. The old woman told Mr. Hunt to run the red lights.

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.B

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：享特生活在一个贫穷的家庭，因为兄弟姐妹很多，只上三年学就辍学打工了。十六岁时，他向一位老工人学习，成了一位技术工人。师傅喜欢她，招他为女婿。但是师母嫌弃她，经常唠叨。一次他开车进城，师母一直指手划脚。在红灯时，师母要他左转弯。警察拦住他，他告诉警察，一切错在他的岳母，因为虽然她坐在后面，但是车是她在开。

1.C 细节理解题。题意：享特一家贫穷，为什么？Ａ. they were lazy他们懒惰；B. they were too weak to work他们身体太差不能工作；C.. they couldn’t make enough money他们挣不到足够的钱；D. they weren’t able enough他们能力不够。由第一段最后一句：They were both able but they couldn’t get enough money for their family.可知，他们挣不到足够的钱，因此家里穷。故选C。

2.2】B 推理判断题。题意：享特先生离开学校是因为什么？A. he didn’t like studying他不喜欢学习；B. his family was poor他家穷；C. he wasn’t clever他不聪明；D. he hoped to stay at home他希望呆在家里。根据第一段可知，因为家庭生活困难，享特只上三年学就不得不离校帮助家里在。故选B。

3.A 细节理解题。题意：为什么老人把女儿嫁给了他？A. Mr. Hunt became a skilled worker享特先生当上了技术工人；B. Mr. Hunt was friendly to him享特先生对人友好；C. Mr. Hunt was paid much in the factory 在工厂里享特先生得到的薪酬高；D. Mr. Hunt worked for six years there享特先生在那儿工作六年了。根据第二段中的：He learned from an old worker and became a skilled worker. The old worker liked him and married his daughter to him. 可知成为技术工人后，老师傅喜欢他，把女儿嫁给了他。故选A。

4.4】B 细节理解题。题意：老妇人对享特先生怎样？A. good好；B. bad坏；C. friendly友好；D. useless无用的。由第二段中的：His mother-in-law always thought he was poor and often chattered(唠叨). 可知老妇人对他不好。故选B。

5.5】A 推理判断题。题意：下面哪一个是错的？A. The old woman herself drove the car that day. 那天老人自己开的车；B. It was the old woman’s fault. 是老妇人的错；C. Mr. Hunt hated his mother-in-law.享特先生恨他的岳母；D. The old woman told Mr. Hunt to run the red lights.老妇人叫享特先生在红灯时前进。根据短文内容，老妇人一直对享特先生开车指手划脚，她没有开车，但是相当于她在开车。故选A。

考点：考查故事类短文阅读。