Question

Mr. Smith works in an office . He’s very busy and has no time to have a good rest . Every evening , when he comes back from his office , he’s always tired and wants to go to bed early . But his wife often has a lot of interesting things to tell him after dinner . She doesn’t stop talking before she goes to sleep .

One day the man felt terrible and couldn’t go to work . He decided to go to see a doctor . And Mrs. Smith went to the hospital with him . Before her husband asked the doctor what was wrong with him , the woman told the doctor all and the doctor understood why . He wrote out a prescription（处方）. And when Mrs. Smith brought the medicine（药物）to the doctor , the doctor said to her , “ The bottle of medicine is for your husband and the sleeping pills（药片）are for you . ” “ For me ? ” the woman said in surprise “ I’m fine . I don’t need any medicine ! ” “ I don’t think so , madam ” , said the doctor . “ They are sleeping pills . Your husband will soon be all right if you take them . ”

1.Mr. Smith work __________ .

A. in a school           B. in a hospital

C. in an office          D. in a shop

2.When Mr. Smith comes back home , he always __________ .

A. wants to go to bed early

B. tells Mrs. Smith many interesting things

C. goes to see a doctor

D. stays up late to work

3.Which of the following is right about Mr. Smith ?

A. Mr. Smith doesn’t stop talking before going to bed .

B. Mr. Smith is very busy , so he doesn’t have time to relax .

C. The doctor gave the sleeping pills to Mr. Smith to help him sleep well .

D. Mr. Smith can have a good sleep every day .

4. In fact , Mr. Smith will soon be all right if __________ .

A. Mrs. Smith takes the bottle of medicine

B. Mr. Smith takes the sleeping pills

C. Mr. Smith stops working late

D. Mrs. Smith stops talking too much at night

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文大意：史密斯先生在办公室工作，他工作很忙没时间休息，每天回到家吃完晚饭，史密斯夫人就不停地和他说话，说到很晚，直到她睡着，但史密斯先生为了上班还要按时起床。一天早上他感觉不舒服，不能上班了，史密斯夫人陪着他去看医生。她的丈夫还没开口说自己怎么了，她就告诉医生他怎么回事，医生就明白为什么了。后来医生把一瓶药给了她丈夫，给了她一些安眠药片，说只要她吃了，她的丈夫就会好的。

1.C细节理解题。根据Mr. Smith works in an office .史密斯先生在办公室工作。故选C。

2.A细节理解题。根据when he comes back from his office , he’s always tired and wants to go to bed early .他总是起床很早，故选A。

3.B细节理解题。根据He’s very busy and has no time to have a good rest . 史密斯先生很忙，他没有时间去放松，故选B。

4.D推理判断题。根据Your husband will soon be all right if you take them . 让妻子吃安眠药的目的让她晚上少和丈夫说话，以便让她的丈夫好好睡觉。故选D。

考点：故事类短文阅读。