Question

Mr Black is a football fan. Every morning he goes to work by train. As he has a long trip, he always buys a newspaper. It helps to make the time pass more quickly. One Wednesday morning, Mr Black turned the important football matches. He knew the Football World Cup would be held in his city soon. He decided to go to watch the football game.

While Mr Black was excited to be at the Football World Cup, he was disappointed（失望的）at the location of his seat. Peering（仔细看）across the stadium through his telescope（望远镜）he saw an empty seat far away and made his way there. Mr Black asked the man in the next seat, “May I sit here?” “Sure,” the man replied. “This was my wife’s seat. She was a super football fan, and we used to come to the games together all the time until she passed away.”

“I am sorry for your loss,” Mr Black said. “But I am curious（好奇的）. Why didn’t you give the extra（多余的） ticket to a friend or a relative?” The man replied, “They are all at the funeral（葬礼）.”

1. How does Mr Black go to work every morning?  

A. By bus.B. By taxi.C. By car.D. By train.

2. Why does Mr Black buy a newspaper every morning?

A. Only to read sports news.

B. To kill time.

C. To get some change.

D. To relax himself.

3. What does the underlined phrases “passed away” mean in Chinese?

A. 去世 B. 传递  C. 经过  D. 旅游

4. Where were the man’s friends and relatives?

A. At the Football World Cup.

B. At home. 

C. At the funeral.

D. At the playground.

5.Who was the biggest football fan?

A. The man.

B. Mr Black.  

C. The man’s wife. 

D. The man’s friends and relatives.

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：本文讲述了布莱克先生是一个足球迷。他每天早上乘火车去上班，总是买报纸看打发时间。而布莱克先生一次观看足球赛时遇见了一个男人，这个男人是最大的球迷，竟然为了看球赛不去参加妻子的葬礼。

1.D细节理解题。根据短文第一段第二句Every morning he goes to work by train.可知，布莱克先生乘火车上班。所以该选D。

2.B细节理解题。根据短文第一段第三、四句As he has a long trip, he always buys a newspaper. It helps to make the time pass more quickly.描述可知，布莱克先生买报子的原因是为了打发时间。所以该选B。

3.A词义猜测题。根据短文最后一段的描述可知，他妻子去世了。所以该选A。

4.C细节理解题。根据短文最后一句They are all at the funeral（葬礼）可知，他的朋友和妻子都在葬礼上。所以该选C。

5.最后的描述可知，布莱克先生遇见的这个男人，妻子去世了，他的亲戚朋友都在葬礼上，而他还在观看足球赛，可见这个人是最大的球迷。所以该选A。

考点：故事类阅读。