Question

Mr Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, "if anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea."

"OK, Dad," said his son. But he was afraid his son couldn't remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then.

Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening.

The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, "Where is your father?" The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, "No more."

The man was very surprised. He asked, "No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?"

"Burnt yesterday evening."

1.Mr Brown told his son that _____.

A.he would be away from home for four days B.he would be back in seven days

C.he would be back in a month D.he liked a cup of tea

2.Mr Brown wrote the words down on ________.

A.the wall B.the door

C.a piece of paper D.his son's pocket

3.A man came to visit the boy's father on ________.

A.the second day B.the third day C.the fourth day D.the fifth day

4.The man was very surprised because _________.

A.he thought the child's father was dead B.the child didn't ask him to sit down

C.the child gave him a cup of tea D.he couldn't find that piece of paper

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

【解析】

Brown先生要外出一周，走之前把交代给儿子的话写在了一张纸上。前四天都没有人来拜访，男孩就把纸给烧了。但第五天来了一个人拜访Brown先生，结果男孩的回答让来拜访的人感到非常的吃惊。

1.细节理解题。根据短文的开头Mr Brown was going away for a week.可知，Brown先生要外出一周的时间，离开前他告诉了他的儿子。由此可知应选B。

2.细节理解题。根据短文第二段中But he was afraid his son couldn't remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him.可知，Brown先生害怕他的儿子忘记他的话，就把这些话写在了一张纸上。因此应选C。

3.推理判断题。根据短文中Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening. The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door.可知，到第四天的时候，还没有人来拜访他的父亲，所以这个男孩就把他爸爸给他的纸烧了。到了第二天的下午就有人来了，所以我们可以知道是在第五天的下午来的。故应选D。

4.推理判断题。根据短文的最后The man was very surprised. He asked, "No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?" "Burnt yesterday evening."可知，当这个男的问男孩的父亲的时候，男孩回答的是他父亲给他的那张纸，他说不在了，被他给烧了。所以这个来拜访的男人以为男孩的父亲去世了，感到非常的吃惊。故应选A。