Question

    A French woman goes to London to see her son. She knows a little English, but she can not speak it very well. One day she goes to a shop. She wants to buy a hen (母鸡) for supper. But she can not remember (记得) the English word for "hen". Just then the shop waiter asks her: "Can I help you?" "I want the egg's mother" the woman answered. The shop waiter does not understand (明白) her and says: "Sorry, we don't have any bigger (较大的) eggs." Suddenly (突然) the woman remembers (记起) the word "cock (公鸡)"。 She says: "I want the cock's wife!" This time the shop waiter laughs (笑).

1.The woman goes to London ________.

A.to learn English B.to see her son C.to have supper

2.The woman ________.

A.knows much English. B.only knows a little English. C.doesn't know English

3.The shop waiter thinks the egg's mother must be ________.

A.the cock's wife B.bigger eggs C.hens

4.The shop waiter laughs because he ________.

A.thinks it's interesting. B.doesn't understand the woman C.understand the woman at last

5.Is the woman clever?

A.Yes, he is. B.No, she isn't. C.Yes, she is.

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.B

4.C

5.C

【解析】

这篇短文主要介绍了一个法国女人不会说多少英语，当她想买母鸡时，忘了怎么说，于是她就说，买鸡蛋的妈妈，买公鸡的妻子，这让售货员大笑，最后售货员明白她的意思。

1.

细节理解题。根据短文的第一句话“A French woman goes to London to see her son.”可知，这位法国到女士去伦敦是去看她的儿子。故选B。

2.

细节理解题。根据短文中“She knows a little English, but she can not speak it very well.”可知，这位法国来的女士只懂得一点英语，而且说不好。故选B。

3.

细节理解题。根据文中“The shop waiter does not understand (明白) her and says: ‘Sorry, we don't have any bigger (较大的) eggs.’”可知，售货员认为鸡蛋的妈妈是更大的鸡蛋，故选B。

4.

推理判断题。根据短文描述可知，售货员大笑是因为他最后理解了这女人的意思。故选C。

5.

推理判断题。这个故事说的是一个法国来的女士去伦敦看她的儿子，她不大会说英语。她想买一只母鸡，但是她忘记了英语母鸡该怎么说，所以她就用别的办法来告诉服务员她想要什么。从这一点上我们可以看出，这位女士是非常聪明的。故选C。