Question

It was a cold December, and Mrs. Bell wanted to do a lot of shopping. She waited until it was Saturday, when her husband was free, and she took him to the shops with her to pay for everything and to carry for her what she had bought. They went to a lot of shops, and Mrs. Bell bought everything she could think of.

She often stopped and said, “Look, Peter! Isn’t that beautiful?”

“All right, my dear. How much is it?” answered Mr. Bell, and then he took money out to buy it for her.

It was almost dark when they came out of the last shop, and Mr. Bell was tired. He was thinking about a nice drink by the side of a warm fire home. Suddenly his wife looked up at the sky and said, “Look at that beautiful moon, Peter!”

Without stopping, Mr. Bell answered at once. “All right, dear. How much is it?” Then he took his wallet out of his pocket.

1.Mrs. Bell did shopping ________.

A．alone                                B．together with her husband

C．every day                             D．in the morning

2.Mrs. Bell took her husband to the shops because ________.

A．he liked beautiful things                  B．he liked to do shopping too.

C．she wanted him to pay money              D．he was always free

3.Mrs. Bell bought ________ in the shops.

A．nothing                               B．a drink

C．the most beautiful thing                  D．a number of things

4.Mr. Bell _______ shopping.

A．was addicted to                         B．was thinking about

C．was tired of                            D．was very interested in

5.According to the last paragraph, we know Mr. Bell _______.

A．wanted to buy the moon

B．did not really know what his wife was saying

C．was a millionaire

D．did not like the idea of buying the moon

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了 Bell陪妻子去购物一整天，而且专门负责买单和扛东西，因为习惯性的付帐以致于最后在回家的路上，妻子说月亮真美的时候，Bell先生还是习惯性的说多少钱的幽默故事。

1.从文章第一段中when her husband was free, and she took him to the shops with her可知她是和她丈夫一起去购物的。

2.从文章第一段中第三行.... to pay for everything and to carry for her what she had bought可得知正确答案。

3.从文章第一段中最后一句They went to a lot of shops, and Mrs. Bell bought everything she could think of可知答案为D

4.从文章倒数第二段中Mr. Bell was tired. He was thinking about a nice drink by the side of a warm fire home可推断出Mr. Bell很厌倦去购物。

5.根据最后一段Mrs. Bell说月亮真美的时候，是由衷的赞美而并不是想购买月亮，故他没有真正明白妻子所说的。故选B。

考点：故事类短文阅读。