Question

A Russian,a Cuban(古巴人),an American businessman and an American lawyer were on a train travelling across England.The Russian took out a large bottle of vodka(伏特加酒),gave each of the men a drink and then threw the rest half bottle of vodka out of the window.

“Why did you do that?” asked the American businessman.

“There’s too much vodka in my country,” said the Russian.“And we really have more than we will ever use.”

A little later,the Cuban passed around fine Havana Cigars(雪茄烟).Then he threw the rest out of the window.

“I thought Cuba is not a rich country,”the businessman said.“But you threw that very good cigars out of the window!”

“Cigars,” the Cuban answered,“are the cheapest in my country.We have more of them than we know what to do with.”

The American businessman sat quietly for a moment.Then he got up,caught the lawyer by the arm and threw him out of the window.

1.The Russian and the Cuban both wanted to 　　　.

A. tell the businessman that their countries are rich

B. prove that they were rich

C. ask the two Americans to visit their countries

D. make the businessman happy

2.When the businessman said “I thought Cuba is not a rich country”,he meant “　　　”

A. Russia is richer than Cuba.

B. America is richer than Cuba and Russia.

C. You shouldn’t throw those very good cigars away.

D. Do you have more cigars than me?

3.What did the businessman want to say by throwing the lawyer out of the window?

A. I want to buy some vodka.

B. We have too many lawyers in my country.

C. I’ll go to Cuba and do some business of cigars.

D. If you need lawyers,come to America.

4.Which do you think is the best title for the passage?

A. Travelling across England

B. Four Rich Men

C. You’re Wasting Too Much

D. There’s Too Much

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

【解析】本文属于故事类。讲述了四个人即一个俄罗斯人，一个古巴，一个美国商人和一位美国律师乘火车穿越英国。在途中他们为了夸耀自己国家的富有，俄国人喝剩的伏特加酒扔到窗外，而古巴人扔了上好的雪茄，美国商人把律师扔出窗外。他们把认为是自己国家的富有的东西扔到窗外去。

1.Ａ

细节理解题。根据文中这两个人的行为及所说的话,可知这两个人都想证明自己的国家很富有,故选A项。

2.Ｃ

推理判断题。根据第五段“I thought Cuba is not a rich country,”the businessman said.“But you threw that very good cigars out of the window!”可知商人是指你不应该扔掉那么好的雪茄。故选C。

3.Ｂ

推理判断题。从上文可知俄国人把剩余的伏特加扔出窗外，是说他们国家这种酒多的用不完，而古巴人扔出雪茄是因为雪茄在他们国家最多了所以最便宜了，由此可推断美国商人把律师扔出窗外是指美国的律师太多了。故选B。

4.Ｄ

主旨大意题。根据对文章的整体理解,可以确定文章的标题是“太多了”。