Question

Mrs Turner’s telephone number was 3463, and the number of the cinema in town was 3464. People often made mistakes and telephoned her when they actually wanted the cinema.

One evening the telephone rang and Mrs Turner answered it. A tired man’s voice came over the phone, “At what time does your last film begin?”

“I’m sorry,” said Mrs Turner, “but you have the wrong number. This is not the cinema.” “Oh, it began twenty minutes ago?” said the man. “I’m sorry about that. Well, good-bye.” Mrs Turner was very surprised, so she told her husband. He laughed and said, “No, that wasn’t a mistake. The man’s wife wanted to go to the cinema, but he was feeling tired, so he telephoned the cinema. His wife heard him, but she didn’t hear you. Now they will stay at home this evening, and the husband will be happy.”

1.When the tired man telephoned Mrs Turner by mistake, she was _______.

A.angry B.not at all surprised C.pleased D.surprised

2.Mrs Turner was surprised because the tired man _______.

A.wanted the cinema but called a wrong number.

B.said something that had nothing to do with her answer.

C.asked her silly questions that she didn’t know how to answer.

D.was angry with himself for having made the mistake.

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.The Turners lived near the cinema.

B.Both of the Turners didn’t want to go to the cinema.

C.The man didn’t want to go to the cinema with his wife that night.

D.The man’s wife was angry for what her husband had done.

4.The husband would be happy because he_________.

A.made fun of his wife

B.could enjoy himself alone that night

C.could relax (使休息) himself at home

D.could have a good time at home with his wife

5.By this story the writer intends to tell us_______.

A.that it’s tiresome to answer a wrong phone call

B.that wives are easier to be fooled by their husbands

C.nothing but a joke

D.that it’s wrong for husband and wife to fool each other

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.C

5.C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一个丈夫故意错打给Mrs. Turner，而欺骗自己的妻子的小故事。

1.推理判断题。根据第一段中的People often made mistakes and telephoned her when they actually wanted the cinema.可知，人们经常错给她打电话，事实上他们想看电影。由此可知，当那个疲倦的人误打电话给特纳夫人时，她一点也不惊讶。故选B。

2.推理判断题。根据第三段中的“I’m sorry,” said Mrs Turner, “but you have the wrong number. This is not the cinema.” “Oh, it began twenty minutes ago?” said the man. “I’m sorry about that. Well, good-bye.” Mrs Turner was very surprised, so she told her husband.(“对不起，”特纳夫人说，“你打错电话了。这不是电影院。”“噢，20分钟前就开始了?”那人说。“听到这很难过，好吧，再见。”特纳太太非常惊讶，于是她告诉了丈夫)可知，那个打电话的人在答非所问，这让特纳夫人很吃惊。故选B。

3.推理判断题。根据第三段中的The man’s wife wanted to go to the cinema, but he was feeling tired, so he telephoned the cinema. His wife heard him, but she didn’t hear you. Now they will stay at home this evening, and the husband will be happy.(丈夫的妻子想去看电影，但他感到累了，于是他打电话到电影院。他的妻子听见了他的话，但她没有听见你的话。今晚他们将待在家里，丈夫会很高兴)可知，那天晚上，这个男人不想和他的妻子去看电影。故选C。

4.推理判断题。根据第三段中的The man’s wife wanted to go to the cinema, but he was feeling tired, so he telephoned the cinema. His wife heard him, but she didn’t hear you. Now they will stay at home this evening, and the husband will be happy.(丈夫的妻子想去看电影，但他感到累了，于是他打电话到电影院。他的妻子听见了他的话，但她没有听见你的话。今晚他们将待在家里，丈夫会很高兴)可知，那个男人感到高兴是因为他欺骗了他妻子，这样他们就不用去电影院，待在家里休息了，故选C。

5.推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文实际上就是一个幽默的小故事，由此可知，作者只想给我们讲一个笑话。故选C。