Question

    Shortly after the war, my brother and I were invited to spend a few days with an uncle who had just returned from abroad. He had rented a cottage in the country, although he seldom spent much time there. We understood the reason for this after our arrival: the cottage had no comfortable furniture in it, many of the windows were broken and the roof leaked, making the whole house damp.

On our first evening, we sat around the fire after supper listening to the stories which our uncle had to tell of his many adventures in distant countries. I was so tired after the long train journey that I would have preferred to go to bed; but I could not bear to miss any of my uncle's exciting tales.

He was just in the middle of describing a rather terrifying experience he had once had when there was a loud crash from the bedroom above, the one where my brother and I were going to sleep.

''It sounds as if the roof has fallen in! '' cried out my uncle, with a loud laugh.

When we got to the top of the stairs and opened the bedroom door, we could see nothing at first because of the thick clouds of dust which filled the room. When the dust began to clear, a strange sight met our eyes. A large part of the ceiling had fallen down, falling right on to the pillow of my bed. I was glad that I had stayed up late to listen to my uncle's stories, otherwise I should certainly have been seriously injured,perhaps killed.

That night we all slept on the floor in the sitting room downstairs, not wishing to risk our lives by sleeping under a roof which might at any moment fall down on our heads. We left for London the very next morning and my uncle gave up his cottage in the country. This was not the kind of adventure he cared for either!

1.Why did the uncle seldom spend much time in the country cottage?

A.Because he was used to living abroad.

B.Because there was no furniture in it.

C.Because the cottage was in bad condition.

D.Because the roof of the cottage was falling.

2.When they opened the bedroom door, they could see nothing at first because ________.

A.there was too much dust in the air

B.something strange blinded them

C.it was completely dark inside

D.it was too bright inside

3.The writer felt glad that he had stayed up late because ________.

A.he saw a strange sight

B.he did not miss the exciting stories

C.he spent more time with his uncle

D.he had a lucky escape

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。本文主要讲述了作者兄弟俩和国外归来的叔叔一起在乡间小屋里度过一晚的故事。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段的He had rented a cottage in the country, although he seldom spent much time there. We understood the reason for this after our arrival: the cottage had no comfortable furniture in it, many of the windows were broken and the roof leaked, making the whole house damp. (他在乡村租了一间小屋，但是他很少去住。我们到了那儿后明白了他很少来的原因：这间小屋没有舒适的家具，很多窗户都是破的，而且还漏水，使得整间房子都很潮湿)可知作者叔叔很少去小屋的原因是小屋的居住条件很差。C. Because the cottage was in bad condition. (因为小屋的居住条件很差)符合以上说法，故选C项。

2.细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的When we got to the top of the stairs and opened the bedroom door, we could see nothing at first because of the thick clouds of dust which filled the room. (当我们走到楼梯顶部打开卧室门时，一开始什么都看不到，因为厚厚的灰尘填满了房间)可知他们一开始什么也看不到是因为灰尘太厚了。A. there was too much dust in the air (那儿有太多的灰尘)符合以上说法，故选A项。

3.细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的I was glad that I had stayed up late to listen to my uncle's stories, otherwise I should certainly have been seriously injured，perhaps killed. (我很庆幸我那晚熬夜听叔叔的故事，否则我肯定会受很严重的伤，或者死亡)可知作者庆幸他那晚熬夜是因为他躲过了一劫。D. he had a lucky escape (他幸运地躲过了一劫)符合以上说法，故选D项。