Question

A very new, young officer was at a station. He was on his way to visit his mother in another town, and he wanted to telephone her to tell her the time of this train, so that she could meet him at the station in her car. He looked in all his pockets, but found he did not have the right money for the telephone, so he went outside and looked around for someone to help him.

At last an old soldier came by, and the young officer stopped him and said, “Have you got change(零钱) for ten pence(便士)?” “Wait a moment, ” the old soldier answered. He began to put his hand in his pocket, “I'll see whether I can help you. ”

“Don't you know how to speak to an officer?” the young man said angrily. “Now let's start again. Have you got change for ten pence? ”

“No, sir,” the old soldier answered quickly.

1.The young officer and his mother lived______.

A．in the same town B．in different places

C．in another town D．in the other town

2.The young officer wanted to telephone his mother to tell her______.

A．that he was going to visit her

B．where his train would leave for

C．what time his train would arrive at the station

D．that he was then at the station

3.He looked around for help because he______.

A．had no money to make the phone call

B．did not know where to make the phone call

C．needed some change for the phone call

D．wanted to get change from the old soldier

4.The young officer was angry because he thought the old soldier______.

A．was polite to him

B．was not polite to him

C．didn't know how to speak to him

D．didn't like to help him at all

5.Which of the following is not true?

A．Both the young officer and the old soldier were angry.

B．The young officer wanted his mother to meet him at the station.

C．He wanted the old soldier to speak to him in a polite way.

D．He didn't know the soldier before.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.B

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是一个年轻军官想打电话给他妈妈，让他妈妈去火车站接他，但是他没有零钱。这时碰巧一个老兵路过，于是他向那个老兵借钱，他觉得那个老兵对他说话的方式不礼貌。

1.B 细节理解题。根据短文的开头He was on his way to visit his mother in another town可知，一个年轻的军官去另外一个城市看望他的妈妈，由此可知，他们不住在一个地方，故选B。

2.C 细节理解题。根据短文he wanted to telephone her to tell her the time of this train, so that she could meet him at the station in her car.可知，这个年轻军官想给他的妈妈打一个电话，告诉她火车的时间，这样他的妈妈可以去接他。故选C。

3.C 细节理解题。根据短文中He looked in all his pockets, but found he did not have the right money for the telephone, so he went outside and looked around for someone to help him.可知，这个年轻军官想打电话，但是没有零钱，所以他想找人帮忙。故选C。

4.B推理判断题。根据短文第二、三段的内容可知，这个年轻军官向一个老兵借一点零钱，这个老兵说他要看一看才能知道能不能帮助他，但是这个年轻军官觉得这个老兵对他没有礼貌。故选B。

5.推理判断题。根据短文的第二段和第三段可知，这个年轻军官生气了，但是那个老兵没有生气，故A是不对的，选A。根据he wanted to telephone her to tell her the time of this train, so that she could meet him at the station in her car可知B选项符合文意；根据“Don't you know how to speak to an officer?”可知C符合文意；根据短文第二、三段的意思可知，那个老兵是个陌生人，故D也符合文意。

考点：故事类短文阅读。