Sam is twenty-seven now. He’s tall and strong. He worked hard in the small field. He’s known a girl called Mabel for three years, who lives in another village. He wishes she could marry him soon, but she won’t marry him until he has built a new house. He hasn’t enough money. Of course it’s difficult for him to do so.
Winter had come and the fields were covered with thick snow. Sam had nothing to do at home. Mabel told him to find some temporary employment in the town. He thought she was right and came to Mr White’s factory, where he carried stones from the hill to the workplaces. It was hard work but he was paid more. At the end of the month Mr White paid the young man nearly two thousand dollars. He was very happy. He hurried to the post office, but it was closed. He had a look at the clock on the wall. It was half past five, and he was told to go there the next morning. He had to return to the factory. He felt hungry and went into a restaurant and ate something. He didn’t see a thief following him, and as soon as he sat at table, the man sat down next to him and asked him to drink a cup with him. He agreed and drank a lot. And when he woke up two hours later, his money was stolen. He was sad of it and cried for a long time.
The following day Mr White saw the young man’s eyes were red and asked what had happened to him. He told him about it and at last he said, “I worked for the thief last month!”
根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案,將其標(biāo)號填入題前括號內(nèi)。
【小題1】Mabel doesn’t marry Sam because _______.

A.he lives in a small fieldB.he’s a poor farmer
C.he lives in an old houseD.he is too tall
【小題2】Mabel asked Sam to ______.
A.make money in the townB.borrow some money from his friend
C.spend the winter in townD.build a house in her village
【小題3】The underlined word “temporary employment” means _______.
A.許多鈔票B.全職工作C.臨時(shí)工作D.輕松工作
【小題4】Sam went the post office to _____.
A.ring up MabelB.post the moneyC.buy some stampsD.post a letter
【小題5】The money was stolen when ______.
A.Sam left the factoryB.Sam went into the restaurant
C.Sam ate something in the restaurantD.the thief got Sam drunk.


【小題 1】C
【小題 2】A
【小題 3】C
【小題 4】B
【小題 5】D

解析【小題 1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題,有文中語句“He wishes she could marry him soon, but she won’t marry him until he has built a new house.”可知。
【小題 2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題,有文中語句“Mabel told him to find some temporary employment in the town”可知。
【小題 3】詞義推斷題,有文中語句“He thought she was right and came to Mr White’s factory, where he carried stones from the hill to the workplaces. It was hard work but he was paid more.”理解推斷可知。
【小題 4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題,有文中語句可知。
【小題 5】細(xì)節(jié)理解題,有文中語句“He agreed and drank a lot. And when he woke up two hours later, his money was stolen.”可知。

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