Question

3．Dave was a college student．His uncle was very rich，but he had no child of his own．Soon
after Dave left college，his uncle died．He left Dave a lot of money，so Dave decided to set up his own company．
   He found a nice office，bought some new desks and chairs and moved in．He had only been there for a few hours when he heard someone coming towards his house．
"It's my first customer（顧客）!"he thought．He quickly picked up the telephone and pretended（假裝）to be very busy answering all important call from someone in NewYork．The caller wanted to buy a big and expensive house in the country．
   The man knocked at the door while this was going on，and he came in and waited politely for Dave to finish his conversation．Then he said to him，"I'm from the telephone company，and I was sent to fix（修理）your telephone．"

51．Dave could set up a company of his own becauseA．
A．he got a lot of money
B．he had borrowed a lot of money
C．His father left him a lot of money
52．Dave had been there forC when the man from the telephone company came．
A．almost a weck   
B．two days   
C．a few hours
53．Why did Dave pick up his telephone when he heard someone coming？B
A．Because someone called him from New York
B．Because he wanted to let him know he was busy with his business
C．Because his uncle telephoned him at that time
54．What did Dave's company sell？B
A．Colour TV sets   
B．Houses   
C．Clothes
55．Could Dave receive a telephone call from New York before the man from the telephone company came？A
A．No，he couldn't．   
B．Of course，he could．   
C．We don't know．

Answer 1

分析 翻譯：
戴夫是一名大學生．他的叔叔很有錢，但他沒有自己的孩子．戴夫離開大學后不久，他的叔叔死了．他給戴夫留下了很多錢，于是戴夫決定成立自己的公司．他找到了一個好的辦公室，買了一些新的桌椅并且搬進去．當他聽到有人朝他家來時，他只在那里待了幾個小時．"這是我的第一個顧客！"他想．他迅速拿起電話假裝很忙回答來自紐約某人的所有重要的電話．打電話的人想在這個國家買一個又大又貴的房子．這一切在進行的時候，那人敲了敲門，他走了進來，禮貌地等著戴夫結束他的談話．然后他對他說，"我來自電話公司，我被派來修理你的電話．

解答 51．A．細節(jié)理解題．根據語境He left Dave a lot of money，so Dave decided to set up his own company．可知他的叔叔死了．他給戴夫留下了很多錢，所以戴夫決定成立自己的公司．故選：A
52．C．細節(jié)理解題．根據語境He had only been there for a few hours when he heard someone coming towards his house．可知當電話公司的人來時，戴夫已經呆在公司幾個小時了．故選：C
53．B．細節(jié)理解題．根據語境"It's my first customer（顧客）!"he thought．He quickly picked up the telephone and pretended（假裝）to be very busy answering all important call from someone in NewYork．可知戴夫認為這個人是他的第一個顧客！他想讓他知道他在忙著他的生意．故選：B
54．B．細節(jié)理解題．根據語境The caller wanted to buy a big and expensive house in the country．可知戴夫的公司賣的是房子．故選：B
55．A．推測題．根據語境Then he said to him，"I'm from the telephone company，and I was sent to fix（修理）your telephone．"可知這人是來修理電話的，電話壞了，所以戴夫不能在電話公司的人來之前收到來自紐約的電話．故選：A

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