Question

【題目】Mr. Clarke hated to do the housework. He wouldn't stay at home on weekends. As his wife always told him to do some washing or cleaning，or he had to cook for his family. So he always made some excuses (借口)on Friday evenings.

Recently Mr. Clarke was interested in playing cards，but he was afraid to let his wife know. So every Sunday afternoon he brought some fish home. It made his wife happy and she never asked where he spent his weekends.

One Saturday morning，Mr. Clarke left home at 7 o'clock. He took a bus and got off at a stop near a small town. His friends were waiting for him in a small hotel. They played cards there. Mr .Clarke didn't go home until 7 o'clock on Sunday evening. He went in the shop near the bus stop as usual. As soon as the shopkeeper saw him，the man said，“I'm sorry，Mr. Clarke. I have no fish today. What about some chicken legs？” “Don't be silly！” said Mr. Clarke，“I can't tell my wife that I have fished some chicken legs，can I？”

【1】Mr.Clarke didn't want to stay at home on weekends because ________.

A. he wouldn't do any housework B. he didn't love his wife

C. he was very busy

【2】What was Mr. Clarke interested in?

A. Fishing. B. Playing cards. C. Shopping.

【3】How long was Mr. Clarke away from his home?

A. About 24 hours. B. About 36 hours. C. About 48 hours. .

【4】Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Mr. Clarke hardly stayed at home on weekends.

B. Mr. Clarke played cards only this weekend.

C. Mrs. Clarke believed he fished on weekends.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】B

【4】B

【解析】短文大意：克拉克討厭做家務(wù)。他不愿在周末呆在家里末。最近，克拉克先生對(duì)打牌感興趣。但他不敢讓妻子知道。所以每個(gè)星期日下午，他帶了些魚(yú)回家。這使他的妻子高興，她從來(lái)沒(méi)有問(wèn)他是在哪里度過(guò)他的周末。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文開(kāi)頭兩句Mr. Clark hated to do housework. He wouldn’t stay at home at weekends.可知選A。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段首句Recently Mr. Clark was interested in playing cards.可知選B。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中Mr. Clark didn’t go home until 7 o’clock on Sunday evening.和

One Saturday morning Mr. Clark left home at 7 o’clock.可知選B。

【4】節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中So every Sunday afternoon he brought some fish home. It made his wife happy and she never asked where he spent his weekends.可知選B。