Question

Dick lived in England. One day in January he said to his wife, "I'm going to fly to New York next week because I've got some work there." "Where are you going to stay there?" his wife asked. "I don't know yet." Dick answered. "Please send me your address from there in a telegram (電報)," his wife said. "All right," Dick answered.

He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city. He put his things in his room and then he sent his wife a telegram. He put the address of his hotel in it.

In the evening he didn't have any work, so he went to a cinema. He came out at nine o'clock and said, "Now I'm going back to my hotel and have a nice dinner."

He found a taxi and the driver said, "Where do you want to go?" But Dick didn't remember the name and address of his hotel.

"Which hotel are my things in?" he said, "And what am I going to do tonight?" But the driver of the taxi did not know. So Dick got out and went into a post office. There he sent his wife another telegram, and in it he wrote, "Please send me my address at this post office.

1.Dick flew to New York because ________.

A. he went there for a holiday             B. he had work there

C. he went there for sightseeing (觀光)      D. his home was there

2.Why did his wife want a telegram from him?

A. Because she didn’t know his address yet.

B. Because she wanted to go to New York, too.

C. Because she might send him another telegram.

D. Because she couldn't leave her husband by himself in New York.

3.Where did Dick stay in New York?

A. In the center of the city.             B. In a hotel.

C. In a restaurant.                    D. At his friend's house.

4.Who would send him the name and address of his hotel?

A. The manager (經理) of his hotel.      B. The police office.

C. The taxi driver.                    D. His wife.

5.Which of the following is not true?

A. Dick stayed at a nice hotel in the center of the city.

B. Dick didn't work on the first night of his arrival.

C. Dick forgot to send his wife a telegram.

D. Dick wanted to go back to his hotel in a taxi.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：

1.根據第一段“"I'm going to fly to New York next week because I've got some work there."”可知，Dick要飛往紐約，因為他得到了一份工作。故選B。

2.根據“ "Where are you going to stay there?" his wife asked. "I don't know yet." Dick answered. "Please send me your address from there in a telegram (電報)," his wife said.”可知，Dick還不確定住在哪里，他的妻子讓Dick發(fā)電報告訴她地址。故選A。

3.根據第二段“He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city.”可知，Dick住在一個賓館里。故選B。

4.根據文章后半部分和“There he sent his wife another telegram, and in it he wrote, "Please send me my address at this post office.”可知，Dick沒有記住所住酒店的名字和地址，他又發(fā)電報向妻子詢問。故選D。

5.根據第二段“found a nice hotel in the center of the city”可知，A正確；根據第三段“In the evening he didn't have any work”可知，B正確；根據第四段“He found a taxi and the driver said, ...But Dick didn't remember the name and address of his hotel.”可知，D正確；根據第二段“and then he sent his wife a telegram. He put the address of his hotel in it”可知，Dick給妻子發(fā)電報了，C項錯誤。故選C。

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