Question

Norah has a cottage on a cliff above a big bay. In winter it could be very nasty because of strong winds and sea spray. In fact, when a gale was blowing, Norah and her husband got used to sleeping in a small room downstairs, because their bedroom upstairs, which faced the gales, had a very big window, and they were afraid that an extra violent gust might break it and blow pieces of broken glass over them.

Also, the salt spray from the sea put an end to many of the colorful plants Norah planted in the garden. She tried putting up a fence to protect them, but the wind just hit it, went up over the top and then down the other side, so in the end she filled the garden with trees and bushes that liked salt.

But most of the summer Norah enjoyed her cottage and garden very much. At weekends she could sit out-of-doors in the sun, looking at the beautiful view, with interesting ships and boats passing by, and she could very easily cycle down to the sea for a swim.

Now, Norah and her husband had plenty of friends and relations. In the summer most of them used to come to enjoy the beautiful place, and in the end it really became quite annoying for Norah and her husband. When they were at home, they found friends and relations arriving, expecting to be given unlimited drinks and meals, and to sit in the sun for hours, talking as if Norah and her husband had nothing else to do but entertain and listen to them.

This went on for several years. Norah did not wish to appear rude by refusing to let her friends and relations in, but on the other hand, she was getting tired every summer.

Then one day Norah was complaining about this to her hairdresser while she was doing her hair. “You’re disturbed by too many uninvited guests, are you?” said the hairdresser. “Why don’t you try my way of escaping?”

“What’s that?” asked Norah.

“Well,” the hairdresser answered, “when the bell rings, I put on my coat and take my shopping bag. If it’s someone I don’t want to see, I say innocently, ‘I’m sorry, but I’ve got to go out. But…’”

1.In paragraph one the underlined word “spray” probably means 　　　. 

A. wastes produced by some birds living near the sea

B. great waves caused by strong wind

C. plants floating on the surface of the sea

D. very small drops of sea water sent through the air by something

2.We can infer that 　　　. 

A. a lot of friends came to visit them in winter

B. few friends came to visit them in winter.

C. Friends came to visit them only for drinks and meals

D. Norah was a good cook

3.The best title for the passage might be 　　　. 

A. A Good Place of Enjoying the Sea

B. A Warm-hearted Couple

C. A Clever Way of Escaping

D. A Visit to Norah

4.What the hairdresser is likely to continue to say in the end is “　　　” 

A. If I am tired, I say, ‘Sorry, can you come next time?’

B. If it’s someone I like to see, I say, ‘How lucky! I’ve just come in!’

C. If it’s someone I like to see, I say, ‘How happy to see you! I was going shopping, but now I’ve changed my mind.’

D. If it is fine that day, I say, ‘I am tired, but I’ll show you around the place, anyhow.’

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：本文敘述了Norah夫婦住在一個懸崖上的茅屋里，冬天的時候，由于離海近再加上刮風(fēng)，天氣很糟糕，很少有親戚朋友來玩，可是到了夏天這里陽光很好，又可以看見大海，經(jīng)常有親戚朋友來拜訪，可是他們很苦惱，于是Norah就請教理發(fā)師應(yīng)該如何應(yīng)對這種情況，他告訴她如果是不愿見到的人，那就借故離開，如果是愿意見到的人，你就給他說：你真幸運我剛回來。

1.詞義猜測題。根據(jù)because of strong winds and sea因為刮大風(fēng)夫妻害怕海水會被大風(fēng)刮上來，故選D。

2.推理判斷題。根據(jù)In winter it could be very nasty because of strong winds and sea spray. 冬天這里的情況非常糟糕，所以可以推測有很少的朋友和親戚來，故選B。

3.標題歸納題。根據(jù)Why don’t you try my way of escaping? Norah 請教理發(fā)師怎樣婉言拒絕來訪的客人，理發(fā)師給出了擺脫這種境遇的好的方法，找借口離開，故選C。

4.推理判斷題。根據(jù)‘I’m sorry, but I’ve got to go out. But 可知轉(zhuǎn)折連詞后應(yīng)是與前面相反的情況，遇到喜歡愿意相見的就說“你真幸運我剛回來”，故選B。

考點：故事類短文閱讀。