Three men were travelling across the desert when their car broke down. There were no other traffics, so their only hope was to walk.
Before they set off, they looked around in the car for useful things to take with them. One of the men took a bottle of whisky. Another took an umbrella. The third unscrewed a door from the car and carried that.
After they had been walking for almost a day, they came across a camel caravan travelling towards them.
“Let’s try to join the caravan,” one of the men said. “It’s going the wrong way but we’ll be safer than if we keep on alone across the desert.”
The other s agreed, so they asked the leader of the caravan for permission to join it.
“You can join the caravan only if you answer three questions,” he said. He pointed to the first man’s bottle. “What is that and why are you carrying it?” he asked.
“It’s a bottle of whisky. I decided to carry it with me so that if I feel miserable and want to give up, I can get drunk, cheer myself up and then keep on walking.”
“Very sensible,” the leader of the caravan said. Then he pointed to the next man and his umbrella.
“It hasn’t rained in the desert for many years,” he said. “Why are you carrying an umbrella?”
“I don’t want to get heat exhaustion,” he replied. “The umbrella will give me shade from the sun.”
“Very sensible,” the leader of the caravan said. He pointed to the third man and his car door. “And why are you carrying a car door?” he asked him.
“I thought that if I got too hot I could open the window and let some air in,” he explained.
【小題1】What happened to the three men’s car?

A.It fell over a cliff.
B.It had an accident.
C.It stopped and wouldn’t start again.
D.They exchanged it for another one.
【小題2】Each of the men took ________.
A.something to eat
B.something to drink
C.something to keep the rain off
D.something to use on their walk
【小題3】They decided to ________.
A.travel with the caravan
B.buy a caravan
C.rent the caravan
D.put the caravan together
【小題4】They asked the leader of the caravan ______ __.
A.if they could join the caravan
B.how to get out of the desert
C.how to avoid heat exhaustion
D.where he kept his umbrella
【小題5】The third man’s reason for carrying a car door was ________.
A.long-windedB.cleverC.sillyD.sensible


【小題1】C
【小題2】D
【小題3】A
【小題4】A
【小題5】C

解析試題分析:本文講述了3個人過沙漠的時候,車子壞了。他們每個人都拿了一個東西備用。路上遇見了一個駝隊,他們請求對方讓他們跟著一起。駝隊的帶頭人讓他們說出自己帶東西的理由。
【小題1】C 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第一句Three men were travelling across the desert when their car broke down.可知汽車半路拋錨了,無法再發(fā)動了。故C正確。
【小題2】D 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第二段第一句Before they set off, they looked around in the car for useful things to take with them.可知在他們行動之前,都在車里尋找一些有用的東西隨身帶著,以防路上有用。故D正確。
【小題3】A 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章4,5段“Let’s try to join the caravan,” one of the men said. “It’s going the wrong way but we’ll be safer than if we keep on alone across the desert.”和The other s agreed, so they asked the leader of the caravan for permission to join it.可知他們都同意隨著駱駝隊伍一起。故A正確。
【小題4】A 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第5段The other s agreed, so they asked the leader of the caravan for permission to join it.可知他們都在征詢對方的意見,是否愿意讓他們跟著一起。故A正確。
【小題5】C 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后3行the leader of the caravan said. He pointed to the third man and his car door. “And why are you carrying a car door?” he asked him.“I thought that if I got too hot I could open the window and let some air in,” he explained?芍f:當太熱的時候,可以打開門上的窗戶讓空氣進來。車子都壞了,根本就談不上別的事情了。他的答案很愚蠢。故C正確。
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