Question

Three friends, Tom, David and John, came to New York for their holiday. They stayed in a very large hotel. Their room was on the 45^th floor.
In the evening, the three men went to the cinema and came back to the hotel very late.
“I’m very sorry,” said the man of the hotel, “but our lifts(電梯) do not work tonight. If you don’t want to walk up to your room, I’ll make beds for you in the hall(大廳). ”
“No, thanks,” said Tom, “we don’t want to sleep in the hall. We will walk up to the 45^th floor. But I know how to make it easier. On the way to our room, I’ll tell you some jokes. Then you, David, will sing us some songs. Then you, John, will tell us some stories, all right?”
So they began to walk upstairs. Tom told them many jokes. David sang them some songs. At last they came to the 34^th floor. They were tired and had a rest.
“Well,” said Tom. “Now it’s your turn, John. After all these jokes and songs, tell us a long and interesting story with a sad ending. ”
“OK, I’ll tell a sad story,” said John, “It’s not long but very sad. I forgot to bring the key to our room with me. It’s still in the hall. ”
小題1:The three friends came to New York to         .

A．sing songs

B．tell jokes

C．spend their holiday

D．find work

小題2:They had to walk up to their room because        .
A. there was something wrong with the lifts B. the man of the hotel wanted them to do that
B. they wanted to take exercise             D. they came back very late
小題3:      said he knew how to make it easier for them to walk up to their room.

A．The man of the hotel

B．Tom

C．David

D．John

小題4:They felt very sad at last because        .

A．they were tired	B．they lost their key in the cinema
C．the man didn’t make beds for them	D．they didn’t have the key to the room with them

小題5:The best title (標題) for this passage is “      ”.

A．A sad story

B．A long journey

C．A large hotel

D．A bad lift

Answer 1

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:D
小題5:A

試題分析：三個朋友去紐約旅游，因為回賓館晚了，只能步行去45層的房間。為了不讓旅途寂寞，他們決定每個人講笑話，唱歌和講故事。最后輪到約翰講故事時，他講了一個簡短又令人悲傷的故事，那就是他們沒有帶鑰匙。
小題1:根據(jù)Three friends, Tom, David and John, came to New York for their holiday.描述，可知選C。
小題2:根據(jù)第二段“but our lifts(電梯) do not work tonight. If you don’t want to walk up to your room, I’ll make beds for you in the hall(大廳). ”描述，可知選D。
小題3:根據(jù)第三段“No, thanks,” said Tom, “we don’t want to sleep in the hall. We will walk up to the 45^th floor. But I know how to make it easier.描述，可知選B。
小題4:根據(jù)最后一段“It’s not long but very sad. I forgot to bring the key to our room with me. It’s still in the hall. ”描述，可知他們盡管走到了門前，但是沒有鑰匙也進不了房間，故選D。
小題5:這篇短文主要內(nèi)容說的就是一個傷心的故事，故選A，一個傷心的故事。
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