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【題目】Mr Edwards can never go to work on time. He works in London but he lives in the countryside (鄉(xiāng)村) of a city called Cambridge. He loves his home, so he doesn’t want to move to London; he loves his job, so he wants to keep it. The problem is that the traffic in London is very heavy every day. There are too many cars. During the rush hour you can walk faster than you drive a car!

Mr Edwards thinks a helicopter (直升機) is the final solution to this problem. Mr Edwards

wants to fly over everyone else. A helicopter will be expensive and he will have to learn how to fly it but he says that many kinds of cars are also expensive. He is right. One of the most famous British car is the Bentley and it is only for rich people.

His wife said he could just ride a bicycle, but he argued that there are too many hills in Britain and that Cambridge is more than 60 kilometres from London. Then his wife suggested that he should take the train to London. “That won’t work,” he said. “I like the feeling of freedom (自由) when I’m driving. I won’t feel that on the train! Also, I will have to walk from the station to my office. You know how difficult it is to cross the road even at traffic lights.”

Then he thought for a moment and continued, “But in a helicopter I can feel completely free and crossing the road will be easy!” He started to sing, “Up there, where the air is cleaner!”

His wife sighed, “But my dear, up there, you will get airsick!”

【1】Why can’t Mr Edwards get to work on time?

A. Because he always gets up late.

B. Because he lives in the countryside of a city called Cambridge.

C. Because there are too many cars on the road during the rush hour.

D. Because he spends too much time in having breakfast every day.

【2】Why doesn’t Mr Edwards move to a place that is nearer to his working place?

A. Because he loves the fresh air of the countryside.

B. Because he thinks his neighbours are all friendly and helpful.

C. Because he doesn’t like his job and is thinking about getting another one.

D. Because he loves his home very much.

【3】What is the problem with going to work by helicopter?

A. It costs a lot of money to buy and drive the helicopter.

B. He has to find someone to drive the helicopter for him.

C. He has to find a place to park the helicopter.

D. He won’t have any freedom if he drives a helicopter.

【4】Mr Edwards’ wife suggested that Mr Edwards should go to work .

A. on foot or by bike B. by bike or by train

C. by train or by helicopter D. by bike or by helicopter

【5】What Mr Edwards’ wife said in the last paragraph means that .

A. she thought the helicopter was a good way to go to work

B. she still didn’t agree with Mr Edwards’ idea of going to work by helicopter

C. she was very worried about Mr Edwards’ health

D. she was worried that they didn’t have enough money for a helicopter

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【4】B

【5】B

【解析】本文講述的是愛德華先生想要乘直升飛機去上班的故事。他在倫敦找到了心愛的工作，但是他非常愛在劍橋鄉(xiāng)下的家。每天上下班時車輛很多，所以他想乘直升飛機去上班。雖然直升飛機很貴，但是有些小車也很貴。妻子建議他乘坐其它的交通工具上班，但是都不能讓他滿意。他夢想著自由地駕駛著直升飛機，輕易地飛行于道路之上。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。題意：為什么愛德華先生不能按時上班？ A. Because he always gets up late.因為他總是起得晚；B. Because he lives in the countryside of a city called Cambridge.因為他住在一個叫劍橋市的鄉(xiāng)村；C. Because there are too many cars on the road during the rush hour.因為在上下班的時候路上有太多的車輛；D. Because he spends too much time in having breakfast every day.因為他每天花了太多的時間吃早餐。由短文第一段最后的句子：The problem is that the traffic in London is very heavy every day. There are too many cars. During the rush hour you can walk faster than you drive a car!可知，在上下班時，倫敦街上的車太多，走路都比開車快。故選C。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。題意：為什么愛德華先生不搬到距離工作地更近的地方去？A. Because he loves the fresh air of the countryside.因為他喜歡鄉(xiāng)村的新鮮空氣；B. Because he thinks his neighbours are all friendly and helpful.因為他認為他的鄰居都很友好有幫助；C. Because he doesn’t like his job and is thinking about getting another one.因為他不喜歡他的工作，而且想要換一份工作；D. Because he loves his home very much.因為他非常熱愛他的故鄉(xiāng)。由第一段里的：He loves his home, so he doesn’t want to move to London; he loves his job, so he wants to keep it. 可知，他既愛他的工作，也愛他的故鄉(xiāng)。所以不想搬到倫敦去，也不想失去這份工作。故選D。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。題意：乘直升飛機去上班的問題是什么？ A. It costs a lot of money to buy and drive the helicopter.買飛機和開飛機花很多錢；B. He has to find someone to drive the helicopter for him.他必須找到一個人為他開飛機；C. He has to find a place to park the helicopter.他必須找一個地方停飛機；D. He won’t have any freedom if he drives a helicopter.如果開飛機他沒有自由。由第二自然段里的：A helicopter will be expensive and he will have to learn how to fly it but he says that many kinds of cars are also expensive.可知：直升飛機的問題是：太貴了，而且他必須去學習開飛機。故選A。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。題意：愛德華先生的妻子建議愛德華先生應該怎樣去上班？A. on foot or by bike步行或騎車；B. by bike or by train騎車或坐火車；C. by train or by helicopter坐火車或乘直升飛機； D. by bike or by helicopter騎車或乘直升飛機。由第三自然段的第一句：His wife said he could just ride a bicycle及后面的：Then his wife suggested that he should take the train to London.可知，妻子建議他騎車或坐火車去上班。故選B。

【5】推理判斷題。題意：在最后一自然段里，愛德華的妻子所說的話是什么意思？A. she thought the helicopter was a good way to go to work她認為直升飛機是上班的好方式；B. she still didn’t agree with Mr Edwards’ idea of going to work by helicopter她還是不同意愛德華先生乘直升飛機上班；C. she was very worried about Mr Edwards’ health她擔心愛德華先生的健康；D. she was worried that they didn’t have enough money for a helicopter她擔心他們沒有足夠多的錢買直升飛機。短文最后一段：His wife sighed, “But my dear, up there, you will get airsick!”他的妻子嘆氣地說：“但是親愛的，在那上面，你會暈的�！逼拮舆�是在說服丈夫不要乘直升飛機去上班。故選B。