Harry came in a minute after James. There was a letter for him, too, which he opened at once. It was from the secretary (秘書) of a company, offering him a post (職位) in their office. He was told to be there at 10 a. m. the next morning, as there were others who wanted the job.
James got back from the play at midnight. He was sleepy. “That letter can be opened in the morning,” he thought. The next morning when he woke up, he at once jumped out of bed, tore(撕)it open-his face fell. It was a similar letter to the one Harry had received the night before. But James’ chance was gone. It was five to ten, and he could never be at the office in time.
【小題1】One evening James came in in a great hurry because       .

A．he knew there was a letter on the hall table
B．he had to tell someone to keep his letter until he got back
C．he was afraid he would be late for the play
D．his friend was waiting for him outside the hotel
【小題2】As soon as he woke up，James        .
A．wondered where Harry had gone
B．was eager (急切的) to know the time
C．knew he could never be at the office in time
D．remembered the letter from the company
【小題3】The underlined sentence “his face fell” in the passage means“      ”.
A．he knew there was something wrong with his face
B．he felt very sorry for missing the chance
C．he fell down on his face
D．he realized that he had lost his face


【小題1】C
【小題2】D
【小題3】A

解析試題分析：短文大意：杰姆斯和哈里來到倫敦同住在一個(gè)旅館。一天晚上杰姆斯匆匆回來，看見桌子上有一封信，害怕看劇遲到就沒看。杰姆斯從劇院回來已是午夜第二天早上，當(dāng)他醒來時(shí)，他立刻從床上跳起來，把信撕開，頓時(shí)他的臉色變了。這是一份類似哈利前一天晚上收到的信，但杰姆斯錯(cuò)過了求職的機(jī)會(huì)。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段前兩句James came in in a great hurry one evening。A friend had offered him a ticket for a play可知選C。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段第四句The next morning when he woke up, he at once jumped out of bed, tore(撕)it open可知選D。
【小題3】詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)文章最后It was a similar letter to the one Harry had received the night before. But James’ chance was gone. It was five to ten, and he could never be at the office in time.可推知?jiǎng)澗�句旳意思是他為錯(cuò)過機(jī)會(huì)而感到后悔，所以選A。
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