After her husband had gone to work, Mrs Richards send her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom. She was too excited to do any housework that morning.
In the evening she would go to a fancy dress party with her husband. She wanted to dress up as a ghost and as she had made her costume the night before, she was impatient to try it on. Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was really splendid. After putting it on, She went downstairs to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.
Just as Mrs Richards was entering the dining-room, there was a knock on the front door. She knew it must be the baker. She had told him to come straight in if ever she failed to open the door and to leave the bread on the table. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, she quickly hid in the small store-room under the stair. She heard the front door opened and heavy footsteps in the hall. Suddenly the door of the store-room was opened and in came a man. Mrs Richards realized it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the meter. She tried to explain the situation, saying “It’s only me. ” but it was too late, the man let out a cry and jumped back several paces. When Mrs Richards walked towards him, he fled, losing the door heavily behind him.
小題1:The reason for Mrs Richards’ excitement that day was that____.
A．she had sent her children to school
B．she was to attend an evening party
C．she wouldn’t do any housework that morning
D．she had made a special costume the night before
小題2:Mrs Richards went downstairs with the costume on so as to____.
A．made sure that the costume fitted her well
B．frighten the person who was knocking on the door
C．find out if she had finished the costume ?
D．receive the bread and do some cooking
小題3:The man who was knocking at the door was____.
A．a(chǎn) bakerB．a(chǎn) thiefC．her husbandD．a(chǎn)n electricity man
小題4:What did the man do after he knocked on the front door?
A．He entered just as Mrs Richards had told him to.
B．He did not do anything as Mrs Richards had expected him to.
C．He stepped directly towards the meter.?
D．He went straight in so as to find Mrs Richards.
小題5:The man ____ and that made him cry out and run away.
A．thought he must have met a ghost
B．recognized Mrs Richards
C．found out Mrs Richards was walking towards him
D．thought that Mrs Richards must have recognized him

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:B
小題5:A

試題分析：文章講述了理查德太太要去參加化妝舞會，很是興奮，穿上衣服后，她到樓下看看是否合身，但是卻嚇到了來的電工。
小題1:細節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：In the evening she would go to a fancy dress party with her husband. 可知理查德太太興奮是因為她要參加晚會。選B
小題2:細節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：After putting it on, She went downstairs to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear. 可知理查德太太穿著化妝服到樓下是看看是否合適。選A。
小題3:細節(jié)題：從第三段的句子：Mrs Richards realized it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the meter.可知這個人是電工。選D
小題4:推理題：從第三段的句子：She had told him to come straight in if ever she failed to open the door and to leave the bread on the table. 和Suddenly the door of the store-room was opened and in came a man.可知敲了門后，這個人沒有象理查德太太預(yù)料的那樣做。選 B
小題5:推理題：從最后一句話When Mrs Richards walked towards him, he fled, losing the door heavily behind him.可知這個人以為自己遇到了鬼。選A
點評：文章基本上是考查細節(jié)題，對此類題型考生可以首先從問題中找到關(guān)鍵詞，然后以此為線索，運用略讀及查閱的技巧在文中迅速尋找這一細節(jié)，找到后再把這一部分內(nèi)容仔細閱讀一遍，仔細比較所給選項與文中細節(jié)的細微區(qū)別，在準確理解細節(jié)的前提下，最后確定最佳答案。
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D．he no longer enjoyed working there
小題3:How did Jennifer probably feel when she came back home?
a. worried    b. crazy    c. tired     d. disappointed     e. shocked     f. excited
A．a(chǎn), c, eB．a(chǎn), b, c C．b, c, eD．d, e, f
小題4:What can we conclude from this passage?
A．In fact Jennifer’s mother had been sick for days.
B．As Jennifer walked towards home, she became increasingly scared.
C．Having experienced a lot outside, Jennifer felt home was really warm and safe for her.
D．When she found the garden deserted, she realized she got cross.

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