Question

Doctor Mason has held a clinic for ten years. He is an expert doctor. He usually gets up at 7:00 a.m. and commutes to work by subway. It’s always very crowded with people and he tries to keep his distance from them. In the winter he notices the stress on the faces of the commuters and knows that some of these people will come to him for advice. He always solves their problems and returns to the comfort of his home a satisfied man.

Martin is a gifted artist. He knows that he has an unusual occupation（職業(yè)）, but he actually treats it as a disciplined career. He gets up at the same time every day and works for nine hours with a break for lunch. His new project uses metal but his designs use pencil and paper. In nine months’ time, his work will be on display outside the local library, and he will be very proud of it.

1.What kind of transportation does Doctor Mason usually take?

A. bus B. underground

C. boat D. bicycle

2.What does Doctor Mason often do when he’s in a subway which is crowded with people?

A. He tries to take the next one.

B. He gives up and tries to take a taxi.

C. He tries to keep his distance from the tube.

D. He tries to keep his distance from the people.

3.What’s the possible meaning of the word “gifted” in the passage?

A. intelligent B. stupid

C. common D. strange

4.What does he use in his design?

A. metal B. metal and pencil

C. pencil and paper D. Both A and C.

5.Which of the statements is NOT true?

A. When Doctor Mason notice the stress on people’s face in winter, he knows that some of these people will come to him for advice.

B. Doctor Mason often feel satisfied after he helps people with their problems.

C. Martin is very strict with his work.

D. Martin has to work for nine hours without a break everyday.

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：文章主要介紹了兩個人的不同生活方式。Mason每天乘坐擁擠的地鐵上班，他的工作就是為病人解決問題。Martin是一個天才藝術家，他把繪畫當作一項事業(yè)，并為此付出了很多努力。

1.and commutes to work by subway”可知，Doctor Mason乘坐地鐵上班，subway相當于underground，故選B。

2.It’s always very crowded with people and he tries to keep his distance from them.”可知，地鐵很擁擠，Mason總是與其他乘客保持距離。故選D。

3.his work will be on display outside the local library, and he will be very proud of it”可知，Martin是一個有天賦的藝術家。A聰明的；B愚蠢的；C普通的；D奇怪的，故選A。

4.His new project uses metal but his designs use pencil and paper.”可知，Martin的設計，使用的是鉛筆和紙，故選C。

5.works for nine hours with a break for lunch”可知，Martin每天工作九個小時，其中包括午餐時間，而D項“每天工作九小時，沒有休息時間”與文意相違背，故選D。

考點：人物類短文閱讀