Question

The story is about two old people named David and Rosy Jackson. Both of them had very bad memories. For example, Rosy would forget to cook dinner or take vegetables home after paying for them. David would show up for work on Sundays, thinking it was Monday. One winter they were to take a long plane trip. When they arrived at the airport, there were only ten minutes left. In that situation, anyone would get into the plane right away. But David and Rosy didn’t do so. They went to buy some flight insurance(保險) instead. Immediately after they put a two-pound note into a machine, their policy (保險單) came out.

“Who would get the money if the plane crashed, I wonder?” asked Rosy. “My mother, of course,” her husband replied. “We should post the policy to her. Now, be quick! Give me a stamp, will you?” he said to Rosy. “The plane is going to take off in another minute.” David put the stamp on the envelope, dropped it into a postbox, and suddenly he let out a cry.

What do you suppose happened to him? He had posted their plane tickets to his mother.

1.Rosy is David’s ______.

A. friend B. mother C. sister D. wife

2.This passage tells us that David and Rosy ______.

A. were always short of time

B. always did everything in a great hurry

C. were very forgetful

D. usually worked on Sundays

3.David meant to post his mother _____.

A. two plane tickets B. a two-pound note

C. the flight insurance D. an empty envelope

4.Mr Jackson made such a foolish mistake because ______.

A. he was worried about his mother

B. he had forgotten to buy a stamp

C. he was worried about this flight

D. his memory was poor and he posted the letter in a great hurry

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. A forgetful old couple.

B. Two plane tickets.

C. A pleasant flight.

D. A plane crash.

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.C

4.D

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：文章敘述的是發(fā)生在兩個健忘老人身上的故事。David和Rosy兩個人很健忘。有一次，他們準備乘飛機去旅行。在飛機還有十分鐘就要起飛的時候，他們沒有登機，而是去買保險。在準備把保險單寄給母親時，David不小心不機票放進了信封并投進了郵筒。

1.asked Rosy. “My mother, of course,” her husband replied.”可知，David是Rosy的丈夫，即Rosy是David的妻子，故選D。

2.anyone would get into the plane right away. But David and Rosy didn’t do so”可知，David和Rosy做事并不慌亂，排除B；根據(jù)第一段第三行“David would show up for work on Sundays”可知，D項說的是David，排除D；根據(jù)第一段第二句“Both of them had very bad memories.”可知，他們兩個都很健忘，故選C。

3.“My mother, of course,” her husband replied. “We should post the policy to her.”可知，David本來是打算把保險單寄給他媽媽，故選C。

4.Both of them had very bad memories.”和第二段““The plane is going to take off in another minute.””可知，David很健忘，而且當時飛機即將起飛，他沒有注意放進信封里的是他們的機票，故選D。

5.The story is about two old people named David and Rosy Jackson. Both of them had very bad memories.”可知，文章敘述的是一個關(guān)于兩個健忘老人的故事，故選A。

考點：故事類短文閱讀