Mr. Brown worked in a factory of a small town. He had been there for twenty years before one day he was sent to the capital for important business. He was quite excited because he had never been there before. Before he set off, he asked his wife and three daughters if they wanted him to buy something for them in London. Mrs. Brown began to think it over and then she said she wished her husband would be able to buy a nice umbrella for her, and so did their three daughters. As he was afraid he would forget it, he drew an umbrella on his hand. To his regret, he lost it at the station.
On the train Mr. Brown sat opposite to an old woman. The woman’s umbrella was so nice that he carefully looked at it and said to himself not to forget to buy a few umbrellas like it. When the train arrived at the station in London, he said good-bye to the old woman, took his bag and her umbrella and was going to get off.
“Wait a minute, sir,” shouted the old woman. “That’s my umbrella!”
Now Mr. Brown noticed that he had taken her umbrella. His face turned red at once and said in a hurry,“Oh, I’m very sorry, Madam! I didn’t mean it!”
Seven days later Mr. Brown left the capital. To his surprise, he met the old woman and sat opposite to her again. Looking at the four umbrellas, the old woman was satisfied with herself. “It seems that I had a better result than the other four women.” She thought.
小題1:We can learn from the passage that Mr. Brown was ______.
A.a(chǎn) conductorB.a(chǎn) worker
C.a(chǎn) thiefD.a(chǎn)n umbrella maker
小題2:The underlined word “it” in the first paragraph refers to ______.
A.his ticketB.his bag
C.his drawingD.his umbrella
小題3:Why did Mr. Brown take the woman’s umbrella?
A.Because he was lost in thought.
B.Because it was much like his own umbrella.
C.Because he thought the woman would not notice it.
D.Because the woman misplaced it beside Mr. Brown.
小題4:When looking at Mr. Brown with four umbrellas, the woman felt ______.
A.surprised B.a(chǎn)ngryC.fortunate D.sad

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:C

試題分析:文章講述了Mr. Brown去倫敦辦事幫家人買雨傘的故事。
小題1:B 推理題。根據(jù)文章第一句Mr. Brown worked in a factory of a small town.他在一家工廠上班說明他是一名工人,故B正確。
小題2:C 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)he drew an umbrella on his hand. To his regret, he lost it at the station.說明C正確。
小題3:A 推理題。根據(jù)第二段2,3,4行The woman’s umbrella was so nice that he carefully looked at it and said to himself not to forget to buy a few umbrellas like it.說明他非常喜歡這把雨傘,一直想買這樣的雨傘,而忘記了這是別人的。故A正確。
小題4:C 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一句Looking at the four umbrellas, the old woman was satisfied with herself. “It seems that I had a better result than the other four women.” She thought.說明題認為有另外4個人的雨傘被他拿走,而她卻沒有,所以為自己感到幸運。故C正確。
點評:故事類短文要注意細節(jié)的理解。把握文章的故事發(fā)展的過程,注意時間,地點,人物。
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