Question

Frank Smithson woke up and got up to turn off the alarm clock(鬧鐘). “Oh no!” he thought to himself. “Another day at that office; a boss (老板) who shouts at me all the time.”

As Frank went downstairs, his eyes fell on a large brown envelope (信封) by the door. He was very happy when he opened it and read the letter inside. “Bigwoods Football Pools (足球賭博公司) would like to congratulate you. You have won half a million pounds（英鎊）.”

Frank suddenly came to life. The cigarette fell from his lips (唇) as he let out a shout that could be heard halfway down the street.

At 11:30 Frank arrived at work. “Please explain why you're so late,” his boss said. “Go and jump in the lake,” said Frank. “I've just come into a little money so this is good-bye. Find yourself someone else to shout at.”

That evening Frank was smoking a very expensive Havana cigar (雪茄) when a knock was heard on the door. He rushed to the door. Outside were two men, neatly dressed in grey suits. “Mr. Smithson,” one of them said, “we're from Bigwoods Pools. I'm afraid there's been a terrible mistake…”

1. What do we know about Frank from the passage?

A. He was a lazy man.      　　  

B. He was a lucky person.

C. He had made a lot of money.     

D. He didn't get on well with his boss.

2.When he heard the knock at the door, Frank probably thought _________.

A. someone had come to say sorry to him

B. someone had come to give him the money

C. his friends had come to ask about the football pools

D. his friends had come to congratulate him on his luck

3. On hearing “…there's been a terrible mistake…”, Frank was most likely to be_____.

A. disappointed (失望的)　　 B. worried 　 C. grateful　　　D. Curious

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.A

2.B

3.A

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文中作者主要講述了Frank從意外得到了一個來自足球賭博公司的500百萬的大獎的故事，并詳細描述了他從得獎的興奮到突然得知是個錯誤的失落經過。

1.細節理解題。根據短文第一段woke up and got up to turn off the alarm clock和第二段At 11:30 Frank arrived at work ，“Please explain why you're so late,”可知Frank是個懶惰的人。故選A。

2.判斷推理題。根據第二段I've just come into a little money so this is good-bye.可知Frank認為足球賭博公司可能給他送錢來了。故選B。

3.判斷推理題。根據上下文理解可知當Frank得知是個錯誤的時候，他的反應應該是由興奮到失落的。故選A。

考點：故事類短文閱讀。