Question

Have you ever had an embarrassing (尷尬的) experience? Last week we asked readers to tell us about embarrassing experiences. We received thousands of letters! Here is a selection.

Tony: My most embarrassing experience happened when I had just left university. I had just started teaching in a Liverpool secondary school. One morning my alarm clock didn’t ring. I woke up at half past eight and school began at nine. I quickly washed, dressed, jumped into my car and rushed to school. When I arrived, the students had already gone into class. I didn’t go to the office, but went straight into class. After two or three minutes the students began laughing, and I couldn’t understand why! Suddenly I looked down and understood. I had put on one black shoe and one brown shoe!

Henry: The most embarrassing experience I’ve ever had happened two years ago. After seeing a film, my wife and I had lunch in our favorite restaurant in town. Then we decided to take a walk along the street. The street was very busy and we started holding hands. Suddenly my wife saw a dress in a shop window and stopped. I started looking at some watches in the next window. After a minute or two I reached for my wife’s hand. There was a loud scream, and a woman slapped (拍擊) my face. I hadn’t taken my wife’s hand！I'd taken the hand of a stranger!

1.The students began laughing when they saw Tony _________.

A．wearing a wrong shoe                    B．carrying an alarm clock

C．looking down suddenly                   D．rushing into the classroom

2.Henry and his wife held hands _________.

A．at the cinema      B．in the shop        C．at the restaurant    D．along the street

3.Henry was embarrassed because he __________.

A．heard his wife screaming                  B．knocked over some watches

C．took the hand of a stranger                D．slapped the woman in the face

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.D

3.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述兩位讀者的來信，描述了兩位讀者曾經遇到過的尷尬的事。

1.根據I had put on one black shoe and one brown shoe!可知，托尼穿錯了鞋。所以本題選A。

2.根據The street was very busy and we started holding hands可知，他們是在大街上牽著手的。所以本題選D。

3.根據I hadn’t taken my wife’s hand！I'd taken the hand of a stranger!可知，亨利牽錯了手，所以很尷尬。所以本題選C。

考點：本題考查記敘文體。

點評：本文講述了兩件事情，都是有關遇到的尷尬的事，所以閱讀時可以帶著問題在對各自的描述中尋找答案。這三個小題的答案都可以在文中很容易找的。所以本題的難度并不大。