Question

Joe Brown had a shop. He sold(賣) meat in his shop. One Thursday a woman came into his shop at five to one. “I’m sorry I’m late,” she said. “I need some more meat for my dinner tonight.” Joe had only one piece of meat in his shop. He took it out of the fridge and said, “This is＄6.50.” “That piece is too small.” the woman said, “haven’t you for anything bigger?” Joe went into the room behind his shop, put the piece of meat into the fridge, took it out of again and closed the door with lots of noise. Then he brought the piece of meat to the woman and said, “This piece of meat is bigger and more expensive. It’s ＄8.75.” “Good,” the woman said with a smile, “give me both of them.”
【小題1】When did the woman come to Joe’s shop?

A．Early in the morning.	B．Early in the afternoon.
C．Late in the morning.	D．At about one o’clock at night.

【小題2】Why didn’t the woman want that piece of meat?

A．Because she had no money.	B．Because it was bad.
C．Because it wasn’t big enough.	D．Because it was too big

【小題3】How many pieces of meat were kept in the fridge?

A．Only one piece of meat.	B．Two pieces of meat.
C．Several pieces of meat.	D．Many pieces of meat.

Answer 1

【小題1】B
【小題2】C
【小題3】A

解析試題分析:
【小題1】細節理解題，根據文中語句“One Thursday a woman came into his shop at five to one.”理解可知。這位女士在12：55來到商店，應是下午一早，故選B。
【小題2】細節理解題，根據文中語句““That piece is too small.” the woman said, “haven’t you for anything bigger?””理解可知。這位女士嫌這塊肉小，故選C。
【小題3】細節理解題，根據文中語句“Joe had only one piece of meat in his shop.”理解可知。布朗商店里只有一塊肉了，故選A。
考點：此文是一則幽默。考查對文章的正確理解。
點評：此題要抓住幾個關鍵點，突出其幽默性。女士在12:55的時候為晚飯做準備，還強調有點晚了，布朗先生把同一塊肉來回拿了兩次卻說出不同的重量。最后女士要這兩塊肉。反復閱讀，理解其含義正確解答問題。