Question

The Beets were a new couple (夫婦). The things in their rooms, such as the television, the computer, the fridge, furniture and so on, were all left by their parents. They only paid some money for their food and clothes. But they tried their best to save money. If they had something important to tell their friends, they always visited them instead of calling them.
One day, it was a quarter past nine. Mr. Beet didn’t come back. His wife was a little worried. The supper was cold and she had waited for two hours. She was sitting by the table in the dark room.
Suddenly the woman heard someone coming upstairs. It was her husband’s step. She hurried to open the door. In the dark she could hear his deep breathing(呼吸). As soon as he sat down, she turned on the light and found he looked very tired.
“Why do you come back so late, dear?” asked the woman. “Haven’t you caught a bus?”
“Yes, but I didn’t take it.” “Why not?”
“I ran after it so that I saved two dollars this evening.”
“That’s great!” the woman said happily. “Run after a taxi next time and you’ll save both more time and money.”
【小題1】The supper was ready at       .

A．6:15

B．6:30

C．6:45

D．7:15

【小題2】Mrs. Beet sat in the dark because         .

A．she wanted to save money.

B．she didn’t like the bright light.

C．she was afraid to be seen.

D．she wanted to have a good rest.

【小題3】Mr. Beet went back          .

A．by taxi

B．by bus

C．on foot

D．by bike

【小題4】When Mr. Beet got home that evening,               .

A．his wife was angry with him

B．he was very tired

C．he was too hungry to say a word

D．his wife felt sorry

【小題5】Mrs. Beet hoped          .

A．her husband went home by bus the next time.

B．her husband could keep on doing exercise.

C．her husband could be stronger and stronger.

D．her husband could save more money and time.

Answer 1

【小題1】D
【小題2】A
【小題3】C
【小題4】B
【小題5】D

解析試題分析：這篇短文主要描述了一對節儉的新婚夫婦，努力省錢的故事。一天晚上妻子已經做好了飯，等了兩個小時丈夫還沒回家。后來丈夫到家后，才知道原來丈夫是為了省錢，跟著公交車跑步回家的。妻子對此很高興，希望丈夫以后跟著出租車跑，這樣既可以省錢又可以節省時間。
【小題1】根據第二段it was a quarter past nine.……and she had waited for two hours.計算可知，晚飯在七點十五分就準備好了，故選D。
【小題2】聯系第一段描述，可知她這樣做可以節省電費，故選A。
【小題3】根據I ran after it 可知她的丈夫是步行回家，故選C。
【小題4】根據第三段and found he looked very tired.及下文描述，可知她的丈夫是跑回家的，故他很累。選B。
【小題5】根據“Run after a taxi next time and you’ll save both more time and money.”描述，可知選D。
考點：關于一對新婚夫婦的記述文閱讀
點評：本文淺顯易懂，各個小題都能在文中找到適當依據。只要認真閱讀短文，注意前后聯系，就能順利完成閱讀。對于有關數字的問題，要認真分析，并進行必要的計算。