Question

An old porter (搬運工人) had worked for the railway for a very long time. One morning he was standing in one of the big railway stations and waiting for travelers to ask him to help them with their luggage, when he saw a small man running toward the trains with a big bag in his hand.
The porter watched the man for a few seconds, and the man saw the porter.
At once the small man ran up the porter and said, “Can I catch the 10:35 train to London, porter?” He was breathing very fast, and he seemed worried.
The old porter looked at him for a moment and then said with a smile, “Well, sir, I’d like to help you, but I can’t answer your question because I don’t know how fast you can run along rails. You see,” he explained, “the 10:35 train to London left five minutes ago.”
小題1:The old porter’s job was _______

A．to stand in the railway station

B．to answer the traveler’s question

C．to help the travelers carry their luggage

D．to ask the travelers to help him

小題2:The small man looked worried, because _______.

A．he couldn’t run so fast as the train

B．he wondered if he could catch the 10:35 train to London

C．the porter watched him for a few seconds

D．he lost his bag

小題3:At the end of the story, the porter _______.

A．played a joke on the small man

B．told the small man when he could catch the train

C．helped the samll man to catch the train

D．told the small man there was no 10:35 train to London

小題4:When the porter told the man the train had left, the time was _______
A 10:40        B. 10:35        C. 10:30       D. 10:45

Answer 1

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:A

試題分析：短文大意：這篇短文主要講述了一個發生在火車站的故事。一個人擔心自己是否能趕上10:35的火車，但是火車在5分鐘以前已經開走了，因此文中的老搬運工就和他開了一個小玩笑。
小題1:細節理解題。根據短文第一段and waiting for travelers to ask him to help them with their luggage,描述，可知這個搬運工人的工作是幫助人們搬運行李。故選C。
小題2:推理判斷題。聯系前文“Can I catch the 10:35 train to London, porter?” 描述，可知這個人擔心的是，自己是否能趕上10:35的火車。故選B。
小題3:細節理解題。根據because I don’t know how fast you can run along rails. 描述，可知這個老搬運工是在給這個人開玩笑。故選A。
小題4:推理判斷題。根據“the 10:35 train to London left five minutes ago.”可知現在是10:40，故選A。