Question

Mrs. Baker’s sister was ill. She had someone to look after her from Monday to Friday, but not at the weekend, so every Friday evening Mrs. Baker used to go off to spend the weekend with her at her home in a neighbouring town. But as Mr. Baker could not cook, she had arranged (安排) for his sister to come over and spend the weekend looking after him at their home. This meant that Mr. Baker had busy time when he came home from work on Friday evenings. First he had to drive home from the railway station. Then he had to drive his wife to the station to catch her train. And then he had to wait until his sister’s train arrived, so as to take her to his house.
Of course, on Sunday evening he had to drive his sister to the station to catch her train back home, and then wait for his wife’s train, so as to bring her home.
One Sunday evening, he had seen his sister off on her train and was waiting for his wife’s arrival when a porter ( 搬運工 ), who had often seen him at the station, came over and spoke to him, “You are having a lot of fun,” he said, “ But one day one of those women is going to catch you with the other, and then you will be in real trouble!”
【小題1】 Who was ill?  ___________

A．Mr. Baker

B．Mrs. Baker

C．Mr. Baker’s sister

D．Mrs. Baker’s sister

【小題2】 Who looked after the sick person on weekdays?

A．Mr. Baker’s sister	B．Mrs. Baker’s sister
C．Mrs. Baker	D．Someone acting as a nurse

【小題3】 Why did Mr. Baker go to the railway station on Friday and Sunday evening? __________

A．Because he had to see his wife and sister off and brought them home.

B．To take his sister to his own home.

C．To bring his wife back home.

D．To look after his sister.

【小題4】 Where did Mr. Baker spend the weekend?  ___________

A．At home

B．In his office

C．In his sister’s home

D．In a neighbouring town

【小題5】 Why did the porter say Mr. Baker would be in trouble?   Because __________.

A．Mr. Baker was making fun of the two ladies

B．Mrs. Baker would laugh at her husband

C．He thought the two women are Mr. Baker’s girl friends

D．The two ladies were playing games with Mr. Baker

Answer 1

【小題1】D
【小題2】 C
【小題3】 A
【小題4】 A
【小題5】 C

解析試題分析：
【小題1】根據Mrs. Baker’s sister was ill.可知選D。
【小題2】根據so every Friday evening Mrs. Baker used to go off to spend the weekend with her at her home in a neighbouring town.可知在周末貝克太太親自照顧自己的妹妹，故選C。
【小題3】根據he had to drive his wife to the station to catch her train. And then he had to wait until his sister’s train arrived, so as to take her to his house.可知選A，因為他得送他的妻子和妹妹，接他們回家。
【小題4】通過閱讀短文可知貝克先生不會做飯，在周末由自己的妹妹來家里為自己做飯，故可知他在自己家，選A。
【小題5】通過每周他都定期接一個送一個女人，可知這個搬運工誤會了他的妻子和妹妹的身份，故選C。
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點評：本文描述了妻子貝克太太的妹妹生病了，自己在周末去照顧她。丈夫不會做飯，妻子就安排丈夫的妹妹來給丈夫做飯。由于每周都重復這樣的故事，結果在車站被搬運工誤會為這兩個人都是貝克先生的女朋友。本文邏輯性很強，閱讀中注意從關鍵詞理解句意，如：Mrs. Baker’s sister和for his sister to come over可知這是兩個妹妹，一個是妻子的，一個是丈夫的。還要注意進行合理的分析推理，理解句意隱含的意義。