Question

Mr. Brown worked in a factory of a small town. He had been there for twenty years before one day he was sent to the capital for important business. He was quite excited because he had never been there before. Before he set off, he asked his wife and three daughters if they wanted him to buy something for them in Lon-don. Mrs. Brown began to think it over and then she said she wished her husband would be able to buy a nice umbrella for her, and so did their three daughters. As he was afraid he would forget it, he drew an umbrella on his hand. To his regret, he lost it at the station.
On the train Mr. Brown sat opposite to an old woman. The woman’s umbrella was so nice that he carefully looked at it and said to himself not to forget to buy a few umbrellas like it. When the train arrived at the station in London, he said good-bye to the old woman, took his bag and her umbrella and was going to get off.
“Wait a minute, sir,” shouted the old woman. “That’s my umbrella!”
Now Mr. Brown noticed that he had taken her umbrella. His face turned red at once and said in a hurry, “Oh, I’m very sorry, Madam! I didn’t mean it!”
Seven days later Mr. Brown left the capital. To his surprise, he met the old woman and sat opposite to her again. Looking at the four umbrellas, the old woman was satisfied with herself. “It seems that I had a better result than the other four women.” She thought.
【小題1】We can learn from the passage that Mr. Brown was ______.

A．a conductor

B．a worker

C．a thief

D．an umbrella maker

【小題2】The underlined word “it” in the first paragraph refers to ______.

A．his ticket

B．his bag

C．his drawing

D．his umbrella

【小題3】Why did Mr. Brown take the woman’s umbrella?

A．Because he was lost in thought.

B．Because it was much like his own umbrella.

C．Because he thought the woman would not notice it.

D．Because the woman misplaced it beside Mr. Brown.

【小題4】When looking at Mr. Brown with four umbrellas, the woman felt ______.

A．surprised

B．angry

C．fortunate

D．sad

【小題5】How did Mr. Brown get the four umbrellas?

A．He picked them on the train.	B．He brought them from his small town.
C．He bought them in London.	D．He stole them from four women.

Answer 1

【小題1】B
【小題2】C
【小題3】A
【小題4】C
【小題5】C

解析試題分析：
【小題1】B 細節題。根據文章第一句Mr. Brown worked in a factory of a small town.說明他是在一家工廠工作，說明他是一名工人，故B正確。
【小題2】C 推理題。根據本句As he was afraid he would forget it, he drew an umbrella on his hand. To his regret, he lost it at the station.說明這里的it是指上句提及的he drew an umbrella，故C正確，
【小題3】A 推理題。根據文章倒數第二段Mr. Brown noticed that he had taken her umbrella. His face turned red at once and said in a hurry, “Oh, I’m very sorry, Madam! I didn’t mean it!說明他不是有意拿走對方的傘，只是陷入了沉思，故A正確。
【小題4】C 推理題。根據文章最后2行Looking at the four umbrellas, the old woman was satisfied with herself. “It seems that I had a better result than the other four women.” She thought.說明她認為Mr. Brown拿了另外四個人的傘，而自己的傘沒有被他拿走，所以為自己感到幸運。故C正確。
【小題5】C 推理題。Mr. Brown在車上看到了老婦人漂亮的雨傘，而他的孩子和妻子又是如此的喜歡雨傘，那么進城以后他可能到商店里去買傘。故C正確。
考點：考查故事類短文閱讀
點評：本文講述了Mr. Brown要進城工作，妻子和孩子希望他為她們買傘，而他在車上遇見了一個帶有漂亮雨傘的老人，他錯拿了對方的傘。他進城買了傘以后回家的時候又遇見了那個老人。本文考查細節題較多，對于文章中的細節題，要注意文章中的細節的理解。推斷題測試考生在閱讀基礎上的邏輯推理能力，要求考生根據文章所述事件的邏輯關系，對未說明的趨勢或結局作出合理的推斷；或根據作者所闡述的觀點理論，對文章未涉及的現象、事例給以解釋。考生首先要仔細閱讀短文，完整了解信息，準確把握作者觀點。