Question

Mr. and Mrs. Turner live outside a small town. They have a big farm and they are always busy working on it. Their son, Peter, studied at a middle school. The young man studied hard and did well in his lessons. It made them happy.

　　Last month Peter finished middle school and passed the entrance examination (升学考试). Mrs. Turner was very happy and told the farmers about it.

　　Yesterday morning the woman went to the town to buy something for her son. On the bus she told one of her friends how clever and able her son was. She spoke very loudly. All the people in the bus began to listen to her.

　　“Which university (大学) will your son study in?” a woman next to her asked.

　　“In the most famous university in our country!” Mrs. Turner said happily.

　　“The most famous university?”

　　“Oxford University (牛津).”

　　Most of the passengers (乘客) looked at her carefully. Some of them said to her, “Congratulations!”

　　A woman said, “I'm sure he'll know Fred Smith.”

　　“Who's Fred Smith?”

　　“He's my son.”

　　“Does he study in the university, too?”

“No, ”said the woman. “He is one of the professors（教授）.”

1.The story happened in ________.

A. America　 B. France　 C. Germany　 D. England

2.Mr. and Mrs. Turner were happy because ________.

A. their son did well in his lessons

B. they have a big farm

C. they have a good harvest

D. their son studied at a middle school

3.Mrs. Turner wanted everyone to know ________.

A. her son finished middle school

B. her son was handsome

C. her son was going to study in a university

D. her son was very friendly to others

4.Mrs. Turner spoke so loudly in the bus that __________.

A. her friend could hear her

B. all the people could hear her

C. she hoped to make all the people happy

D. she hoped they would say congratulations to her

5.Which of the following is true? __________.

A. The woman wasn't interested in Mrs. Turner's words

B. Mrs. Turner knew nothing about the famous university

C. The woman wanted to stop Mrs. Turner from showing off (炫耀)

D. The woman next to Mrs. Turner wanted to show off her son, too

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了特纳夫妇农场主，因为自己的儿子攻门功课都好而感到高兴。上个月，他们的儿子通过了升学考试，将要去上大学，他们很高兴，告诉其他的农场主。有一天，特纳太太坐公交车去镇上买东西。在车上她大声炫耀她儿子要上牛津大学。旁边有一位妇女说，“你认识弗雷德·史密斯？他是我儿子，他是牛津大学的教授。”我们猜想，特纳太太觉得自己的儿子没人家的儿子出色，就不会再炫耀了。

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故选C。

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考点：故事类短文阅读。