Question

Mr. Green owned a few shops and was busy with his work. Once his wife had a fall and broke her leg. She was sent to the hospital and needed someone to look after her. They had several servants, but none of them could do the job. One of his friends brought a girl to Mr. Green. She looked beautiful and strong. Mr. Green liked her at the first sight, and wanted to hire (聘用) her.

When the girl went out of the room, the friend said, “I hear she’s a little foolish. You’d better ask her some questions. If she answers them well, you can hire her.”

Mr. Green agreed and called the girl in again. He asked, “What would you be a servant for?”

“My mother is often ill,” the girl said, crying, “I have to stop studying and find work. I want to get some money to buy some medicine for her.”

“Where’s your father, then?”

“He died last year.” answered the girl.

“Oh, I’m sorry to hear that,” said Mr. Green, “And how did he die?”

“He went to London on business and had a high fever. The doctor couldn’t save him and he died in the capital.”

“How many times had your father been to London?”

“Three times.”

Mr. Green was happy. He thought that the girl was not foolish at all, but he wanted to have a last try. So he asked, “Which of the three times did your father die in London?”

The girl thought for a while and said, “I’m sorry I don’t know. When he died there, I was at school.”

1.Mr. Green owned some shops in .

A. Canada B. America C. England D. Australia

2.The girl cried because .

A. she had a hard life

B. she hoped Mr. Green could hire her

C. her mother had broken her leg

D. she wanted to get some money from Mr. Green

3.Mr. Green's friend wanted him .

A. to find out why she wanted to be a servant

B. to test her to see if she was foolish

C. to ask her some difficult questions

D. to know where her father had gone

4.The girl before she came to see Mr. Green.

A. had done some housework

B. had taken care of sick people in hospital

C. had been to London three times

D. had studied in a school

5.From the passage we can see that the girl .

A. was very clever

B. could understand all the questions well

C. finally worked for Mr. Green

D. was a bit silly

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要讲了格林先生经营一个商店，忙于工作，一次他妻子摔断了腿被送到医院，但是他没有时间照顾知得顾别人照顾，朋友给他推荐了一个女孩，格林先生问了一些问题来考验这个女孩看她是否能胜任这份工作。

1.细节理解题。根据整篇文章的意思可知格林先生在伦敦经营一个商店。可知选C。

2.细节理解题。根据女孩的回答“My mother is often ill,” the girl said, crying, “I have to stop studying and find work. I want to get some money to buy some medicine for her可知她哭的原因是因为他的生活困难.。可知应选A。

3.细节理解题。根据文章the friend said, “I hear she’s a little foolish. You’d better ask her some questions. If she answers them well, you can hire her.可知格林先生的朋友想让他测试一下这个女孩是不是傻。故选B。

4.细节理解题。根据文中I have to stop studying and find work. I want to get some money to buy some medicine for her.”说明了女孩生活困难才被迫辍学，所以在她来见格林先生之前她还是一个学生。故选D。

5.主旨大意题。通过文章最后的问题可看出这个女孩确实是有点傻，故选D。

考点：故事类短文阅读。