Question

It was a Saturday afternoon. Mr. Green was reading a newspaper. Suddenly he heard his wife 16    in the next room. He hurried to her and asked, "What happened to you. my dear?”

“Oh, dear!” his wife cried out, "My head hurts!   17    a doctor. Hurry up!” Their two children were both   18    at that moment and something was wrong with the telephone. Mr. Green 19    go to a hospital himself. Bad luck! All the hospitals in the town were  20  that day. Mr. Green didn't know    21   . Just then his friend, Mr. Brown, saw him and asked. "What is    22 ?"

Mr. Green told him everything. The man .said. "Why not turn to   23   ? He can help you."

Mr. Green remembered his friend, Mr. Black was a good doctor. He hurried to Mr. Black's.

When he got there, Mr. and Mr. Black were having their  24  meal . The doctor asked Mr. Green to drink with him. He was happy and sat  25 . After that they began to chat. And when Mrs. Black asked, “How is you wife?” “She is fine, thanks…” Mr. Green stopped at once — he remembered his wife was waiting for a doctor at home. ^

 16. A. crying B. laughing C. whispering      D. singing

17.   A. Look for  B. Wait for C. Send for  D. Ask for

18. A. in  B. out  C. up D. down

19. A. should B. could C. had to D. was able lo

20. A. expensive B. open  C. free D. closed

21. A. when to go B. how to do C. where to go d. what to deal with

22. A. the matter B. the wrong C. trouble D. problem

23. A. Mr. Brown B. Mr. Black C. Mr. Green D. Mrs. Green

24. A. lunch  B. supper  C. morning  D. evening

25. A. in bed    B. on floor    C. at the table  D. at home

Answer 1

【主旨大意】格林夫人生病，格林先生去请医生，但是医院关门了。后来格林先生想到他的朋友布莱克先生也是一名医生，他就去了布莱克家。但到了布莱克家，他却忘了请医生的事，和布莱克先生喝起酒来。

16. A 由下文：his wife cried out，可知应是“叫喊”。故选A。

17. C look for寻找；wait for等候；send for派人去请；ask for请求。由句意：我头疼，快点派人去请医生。可以应选C。

18. B 由下文：格林先生不得不自己去请医生。可见应该是两个孩子不在家，故选C。

19.C 由上文：他们的两个个孩子那时不在家，电话出了故障。可见格林先生不得不亲自去请医生，故选C。

20. D 由下文 “Mr. Green remembered his friend, Mr. Black was a good doctor. He hurried to Mr. Black's.”可知，格林先生在医院里没请到医生，应是医院关门了，故选D。

21. C 由下文，他的朋友建议他去找布莱克先生。可见应是他不知道该去哪里找医生。故此选C。

22. A What’s the matter是固定搭配，其他三个选项都不对。故选A。

23. B 由下文：Mr. Green remembered his friend, Mr. Black was a good doctor.可知应是建议他去找布莱克先生。故选B。

24 D 由本文的第一句话：It was a Saturday afternoon.可知故事发生在下午，应是吃晚饭，故此选D。

25 C 句意：医生邀请格林先生和他一起喝酒，他很高兴，然后坐在桌子旁。故选C。

（2011广西南宁市）阅读下面两篇短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上按要求作答。