Question

Mr. Brown lives in America and has a big factory there. He is busy all the time. But when he takes his holidays, he always goes traveling and has been to about thirty countries. One summer he went to visit Moscow. There he heard the workers were paid much less than those in his countries. And most factories couldn’t work because they were short of (缺少) money. He thought he would save much money if he invested (投资) in a factory there. The Russians knew it and warmly met him and he was invited to visit a modern factory. He went to the workplaces, watched carefully how the machines worked. The workers worked hard when he went in.

Soon it was time to have lunch. Mr. Brown went in the dining –room. Meat, eggs, milk and bread could be bough there. It seemed that they weren’t short of anything. Mr. Brown came up to an old worker and sat down next to him.

Are you satisfied with your life, sir? Asked Mr. Brown.

“Of course,” the worker answered and went on drinking.

“What do you have now?”

“I live in beautiful villa (别墅) ,” answered the man. “I have a new fridge, a new color television and I drive a new car to my factory.”

“What’s your next wish, then?”

“To buy a pair of strong shoes!”

1. Mr. Brown often spends his holidays____.

A. in America B. in Moscow

C. by the sea D. outside his country

2. At first, Mr. Brown was going to ____.

A. travel in Moscow

B. invest in a factory in Moscow

C. visit a modern factory

D. know the old worker

3.Mr. Brown wanted to invest in Moscow because____.

A. he liked to live there

B. he could save much money there

C. they were friendly to him

D. the machines were new

4.The Russians warmly met Mr. Brown because____.

A. they want to help him

B. he was very rich

C. they wanted him to invest in the factory

D. they wanted him to build a new factory there

5.At last, Mr. Brown knew____.

A. the old worker had a happy life

B. the factory was cheating him

C. the factory wasn’t short of anything

D. the workers didn’t want anything

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.B

4.C

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文学叙述了布朗先生生活在美国，有一家大工厂，他去过大约三十个国家旅游度假。有一年夏天，他去了莫斯科，他听说那里因为缺少资金，工厂不能正常运转。他想在那里投资可以省钱。于是他去一家工厂价参观，工人们热情地欢迎他们。经过询问，他发现这家工厂不缺少任何东西。

1.But when he takes his holidays, he always goes traveling and has been to about thirty countries.可知他去过大约三十个国家旅游度假，因此是在国外度假，故选D。

2.推理判断题。根据He thought he would save much money if he invested (投资) in a factory there.可知他想在莫斯科的一个工厂投资，故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据He thought he would save much money if he invested (投资) in a factory there.可知因为在莫斯科投资会省很多钱，故选B。

4.推理判断题。根据The Russians knew it and warmly met him and he was invited to visit a modern factory.俄国人知道他要投资，故热情的欢迎他。故推断他们想让他在那里投资，故选C。

5.细节理解题。根据It seemed that they weren’t short of anything.可知布朗先生最后知道这家工厂似乎不缺少任何东西。故选C。

考点：故事类短文阅读。