Question

Mr. Green once worked in a big company. He was so busy that he couldn't do any reading. So he gave up his job and opened a bookshop in the center of the town. It wasn't big but all the books were nice and most people liked to buy some there. When the shop was closed, he could read at home. He knew a lot and many learned people were glad to make friends with him.

It was Sunday and it was cold outside. Mr. Green was very busy. At nine in the evening al! the buyers left but a woman was still there. She was dressed up and seemed to be waiting for somebody there. Standing by the shelves, she looked over the books one after another, and made them in a terrible mess(混乱). Mr. Green came up to her and asked, "Excuse me, madam. What can I do for you?"

"Your books are not interesting at all," said the woman, "I want a delicious one."

"That's easy," Mr. Green smiled. He brought out a cookbook and said, "Here you are, madam."

1. Why did Mr. Green change his job?

A. Because he didn't like reading.

B. Because he wasn't free enough to read books.

C. Because he liked the life in the center of the town.

D. Because he liked cookbooks very much.

2. Most people liked to buy books in the shop because_______.

A. the bookshop was in the center of the town

B. all the books were nice cookbooks

C. it was very large

D. the books there were all good for people

3.Which is WRONG?

A. Mr. Green liked to lend his books to the learned persons.

B. When Mr. Green came back home from the bookshop, he often did some reading.

C. Many learned people liked to make friends with Mr. Green.

D. On that Sunday evening all the buyers left the bookshop except (除......之外)a woman.

4.What's the most suitable(合适)ending of the story?

A. Mr. Green would make friends with the woman.

B. Mr. Green would teach the woman how to cook delicious food.

C: The woman left the bookshop without buying any books.

D. The woman bought many books in order to be a learned person.

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章介绍了Mr. Green为了能有足够的时间读书，放弃了自己优越的工作，在市中心开了一家书店。Mr. Green从中受益匪浅。一天一位女士来书店买书。挑剔Mr. Green的书不够有趣，想要一本“可口的”书，Mr. Green给她推荐了烹饪书。

1.故选B。

2.。故选D。

3.故选A。

4.故选C。

考点：人物传记类短文阅读。