Question

A little old man and his wife walked slowly into McDonald’s on a cold winter evening. They took a table near the back wall, and then the little old man walked to the cash register to order. After a while he got the food back and they began to open it.

There was one hamburger, some French fries and one drink. The little old man carefully cut the hamburger in half and divided the French fries in two piles. Then he neatly put the half of the food in front of his wife. He took a sip of the drink and his wife took a sip. “how poor the old people are!” the people around them thought. As the man began to eat his hamburger and his French fries, his wife sat there watching him and took turns to drink. A young man came over and offered to buy another meal for them. But they refused politely and said that they got used to sharing everything.

Then a young lady asked a question of the little old lady. “ Madam, why aren’t you eating? You said that you share everything, then what are you waiting for?” She answered, “The teeth.”

1.What did the old man order?

A. One hamburger and one drink.

B. Some French fries and two cups of coffee.

C. One hamburger, some French fries and one drink

D. Some fries and drink.

2.What did they do after they opened the food?

A. They left McDonald’s.

B. They shared the food.

C. They began to look for seats.

D. They began to order another one.

3.What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase “took a sip”?

A. Drank something slowly B. Had a rest.

C. Had some snacks. D. Taste it.

4.As the old man began to eat things, his wife sat there ____________.

A. talking with him

B. looking at him quite angrily

C. watching him and took turns to drink

D. reading a newspaper

5.What can we know from the whole passage?

A. The old lady wasn’t hungry at all.

B. The two old people shared the same teeth.

C. The old lady had a toothache.

D. They are very friendly.

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了在一个寒冷的冬天的晚上一个小老头和他的妻子到麦当劳吃饭。他们一个人吃了另一个吃，其他人还以为他们很贫穷实际上他们是公用一口假牙。

1.二段There was one hamburger, some French fries and one drink，故选C。

2.短文第二段Then he neatly put the half of the food in front of his wife. He took a sip of the drink and his wife took a sip.可知他们在分享食物，故选B。

3.上文He took a sip of the drink可知是喝饮料，故选A

4.短文his wife sat there watching him and took turns to drink.故选C

5.短文最后的问题You said that you share everything, then what are you waiting for?” 及回答 “The teeth.”可知他们用一副假牙，故选B

考点：故事类短文阅读。