Question

18．An eighty-year-old couple were having trouble with their memories．One day，they decided to see a doctor．The doctor told him that there was nothing serious，but he suggested that they should start writing things down to help them remember things．The couple thanked the doctor and left．
Later that night while watching TV，the old man got up from his chair and his wife asked，"Where are you going？"
"To the kitchen．"
"Will you get me an ice-cream？"asked the wife．
"Sure．"
Then his wife asked him to write it down．
"No，I can remember that，"replied the husband．
"Well，I also want some strawberries and cream on top．You'd better write it down，or you willforget that，"said the wife．
"No，I can remember that，"the husband got a little unhappy and went into the kitchen．
After about 20 minutes，the husband returned with a plate of fish．The wife laughed，"Haha!Your bad   memory!I wanted some bread with cream．"

51．How old was the wife？C
A．Eight       
B．Eighteen     
C．Eighty      
D．Eighties
52．Why did the couple go to the doctor's？B
A．Because they had a headache．
B．Because they had bad memories．
C．Because the docor was their son．
D．Because the old man was ill．
53．What did the husband give to the wife？D
A．An ice-cream
B．Some strawberries and cream
C．Some bread with cream
D．Some fish
54．What did the wife really want？B
A．Some bread with cream
B．An ice-cream with some strawberries and cream
C．A plate of fish
D．Some strawberries and cream
55．Which sentence is right？A
A．The couple often forgot things．
B．Only the husband had a bad memory．
C．The couple were ill．
D．The doctor also had a bad memory．

Answer 1

分析 全文大意：
一对80岁的夫妇的记忆力有问题，因此他们决定去看医生．医生告诉他们没有什么严重的问题，但建议他们把要记的东西写下来来帮助他们记忆．这对夫妇谢过医生后便离开了．回到家之后的晚上，丈夫去厨房，妻子让他帮忙拿个冰激凌，并让他写下来，丈夫不写，说能记住．妻子说她还想冰激凌顶上带奶油和草莓，丈夫坚持说能记住，不用写，并且有点儿不高兴了．大约二十分钟之后丈夫端着一盘鱼回来了，妻子大笑对丈夫说你这糟糕的记性，我要的是奶油面包．

解答 答案：
51．C      细节理解题     根据第一段An eighty-year-old couple were having trouble with their memories一对80岁的夫妇的记忆力有问题，可知妻子的年龄是八十岁．故选C
52．B       细节理解题     根据第一段An eighty-year-old couple were having trouble with their memories．One day，they decided to see a doctor可知他们看医生的原因是记忆力不好．故选B
53．D        细节理解题     根据最后一段After about 20 minutes，the husband returned with a plate of fish大约二十分钟之后丈夫端着一盘鱼回来了可知丈夫给妻子的是一些鱼．故选D
54．B        细节理解题     根据第三段"Will you get me an ice-cream？"asked the wife．以及第七段Well，I also want some strawberries and cream on top可知妻子要的是顶上带有草莓和奶油的冰激凌，故选B．
55．A       细节理解题      根据第一段An eighty-year-old couple were having trouble with their memories一对80岁的夫妇的记忆力有问题，以及最后丈夫端着一盘鱼回来了，妻子本来要带有草莓和奶油的冰激凌，却说自己要奶油面包，可知夫妻俩经常忘事，故选A

点评 本篇短文讲了一个关于老夫妻经常忘事的故事，读起来让人忍俊不已，文章并不算难，大部分题目都是细节理解题，只要理解文章意思，仔细阅读，从文中寻找答案，即可轻松解答．