Question

Three men were travelling across the desert when their car broke down. There were no other traffics, so their only hope was to walk.
Before they set off, they looked around in the car for useful things to take with them. One of the men took a bottle of whisky. Another took an umbrella. The third unscrewed a door from the car and carried that.
After they had been walking for almost a day, they came across a camel caravan travelling towards them.
“Let’s try to join the caravan,” one of the men said. “It’s going the wrong way but we’ll be safer than if we keep on alone across the desert.”
The other s agreed, so they asked the leader of the caravan for permission to join it.
“You can join the caravan only if you answer three questions,” he said. He pointed to the first man’s bottle. “What is that and why are you carrying it?” he asked.
“It’s a bottle of whisky. I decided to carry it with me so that if I feel miserable and want to give up, I can get drunk, cheer myself up and then keep on walking.”
“Very sensible,” the leader of the caravan said. Then he pointed to the next man and his umbrella.
“It hasn’t rained in the desert for many years,” he said. “Why are you carrying an umbrella?”
“I don’t want to get heat exhaustion,” he replied. “The umbrella will give me shade from the sun.”
“Very sensible,” the leader of the caravan said. He pointed to the third man and his car door. “And why are you carrying a car door?” he asked him.
“I thought that if I got too hot I could open the window and let some air in,” he explained.
小题1:What happened to the three men’s car?

A．It fell over a cliff.

B．It had an accident.

C．It stopped and wouldn’t start again.

D．They exchanged it for another one.

小题2:Each of the men took ________.

A．something to eat

B．something to drink

C．something to keep the rain off

D．something to use on their walk

小题3:They decided to ________.

A．travel with the caravan

B．buy a caravan

C．rent the caravan

D．put the caravan together

小题4:They asked the leader of the caravan ______ __.

A．if they could join the caravan

B．how to get out of the desert

C．how to avoid heat exhaustion

D．where he kept his umbrella

小题5:The third man’s reason for carrying a car door was ________.

A．long-winded

B．clever

C．silly

D．sensible

Answer 1

小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:A
小题5:C

试题分析：本文讲述了3个人过沙漠的时候，车子坏了。他们每个人都拿了一个东西备用。路上遇见了一个驼队，他们请求对方让他们跟着一起。驼队的带头人让他们说出自己带东西的理由。
小题1:C 细节题。根据文章第一句Three men were travelling across the desert when their car broke down.可知汽车半路抛锚了，无法再发动了。故C正确。
小题2:D 细节题。根据文章第二段第一句Before they set off, they looked around in the car for useful things to take with them.可知在他们行动之前，都在车里寻找一些有用的东西随身带着，以防路上有用。故D正确。
小题3:A 细节题。根据文章4,5段“Let’s try to join the caravan,” one of the men said. “It’s going the wrong way but we’ll be safer than if we keep on alone across the desert.”和The other s agreed, so they asked the leader of the caravan for permission to join it.可知他们都同意随着骆驼队伍一起。故A正确。
小题4:A 细节题。根据文章第5段The other s agreed, so they asked the leader of the caravan for permission to join it.可知他们都在征询对方的意见，是否愿意让他们跟着一起。故A正确。
小题5:C 推理题。根据文章最后3行the leader of the caravan said. He pointed to the third man and his car door. “And why are you carrying a car door?” he asked him.“I thought that if I got too hot I could open the window and let some air in,” he explained。可知他说：当太热的时候，可以打开门上的窗户让空气进来。车子都坏了，根本就谈不上别的事情了。他的答案很愚蠢。故C正确。