Question

Mr. Brown worked in a factory of a small town. He had been there for twenty years before one day he was sent to the capital for important business. He was quite excited because he had never been there before. Before he set off, he asked his wife and three daughters if they wanted him to buy something for them in Lon-don. Mrs. Brown began to think it over and then she said she wished her husband would be able to buy a nice umbrella for her, and so did their three daughters. As he was afraid he would forget it, he drew an umbrella on his hand. To his regret, he lost it at the station.
On the train Mr. Brown sat opposite to an old woman. The woman’s umbrella was so nice that he carefully looked at it and said to himself not to forget to buy a few umbrellas like it. When the train arrived at the station in London, he said good-bye to the old woman, took his bag and her umbrella and was going to get off.
“Wait a minute, sir,” shouted the old woman. “That’s my umbrella!”
Now Mr. Brown noticed that he had taken her umbrella. His face turned red at once and said in a hurry, “Oh, I’m very sorry, Madam! I didn’t mean it!”
Seven days later Mr. Brown left the capital. To his surprise, he met the old woman and sat opposite to her again. Looking at the four umbrellas, the old woman was satisfied with herself. “It seems that I had a better result than the other four women.” She thought.
【小题1】We can learn from the passage that Mr. Brown was ______.

A．a conductor

B．a worker

C．a thief

D．an umbrella maker

【小题2】The underlined word “it” in the first paragraph refers to ______.

A．his ticket

B．his bag

C．his drawing

D．his umbrella

【小题3】Why did Mr. Brown take the woman’s umbrella?

A．Because he was lost in thought.

B．Because it was much like his own umbrella.

C．Because he thought the woman would not notice it.

D．Because the woman misplaced it beside Mr. Brown.

【小题4】When looking at Mr. Brown with four umbrellas, the woman felt ______.

A．surprised

B．angry

C．fortunate

D．sad

【小题5】How did Mr. Brown get the four umbrellas?

A．He picked them on the train.	B．He brought them from his small town.
C．He bought them in London.	D．He stole them from four women.

Answer 1

【小题1】B
【小题2】C
【小题3】A
【小题4】C
【小题5】C

解析试题分析：
【小题1】B 细节题。根据文章第一句Mr. Brown worked in a factory of a small town.说明他是在一家工厂工作，说明他是一名工人，故B正确。
【小题2】C 推理题。根据本句As he was afraid he would forget it, he drew an umbrella on his hand. To his regret, he lost it at the station.说明这里的it是指上句提及的he drew an umbrella，故C正确，
【小题3】A 推理题。根据文章倒数第二段Mr. Brown noticed that he had taken her umbrella. His face turned red at once and said in a hurry, “Oh, I’m very sorry, Madam! I didn’t mean it!说明他不是有意拿走对方的伞，只是陷入了沉思，故A正确。
【小题4】C 推理题。根据文章最后2行Looking at the four umbrellas, the old woman was satisfied with herself. “It seems that I had a better result than the other four women.” She thought.说明她认为Mr. Brown拿了另外四个人的伞，而自己的伞没有被他拿走，所以为自己感到幸运。故C正确。
【小题5】C 推理题。Mr. Brown在车上看到了老妇人漂亮的雨伞，而他的孩子和妻子又是如此的喜欢雨伞，那么进城以后他可能到商店里去买伞。故C正确。
考点：考查故事类短文阅读
点评：本文讲述了Mr. Brown要进城工作，妻子和孩子希望他为她们买伞，而他在车上遇见了一个带有漂亮雨伞的老人，他错拿了对方的伞。他进城买了伞以后回家的时候又遇见了那个老人。本文考查细节题较多，对于文章中的细节题，要注意文章中的细节的理解。推断题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力，要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系，对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断；或根据作者所阐述的观点理论，对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释。考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作者观点。