Question

Smith had to drive across the Sahara. It was a journey across hundreds of miles of an empty and dry area. After he had been driving for a few hours, there was a sandstorm came. Then his car left the road and broke down.

Smith began walking across the hot sand under the sun. He hoped he would soon reach the road again.

Soon, his tongue (舌头) was thick with thirst. He needed water, but everywhere he looked there was nothing except sand.

Smith kept walking. Then, about an hour later, a man riding a camel came into sight. Smith waved to him. The man on the camel rode up to him and stopped.

“Please,” Smith said, “I am dying of thirst. Let me have some of your water.”

The man slowly shook his head. “You can’t have any water,” he said, “but I’ll sell you a beautiful tie.”

“I don’t want a tie.” Smith shouted at him furiously. “I need water.”

But the man turned away quickly and rode off.

Smith continued walking. Two hours later, he met another man riding a camel. This time he asked if he could buy some water, but the man refused, saying, “No, but I’ll sell you a tie.”

Angrily, Smith turned away from him and continued walking.

Three hours later, by which time he was near death, Smith saw a large hotel in the distance. It stood alone in the middle of the desert, surrounded by palm trees. Smith managed to reach the main entrance. He was about to enter the hotel when the doorman stopped him.

“Hey!” he said. “This is a first-class hotel. You can’t come in here without a tie.”

1.Picture _____ shows the right place where the story happened.

A.  B.  C.  D.

2.The man on the camel offered Smith _______.

A. some water to drink B. a ride on his camel

C. the name of a hotel D. a beautiful tie

3.The underlined word “furiously” in the passage probably means “_________”.

A. angrily B. worriedly C. nervously D. sadly

4.Smith met _______ person (s) in the story.

A. one B. two C. three D. four

5.According to the passage, Smith will be allowed to enter the hotel if _______.

A. he drives a car B. he tips the doorman

C. he has enough water D. he wears a tie

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.D

【解析】

本篇文章难度适中，主要讲述史密斯在沙漠中车坏了，他走路穿过沙漠，在途中，他想喝水，他碰到了两个人，他们没有给史密斯水，而是说卖一个领带给他，但是都被史密斯拒绝了。最后他看到了一个大酒店，他打算进去，但是门卫拦住他说，没有领带不能进入。

1.细节理解题。根据Smith had to drive across the Sahara. It was a journey across hundreds of miles of an empty and dry area可知，这个故事发生在沙漠，故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据The man slowly shook his head. “You can’t have any water,” he said, “but I’ll sell you a beautiful tie.”可知，在骆驼上的人想要给史密斯先生一个漂亮的领带，故选D。

3.词义猜测题。根据“I don’t want a tie.” Smith shouted at him furiously. “I need water.”可知，史密斯很渴，所以他想要水，但是这个人只卖给他领带，所以史密斯先生是生气的，故选A。

4.细节理解题。根据a man riding a camel came into sight、he met another man riding a camel、He was about to enter the hotel when the doorman stopped him可知，史密斯先生遇到两个骑骆驼的人和一个门卫，所以是三个人，故选C。

5.细节理解题。根据“Hey!” he said. “This is a first-class hotel. You can’t come in here without a tie.”可知，史密斯有领带才可以进入酒店，故选D。