Question

Have you ever done something foolish that made you feel so embarrassed（尴尬的）?

    Well, that’s exactly how I felt. On a Saturday morning last autumn．I had gone to town to do some shopping and as I was on my way home，it suddenly began to rain. I at once ran into a nearby phone box since I didn’t have an umbrella．It was raining so heavily that I have to stay in the phone box until it stopped．

    A few moments later，I saw a young man walk up to the phone box，wearing a yellow raincoat and holding a box. I didn’t want to go out into the rain，so I picked up the phone and pretended I was talking to someone. I thought the man would go away，but he didn’t. He just waited in the pouring rain，watching me wave my hands about and act as if I was deep in conversation.

    Luckily，it began to stop after about ten minutes．“Okay，Mum，” I said loudly into the phone，“I’ll see you later Bye!” I put the phone down．picked up my shopping bag and walked out of the phone box “I’m sorry I took so long,”I said to the man．

   “Oh, I don’t want to use the phone,”he replied．smiling．“I’ve just come to repair it. It’s out of order．you see.” I felt myself go bright red in the face and I hurried away with my head down，feeling a complete fool. That was certainly one of the most embarrassing moments of my life!

1.Why did the writer go to the phone box and stay there?

A. Because she wanted to wait for her friend there.

B. Because she wanted to phone her mother. 

C. Because it rained heavily and she had no umbrella with her.

2.What did the writer think what the young man wanted to do?

A. To repair the phone. B. To use the phone. C. To stay in the phone box.

3. How long did the young man wait for?

A. About five minutes． B. About fifteen minutes.  C. About ten minutes.

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The story happened on a cold Saturday morning last summer.

B. The writer was telephoning to her mother when it rained．

C. It suddenly rained when the writer was on her way home after shopping.

5.Why was the writer embarrassed?

A. Because she did something foolish.      

B. Because she got all wet.

C. Because she made the man wait so long.

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了作者遇到的尴尬事：在购物回家的路上突降大雨而不得不到电话亭避雨。为不让别人进入电话亭，作者假装打电话，让来人在外等候。雨停后得知来人是来修电话的，这事令作者感到很惭愧。

1.短文内容it suddenly began to rain. I at once ran into a nearby phone box since I didn’t have an umbrella．It was raining so heavily that I have to stay in the phone box until it stopped的描述可知，应选C。

2.短文内容so I picked up the phone and pretended I was talking to someone.的描述可知，作者以为来人是要打电话，所以他拿起电话假装打电话。故应选B。

3.短文内容it began to stop after about ten minutes．“Okay，Mum，” I said loudly into the phone，“I’ll see you later Bye!” I put the phone down．picked up my shopping bag and walked out of the phone box的描述可知，雨10分钟后开始停歇，作者的“电话”也打完了，来人也等了10分钟。故应选C。

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5.联系上下文，作者为了一己私利假装打电话，最终得知来人是来维修电话的。由于做了一件愚蠢的事，所以觉得很尴尬。故选A。

考点：人生百味类短文阅读。