Question

Mr Smith gave his wife money every Friday evening. His wife always spent it all the next Wednesday, so that for the next three days she had no money to spend at all. One day Mr Smith asked her," But how did you spend all that money?" She answered, "I don't know . "So one Friday evening, Mr Smith gave her money together with an exercise book and a pencil. He said to his wife ,"Please write down how you spend the money . "Next Tuesday, his wife had no money again. Mr Smith took the exercise book to see how she had spent it. "I have done what you told me ,"she said gladly. She had written "Friday, I got 18 pounds from Mr Smith. "on the first page, and on the second page, she wrote ,"Tuesday, I have spent it all. "

1.Mrs Smith always spent all the money ____.

A. the next day B. in four days

C. in a week D. on next Wednesday

2.Mr Smith gave his wife an exercise book and a pencil and asked her____

A. to do homework                     B. to have a look

C. to write down how she spent the money  D. to draw a picture on it

3.Mrs Smith was ____ to do what Mr Smith asked her to .

A. happy   B. sad  C. sorry   D. excited

4.Mr Smith gave his wife money ____ a week.

A. once  B. twice　C. three times  D. four times

5.The story tells us that Mrs Smith was not very ____.

A .glad B. tall C. careful D. Good

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了史密斯太太花钱快，星期五给的钱，次周三前就花完了。为了知道钱是怎么花的，史密斯先生要求妻子记下钱的去向。史密斯太太简单记录，周五拿钱，周二花完。

1.史密斯太太通常于次周三花完她的钱。故选D。

2.史密斯先生给妻子笔记本和铅笔是为了记下是怎么花钱的。故选C。

3.史密斯太太当然觉得很伤心。从下文她的记录也可知道其非常不情愿。故选B。

4.史密斯先生每周给一次钱他妻子，所以余下的三天她没有钱花。故选A。

5.史密斯太太花钱比较大，经常星期三以后就没有钱花了。说明其不会精打细算，不够细心。故选C。

考点：人生百味类短文阅读。