Question

Mr. Smith was in trouble those days. He drove a car for Mr. Black, a rich businessman. He worked hard and the shop keeper liked him. But he couldn’t work when he drank too much. And once he almost fell into the river when he drove along the bridge. Mr. Black became angry and was going to send him away. He had a big family and was afraid of it and promised he would stop drinking at once. The man told him to wait to be dealt with.

One Monday morning Mr. Smith came into the office with two badly burned ears.

“What happened to your ears?” asked Mr. Black.

“Well,” said the man. “ I went to watch a football match yesterday while my wife was ironing(烫) clothes .She had put the iron(熨斗) near the telephone before she went to cook supper .Our team lost the game and I felt sorry for it .As soon as I went into the sitting-room, the phone rang and I answered the iron!”

“And what happened to the other ear?”

“When I put the iron down on the table, the telephone rang again!”

1.           , so he almost drove the car into the river.

A. Mr. Smith was not careful

B. Mr. Smith couldn’t work in the evening

C. Mr. Smith forgot they were on the bridge

D. Mr. Smith drank too much

2. Mr. Smith was afraid to               .

A. stop drinking  B. answer the telephone

C. lose his work  D. stop driving

3. Mr. Smith went to watch the football match on            .

A. Monday          B. Tuesday

C. Saturday       D. Sunday

4. We can guess                  .

A. Mr. Smith drank much after the match

B. Mr. Smith was angry with his team

C. Mr. Smith didn’t drink those days

D. Mr. Smith watched the match at home.

5. The          badly burned Mr. Smith’s ears .

A. telephone     B. telephones

C. iron          D. irons

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.D

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：史密斯先生是个爱喝酒的人，因为喝酒问题差点被解雇。在承诺不喝酒后，又因为喝酒烫伤了耳朵，被老板推断出他又喝了酒的事实。所以他可能面临被解雇的结局。

1.

2. Black became angry and was going to send him away和He had a big family and was afraid of it and promised he would stop drinking at once.可知史密斯先生害怕被解雇。故选C。

3. Monday morning Mr. Smith came into the office with two badly burned ears.和I went to watch a football match yesterday。可推断史密斯先生是星期天看的球赛。故选D。

4. soon as I went into the sitting-room, the phone rang and I answered the iron。我看完球赛回来，在起居室接的电话，可知他在家里看的球赛。

5.史密斯先生的两只耳朵被同一个熨斗烫伤，故答案选C。

考点：故事类短文阅读。