Question

Mr. Smith usually got up late in the morning， so Mrs. Smith always called him up to make him not be late for work. One day， they had a loud and long quarelling (吵架)， so they were not speaking to each other. In the evening Mr. Smith handed his wife a piece of paper. He wrote "call me at 7 in the morning" on it. Then without a word， he went to sleep.

Next morning， when Mr. .Smith woke up， it was already 9:30.He got up and put on his clothes quickly. As he went out， he found another piece of paper on the table ."It's seven o'clock .Get up!"

1.If Mrs. Smith did not wake him up， usually Mr. Smith might ________.

A. be late for work

B. get angry

C. sleep all day

2.Why weren't they speaking to each other? ____________.

A. They quarreled.

B. They couldn't speak

C. They were afraid to speak

3.Why did Mr. Smith write a piece of paper to ask his wife to call him up the next morning?

A. He liked writing

B. He was afraid that his wife could forget

C. They were not speaking to each other.

4.Mrs. Smith woke up the next morning_______.

A. before 7              B. after 7          C. at 9:30

5.Mr. Smith woke up late for _______.

A. two and a half hours

B. one hour

C.  three hours

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.C

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了史密斯先生每天让他的妻子早上7点起床，但是由于他们吵架了彼此不在理对方，所以他写了纸条让他妻子叫他气床，她的妻子没有叫他起床。当他醒来的时候也给他留了一张纸条。

1.A细节理解题。根据文中 Mr. Smith usually got up late in the morning， so Mrs. Smith always called him up to make him not be late for work可知如果史密斯夫人不叫史密斯先生起床，他可能就会迟到，所以选A。

2.A细节理解题。根据题意可知他们争吵了，彼此之间一直不说话。故选A

3.C细节理解题。根据题意可知他们彼此吵架了，不说话，所以给他的妻子写了一个纸条。故选C。

4.C细节理解题。根据文中Next morning， when Mr. .Smith woke up， it was already 9:30。可知。故选C。

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考点：故事类短文阅读