Question

Once an old man was walking in a street with his horse. It was raining hard. The old man was cold because he was walking in the rain. He wanted to stay in a restaurant. It was a quarter past three in the afternoon. The old man got to a small restaurant. There were a lot of people in it， so the old man couldn’t come near the fire. He thought and thought. At last he said to the waiters， “Take some fish to my horse.” The waiter and the people were very surprised. The waiter said， “A horse doesn’t eat fish.” The old man told the waiter， “This horse is very interesting. It can sing， dance and does all kinds of things. It can eat fish， too.” So the waiter brought the horse some fish.

All the people in the restaurant ran out to see the horse eat fish except the old man. Now the old man sat beside the fire. After a while the waiter came back and said， “Your horse didn’t eat any fish.” The old man said， “All right， take the fish back and put it on the table. I’ll eat it.”

1.The people in the restaurant all ran out because___________.

A．they wanted to see the old man

B．they wanted to see the horse eat fish

C．the waiter said there came the horse

D．there was no fire over the stove

2.All the people in the restaurant rushed out ________but _________ didn’t.

A．to see the horse sing… the old man

B．to watch the horse play games… the waiter

C．to look for the horse… the old man

D．to see the horse eat fish… the old man

3.Why did the old man ask the waiter to take some fish to his horse? Because ________.

A．his horse liked eating fish

B．he was cold

C．he wanted to sit by the fire， but wasn’t able to do so at first

D．he himself also liked to eat fish

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：一位老人有一次与他的马走在街上，雨下的很大.在雨中行走的老人感觉很冷，他想要在一家餐厅停留，那时是下午三点十五分，老人到了一家小餐馆，那里有许多人，使得老人无法靠近火炉。他想了想，之后他对服务员说："给我的马拿些鱼。"在场的人与服务员都感到奇怪。服务员回答说："马不吃鱼肉。"老人回答说："这匹马很有意思，它可以唱歌，跳舞，还可以做很多事，它也能吃鱼。"服务员便拿了些鱼给马吃。在场的所有人都跑去看老人的马是如何吃鱼，唯独老人留在这里，并靠着火炉取暖。一段时间后服务员走了过来并对老人说："你的马不吃鱼。"於是老人回答道："那好吧，把鱼拿回来放到桌上，我吃。"

1.B 细节理解题。题意：餐馆里的人们跑出去是因为什么？A．they wanted to see the old man他们想去看那位老人；B．they wanted to see the horse eat fish他们想去看马吃鱼；C．the waiter said there came the horse 服务员说来了一匹马；D．there was no fire over the stove火炉上没有火了。根据短文，人们跑出去是想看马吃鱼。故选B。

2.D 细节理解题。题意：餐馆里所有的人都冲出去干什么？但是谁没有？ A．to see the horse sing… the old man 冲出去看马唱歌，但是老人没去；B．to watch the horse play games… the waiter 冲出去看马做游戏，但是服务员没去；C．to look for the horse… the old man冲出去找马，但是老人没去；D．to see the horse eat fish… the old man冲出去看马吃鱼，但是是老人没去。根据短文，人们是听说老人的马会吃鱼，所以跑出去看，但是老人没去。故选D。

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考点：考查故事类短文阅读。