Question

“You'll have to take care of the baby today," a woman told her husband. "I'm feeling a little ill."

"Then you must stay in bed and rest, dear," her husband said. "I'll be happy to look after our baby.”

“Thank you. I'll have a quiet day and I'll soon get better," his wife told him.

"Shall I do the shopping for you as well?" her husband asked.

She was very happy and said," That will help me a lot. I'll give you a list of things to buy."She wrote out the list and gave it to him.

"You can put the baby in the shopping cart, then you won't have to leave him outside."

The man took the baby to the supermarket and put him in the shopping cart. Then he pushed the shopping cart along the rows of things to buy and looked for those on his list.

At first everything was well, but then the baby began to cry. Then he started to scream(尖声叫喊).

And scream! And scream!

"Keep quiet, George, "the man said. "Don't get excited. Don't shout, George. Don't lose your temper（脾气）,George."

A woman in the supermarket heard him saying these things. She walked up to him.

"I think you're wonderful." she said, "You're so patient with your little George."

"Madam," the man said, "I'm George. He's Edward."

1.Why did the man take care of the baby ?

A. Because it was his turn.

B. Because his wife was not well.

C. Because his wife was in bed all day.

D. Because he always looked after the baby.

2.Why did the man take the baby to the supermarket ?

A. Because he had to go shopping.

B. Because he wanted to teach the baby to do some shopping

C. Because he wanted to give the baby a ride in a shopping cart.

D. Because he wanted to stay with the baby all the time.

3.What did the baby do in the supermarket ?

A. He pushed the shopping cart.

B. He lost his temper.

C. He screamed.

D. He made a lot of noise.

4.The man told _______to keep quiet.

A. the baby    B. Edward     C. himself      D. the woman

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了一个男人的妻子生病了，他带着婴儿去超市的故事。那个婴儿在超市里开始哭，尖叫。那个男人说：“安静，乔治，不要兴奋，不要大喊，不要发脾气。”有一位妇女听见了，对他说：“你对小乔治真是有耐心。”那个男人说：“太太，我是乔治，他是艾瓦德。”

1.B细节理解题。根据“You'll have to take care of the baby today," a woman told her husband. "I'm feeling a little ill."可知那个男人照顾婴儿是因为他的妻子身体不舒服，故选B。

2.A推理判断题。根据"Shall I do the shopping for you as well?" her husband asked.和The man took the baby to the supermarket and put him in the shopping cart.可知那个男人带着婴儿去超市，是因为他必须去购物。故选A。

3.D推理判断题。根据At first everything was well, but then the baby began to cry. Then he started to scream(尖声叫喊).And scream! And scream!可知那个婴儿在超市里开始哭，尖叫，故推断他发出很多噪音，故选D。

4.C推理判断题。根据"Keep quiet, George, "the man said. "Don't get excited. Don't shout, George. Don't lose your temper（脾气）,George."和"Madam," the man said, "I'm George. He's Edward."可知这个男人叫乔治，他在告诉自己要保持安静，故选C。

考点：故事类短文阅读。