Question

It is a fine day. Pierre is a Frenchman and he knows little English. Now he is sitting near the window of a restaurant in London. He hears someone shouting (喊)， “Look out!” Then he puts his head out of the window to see what is going on. At this time somebody pours (倒) water over his head.

   Pierre gets very angry. Some men sitting around him laugh and Pierre gets even angrier(生气).

   “What are you laughing at?” he says unhappily.

   One of the men answers， “You must be from other countries. ‘Look out’ means ‘be careful (小心的)’.”

1.Pierre puts his head out of the window to see    .

A. who tells him to do so       B. what is going on      C. who pours dirty water  

2.What makes Pierre angry?

A. Somebody pours water over him.

B. A man fools (愚弄) him.

C. A man laughs at him.     

3.Why does Pierre get even angrier?

A. He meets some trouble (麻烦) in the restaurant.

B. He gets dirty all over.     

C. Some men laugh at him.

4.Someone says “look out”   .      

A. when he sees Pierre in the restaurant   

B. after Pierre puts his head out

C. when he pours water        

5.What does the writer want to tell us in the story?

A. It’s important to learn English when you travel (旅行) to England.

B. Don’t sit by a window.

C. Take an umbrella when you travel to England.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：皮埃尔几乎不懂英语。一天，有人喊“当心”，皮埃尔把头伸出窗外看究竟发生了什么事。因为他认为‘Look out’是向外看的意思。并遭到周围人的嘲笑。

1. B细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“Then he puts his head out of the window to see what is going on.”可知，他把他的头伸出窗外看究竟发生了什么事。答案为B。

2.A细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“At this time somebody pours (倒) water over his head. Pierre gets very angry.”有人把水倒在他的头上，他感到非常生气。答案为A。

3.C细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“Some men sitting around him laugh and Pierre gets even angrier(生气).”可知，坐在他周围的人都在笑他，这让他感到更生气。答案为C。

4.C细节理解题。根据‘Look out’ means ‘be careful (小心的)’可知，look out是当心的意思。故当一个人泼水时常常喊‘Look out’。答案为C。

5.主旨大意题。

考点：故事类短文阅读。