Question

Mr. Hunt came from a poor family. He had three brothers and two sisters. His father worked hard but wasn’t paid much. And his mother did all the housework at home. They were both able but they couldn’t get enough money for their family.

Mr. Hunt was in school for only three years and he had to stop to help his parents though he was good at his lessons. When he was sixteen, he came to the city and began to work in a small factory. He learned from an old worker and became a skilled worker. The old worker liked him and married his daughter to him. The young man did not have his own house and had to live with his parents-in-law(岳父母). His mother-in-law always thought he was poor and often chattered(唠叨). So the young man tried to save everything and hoped to have his own house.

It was one fine Sunday. The old woman wanted to have a picnic on the top of the hill. She told Mr. Hunt to drive her car. But sometimes she told him to turn left and sometimes to turn right. The young man had to listen to her. At a crossing the lights were red but she made him turn left. The policeman stopped them and told the young man to give his license to him.

“If I did wrong, sir,” said Mr. Hunt, “It was my mother-in-law’s fault(过错). She was driving the car though she sat behind me!”

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1.The Hunts were poor because ____.

A. they were lazy    B. they were too weak to work

C. they couldn’t make enough money

2.Mr. Hunt left the school because ____.

A. he didn’t like studying    B. his family was poor

C. he wasn’t clever

3.____, so the old man married his daughter to him.

A. Mr. Hunt became a skilled worker and the old man liked him

B. Mr. Hunt was friendly to him

C. Mr. Hunt was paid much in the factory

4.The old woman was ____ to Mr. Hunt.

A. good    B. bad    C. friendly

5.Which of the following is wrong?

A. The old woman herself drove the car that day.

B. It was the old woman’s fault. .

C. The old woman told Mr. Hunt to run the red lights.

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.B

5.A

【解析】这篇短文主要介绍了亨特先生虽然小时候学习很好但是因为家境贫寒不得不很早就参加工作。结婚后和岳父母一起生活，他的岳母因为他的贫穷而经常唠叨，甚至在亨特开车时也要指挥亨特。

1.细节理解题。根据His father worked hard but wasn’t paid much. And his mother did all the housework at home.及They were both able but they couldn’t get enough money for their family.可知赚的钱不够。故选C。

2.推理判断题。根据第一段They were both able but they couldn’t get enough money for their family.及第二段Mr. Hunt was in school for only three years and he had to stop to help his parents though he was good at his lessons.可以推断Mr. Hunt离开学校是因为家里太穷了。故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据He learned from an old worker and became a skilled worker. The old worker liked him and married his daughter to him.故选A。

4.细节理解题。根据His mother-in-law always thought he was poor and often chattered(唠叨).及第三段描述，可知他的丈母娘对他不好，故选B。

5.是非判断题。根据第三段及最后一段，可知那个老妇人没有亲自开车，但是不停指挥驾驶。故选A。