Question

My husband had just bought a new washing machine for me. I decided to use it and I washed a lot of things.

Everything worked well, but I found one of my husband’s socks missing. I looked everywhere for it, but I couldn’t find it anywhere.

The next morning, I got ready for school as usual. When the bell rang, the students came in. I greeted them first and then told them what we were going to do that day. When I turned around to write on the blackboard, the class broke out a roar! They laughed and laughed. They laughed so much, in fact, that I was afraid the headmaster would be into seeing all this.

I asked the class to stop, but the more I talked, the more they laughed. I decided to pay no attention to them and I continued to write on the blackboard. When I did this, they roared even more.

Finally, the teacher who had the room next to mine came in to see what all the laughter was about. When he came in, he started laughing, too!

“Good heavens,” I said. “Will someone please tell me what is so funny?’

“Oh, God,” said the teacher. “You have a brown sock to the back of your skirt!”

So that’s how I found my husband’s missing sock.

“Oh, well,” I said to the class. “Let’s just say you have had an unforgettable lesson on static electricity.”

1.What happened when the writer turned around to write on the blackboard?

A. The class roared with anger.

B. There was a loud noise outside the room.

C. Another teacher came in.

D. The class began to laugh loudly.

2.Why couldn’t she find one of her husband’s socks?

A. Because some students had hidden it.

B. Because she never expected that it would stick to her skirt.

C. Because she had left it in the classroom.

D. Because her husband had taken it away.

3.Why did the teacher from the next room laugh?

A. Because the whole class laughed.

B. Because he saw the writer fooled by the class.

C. Because he saw some of the students making faces.

D. Because he found a sock on the back of the writer’s skirt.

4.Which of the following statements is WRONG?

A. The writer’s husband had just bought a new washing machine.

B. The writer found one of her husband’s socks missing.

C. The students told her about the laughing.

D. She was afraid of being seen by the headmaster.

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.D

4.C

【解析】本文讲述了作者用洗衣机洗完衣服后，发现丈夫的一只袜子不见了。当她在教室里转身在黑板上写字时，全班大笑。后来隔壁的老师进来也大笑。原来那只找不到的袜子在她的裙子后面。于是她告诉全班要讲一节关于静电的难忘的课。

1.D

细节理解题。根据When I turned around to write on the blackboard, the class broke out a roar! They laughed and laughed.可知当作者转身在黑板上写字时，全班开始大笑，故选D。

2.B

推理判断题。根据“Oh, God,” said the teacher. “You have a brown sock to the back of your skirt!”

So that’s how I found my husband’s missing sock.可知作者找不到那个袜子，因为它在自己的裙子后面，故选B。

3.D

推理判断题。根据“Oh, God,” said the teacher. “You have a brown sock to the back of your skirt!”可知因为隔壁的老师进来后大笑，是因为他看见作者的裙子后面有一只棕色的袜子。故选D。

4.C

推理判断题。根据“Good heavens,” I said. “Will someone please tell me what is so funny?’“Oh, God,” said the teacher. “You have a brown sock to the back of your skirt!”可知是隔壁的老师告诉作者大笑的原因，学生们没有告诉她原因。故选C。

点睛：根据题干要求，在文中寻找答案所在的语句或段落，进行分析理解，词义猜测，推理判断，概括归纳，选出正确的选项。例如小题1，根据When I turned around to write on the blackboard, the class broke out a roar! They laughed and laughed.可知当作者转身在黑板上写字时，全班开始大笑，故选D。