Question

Edison was a heavy smoker, and used to keep a number of boxes of cigar in his office. First one worker, then another, would enter the room and ask Edison some unimportant things. When they left his office, they would put their hands in one of the boxes and take three or four cigars. When Edison knew that, he called on the cigar seller and asked the man to make some "fake cigars". The seller made some cigars filled with old pieces of cloth, leaves and tea, and sent them to Edison. From then on, nobody came to Edison's office.

Then one day, Edison called at the store again, and asked the seller if he had forgotten to send the fake cigars. "I sent ten boxes of the worst cigars I could make two months ago," replied the seller, "Haven't your men finished them yet?" Edison found out that he had finished the worst cigars by himself! Then he began to buy his usual cigars. What happened then? These cigars disappeared once more!

1.Edison had fewer visitors because                .

A. there weren't any cigars in his office

B. the workers didn't have anything to ask

C. the taste of the cigars was terrible

D. Edison didn't want the workers to come

2.Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The cigar seller didn't send cigars to Edison any more.

B. The workers finished the fake cigars.

C. The workers knew Edison began to buy usual cigars.

D. Edison wouldn't smoke any more.

3.What do the underlined words "fake cigar" mean in Chinese?

A. 过期的雪茄    B. 昂贵的雪茄    C. 特制雪茄    D. 假雪茄

4.What is the best title for this passage?

A. Thomas Edison's Cigars    B. Edison and His Workers

C. Making the Worst Cigars    D. No More Visitors

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.D

4.A

【解析】短文讲了爱迪生是个烟鬼，经常有人来抽他的雪茄，他决定买些假的雪茄烟，从此没人来了，两个月后当爱迪生再买真的雪茄烟时，又有人过来偷抽他的雪茄烟。

1.细节推理题。根据第一段句子Edison was a heavy smoker，爱迪生是个烟鬼，和The seller made some cigars filled with old pieces of cloth，leaves and tea，and sent them to Edison．From then on，nobody came to Edison's office．卖家做了一些雪茄装满了旧的布，叶子和茶叶，送给爱迪生，从那时起，没有人来到爱迪生的办公室。可知因为雪茄的味道尝起来很糟糕，故选C。

2.推理判断题。根据最后一段句子Then he began to buy his usual cigars．What happened then？These cigars disappeared once more! 然后他开始买他平时的雪茄，然后发生了什么事？这些雪茄又不见了！可知工人们知道爱迪生开始买普通的雪茄了，故答案选C。

3.词义猜测题。根据上下文he called on the cigar seller and asked the man to make some "fake cigars"．The seller made some cigars filled with old pieces of cloth，leaves and tea，and sent them to Edison．From then on，nobody came to Edison's office．他打电话给那个卖雪茄的人，让那个人制作一些…，卖家做了一些雪茄装满了旧的布，叶子和茶叶，送给爱迪生，从那时起，没有人来到爱迪生的办公室。可知结合选项，应说他打电话给那个卖雪茄的人，让那个人制作一些假的雪茄，所以fake cigar意为假雪茄，故答案选D。

4.主旨归纳题。根据整篇文章内容及其第一段句子Edison was a heavy smoker爱迪生是个烟鬼，和最后一段句子Then he began to buy his usual cigars．What happened then？These cigars disappeared once more! 然后他开始买他平时的雪茄，然后发生了什么事？这些雪茄又不见了！可知文章主要说的是爱迪生的雪茄，故答案选A。