Question

    Once upon a time, there was a poor orphan boy called Dick Whittington. The people in his village believed that the streets of London were paved with gold. So Dick decided to travel there and become a rich man.

Dick walked for many days, but when he arrived in London, there were no streets of gold! Tired and hungry, he fell asleep on the steps of a great house.

The house belonged to a rich businessman who found Dick and gave him a job cleaning the kitchen. Dick worked very hard and was happy. He had enough to eat and at night he could sleep by the fire. There was a problem though! At night, rats ran around the kitchen and kept him awake.

So Dick went out and found the fastest rat-catching cat in London! The cat caught all the rats that came into the house and Dick could sleep at night.

The businessman heard about the amazing cat and asked Dick if he could take it on his ship to catch rats on his next journey. Dick agreed, but was very sad to see the cat go.

While the businessman was away, the other servants were very mean to Dick. So Dick decided to run away. But as he was leaving, one of the great church bells rang. It seemed to say, "Turn back, Dick Whittington, Mayor of London!”

So Dick came back to the house and soon the businessman returned. He was very happy because Dick's cat had caught all the rats on the ship. He gave Dick a reward and promoted him to his assistant.

Dick worked hard for the businessman and learned everything he could. Eventually he married the businessman’s daughter and started a very successful business of his own. And, yes, he did become Mayor of London!

1.When poor Dick first arrived in London, he felt ________.

A.surprised and happy B.excited but tired

C.tired and hungry D.hungry and sad

2.Which is the right time order of what happened in the story?

a. The businessman took the cat on his ship to catch rats.

b. Dick's cat caught all the rats that came into the house.

c. Dick decided to travel to London and become a rich man.

d. A rich businessman gave Dick a job cleaning the kitchen.

e. The businessman gave Dick a reward and promoted him to his assistant.

A.d-c-b-a-e B.b-d-a-c-e C.d-b-a-e-c D.c-d-b-a-e

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.The other servants treated Dick kindly and he felt very happy.

B.Dick finally found a lot of gold in London and became quite rich.

C.Dick became Mayor of London because he caught all the rats in London.

D.The fastest rat-catching cat helped Dick get the trust from the businessman.

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.D

【解析】

文章大意：本文主要讲了Dick在伦敦找到工作后，晚上总有老鼠把他吵醒，所以他找到了伦敦最快的猫来捉老鼠，商人知道了这只猫，让猫在船上捉老鼠，最终捉住了所有的老鼠，最后Dick受到商人重用并和他女儿结了婚，开始了自己成功的商业。

1.细节理解题。根据第2段中“Tired and hungry, he fell asleep on the steps of a great house.”可知Dick头一次来到伦敦时又累又饿。故选C。

2.排序题。根据第1段中“So Dick decided to travel there and become a rich man.”可知c排在第一位，其余事情都是在到达伦敦之后发生的。故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据第6段中“the other servants were very mean to Dick”可知其他仆人对Dick不友善，A项错误；根据最后一段中“Eventually he married the businessman’s daughter and started a very successful business of his own.”可知Dick最终和商人的女儿结婚并开始了自己的生意，文中未提到他找到许多金子，B项错误；根据最后一段中“Eventually he married the businessman’s daughter and started a very successful business of his own. And, yes, he did become Mayor of London!”可知Dick成为伦敦市长是因为他的生意而非他抓了所有的老鼠，C项错误；根据倒数第二段“He was very happy because Dick's cat had caught all the rats on the ship. He gave Dick a reward and promoted him to his assistant.”可知Dick的猫帮助他得到了商人的信任，D项正确。故选D。