Question

    Mr. Smith works in an office. He’s very busy and has no time to have a good rest. Every evening, when he comes from his office, he’s always tired and wants to go to bed early. But his wife often has a lot of interesting things to tell him after supper. She doesn’t stop talking until she goes to bed.

One morning the man felt terrible and couldn’t go to work. He decided to go to see a doctor. And Mrs. Smith went to the hospital with him. Before her husband said what was the matter with him, the woman told the doctor all the things. The doctor understood why and said to Mrs. Smith, “The bottle of medicine is for your husband and the pills (药片) are for you.”

“For me?” the woman said in surprise, “I’m fine. I don’t need any medicine!” “I don’t think so, madam,” said the doctor, “They are sleeping pills, your husband will soon be all right if you take them.”

1.Mr. Smith can’t have a good rest because ________ .

A.he is ill B.his wife is very busy C.he is very busy and has no time

2.Why did Mr. Smith feel terrible one morning?

A.Because he couldn’t sleep well.

B.Because he had to go to work.

C.Because his wife asked him to get up.

3.The doctor gave Mrs. Smith some medicine ________ .

A.to make her happy B.to let her sleep quickly C.to make her get better

4.The sentence “Your husband will soon be all right if you take them.” Means Mr. Smith will soon be all right if ________.

A.Mrs. Smith takes the bottle of medicine

B.Mrs. Smith takes the pills

C.Mrs. Smith stops talking too much at night

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.C

【解析】

这篇短文讲述Smith先生在一家公司工作，并且每天都很累，回到家中他的妻子还要和他说故事到很晚。因此Smith先生感到身体不适，来到医院后医生得知情况给Smith夫人一些安眠药。只有这样，Smith先生的情况才能好转。

1.细节理解题，根据第二句He's very busy and has no time to have a good rest. 他很忙，没有时间好好休息。可知，太忙不能好好休息，故选C。

2.细节理解题，根据第一段he's always tired and wants to go to bed early. But his wife often has a lot of interesting things to tell him after supper. She doesn't stop talking until she falls asleep. 他总是很累，想早点上床睡觉，但他的妻子经常在晚饭后告诉他许多有趣的事情，直到她睡着了她才停止谈话。可知，他妻子晚上不睡觉，早上睡得很香，结果史密斯却睡不好，因此他感到糟糕是因为他睡不着，故选A。

3.细节理解题，根据最后一段"I don't think so，madam. "said the doctor．"They are sleeping pills．Your husband will soon be all right if you take them."我不这么认为，夫人。"医生说．"它们是安眠药。如果你服用它们，你丈夫很快就会好的."，可知，给她开安眠药是让她停止说话，好好睡觉，这样她丈夫就可以早点睡觉了，病也就好了。故理解为医生给布莱克夫人安眠药是让她早点睡觉，史密斯先生很快就会没事的。故选B。

4.细节理解题，根据最后一段"I don't think so，madam.“said the doctor．"They are sleeping pills. Your husband will soon be all right if you take them.”，“我不这么认为，夫人。”医生说。它们是安眠药。如果你服用它们，你丈夫很快就会好的。"，可知，给她开安眠药是让她停止说话，好好睡觉，这样她丈夫就可以早点睡觉了，病也就好了。故理解为如果史密斯夫人晚上不多说话，史密斯先生很快就会没事的。故选C。