Question

A beautiful woman took a plane on business. She found her seat and sat down next to a young man. The man was just thinking of making a few dollars on the plane. When he saw the woman, he got an idea.

“Hey! Would you like to play a game?” he asked the woman. “No, thank you. I just want to take a nap (打盹),” the woman answered.

“It’s really easy. All you have to do is to answer the questions that I ask you. If you don’t know the answer, you give me five dollars. If I don’t know the answer to your question, then I’ll give you five dollars.”

“No,” the woman still refused.

“OK. If I don’t know the answer to your question, I’ll give you five hundred dollars. How about that?” the man said. Then the woman became interested and decided to join in the game.

“OK. How many moons does Jupiter (木星) have?” asked the young man. The woman reached into her purse and took out a five-dollar bill.

“What goes up the mountain with three legs and comes back with four?” the woman asked. Then the young man took out his computer and searched the Internet for an answer. Minutes later, the young man handed five hundred dollars to the woman.

After a few hours, the young man really wanted to know the answer to the question. So he asked the woman, “What is the answer to your question?” The woman reached into her purse and handed the young man a five-dollar bill.

1.Why did the man ask the woman to play a game?

A. He wanted to show his kindness.

B. He wanted to have a pleasant journey.

C. He wanted to earn some money from it.

D. He wanted to make friends with the woman.

2.How much did the woman get at the end of the story?

A. $ 500.        B. $ 5.       C. $ 10.          D. $ 490.

3.What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A. The woman told the man the answer to her question.

B. The woman gave the man’s money back to him.

C. The woman asked the man another question.

D. The woman didn’t know the answer, either.

4.We can learn from the story that the woman is ______.

A. clever            B. friendly           C. polite           D. honest

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.D

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：

【文章大意】本文是一篇故事。文章讲述了一位年轻人想趁坐飞机的时间赚些钱，于是，他就和一位妇女玩起了问问题的游戏，结果，自己却输了490美元。你想知道为什么吗？请看这个故事。

1.C考查细节理解。根据文章第一段中的The man was just thinking of making a few dollars on the plane.可知，那个人想在飞机上挣钱。故选C。

2.D考查推理判断。从文章的内容可知，那位妇女赢了500美元，她有2个问题没有答出来，所以，她要付给那位男人10美元。即500—10=490美元。故选D。

3.D考查细节理解。根据文章最后一段中的So he asked the woman, “What is the answer to your question?” The woman reached into her purse and handed the young man a five-dollar bill.可知，那位妇女给了那个男人5美元，证明她也不知道答案。故选D。

4.A考查推理判断。根据文章的内容可知，那位妇女问了一些连自己都不知道的题，从网站上都无法查到，当然她会赚钱，因为那个男人无法回答她的问题。所以，由此推知那位妇女很聪明。故选A。

考点：考查故事类阅读理解。