Question

Mrs. Janes gave music lessons at a school. She had a good voice and enjoyed singing, except that some of her high tones sound like a gate that had forgotten to oil. Mrs. Janes knew her weakness well, and took every chance she could find to practise these high notes. As she lived in a small house, where she could not practise without disturbing the rest of the family, she usually went for long walks along the country roads whenever she had time and practised her high notes there. Whenever she heard a car or a person coming along the road, she stopped and waited until she could no longer be heard before she started practicing again, because she was a shy person.

One afternoon, a fast, opened car came up behind her so silently and so fast that she didn't hear it until it was only a few yards from her. She was singing some of her highest and most difficult tones at that time and as the car passed; she saw an anxious expression came over the driver's face. He stopped his car suddenly, jumped out and began to examine all his tyres carefully. Mrs. Janes didn't dare to tell him what the noise he had heard really was, so he got back into the car and drove off.

1.How did Mrs. Janes sing?

A. She sang well, but she didn't practise singing hard.

B. She enjoyed singing, but she had a terrible voice.

C. She was a good singer, but she could not sing the high tones well.

D. She sang terribly, she was no singer at all.

2.Why did she go for long walks along the country roads?

A. Because she enjoyed the country's fresh air.

B. Because she was afraid to disturb the rest of the family.

C. Because she lived in a small house far away.

D. Because she was afraid to practise the high tones.

3.Why did the driver stop his car suddenly and jump out of it?

A. Because he supposed something must have gone wrong with his car.

B. Because he was moved by the pretty voice of Mrs. Janes.

C. Because he wondered what had happened to Mrs. Janes.

D. Because he frightened by the terrible voice of Mrs. Janes.

4.Where did the noise come from?

A. From the small house.     B. From Mrs. Janes' voice.

C. From the types.           D. From the engine.

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：Janes是一所学校的音乐老师，她有着甜美的嗓音，并且很喜欢歌唱。但问题是，Janes唱不好高音，她唱的高音就像生锈的门发出的声音似的。Janes抓住一切可以利用的机会练习这些高音。

1.and took every chance she could find to practise these high notes”排除A；根据“She had a good voice”排除B；根据“enjoyed singing, except that some of her high tones sound like”可知，Janes只是高音唱不好，排除D；根据“She had a good voice and enjoyed singing, except that some of her high tones sound like a gate that had forgotten to oil”可知，Janes的嗓音很优美，她唱歌也很好听，但是，她唱的高音就像是生锈的门发出的声音一样，说明Janes唱不好高音，故选C。

2.where she could not practise without disturbing the rest of the family, she usually went for long walks along the country roads...and practised her high notes there”可知，Janes怕打扰到家人，所以她经常沿着乡村道路边走边练习高音，故选B。

3.jumped out and began to examine all his tyres carefully”可知，司机听到Janes的高音时停车检查汽车的轮胎，说明他以为是汽车出了毛病，故选A。

4.Mrs. Janes didn't dare to tell him what the noise he had heard really was”可知，司机听到的声音是Janes练习高音时发出来的，而不是司机的汽车出了毛病，故选B。

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