Question

The story is about two old people named David and Rosy Jackson. Both of them had very bad memories. For example, Rosy would forget to cook dinner or take vegetables home after paying for them. David would show up for work on Sundays, thinking it was Monday. One winter they were to take a long plane trip. When they arrived at the airport, there were only ten minutes left. In that situation, anyone would get into the plane right away. But David and Rosy didn’t do so. They went to buy some flight insurance(保险) instead. Immediately after they put a two-pound note into a machine, their policy (保险单) came out.

“Who would get the money if the plane crashed, I wonder?” asked Rosy. “My mother, of course,” her husband replied. “We should post the policy to her. Now, be quick! Give me a stamp, will you?” he said to Rosy. “The plane is going to take off in another minute.” David put the stamp on the envelope, dropped it into a postbox, and suddenly he let out a cry.

What do you suppose happened to him? He had posted their plane tickets to his mother.

1.Rosy is David’s ______.

A. friend        B. mother   C. sister     D. wife

2.This passage tells us that David and Rosy ______.

A. were always short of time

B. always did everything in a great hurry

C. were very forgetful

D. usually worked on Sundays

3.David meant to post his mother _____.

A. two plane tickets         B. a two-pound note

C. the flight insurance       D. an empty envelope

4.Mr Jackson made such a foolish mistake because ______.

A. he was worried about his mother

B. he had forgotten to buy a stamp

C. he was worried about this flight

D. his memory was poor and he posted the letter in a great hurry

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. A forgetful old couple.

B. Two plane tickets.

C. A pleasant flight.

D. A plane crash.

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.C

4.D

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章叙述的是发生在两个健忘老人身上的故事。David和Rosy两个人很健忘。有一次，他们准备乘飞机去旅行。在飞机还有十分钟就要起飞的时候，他们没有登机，而是去买保险。在准备把保险单寄给母亲时，David不小心不机票放进了信封并投进了邮筒。

1.asked Rosy. “My mother, of course,” her husband replied.”可知，David是Rosy的丈夫，即Rosy是David的妻子，故选D。

2.anyone would get into the plane right away. But David and Rosy didn’t do so”可知，David和Rosy做事并不慌乱，排除B；根据第一段第三行“David would show up for work on Sundays”可知，D项说的是David，排除D；根据第一段第二句“Both of them had very bad memories.”可知，他们两个都很健忘，故选C。

3.“My mother, of course,” her husband replied. “We should post the policy to her.”可知，David本来是打算把保险单寄给他妈妈，故选C。

4.Both of them had very bad memories.”和第二段““The plane is going to take off in another minute.””可知，David很健忘，而且当时飞机即将起飞，他没有注意放进信封里的是他们的机票，故选D。

5.The story is about two old people named David and Rosy Jackson. Both of them had very bad memories.”可知，文章叙述的是一个关于两个健忘老人的故事，故选A。

考点：故事类短文阅读