Question

The Man Who Never Put a Foot Wrong

Some people do not like anything to be out of place: they are never late for work, they return their books to the library on time, they remember people’s birthdays, and they pay their bills as soon as they arrive. Mr. Dodds is such a person.

Mr. Dodds works in a bank, and lives on his own. The only family he has is in the next town: his sister lives there with her husband, and her son, Mark. Mr. Dodds does not see his sister, or her family, from one year to the next, but he sends them Christmas cards, and he has not forgotten one of Mark’s birthdays.

Last week Mr. Dodds had quite a surprise. He drove home from the bank at the usual time, driving neither too slowly nor too fast. He parked his car where he always parked it, out of the way of other cars, and he went inside to make his evening meal. Straight away, there was a knock at the door. Mr. Dodds opened the door to find a policeman standing on the door-step.

“What have I done wrong?” Mr. Dodds asked himself. “Have I driven on the wrong side of the road? Has there been some trouble at the bank? Have I forgotten to pay an important bill?”

“Hello, Uncle,” said the policeman. “My name is Mark.”

1.From the passage we know that his sister    .

A. lives in the next town with her husband and son

B. is the only member of the family that he knows

C. never writes back to him

D. has a small family: a son and Mark, her husband

2.“He has not forgotten one of Mark’s birthdays” means    .

A. he has forgotten Mark’s birthdays

B. he didn’t send Mark anything on his birthdays

C. he always sent Christmas cards on Mark’s birthdays

D. he always sent Mark something on his birthdays

3.There was a knock at the door when Mr. Dodds was    .

A. driving home from the bank

B. parking his car

C. ready to make his evening meal

D. just about to shut the front door

4.The policeman was there    .

A. to ask Mr. Dodds to go to see his uncle

B. to ask Mr. Dodds to park his car not too near to other cars

C. to meet Mr. Dodds, his uncle

D. to see Mr. Dodds about some trouble at the bank

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：文章给我们介绍了一位按部就班、循规蹈矩的Mr. Dodds的故事。

1. 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“The only family he has is in the next town: his sister lives there with her husband, and her son, Mark”可知他姐姐一家住在另外一个城镇，故选A项。

2. 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“ Mr. Dodds does not see his sister, or her family, from one year to the next, but he sends them Christmas cards...”可推知,他总是想着给Mark送生日礼物。故选D

3. 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“He parked his car...and he went inside to make his evening meal”可知选C项。

4. 推理判断题。由 “Hello, Uncle,” said the policeman. “My name is Mark.”可推知,这位警察是来看他的叔叔的，是他多年未见的外甥。故选C.

考点：考查人物故事类短文阅读。