Question

An elderly couple lived far away from their children. They noticed that they were beginning to forget many little things around the house. They were afraid that this could be perilous, as one of them might forget to turn off the stove（火炉）and thus cause a fire. They were so worried that they decided to see their doctor to get some help. Their doctor told them that it was unnecessary to take medicine and that many people of their age found it useful to write themselves little notes as reminders. The elderly couple thought this wonderful, and left the doctor’s office very pleased with the advice.

When they got home, the wife said, “Dear, will you please go to the kitchen and get me a dish of ice cream? And why don’t you write that down so you won’t forget?”

“Don’t be silly,” said the husband. “I can remember a dish of ice cream!”

“Well,” said the wife, “I’d also like some strawberries on it. You should write that down, because I know you’ll forget.”

“Come on, my memory’s not that bad,” replied the husband. “A dish of ice cream and some strawberries. I can remember that!”

And with that, the husband shut the kitchen door behind him. The wife could hear him getting out pots and pans, and making some noise, preparing the dish. He came out of the kitchen about 15 minutes later.

Walking over to his wife, he presented her with a plate of fried eggs. The wife took a look at the plate, glanced up at her husband and said, “Hey, where’s the toast？”

1.The underlined word “perilous” in the first paragraph can be replaced by “_________”.

A. infectious  B. dangerous  C. exciting  D. amazing

2.The couple was worried about___________.

A. their bad health

B. their lonely life

C. their dangerous stove

D. their poor memory

3.What was the doctor’s advice to the couple?

A. Writing things down.

B. Taking some medicine.

C. Reminding each other.

D. Asking other elderly people for help.

4.What do we know from the wife’s words in the last paragraph?

A. The husband did a good job in fact.

B. The husband forgot to prepare the toast.

C. The wife forgot what she wanted to eat.

D. The wife had a better memory than the husband.

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

【解析】

试题分析: 文章讲述了一对老年夫妇爱忘事的事情。

1.B考察词意猜测题。根据文意 one of them might forget to turn off the stove（火炉）and thus cause a fire可知如果一个人忘了关火炉，那将是很危险的，所以该词意识“危险的”意思，所以答案是B。

2.D考察细节理解题。根据文意They were so worried that they decided to see their doctor to get some help可知他们很担心他们的记忆力所以决定去看医生，所以答案是D。

3.A考察细节理解题。根据文意Their doctor told them that it was unnecessary to take medicine and that many people of their age found it useful to write themselves little notes as reminders可知医生提出的建议是写下来，所以但是A。

4.

考点：故事类阅读。