Question

An old friend from California called from the airport to tell me that he had arrived. I was not able to leave the office, but I had made plans for his arrival. After explaining (解释) where my new house was, I told him that I had left the key under the doormat (门垫). Since I knew it would be pretty late before I could get home, I suggested that he make himself at home and help himself to anything that was in the refrigerator(电冰箱).

Two hours later my friend phoned me from the house. At the moment, he said, he was listening to some of my records after having had a delicious meal. Now, he said, he was drinking a glass of orange juice. When I asked him if he had had any difficulty finding the house, he answered that the only problem was that he had not been able to find the key under the doormat, but luckily, the living room window by the apple tree had been left open and he had climbed in through the window. I listened to all this in great surprise. There is no apple tree outside my window, but there is one by the living room window of my next door neighbor's house!

1.The old friend of the writer called him ______.

A. to tell the writer to meet him at the airport

B. to ask the writer to make plans for his arrival

C. to ask the writer to leave the office

D. to tell the writer about his arrival

2.My friend climbed into the room because ______ .

A. he hadn't found the key    B. the living room window was left open

C. he had difficulty opening the door    D. there was an apple tree outside

3.Where did the old friend of the writer make the second call? ______ .

A. From the writer’s home    B. At the airport

C. In his office    D. From the writer’s neighbor's house

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.D

【解析】本文讲述了一位朋友在拜访作者时却误入他邻居家，而自己却浑然不知的幽默故事。

1.细节理解题。由第一段第一句“called from the airport to tell me that he had arrived”可知他是打电话告诉我他到了。D符合文意，故选D。

2.细节理解题。由第二段“he had not been able to find the key ”可知他没有找到钥匙，A符合语境，故选A。

3.细节理解题。由最后一段“Two hours later my friend phoned me from the house.”两个小时后，我的朋友从房子里给我打了个电话。“There is no apple tree outside my window, but there is one by the living room window of my next door neighbor's house!”我非常惊讶地听了这一切。我的窗户外没有苹果树，但隔壁邻居家的客厅窗户上有一棵苹果树！可知他是在我邻居的家里给我打第二个电话。故选D。