Question

Mr. Parker was born in a small village. His father was so poor that he couldn’t send him to school. The boy had to help his parents to do some farming and learned English and maths by himself when he was free. Later on he was made to leave his home village and hoped to find a job in a city. And as soon as war broke out, he joined the army. He couldn’t forget his terrible past and fought with the enemies bravely. So he became a general when he was fifty. He was honest and friendly to his soldiers and often punished those who tried to pocket a portion of the soldiers’ pay (克扣军饷). And his soldiers liked him very much.

Once Mr. Parker heard from a soldier. In the letter the young man said the food in their military camp was very bad and he wished the general could go to find out the reasons, the old man went there at once, without telling anybody. He went in the kitchen and examined everything carefully and found it was very dirty. Then he went in the soldiers’ bedrooms and found there were a lot of fleas. He became angry and asked the soldiers, “What do you think of your food, young men?”

The soldiers saw their officer standing by the general and said nothing Only a new soldier said, “Very bad, sir!”

“What did you have for lunch today?” asked Mr. Parker.

“A fried chicken, some fish and pork, a cake, six eggs and I had three cups of wine.”

“Really?” Mr. Parker called out in surprise. “It’s the King’s lunch, I think!”

“So do I, General,” said the young man. “But it’s my birthday today. I paid three hundred dollars for them all in the restaurant!”

1.Mr. Parker was respected because             .

A. he was strict with the officers

B. he cared about his soldiers

C. he was friendly to everybody

D. he paid attention to the soldiers letters

2.Mr. Parker went to the military camp to             .

A. look for the soldier who wrote to him

B. punish the cooks

C. inspect the kitchens

D. find out if the matter in the letter was true

3.The soldiers didn’t say anything because             .

A. they were afraid of the general

B. they thought their foods were good

C. the officer followed the general

D. the general didn’t agree with them

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

【解析】这是一篇记叙文。Mr Parker因为他的勇敢善战而晋升为将军，他对待士兵惩罚分明，深受士兵的爱戴。一天他在接到士兵的投诉信后，亲自去军营进行调查，结果发现的确是信中所说的情况，但是当被问到饭菜伙食的时候，士兵们却因站在将军身边的军官而不敢说话了。

1.细节理解题。由第一段中的“He was honest and friendly to his soldiers and often punished those who tried to pocket a portion of the soldiers’ pay(克扣军饷). And his soldiers liked him very much”可知，他很诚实，对士兵友善，经常惩罚那些克扣军饷的人。他为此非常受士兵们的爱戴。故B选项正确。

2.细节理解题。由第二段中的“Once Mr. Parker heard from a soldier…. the food in their military camp was very bad and he wished the general could go to find out the reasons, the old man went there at once, without telling anybody. He went in the kitchen and examined everything carefully and found it was very dirty”可知，将军收到信后没有告诉任何人就去了军营，去了厨房查看情况。由此可知他是去亲自看看信里反应的情况是否属实。故D选项正确。

3.推理判断题。由第三段中的“The soldiers saw their officer standing by the general and said nothing”可知，士兵们因为害怕跟在将军身边的军官而不敢说话。故C选项正确。