Question

A bumpkin (乡下佬) went to a big city for the first time. He went into an office building and saw a short and fat woman stepped into a small room. After a while the door opened slowly, a young beautiful modern girl walked out of the small room.

The bumpkin opened his eyes wide in surprise. He said to himself in a low voice, “What a pity! I haven’t brought my wife here!”

1.The bumpkin thought ____.

A．his wife was as beautiful as the young girl

B．his wife was more beautiful than the short fat woman

C．the short fat woman changed to a young girl in the room

D．He should also buy a room of that kind for his wife

2.The room he saw was perhaps ____.

A．an office    B. a toilet

C. a lift       D. a helicopter

3.We can see that the bumpkin had no knowledge(知识) of ____.

A. farming or gardening

B. how to do farm work

C. how to live in a city

D. modern city life

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章讲的是一个乡巴佬第一次去大城市看到一个矮的胖女人上了电梯，后来走出来一个漂亮的年轻姑娘，于是后悔没带妻子来的可笑事情。

1. bumpkin opened his eyes wide in surprise. He said to himself in a low voice, “What a pity! I haven’t brought my wife here!”可知他认为那个胖矮女人在房间里面变成了一个年轻的姑娘。故选C。

2. office办公室； B. a toilet厕所； C. a lift 电梯； D. a helicopter直升飞机。根据第一段二三四句He went into an office building and saw a short and fat woman stepped into a small room. After a while the door opened slowly, a young beautiful modern girl walked out of the small room.的描述可知这个房间可知可能是电梯。故选C。

3. farming or gardening农艺或园艺；B. how to do farm work怎样干农活；C. how to live in a city怎样在城市生活；D. modern city life现代城市生活。根据短文内容可知这个乡巴佬不懂或没见过电梯，才闹出这样的笑话。故选D。