Question

In England nobody under eighteen years old is allowed (允许) to drink in a bar (酒吧)．
Mr. Thompson often went to a bar near his house．But he never took his son, Tom, because he was too young．Then when Tom had his eighteenth birthday, Mr. Thompson took him to his usual bar for the first time．They drank for an hour．Tom drank a bit．Then Mr. Thompson said to his son, “Now, Tom, I want to teach you a useful（有用的） lesson．How do you know when you’ve had enough（足够的）? Well, I’ll tell you．Do you see those two lights（灯） at the end of the bar? When they seem（好象） to become four, you’ve had enough and should（应该） go home．”
“But, Dad,” said Tom, “I can only see one light at the end of the bar．”
小题1:Young people ______ allowed to drink in a bar until eighteen．

A．is not

B．are not

C．many

D．must

小题2:When Tom was a child, his father often went to a nearby bar_____ taking him．

A．by

B．for

C．with

D．without

小题3:On Tom’s eighteenth birthday, he drank together with his father in that
bar for______.

A．the first time

B．once

C．many times

D．eighteen times

小题4:Father wanted to tell his son ______．

A．the time to drink	B．something about the light
C．when to stop drinking	D．something about the bar

小题5:In fact (事实上), there ______ at the end of the bar．

A．was one light	B．were two lights
C．were three lights	D．were four lights

Answer 1

小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:A

试题分析：这篇短文讲了汤姆的父亲带他去喝酒的一个故事，当他的父亲给教育自己的儿子时，其实自己早已经醉了。
小题1:根据In England nobody under eighteen years old is allowed (允许) to drink in a bar (酒吧)．可知选B。
小题2:根据But he never took his son, Tom, because he was too young．可知选D。
小题3:根据Then when Tom had his eighteenth birthday, Mr. Thompson took him to his usual bar for the first time．可知选A。
小题4:根据短文后半部分描述可知他的父亲想要告诉他什么时候该停止喝酒了，故选C。
小题5:根据“I can only see one light at the end of the bar．联系上文汤姆只喝了一点酒，可知他说的是事实，故选A。
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