Question

3．An old gentleman whose eyesight（视力）was falling came to stay in a hotel room with a bottle of wine（酒）in each hand．On the wall there was a fly which he took for a nail（钉子）．So as soon as he hung them on，the bottles fell broken and the wine split all over the floor．
When a waitress discovered what had happened，she felt really sorry for him and wanted to give him a hand．
So the next morning when he was out taking a walk in the garden，she put a nail on the wall exactly where the fly had stayed．
Now the old man entered his room．The smell of the split wine reminded him of the accident．When he looked up at the wall，he found the fly was there again!He walked to it carefully and hit it with all his strength．
On hearing a loud cry，the waitress rushed in．To her great surprise，the poor old man was there sitting on the floor，his face was pale and a lot of blood was running on his right hand．

37．We know from this passage thatA．
A．the old man had poor eyesight
B．the old man's hands weren't so strong
C．the bottles of wine were too heavy
38．PictureBwas the thing the old man saw on the wall for the first time．

39．The nail was put on the wall byC．
A．the old man
B．a gardener
C．the waitress
40．The waitress must be aBgirl．
A．careless
B．kind-hearted
C．dangerous
41．The old man's hand was badly hurt becauseC．
A．the hotel's service was terrible
B．he drank too much wine
C．he mistook the nail for a fly．

Answer 1

分析 一位视力正在衰退的老绅士住进了一家旅馆的客房．他双手各拿一瓶酒．在墙上有只苍蝇，他误以为是枚钉子．他把两只瓶子朝上一挂，瓶子掉下来摔碎了，酒洒了一地． 
     一个女服务员发现发生的事情以后，对他深表同情，决定帮他个忙． 于是，第二天早上他到花园散步时，她把一枚钉子钉在了苍蝇停过的地方．
      这时，老人回到了房里．倒洒的酒味让他想起了那件事．他抬头往墙上一看，苍蝇又停在了那儿！他轻手轻脚地走近，使尽全力拍了一掌．
      听到一声大叫，好心的女服务员冲进房来．让她大为吃惊的是，可怜的老头正坐在地板上，面色苍白，右手滴血不止．

解答 37．A．细节理解题．根据"An old gentleman whose eyesight（视力）was falling came to stay in a hotel room with a bottle of wine（酒）in each hand．可知一位视力正在衰退的老绅士住进了一家旅馆的客房．他双手各拿一瓶酒．故选A．
38．B． 细节理解题．根据On the wall there was a fly which he took for a nail（钉子）．可知在墙上有只苍蝇，他误以为是枚钉子．故选B．
39．C．细节理解题．根据So the next morning when he was out taking a walk in the garden，she put a nail on the wall exactly where the fly had stayed．可知于是，第二天早上他到花园散步时，她把一枚钉子钉在了苍蝇停过的地方．这里的she即为waitress．故选C．
40．B．推理判断题．根据she felt really sorry for him and wanted to give him a hand及she put a nail on the wall exactly where the fly had stayed．可知一个女服务员发现发生的事情以后，对他深表同情，决定帮他个忙，她把一枚钉子钉在了苍蝇停过的地方．从这里可以判断这个服务员是个热心肠的人．故选B．
41．C．推理判断题．根据When he looked up at the wall，he found the fly was there again!He walked to it carefully and hit it with all his strength．可知他抬头往墙上一看，苍蝇又停在了那儿！他轻手轻脚地走近，使尽全力拍了一掌，在这里把钉子错认成了苍蝇，所以手才会流血．故选C．

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