Question

Ali was working a long way from home. He wanted to send a letter to his wife, but he couldn’t read and write. He had to work all day, so he could only look for somebody to write his letter late at night. At last he found a letter writer. His name was Tom.

Tom was already(已经) in bed. “It is late,” he said, “What do you want?” “I want you to write a letter to my wife,” said Ali. Tom was not happy. He thought for a moment and then said, “Has the letter to go far?” “What does that mean?” answered Ali.

“Well, my handwriting(笔迹) is very strange, so only I can read it. And if I have to go a long way to read your letter to your wife, it will cost(花费) you a lot of money.”Ali went away quickly.

1.Why did Ali ask Tom to write a letter for him?

A. Because he was working a long way from home.

B.Because he couldn’t read and write.

C.Because he had to work all day.

D.Because he was very busy.

2.When did he ask Tom to write the letter?

A. All day.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. In the morning.

C. Late at night.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D.On Sunday.

3.Why was Tom not happy?

A. Because he didn’t like to write letters.

B.Because it was too late.

C.Because he didn’t want to see Ali.

D.Because the letter would go far.

4.In fact(实际上),Tom’s handwriting wasn’t _________ .

A. good　　　　　　　　　　　　   B.poor　　　　　　　　   C.so fine　　　　　　　　　　  D.so strange

5.Ali went away quickly. He was _________ .

A. popular　　　　　　　　 B.strange　　　　　　   C.not happy　　　　　　　　  D.not ready

 

Answer 1

答案：B;C;B;D;C
解析：

1．  根据第一段可知，他是因为不能读不能写，所以才找人帮他写信的，故选B。 2．  Tom was already(已经) in bed. “It is late,” he said…根据这几句可知他让Tom写信的时候，已经晚上很晚了，故选C。 3．  根据2可知，因为天太晚了，所以Tom不高兴。 4．  根据全篇可知，Tom的笔迹并不是很怪，他只是不愿意给Ali写信，故选D。 5．  因为Tom不替他写信，所以他不高兴，故选C。