Question

Mr. Smith works in an office. He’s very busy and has no time to have a good rest. Every evening, when he comes back from his office, he’s always tired and wants to go to bed early. But his wife often has a lot of interesting things to tell him after supper. She doesn’t stop talking until she falls asleep.

One day Mr. Smith felt terrible and couldn’t go to work. He decided to go to see a doctor. And Mrs. Smith went to the hospital with him. Before her husband said what was the matter with him, she had told the doctor all and the doctor understood why. He wrote out a prescription (药方). And when Mrs. Smith brought the medicine to the resulting room (门诊室), The doctor said to her, “The bottle of medicine is for your husband and the pills are for you.”

“For me?” Mrs. Smith said in surprise. “I’m fine. I don’t need any medicine!”

“I don’t think so, madam,” said the doctor. “They are sleeping pills. Your husband will soon be all right if you take them.”

1.Mr. Smith is ____________.

A．too busy to have a good rest

B．too busy to have a good time

C．busy enough to have a good rest

D．too busy to enjoy himself

2.“His wife doesn’t stop talking until she falls asleep” means “____________”.

A．She doesn’t stop talking when she falls asleep

B．She doesn’t stop talking after she falls asleep

C．She keeps talking until she falls asleep

D．She stops talking before she falls asleep

3.Why does Mr. Smith have to get up when his wife is asleep in the morning?

A．Because he can’t fall asleep.

B．Because he has to go to work.

C．Because he doesn’t want to sleep.

D．Because he has to see a doctor.

4.The doctor meant that her husband would be all right if _______________.

A．her husband took the pills.

B．she took the bottle of medicine

C．she and her husband took the bottle of medicine

D．she stops talking too much at night

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是Smith先生工作很忙，他的妻子总是一整天都见不到他，所以等他回来之后，他的妻子总是不断的说话，一直到睡觉的时候。所以Smith先生就休息不好，感觉不舒服。他们去看了医生，医生给Smith夫人开了一些安眠药，说只要她吃了药，不再唠叨，她的丈夫就能睡好觉了。

1.细节理解题。根据短文的开头He’s very busy and has no time to have a good rest.可知，Smith先生工作非常忙，他没有时间休息。由此可知选A。

2.细节理解题。根据这句话的上下文的意思可知，因为Smith先生工作很忙，他的妻子总是一整天都见不到他，所以等他回来之后，他的妻子总是不断的说话，一直到睡觉的时候。故选C。

3.推理判断题。根据短文的开头Mr. Smith works in an office可知，Smith先生在一个办公室里工作，所以每天早上，当他的妻子还在睡觉的时候，他必须起床，因为他要去工作。故选B。

4.细节理解题。根据短文的最后医生所说的话said the doctor. “They are sleeping pills. Your husband will soon be all right if you take them.”可知，医生觉得，只要Smith先生的妻子吃了安眠药，她就不会在不断的说话，她的丈夫就能睡好觉了。因此选D。

考点：故事类短文阅读。