阅读理解。
A friend of mine whose name was Martin Brown was so forgetful that he sometimes forgot what he was
talking about in the middle of a sentence . His wife had to always remind him about his appointments (约会), his
classes or even his meals! Since Martin was a professor at a well-known university , his forgetfulness often
caused him a lot of trouble. It wasn't that he was unintelligent (愚钝的). He was just very, very absent-minded .
One hot summer day , Professor Brown decided to take his children to the beach . The seaside town he
planned to visit was about a three-hour train ride away. To make the trip more interesting for his young children,
he kept the name of the town a secret . Unfortunately (遗憾地，不幸地), by the time Martin had arrived at the
train station , the poor forgetful man had forgotten the name of the town . Luckily , a friend of his happened to
be in the station . He offered to take care of the children while Martin went back home to find out where he was
going .
The professor's wife was surprised to see him back again so soon , but she laughed when she heard what
was the matter . She distrusted his memory , so she wrote the name of the town on a piece of paper . Satisfied
that she had solved the problem , she sent her husband off again . Ten minutes later , she was astonished (吃惊
的) to see him outside the house again . What was the matter then ? The professor had forgotten where he had
left his children .
1. According to the story which statement is TRUE ?
A. Martin was so forgetful that he could hardly teach his students .
B. Martin had a lot of trouble because he was unintellingent .
C. Though he was clever , he was very absent-minded .
D. Martin was a trouble-maker .
2. Martin kept the name of the town a secret because .
A. he wanted to give the children a surprise
B. he wanted to add more fun to the trip
C. he thought to keep a secret was interesting
D. he didn't know the name of the town at all
3. Which statement is NOT TRUE ?
A. Martin didn't know where to go at all .
B. It would take them three hours to get to that seaside town by train .
C. Before he got on the train Martin had forgotten the name of the town .
D. None of his children knew which town they would go to .
4. Martin's wife his memory , so she wrote the name of the town on a piece of paper .
A. didn't believe
B. did believe in
C. believed
D. had no belief in
5. The story about Professor Brown tells us .
A. he lost his children
B. he was unfit to be a professor
C. clever people are often absent-minded
D. one's forgetfulness will bring about a lot of trouble to others
