Question

John was travelling around the country in the town. One evening he was driving along a road and looking for a small hotel. When he saw an old man at the side of the road, he stopped his car and said to the old man, “I want to go to the Sun Hotel, Do you know it?”
“Yes,” the old man answered, “I’ll show you the way.”
He got into the car, and they drove for about twelve miles. When they came to a small house, the old man said, “stop here. ”
John stopped and looked at the house and said, “but this isn’t a hotel”
“No,” the old man answered, “this is my house. And now I’ll show you the way to the Sun Hotel, Turn around and go back nine miles, then you’ll see the Sun Hotel on the left.”
小题1: What is John looking for?

A．the Sun Hotel	B．The Moon Hotel
C．his home	D．the old man’s house

小题2:Who did John meet?

A．a policeman	B．an old man
C．an old woman	D．a boy

小题3:Where did the old man take John to?

A．the Sun Hotel	B．a supermarket
C．the old man’s house	D．a restaurant

小题4:How far did John drive after the old man got on his car?

A．five miles	B．twelve miles
C．three miles	D．nine miles

小题5: How far was the hotel from the place the old man got on the car?

A．twelve miles	B．nine miles
C．three miles	D．five miles

Answer 1

小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:C

小题1:本文第一段最后一句为I want to go to the Sun Hotel，所表示的含义为约翰正在寻找太阳旅馆，故本题选A。
小题2:本文第一段第三句为When he saw an old man at the side of the road, he stopped his car and said to the old man,所表示的含义为约翰在寻找旅馆碰到了一个老人，故本题选B。
小题3:本文倒数第三行有一句为this is my house. And now I’ll show you the way to the Sun Hotel,所表示的含义为老人带约翰到老人的家门前，故本题选C。
小题4:本文第三段有一句为He got into the car, and they drove for about twelve miles.所以可知老人下车之后，约翰开了有12英里的路程，故本题选B。
小题5:最后老人要求约翰返回9英里就可以到达太阳旅馆，也就是说从上车的地方到旅馆只有3英里，故本题选C。