Question

It was Christmas, and there was a big party in the house. Guests came and went, but the party went on. Then the bell rang. Several people shouted, “Come in!” and a small man opened the front door and came in. Nobody knew him, but the host went to meet him and took him to the bar for a drink. The man sat there happily for an hour and a half and drank. Then suddenly he stopped and looked at his host. “Do you know,” he said, “Nobody invited me to this party. I don’t know you, I don’t know your wife and I don’t know any of your guests. My wife and I wanted to go out in our car, but one of your guests’ cars was in front of our gate, so I came here to find him, and my wife is waiting in our car for me to come back!”

1.The best title is .

A. A Small Man

B. A Strange Guest

C. A Friendly Host

D. A Big Party

2.Which sentence is NOT true about the party?

A. All the guests stayed there until the party was over.

B. There were lots of people at the party.

C. There were some drinks at the party.

D. Not all the guests knew each other.

3.How long did the small man stay at the party?

A. For an hour.

B. For half an hour.

C. For 90 minutes.

D. For a while.

4.Why did the small man stay at the party?

A. He was the host’s neighbor.

B. He was a friend of the host’s.

C. He wanted to say “Have fun” to the people at the party.

D. His wife asked him to go there.

5.What’s the date that day?

A. Monday.

B. It’s December 25th

C. It’s November 25th

D. It’s January 1st

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：介绍了圣诞节聚会上，一个小矮人进来了，没有人认识他，但是主人招待了他。他告诉了人们实情，因为这些客人们中有一个人的车挡住了小矮人的车，小矮人的妻子还在车里面等着小矮人回去。

1.1】综合理解题。通读全文，介绍的是一位特殊的客人，故选 B。

2.Guests came and went, but the party went on.可知人们有来的有走的，但是聚会仍然继续着。并不会是所有的人都呆到聚会结束了，故选A。

3.The man sat there happily for an hour and a half and drank.可知这个人在那高兴地坐了一个半小时，故选C。

4.My wife and I wanted to go out in our car, but one of your guests’ cars was in front of our gate, so I came here to find him, and my wife is waiting in our car for me to come back!”可知是他的妻子叫他来找那个挡着他们车的人。所以选D。

5.根据It was Christmas, and there was a big party in the house.可知是圣诞节的时候，故选B。

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