Question

12．Once upon a time，there was an old businessman，who came to a small town when it was about 12 o'clock at night．He found an inn and decided to stay there for the night．After he had gone to his room，t he owner said to his wife，"Look at his suitcase，dear．I'm sure there are lots of valuable things in it．I want to steal it when he is asleep．""No，no，"said the woman．"He must look for his suitcase tomorrow morning．Then he'll take you before the judge．"They thought and at last the woman had an idea．"We have forgetful grass，"said the woman，"Why not put some into his tea？If he has the tea，he will forget to take his suitcase away．""How clever you are!"said the owner，"Don't forget it when you make tea for him．"
The old man had the tea with the forgetful grass and went to bed．The next morning，when the owner got up，he found the door was open and the old man had left with his suitcase．He woke his wife up and said angrily，"How foolish you are!Your forgetful grass isn't useful at all．"
"No，no，"said the woman．"I don't think so．He must forget something．"
"Oh，I've remembered!"The owner cried out suddenly，"He forgot…"
1．The old man came to the innD．
A．in the morning                              
B．in the afternoon
C．in the evening                              
D．at midnight
2．The couple wanted toB．
A．get the man's suitcase                       
B．steal the man's money
C．make the man pay them more                 
D．hide the man's suitcase
3．The couple put the forgetful grass into the tea becauseC．
A．the businessman always forgot something
B．they wanted to make the tea better
C．they hoped the old man would leave the suitcase in the inn
D．they wanted to know if the grass was useful
4．What do you think the old man most probably forgot？D
A．to take his suitcase away
B．to pay for the tea
C．to tell the owner when he left
D．to pay them the inn money．

Answer 1

分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了旅馆夫妇想偷老人的钱给老人服用了健忘草，结果老人忘记付钱就离开了．

解答 1．D．细节理解题．根据第一段Once upon a time，there was an old businessman，who came to a small town when it was about 12 o'clock at night可知老人是在午夜来到客栈的；故选D．
2．B．细节理解题．根据第一段Look at his suitcase，dear．I'm sure there are lots of valuable things in it．I want to steal it when he is asleep可知这对夫妇想偷老人的钱；故选B．
3．C．细节理解题．根据第一段Why not put some into his tea？If he has the tea，he will forget to take his suitcase away可知这对夫妇把健忘的草放进茶里是因为想要老人忘记带箱子；故选C．
4．D．推理判断题．根据最后一段The next morning，when the owner got up，he found the door was open and the old man had left with his suitcase可知那个老人最可能忘记了支付他们的旅馆的钱；故选D．

点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．