Question

阅读理解 　　A man went to an insurance(保险)office to have his life insured．The manager of the office asked him how old his parents were when they died． 　　“Mother had a bad heart and died at the age of thirty．Father died of tuberculosis(肺结核)when he was thirty-five．” 　　“I’m very sorry,” said the manager, “we cannot insure your life as your parents were not healthy．”As the man was leaving the office, sad, he met a clerk who had overheard the conversation． 　　“You must not be so frank(坦率),”said the clerk, “no office will insure your life if you speak like that．Use your imagination a little．”The man went to another office and was shown into the manager’s room． (1) “Mother had a bad heart” means ________． [　　] A． his mother was a very cruel woman B． his mother’s heart problem was very serious C． his mother was unkind to others D． his mother was usually very sad (2) According to the passage, the man was probably in his ________． [　　] A． twenties B． forties C． sixties D． seventies (3) Which of the following is NOT true? [　　] A． His mother died of heart trouble． B． His father died of an infectious(传染)illness． C． This man believed the clerk． D． The manager in another office insured the man’s life．

Answer 1

答案：1．B;2．A;3．D;
解析：

(2)	从这个人和保险公司老板的对话可知“母亲在三十岁去世”而“父亲在三十五岁去世”，老板说：“我们不能给你入保”，说明他现在的年龄还不到他当年父母的年龄，故选A项。
(3)	A、B项文章中有明确的说明，C项从这个人去了另一个办公室可以看出他相信了那个职员的话，D项没有说明那个办公室的老板就一定让他入保，故D项错误。

提示：

从第二段的“Father died of tuberculosis(肺结核)when he was thirty-five．”可知“母亲的心脏病很严重，在三十岁去世”。