Question

Mr. Brown worked in a factory of a small town. He had been there for twenty years before one day he was sent to the capital for important business. He was quite excited because he had never been there before. Before he set off, he asked his wife and three daughters if they wanted him to buy something for them in London. Mrs. Brown began to think it over and then she said she wished her husband would be able to buy a nice umbrella for her, and so did their three daughters. As he was afraid he would forget it, he drew an umbrella on his hand. To his regret, he lost it at the station.

On the train Mr. Brown sat opposite to an old woman. The woman’s umbrella was so nice that he carefully looked at it and said to himself not to forget to buy a few umbrellas like it. When the train arrived at the station in London, he said good-bye to the old woman, took his bag and her umbrella and was going to get off.

“Wait a minute, sir,” shouted the old woman. “That’s my umbrella!”

Then Mr. Brown noticed that he had taken her umbrella. His face turned red at once and said in a hurry,“Oh, I’m very sorry, Madam! I didn’t mean it!”

Seven days later Mr. Brown left the capital. To his surprise, he met the old woman and sat opposite to her again. Looking at the four umbrellas, the old woman was satisfied with herself. “It seems that I had a better result than the other four women.” She thought.

1.We can learn from the passage that Mr. Brown was ______.

A. a conductor B. a worker

C. a thief D. an umbrella maker

2.Why did Mr. Brown take the woman’s umbrella?

A. Because he was lost in thought.

B. Because it was much like his own umbrella.

C. Because he thought the woman would not notice it.

D. Because the woman misplaced it beside Mr. Brown.

3. When looking at Mr. Brown with four umbrellas, the woman thought ______.

A. Mr. Brown was an umbrella maker

B. Mr. Brown was selling his umbrellas

C. Mr. Brown had bought four umbrellas for his family.

D. Mr. Brown had stolen the other women’s umbrellas

4. How did Mr. Brown get the four umbrellas?

A. He bought them in London.

B. He picked them on the train.

C. He brought them from his small town.

D. He stole them from four women.

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：这是一篇故事类短文。文章讲述了Mr. Mr. Brown去伦敦办事帮家人卖雨伞的故事 。

1. Brown worked in a factory of a small town.他在一家工厂上班说明他是一名工人，所以B项正确

2. woman’s umbrella was so nice that he carefully looked at it and said to himself not to forget to buy a few umbrellas like it. When the train arrived at the station in London, he said good-bye to the old woman, took his bag and her umbrella and was going to get off.说明他非常喜欢这把雨伞，一直想买这样的雨伞而忘了这是别人的，下车时将雨伞带走，这是他陷入买伞的沉思中而导致的，故选A

3. at the four umbrellas, the old woman was satisfied with herself. “It seems that I had a better result than the other four women.” She thought.老妇人看到Mr. Brown拿着四把雨伞，她对自己感到满意，认为Brown没把她的雨伞拿走，而把其他四位女士的伞拿走了，因此推断，老妇人认为Brown偷走了其他四位女士的伞，故选D

4. Brown began to think it over and then she said she wished her husband would be able to buy a nice umbrella for her, and so did their three daughters.得知他在伦敦买了四把伞，所以选A

考点：考查故事类短文。