Question

Mr. Brown lives in America and has a big factory there. He is busy all the time. But when he takes his holidays, he always goes traveling and has been to about thirty countries. One summer he went to visit Moscow. There he heard the workers were paid much less than those in his countries. And most factories couldn’t work because they were short of (缺少) money. He thought he would save much money if he invested (投資) in a factory there. The Russians knew it and warmly met him and he was invited to visit a modern factory. He went to the workplaces, watched carefully how the machines worked. The workers worked hard when he went in.

Soon it was time to have lunch. Mr. Brown went in the dining –room. Meat, eggs, milk and bread could be bough there. It seemed that they weren’t short of anything. Mr. Brown came up to an old worker and sat down next to him.

Are you satisfied with your life, sir? Asked Mr. Brown.

“Of course,” the worker answered and went on drinking.

“What do you have now?”

“I live in beautiful villa (別墅) ,” answered the man. “I have a new fridge, a new color television and I drive a new car to my factory.”

“What’s your next wish, then?”

“To buy a pair of strong shoes!”

1.Mr. Brown often spends his holidays____.

A. in America B. in Moscow

C. by the sea D. outside his country

2. At first, Mr. Brown was going to ____.

A. travel in Moscow B. invest in a factory in Moscow

C. visit a modern factory D. know the old worker

3.Mr. Brown wanted to invest in Moscow because____.

A. he liked to live there

B. he could save much money there

C. they were friendly to him

D. the machines were new

4. The Russians warmly met Mr. Brown because____.

A. they want to help him

B.  he was very rich

C.  they wanted him to invest in the factory

D. they wanted him to build a new factory there

5. At last, Mr. Brown knew____.

A.the old worker had a happy life

B.the factory was cheating him

C.the factory wasn’t short of anything

D.the workers didn’t want anything

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.B

4.C

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文講述的是Brown先生去莫斯科參觀，他發現那里工廠的工人們的報酬比自己的國家里的更低，所以他就想在那里投資，以節省一些錢。但是當他參觀了工廠之后，發現他們好像其實什么都不缺。

1.推理判斷題。根據短文第一段中But when he takes his holidays, he always goes traveling and has been to about thirty countries.可知，當Brown先生有假期的時候，他總是去旅行，他已經去過了大約30個國家了。由此我們可以看出，Brown先生經常去國外旅行。故選D。

2.細節理解題。根據短文第一段中的內容可知，當Brown先生來到莫斯科的時候，他發現那里工廠的工人的報酬比自己的工廠里的工人還要低，所以他就想給這個工廠投資。故應該選B。

3.細節理解題。根據短文第一段中He thought he would save much money if he invested (投資) in a factory there. 可知，Brown先生覺得如果他在那個工廠投資，他就會節省一些錢。由此可知選B。

4.推理判斷題。根據短文第一段的內容可知，當Brown先生來到莫斯科的時候，他發現那里工廠的工人的報酬比自己的工廠里的工人還要低，所以他就想給這個工廠投資。當俄羅斯人聽說了這件事的時候，他們熱情地歡迎Brown先生，目的當然是希望Brown先生給他們投資。故選C。

5.細節理解題。根據短文中It seemed that they weren’t short of anything.可知，Brown先生參觀了工廠之后，他發現好像他們不缺少什么東西。故選C。

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