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：本文學敘述了布朗先生生活在美國，有一家大工廠，他去過大約三十個國家旅游度假。有一年夏天，他去了莫斯科，他聽說那里因為缺少資金，工廠不能正常運轉。他想在那里投資可以省錢。于是他去一家工廠價參觀，工人們熱情地歡迎他們。經過詢問，他發現這家工廠不缺少任何東西。

1.But when he takes his holidays, he always goes traveling and has been to about thirty countries.可知他去過大約三十個國家旅游度假，因此是在國外度假，故選D。

2.推理判斷題。根據He thought he would save much money if he invested (投資) in a factory there.可知他想在莫斯科的一個工廠投資，故選B。

3.細節理解題。根據He thought he would save much money if he invested (投資) in a factory there.可知因為在莫斯科投資會省很多錢，故選B。

4.推理判斷題。根據The Russians knew it and warmly met him and he was invited to visit a modern factory.俄國人知道他要投資，故熱情的歡迎他。故推斷他們想讓他在那里投資，故選C。

5.細節理解題。根據It seemed that they weren’t short of anything.可知布朗先生最后知道這家工廠似乎不缺少任何東西。故選C。

考點：故事類短文閱讀。