Question

James and Harry came to London and stayed in the same hotel.
James came in in a great hurry one evening．A friend had offered him a ticket for a play. He saw a 1etter on the hall table．“That will keep till I get back，”he thought，“no time to lose now．”And he went off．
Harry came in a minute after James．There was a letter for him，too，which he opened at once．It was from the secretary(秘書)of a company，offering him a post(職位)in their office. He Was told to be there at 10 a．m．the next morning，as there were others who wanted the job.
James got back from the play at midnight．He was sleepy．“That letter can be opened in the morning，”he thought．The next morning when he woke up，he at once jumped out of bed，tore(撕)it open-his face fell .It was a similar letter to the one Harry had received the night before. But James’ chance was gone .It was five to ten, and he could never be at the office in time.
小題1:One evening James came in in a great hurry because       .

A．he knew there was a letter on the hall table

B．he had to tell someone to keep his letter until he got back

C．he was afraid he would be late for the play

D．his friend was waiting for him outside the hotel

小題2:As soon as he woke up，James        .

A．wondered where Harry had gone

B．was eager(急切的)to know the time

C．knew he could never be at the office in time

D．remembered the letter from the company

小題3:The underlined sentence “his face fell” in the passage means“      ”.

A．he knew there was something wrong with his face

B．he felt very sorry for missing the chance

C．he fell down on his face

D．he realized that he had lost his face

Answer 1

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:B

試題分析：James 和 Harry同時收到一家公司的應聘書信，由于詹姆斯沒能及時把握好機遇，他失去了應聘的機會。
小題1:細節理解題，根據文中語句“James came in in a great hurry one evening．A friend had offered him a ticket for a play. He saw a 1etter on the hall table．“That will keep till I get back，”he thought，“no time to lose now．”And he went off．”理解可知。詹姆斯的主要目的是看戲劇，故選C
小題2:細節理解題，根據文中語句“The next morning when he woke up，he at once jumped out of bed，tore(撕)it open-his face fell .It was a similar letter to the one Harry had received the night before.”理解可知。詹姆斯想知道的是信的內容，故選 D。
小題3:細節理解題，根據文中語句“It was a similar letter to the one Harry had received the night before. But James’ chance was gone .It was five to ten, and he could never be at the office in time.”理解可知。詹姆斯沒有機會應聘了，故選B。
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