Question

Have you ever had an embarrassing experience? Last week we asked readers to tell us about embarrassing experiences. We received thousands of letters! Here is a selection.

Tony:

My most embarrassing experience happened when I had just left university. I had just started teaching in a Liverpool middle school. One morning my alarm clock didn’t ring. I woke up at half past eight and school began at nine. I quickly washed, dressed, jumped into my car and rushed to school. When I arrived, the students had already gone into class. I didn’t go to the office, but went straight into class. After two or three minutes the students began laughing, and I couldn’t understand why! Suddenly I looked down and understood. I had put on one black shoe and one brown shoe!

Henry:

The most embarrassing experience I’ve ever had happened two years ago. After seeing a film, my wife and I had lunch in our favorite restaurant in town. Then we decided to take a walk along the street. The street was very busy and we started holding hands. Suddenly my wife saw a dress that she liked in a shop window, and stopped. I started looking at some watches in the next window. After a minute or two I reached for my wife’s hand. There was a loud scream, and a woman slapped my face. I hadn’t taken my wife’s hand. I’d taken the hand of a complete stranger（陌生人）!

1.Tony arrived at school late that morning because ??????????? .

A. he couldn’t find hid shoes????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. his alarm clock didn’t ring

C. he washed and dressed slowly????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. his car went wrong on the way

2.The students began laughing when they saw Tony ????????? .

A. wearing a wrong shoe????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ??? ????????????? B. his alarm clock didn’t ring

C. looking down suddenly????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. rushing into the classroom

3.Henry and his wife held hands ??????? .

A. at the cinema????????????? B. in the shop?????????????

C. at the restaurant????????????? D. along the street

4.What does the underlined word “scream” mean in Chinese?

A.尖叫聲??????????? ????????????? B.笑聲????????? C.哭聲????????????? D.呼救聲

5.Henry was embarrassed because he ?????? .

A. slapped the woman in the face

B. took the hand of a complete stranger

C. heard hid wife screaming in the street

D. knocked over some watches in the shops

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.A

5.B

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了有一份調查報告。要求讀者告訴我們尷尬的經歷。托尼講述自己早上著急穿錯了鞋。亨利講述自己和妻子逛街時，牽錯了手而挨打。

1. 細節理解題。根據托尼的介紹One morning my alarm clock didn’t ring. I woke up at half past eight and school began at nine.可知鬧鐘沒響，八點半才起床。故選B。

2.細節理解題。根據托尼的講述的最后Suddenly I looked down and understood. I had put on one black shoe and one brown shoe!可知他穿了不一樣的鞋，故選A

3.細節理解題。根據亨利的描述he street was very busy and we started holding hands.可知街上擁擠他們拉著手。故選D。

4.詞意猜測題。根據亨利的描述There was a loud scream, and a woman slapped my face. I hadn’t taken my wife’s hand. I’d taken the hand of a complete stranger（陌生人）! 一個女人打了我的臉。我沒有拉著我的妻子的手。我拉著一個完全陌生的人的手。可知是大聲的尖叫。故選A。

5.細節理解題。根據There was a loud scream, and a woman slapped my face. I hadn’t taken my wife’s hand. I’d taken the hand of a complete stranger（陌生人）! 一個女人打了我的臉。我沒有拉著我的妻子的手。我拉著一個完全陌生的人的手。可知選B。

考點：故事類短文閱讀。