Question

Mrs. Black was a poor old woman and she lived in a small village. Her husband died ten years ago. But she had a 24-year-old daughter. Her name was Alice. She worked in New York and lived there. It was far away from her mother's village, and she was not happy about this. One day Alice said to her mother, "I've found a good job in Boston, and I can make a lot of money there, so I will go to work in Boston next week. But don't worry, Mum. I'll send you some money every week. "
A month later, Mrs. Black was very angry. She decided to go to see her daughter in Boston on a train. When she saw her daughter, she said, "Alice, why do you never call me?"
Alice laughed, "But mother," she said, "you haven't got a telephone."
"No", she answered, "I haven't, but you have got one. "
小題1:Mrs. Black lived __________.

A．in Canada

B．in Australia

C．in England

D．in America

小題2:Mrs. Black lived __________.

A．alone	B．with her husband
C．with her daughter	D．with her mother

小題3:Alice decided to work in Boston because __________.

A．New York was too far from her mother's village

B．Boston was near her mother's village

C．she had found a good job there

D．she thought Boston was a quiet and nice place

小題4:A month later, Mrs. Black went to see her daughter in Boston __________.

A．by air

B．by train

C．by bus

D．by sea

小題5:Alice had never telephoned her mother because __________.

A．she didn't have time to do so

B．her mother didn't have a telephone

C．she didn't want to spend money on calling

D．her mother didn't know how to make a telephone call

Answer 1

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:B
小題5:B

試題分析：這篇短文主要描述了一對母女，母親雖然自己沒有電話，但是還要求自己的女兒給自己打電話。
小題1:根據第二行She worked in New York and lived there.描述,可知既然她女兒住在美國紐約市,那么她也肯定住在美國,故選D.
小題2:根據第一段But she had a 24-year-old daughter.…… It was far away from her mother's village, and she was not happy about this.描述,可知布萊克夫人獨自生活,故選A.
小題3:根據第一段"I've found a good job in Boston, and I can make a lot of money there, so I will go to work in Boston next week.描述，可知是因為她的女兒在波士頓找到了一份好工作，故選C。
小題4:根據第二段She decided to go to see her daughter in Boston on a train.描述，可知布萊克夫人是乘火車去的波士頓，故選B。
小題5:根據短文倒數第二行Alice laughed, "But mother," she said, "you haven't got a telephone."描述，可知是因為她的母親沒有電話。故選B。
點評：本文中長句較多，一時很難讀懂句子含義，注意多讀幾遍，不要強求非得理解一詞一句的含義，能把握文章大意就行。然后帶著問題閱讀短文，一般就能順利找出答題依據。對于不能直接找到根據的問題注意聯系上下文，根據短文中心總結出正確答案。