Question

Three travelers, Allan, Carl and Paul were sitting on the chairs in a train station. They were waiting for a train that was very late.

　　To pass the time, they began talking to each other.

　　At first, they talked about the weather and their work. Then Paul said, "Tell me—what would you most like to do if your doctor tell you that you have only three months to live?"

　　The other two men thought about this for a while, then Carl spoke.

　　“Well,” he said, “if I have only three months to live, I’ll take all my money out of the bank and go to foreign countries for holidays with my best friend, Erik. I'd like to travel to the places in the world as many as possible. And I'll stay at the best hotels and then eat the best food. I think I'll have a wonderful time.”

　　“That's very interesting.” Paul said.

　　With these words, he turned to the other man, saying, “And what about you?”

　　“I'll tell you a secret,” Allan said. “I always want to be a racing driver. So if I have only three months to live, the first thing I'd like to do is to sell my house. With the money I’ll buy the fastest car in the world. Maybe I can enter all the big motor races.”

　　Then he laughed, "I might even end up (以……而告終) world champion.”

　　“Now it's your turn,” Allan went on, “If your doctor tell you the bad news, what would you most like to do?”

　　“Oh,” said Paul with a smile. “I’ll go and see another doctor.”

1.The three men were talking _____________.

A. in the post office B. in the waiting room

C. on the train D. on the chairs in their office

2.The men began to talk about the weather and the work because they __________.

A. didn't know anything new

B. wanted to pass the time quickly

C. had nothing to do

D. were very interested in each other's work

3."I might even end up world champion." Here the word "champion" means ________in Chinese.

A.名人 B.賽車手 C.大款 D.冠軍

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.B

3.D

【解析】

試題分析：這個故事說的是在火車站等車的三個人，為了消磨時間討論，如果自己就剩下三個月的時間可活，會做什么。Carl想用自己所有的錢去旅行；Allan想買世界上最快的跑車，去參加比賽；Peter說他會換了醫生看病。

1.推理判斷題。根據短文的第一段Three travelers, Allan, Carl and Paul were sitting on the chairs in a train station. They were waiting for a train that was very late.可知，三個旅行者坐在火車站的椅子上等火車，他們開始互相交談起來。由此我們可以推測，他們談話的地方應該是在火車站的候車室。故選B。

2.推理判斷題。根據文意可知，三個旅行者在火車站等火車，他們開始交談起來。對于三個陌生人來說，他們談論天氣啊、工作等等這樣的話題，目的是這樣可以使時間過得快一些。故選B。

3.詞義猜測題。根據Allan所說的話，假如他只有三個月可活了，他會買世界上最快的跑車，去參加所有大型的比賽。而且他還說他還有可能當世界冠軍。故這里的champion 指的是比賽中的冠軍。故選D。

考點：故事類短文閱讀。