Mrs. Baker’s sister was ill. She had someone to look after her from Monday to Fr

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Mrs. Baker’s sister was ill. She had someone to look after her from Monday to Friday, but not at the weekend, so every Friday evening Mrs. Baker used to go off to spend the weekend with her at her home in a neighbouring town. But as Mr. Baker could not cook, she had arranged (安排) for his sister to come over and spend the weekend looking after him at their home. This meant that Mr. Baker had busy time when he came home from work on Friday evenings. First he had to drive home from the railway station. Then he had to drive his wife to the station to catch her train. And then he had to wait until his sister’s train arrived, so as to take her to his house.
Of course, on Sunday evening he had to drive his sister to the station to catch her train back home, and then wait for his wife’s train, so as to bring her home.
One Sunday evening, he had seen his sister off on her train and was waiting for his wife’s arrival when a porter ( 搬运工 ), who had often seen him at the station, came over and spoke to him, “You are having a lot of fun,” he said, “ But one day one of those women is going to catch you with the other, and then you will be in real trouble!”
小题1: Who was ill?  ___________

A．Mr. Baker

B．Mrs. Baker

C．Mr. Baker’s sister

D．Mrs. Baker’s sister

小题2: Who looked after the sick person on weekdays?

A．Mr. Baker’s sister	B．Mrs. Baker’s sister
C．Mrs. Baker	D．Someone acting as a nurse

小题3: Why did Mr. Baker go to the railway station on Friday and Sunday evening? __________

A．Because he had to see his wife and sister off and brought them home.

B．To take his sister to his own home.

C．To bring his wife back home.

D．To look after his sister.

小题4: Where did Mr. Baker spend the weekend?  ___________

A．At home

B．In his office

C．In his sister’s home

D．In a neighbouring town

小题5: Why did the porter say Mr. Baker would be in trouble?   Because __________.

A．Mr. Baker was making fun of the two ladies

B．Mrs. Baker would laugh at her husband

C．He thought the two women are Mr. Baker’s girl friends

D．The two ladies were playing games with Mr. Baker

答案

小题1:D
小题2: C
小题3: A
小题4: A
小题5: C

解析

试题分析：
小题1:根据Mrs. Baker’s sister was ill.可知选D。
小题2:根据so every Friday evening Mrs. Baker used to go off to spend the weekend with her at her home in a neighbouring town.可知在周末贝克太太亲自照顾自己的妹妹，故选C。
小题3:根据he had to drive his wife to the station to catch her train. And then he had to wait until his sister’s train arrived, so as to take her to his house.可知选A，因为他得送他的妻子和妹妹，接他们回家。
小题4:通过阅读短文可知贝克先生不会做饭，在周末由自己的妹妹来家里为自己做饭，故可知他在自己家，选A。
小题5:通过每周他都定期接一个送一个女人，可知这个搬运工误会了他的妻子和妹妹的身份，故选C。
点评：本文描述了妻子贝克太太的妹妹生病了，自己在周末去照顾她。丈夫不会做饭，妻子就安排丈夫的妹妹来给丈夫做饭。由于每周都重复这样的故事，结果在车站被搬运工误会为这两个人都是贝克先生的女朋友。本文逻辑性很强，阅读中注意从关键词理解句意，如：Mrs. Baker’s sister和for his sister to come over可知这是两个妹妹，一个是妻子的，一个是丈夫的。还要注意进行合理的分析推理，理解句意隐含的意义。