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Mr. Brown worked in a factory of a small town. He had been there for twenty years before one da...

Mr. Brown worked in a factory of a small town. He had been there for twenty years before one day he was sent to the capital for important business. He was quite excited because he had never been there before. Before he set off, he asked his wife and three daughters if they wanted him to buy something for them in London. Mrs. Brown began to think it over and then she said she wished her husband would be able to buy a nice umbrella for her, and so did their three daughters. As he was afraid he would forget it, he drew an umbrella on his hand. To his regret, he lost it at the station.On the train Mr. Brown sat opposite to an old woman. The woman’s umbrella was so nice that he carefully looked at it and said to himself not to forget to buy a few umbrellas like it. When the train arrived at the station in London, he said good-bye to the old woman, took his bag and her umbrella and was going to get off.“Wait a minute, sir,” shouted the old woman. “That’s my umbrella!”Now Mr. Brown noticed that he had taken her umbrella. His face turned red at once and said in a hurry,“Oh, I’m very sorry, Madam! I didn’t mean it!”Seven days later Mr. Brown left the capital. To his surprise, he met the old woman and sat opposite to her again. Looking at the four umbrellas, the old woman was satisfied with herself. “It seems that I had a better result than the other four women.” She thought.小题1:We can learn from the passage that Mr. Brown was ______. A．a conductor B．a worker C．a thief D．an umbrella maker 小题2:The underlined word “it” in the first paragraph refers to ______. A．his ticket B．his bag C．his drawing D．his umbrella 小题3:Why did Mr. Brown take the woman’s umbrella? A．Because he was lost in thought. B．Because it was much like his own umbrella. C．Because he thought the woman would not notice it. D．Because the woman misplaced it beside Mr. Brown. 小题4:When looking at Mr. Brown with four umbrellas, the woman felt ______. A．surprised B．angry C．fortunate D．sad

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小题1:B 小题2:C 小题3:A 小题4:C

试题分析：文章讲述了Mr. Brown去伦敦办事帮家人买雨伞的故事。 小题1:B 推理题。根据文章第一句Mr. Brown worked in a factory of a small town.他在一家工厂上班说明他是一名工人，故B正确。 小题2:C 上下文串联。根据he drew an umbrella on his hand. To his regret, he lost it at the station.说明C正确。 小题3:A 推理题。根据第二段2,3,4行The woman’s umbrella was so nice that he carefully looked at it and said to himself not to forget to buy a few umbrellas like it.说明他非常喜欢这把雨伞，一直想买这样的雨伞，而忘记了这是别人的。故A正确。 小题4:C 推理题。根据文章最后一句Looking at the four umbrellas, the old woman was satisfied with herself. “It seems that I had a better result than the other four women.” She thought.说明题认为有另外4个人的雨伞被他拿走，而她却没有，所以为自己感到幸运。故C正确。 点评：故事类短文要注意细节的理解。把握文章的故事发展的过程，注意时间，地点，人物。