IrememberthefirsttimeImetAlfredafteryears.Hewassittingonabenchinthepark.Helookedverysadandcold.Hehadn’tgotacoatonanditstartedtorain.UsuallyIdon’tliketostoptospeaktoastrangerwholookedlikethat.Hissh

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I remember the first time I metAlfred after years. He was sitting on a bench in the park. He looked very sadand cold. He hadn’t got a coat on and it started torain. Usually I don’t like to stop to speak to astranger who looked like that. His shoes were well-cleaned and his clothes werequite smart but he did not have an umbrella with him and he was getting wet inthe rain. I stopped walking and said to him in a nice voice. “ Are you OK?” he looked up and was surprisedto see me. He cried out. “ Are you …”he couldn’t remember my name. I was also surprised. Hewas Alfred! “ I’mTom Alfred what are you doing here?” I asked. He did not explain tome but caught my hand and asked how my life was like. I told him that I wasout of job. I suggested that we go somewhere warm and dry.

So we found a café nearby and continued our conversation. I learned that hemarried with two children and his wife was Sherry. I could not believe myears. Twenty years ago his best friend was Linda and Sherry was his worstenemy! They often had quarrels ( 争吵) and fights in the play.

Alfred told me that he became abusinessman when he graduated from the school and owned two companies in thecity. I asked him why he was sitting in the rain in the park. He said that hehad just had a quarrel with Sherry and acting in the same way as when she wasyoung threw him out of the door and locked him　out. He was young threw him out of the doorand locked him out. He was waiting for her to be calm and let him in again.

1.What did Alfred look like?

A. Pleasant B. Smart C. Hungry D.Well-dressed

2.Alfred was ___ them.

A married B. nice C. weak D. strong

3. How was Alfred when he was Tom?

A. Happy B. Surprised C. Glad D.Angry

4.The writer ________

A. liked to speak to a strangerB. met Alfred in a café

C. thought Alfred’s wife was Sherry D. hadn’tmet Alfred twenty years.

5.What happened to Alfred?

A. He lost his wife B. He losthis job

C. His wife didn’t let him go home D. His friend didn’twant to see him.

 

Answer 1

【答案】 1.D2.A3.B4.D5.C【解析】【主旨大意】文章讲述了我在一个公园里遇到了二十年没见的朋友，他与以前的“敌人”结婚了，现在他与妻子吵架被赶出了家门。1. 细节理解题。根据第一段句子His shoes were well-cleaned and hitclothes were quite smart可知他穿的很好。2.细节理解题。根据第二段句子I learned that he married withtwo children and his wife was Sherry可知他已经结婚了。3.细节理解题。根据第一段句子He looked up and surprised tosee me.可知他非常吃惊看到我。4.细节理解题。根据文章第一句可知我们十二十年之后相遇的，所以有二十年没见面了，故选D。5.细节理解题。根据最后一段He said that he had just had aquarrel with Sherry and Sherry acting in the same way as when she was young threw him out of the door and locked him out.的叙述可知他的妻子跟他吵架，不让他回家了，故选C。