单选题
How do the housewives learn about the offer of free groceries? A. On the radio. B. At the supermarket. C. From the manager. D. From their friends.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] All the housewives who went to the supermarket had one great ambition: to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for her shopping. For this was what the notice just inside the entrance promised. It said: "Remember, once a week, one of our customers gets free groceries. This may be your lucky day!" For several weeks Mrs Edwards hoped, like many of her friends, to be the lucky customer. Unlike her friends, she never gave up hope. The cupboards in her kitchen were full of things, which she did not need. In vain her husband tried to dissuade her. She dreamed of the day when the manager of the super- market would approach her and say: "Madam, this is your lucky day. Everything in your basket is free. " One Friday morning, after she had finished her shopping and had taken it to her car, she found that she had forgotten to buy tea. She dashed back to the supermarket, got the tea and went towards the cash desk. As she did so, she saw the manager of the supermarket approach her. "Madam," he said, holding out his hand, "I want to congratulate you! You are the lucky customer and everything in your basket is free!"
这是一篇听力短文，讲述的是一个很幽默的小故事。短文首先交代必要的背景(第一段)，其中指出：For this was what the notice just inside the entrance promised(这是商店入口处里面的公告所承诺的)，这说明主妇们都是在商店里得知once a week，one of our customers gets free groceries(每周都有一名顾客可免费购物)这一信息的，因此本题选[B]。其余三项中，[A]项中的radio(收音机)在听力材料中根本就没提及，[C]、[D]两项则属于抓住材料中的个别词汇有意设置的干扰。
单选题
What did Mrs Edwards want very much? A. Get a basket of free goods. B. Meet the manager. C. Get a free basket. D. Fill all her cupboards.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】短文中多次强调了Everything in your basket is free(你的购物篮中的所有商品都免费)，再结合Mrs Edwards hoped...to be the lucky customer(Mrs Edwards希望成为幸运顾客)一处和常识即可知正确答案是[A]。其余各项稍加分析都可排除。
单选题
Why did Mrs Edwards go back to the supermarket after she had finished shopping one day? A. Because she had to meet the manager. B. Because she had to buy one more thing. C. Because she had to find her shopping. D. Because she had to pay for her shopping.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】本题属于细节信息捕捉题。在短文最后一段中指出：she found that she had forgotten to buy tea(她发现自己忘了买茶)，于是She dashed back to the supermarket(她跑回超市)。只有[B]项与这两句的意思相符，因此就是正确答案。其余三项都可根据常识和故事内容加以排除。
单选题
Which of the following words best describes Mrs Edwards' feeling at the end of this story? A. Embarrassed. B. Disappointed. C. Delighted. D. Proud.