单选题
Mrs. Peters stopped playing the piano when she began to work. She had lived in a very small flat, and there had been no room for a piano. But when she married, she had a new flat which was big enough for one. So she decided to get one and her husband agreed and helped her. She saved some money, and her parents gave her a generous amount of money for her birthday. Then she went to a shop and said, 'I'll choose whichever piano does not cost too much and fits into my living room.' When she had paid for the piano, the shop assistant asked her if she would like him to get it tuned (调音) every few months. Mrs. Peters agreed. A few months later she heard from the shop that a man was coming to tune the piano at ten that morning. Now she had not cleaned the house yet, so it was dusty and untidy. Mrs. Peters hated having even the least amount of dirt, and felt ashamed whenever strange people saw her house like that. So she had to hurry to clean everything carefully. It meant a lot of effort, and it made her hot and tired. But anyhow, by the time the man arrived, everything was finished. She opened the door, and the man was standing there with a big dog. 'Good morning,' the man said politely, 'Will it disturb you if I bring my dog in, please? I'm blind, and he leads me wherever I go.'
单选题
Mrs. Peters was soon able to buy a piano because ______.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】 根据文章第一段“She saved some money,and her parents gave her a generous amount of money for her birthday.”可知,Mrs. Peters节省了一些钱,父母在她生日时给了她也一笔钱。两笔钱加在一起,才能买一台钢琴,故选D。
单选题
One morning, ______.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】 根据文章第三段“A few months later she heard from the shop that a man was coming to tune the piano at ten that morning.”可知,有一个人当天上午十点将来给钢琴调音,故选A。
单选题
'It meant a lot of effort, and it made her hot and tired'. Here 'it' refers to ______.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】 根据上下文可知,此句中“it”指前一句所提到的事情,也就是打扫房间,故选B。
单选题
Mrs. Peters had wasted her time getting everything clean as ______.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】 根据第四段“'I'm blind, and he leads me wherever I go.'”可知,这是一位盲人,根本看不见房间是不是干净,故选B。