单选题 Mr. Phanourakis was eight-five years old when he said goodbye to his Greek mountain village and took an American ship for the United States. His sons had done well in the restaurant business there and wanted him to spend his remaining years with them.
The old man knew no language except his own. He made his way easily about the foreign ship. When it was lunchtime on his first way on board he found the number of his table on the passenger-list outside the dining room and went straight to it. Together with other passengers, he waited for the chief steward (乘务长) to tell him where to sit.
It was a small table for two. After a few moments his table companion arrived and murmured (低声说) politely, "Bonapetite." Then he took the other chair. Mr. Phanourakis looked at him quickly and smiled, "Phanourakis," he said, carefully pronounced the Greek syllables (音节).
In the afternoon, one of the ship"s officers, who spoke some Greek, asked the old man if he had found anyone he knew. Mr. Pharourakis shook his head and said, "No, the only person I"ve met so far is my table companion. He must be French. His name is Bonapetite -or something like that. "The officer said gently, "That"s not his name. It is a French expression that means good appetite."
单选题 Mr. Pharourakis went to the United States because
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[试题类型] 细节题
[解题思路]从文章第一段第一句话和最后一句话可知,老人因为年迈,并且他的儿子们想要他去美国与他们住在一起。
单选题 Where did the old man"s son work?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[试题类型] 细节题
[解题思路] 从文章的第一段可知老人乘船去美国,由此推断他的儿子在美国工作。
单选题 Why did Mr. Pharourakis tell his table companion his name?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[试题类型] 细节题
[解题思路] 从文章最后一段老人与乘务长的交谈中得知,他同桌的法国人在跟他用法语讲“祝您胃口好”时以为他在自我介绍,于是就以告诉他自己的名字作为回答。
单选题 How did Mr. Pharourakis find his table?
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[试题类型] 细节题
[解题思路] 从文章的第二段第二句话可知答案。
单选题 What did the Frenchman do before he sat down at the table?
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[试题类型] 细节题
[解题思路] 从文章结尾可知,法国人在用餐前不是在向老人做自我介绍而是祝他胃口好。