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Mr. Evens works in Sydney. Last week he had a two--week holiday, but he didn’t know where to go. He said to his friend Robert, “I hate the hot weather here, but I can’t find a cool place in Australia. How will I take my holiday?”
“That’s easy,” said Robert. “You’d better go to Moscow. Snow and ice are covering the ground now.”
Mr. Evens agreed with his friend. He bought an air ticket and soon arrived in Moscow. He made a happy journey there. But one day He got into trouble. After lunch he went to a park outside the city. He saw a dog following him while he was walking past a house. It was hungry and wished him to give it some food to eat. Bad luck! He had no piece of bread or cake in his pockets. He tried to send it away, but it began to bark at him. He wanted to look for a stick but couldn’t find anything except snow and ice. Suddenly he saw a stone in the ground. He tried to pick it up but he failed.
“How strange Russians are!” Mr. Evens said to himself. “They do not tie their dogs, but firmly(牢牢地) tie the ground!”
【小题1】Mr. Evens wouldn’t spend his holiday in Australia because _________.

A．it was very hot in his country

B．he liked to make a long journey

C．he had never been to Moscow before

D．Robert told him to leave his country

【小题2】Mr. Evens went to Moscow _____________.

A．by train	B．by car
C．by plane	D．on foot

【小题3】Mr. Evens couldn’t find a stick because ___________.

A．there weren’t any trees in Moscow in winter

B．the ground was covered with snow and ice

C．the Russians had taken all the sticks home

D．the Russians didn’t tell him about it

【小题4】Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Russians are all very strange.

B．Russians never ties their dog.

C．Russians always tie the stones firmly.

D．The stone was firmly frozen (冰冻的) on the ground.

答案：【小题1】A
【小题2】C
【小题3】B
【小题4】D

试题分析：短文大意：伊文斯先生在悉尼工作。但他不想在那里度假。因为那里太热。他决定去莫斯科度假。他乘飞机去了莫斯科。
【小题1】细节理解题，根据文中 “He said to his friend Robert, “I hate the hot weather here, but I can’t find a cool place in Australia. How will I take my holiday?”的描述可知伊文斯不想在澳大利亚度假是因为那里太热。所以选A。
【小题2】细节理解题，根据文中“He bought an air ticket and soon arrived in Moscow.” 的描述可知伊文斯是乘飞机去的莫斯科。所以该选C。
【小题3】细节理解题，根据文中“He wanted to look for a stick but couldn’t find anything except snow and ice.” 的描述可知他想找一个棒但是地面上全是雪和冰。所以选B。
【小题4】理解归纳题。纵观全文可知该选D
考点：故事类阅读。

2015学年江苏扬州梅岭中学八年级上期中英语试卷（带解析）