Question

John was travelling around the country in the town. One evening he was driving along a road and looking for a small hotel. When he saw an old man at the side of the road, he stopped his car and said to the old man, “I want to go to the Sun Hotel, Do you know it?”
“Yes,” the old man answered, “I’ll show you the way.”
He got into the car, and they drove for about twelve miles. When they came to a small house, the old man said, “stop here. ”
John stopped and looked at the house and said, “but this isn’t a hotel”
“No,” the old man answered, “this is my house. And now I’ll show you the way to the Sun Hotel, Turn around and go back nine miles, then you’ll see the Sun Hotel on the left.”
小題1: What is John looking for?

A．the Sun Hotel	B．The Moon Hotel
C．his home	D．the old man’s house

小題2:Who did John meet?

A．a policeman	B．an old man
C．an old woman	D．a boy

小題3:Where did the old man take John to?

A．the Sun Hotel	B．a supermarket
C．the old man’s house	D．a restaurant

小題4:How far did John drive after the old man got on his car?

A．five miles	B．twelve miles
C．three miles	D．nine miles

小題5: How far was the hotel from the place the old man got on the car?

A．twelve miles	B．nine miles
C．three miles	D．five miles

Answer 1

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:B
小題5:C

小題1:本文第一段最后一句為I want to go to the Sun Hotel，所表示的含義為約翰正在尋找太陽旅館，故本題選A。
小題2:本文第一段第三句為When he saw an old man at the side of the road, he stopped his car and said to the old man,所表示的含義為約翰在尋找旅館碰到了一個老人，故本題選B。
小題3:本文倒數第三行有一句為this is my house. And now I’ll show you the way to the Sun Hotel,所表示的含義為老人帶約翰到老人的家門前，故本題選C。
小題4:本文第三段有一句為He got into the car, and they drove for about twelve miles.所以可知老人下車之后，約翰開了有12英里的路程，故本題選B。
小題5:最后老人要求約翰返回9英里就可以到達太陽旅館，也就是說從上車的地方到旅館只有3英里，故本題選C。