After her husband had gone to work, Mrs Richards send her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom. She was too excited to do any housework that morning.
In the evening she would go to a fancy dress party with her husband. She wanted to dress up as a ghost and as she had made her costume the night before, she was impatient to try it on. Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was really splendid. After putting it on, She went downstairs to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.
Just as Mrs Richards was entering the dining-room, there was a knock on the front door. She knew it must be the baker. She had told him to come straight in if ever she failed to open the door and to leave the bread on the table. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, she quickly hid in the small store-room under the stair. She heard the front door opened and heavy footsteps in the hall. Suddenly the door of the store-room was opened and in came a man. Mrs Richards realized it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the meter. She tried to explain the situation, saying “It’s only me. ” but it was too late, the man let out a cry and jumped back several paces. When Mrs Richards walked towards him, he fled, losing the door heavily behind him.
小题1:The reason for Mrs Richards’ excitement that day was that____.
A．she had sent her children to school
B．she was to attend an evening party
C．she wouldn’t do any housework that morning
D．she had made a special costume the night before小题2:Mrs Richards went downstairs with the costume on so as to____.
A．made sure that the costume fitted her well
B．frighten the person who was knocking on the door
C．find out if she had finished the costume
D．receive the bread and do some cooking小题3:The man who was knocking at the door was____.
A．a baker
B．a thief
C．her husband
D．an electricity man小题4:What did the man do after he knocked on the front door?
A．He entered just as Mrs Richards had told him to.
B．He did not do anything as Mrs Richards had expected him to.
C．He stepped directly towards the meter.
D．He went straight in so as to find Mrs Richards.小题5:The man ____ and that made him cry out and run away.
A．thought he must have met a ghost
B．recognized Mrs Richards
C．found out Mrs Richards was walking towards him
D．thought that Mrs Richards must have recognized him
小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:A
题目分析：文章讲述了理查德太太要去参加化妆舞会，很是兴奋，穿上衣服后，她到楼下看看是否合身，但是却吓到了来的电工。
小题1:细节题：从第二段的句子：In the evening she would go to a fancy dress party with her husband. 可知理查德太太兴奋是因为她要参加晚会。选B
小题2:细节题：从第二段的句子：After putting it on, She went downstairs to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear. 可知理查德太太穿着化妆服到楼下是看看是否合适。选A。
小题3:细节题：从第三段的句子：Mrs Richards realized it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the meter.可知这个人是电工。选D
小题4:推理题：从第三段的句子：She had told him to come straight in if ever she failed to open the door and to leave the bread on the table. 和Suddenly the door of the store-room was opened and in came a man.可知敲了门后，这个人没有象理查德太太预料的那样做。选 B
小题5:推理题：从最后一句话When Mrs Richards walked towards him, he fled, losing the door heavily behind him.可知这个人以为自己遇到了鬼。选A
点评：文章基本上是考查细节题，对此类题型考生可以首先从问题中找到关键词，然后以此为线索，运用略读及查阅的技巧在文中迅速寻找这一细节，找到后再把这一部分内容仔细阅读一遍，仔细比较所给选项与文中细节的细微区别，在准确理解细节的前提下，最后确定最佳答案。