It was already dark when an old man came to a small town. He found an inn and wanted to stay there for the night. After he had gone to his room, the owner said to his wife, “Look at his bag, dear. I’m sure there are lots of valuable things in it. I want to steal it when he is asleep.”
“No, no,” said the woman. “He must look for his bag tomorrow morning. Then he’ll take you before the judge.” They thought and at last the woman had an idea. “We have forgetful grass,” said the woman, “Why not put some into his food? If he has the food, he will forget to take his bag away.” “How clever you are!” said the owner, “Don’t forget it when you prepare supper for him.”
The old man had the food with the forgetful grass and went to bed. The next morning, when the owner got up, he found the door was open and the old man had left with his bag. He woke his wife up and said angrily, “What a fool! Your forgetful grass isn’t useful at all.” “No, no,” said the woman. “I don’t think so. He must forget something.” “Oh, I’ve remembered!” The owner cried out suddenly, “He forgot…”
小题1:The old man came to the inn _______.
A．in the morning
B．in the afternoon
C．in the evening
D．at night小题2:The owner and his wife wanted to _______.
A．get the man’s bag
B．steal the man’s money
C．make the man pay them more
D．hide the man’s bag小题3:The owner and his wife put the forgetful grass into the food because _______.
A．the old man always forgot something
B．they wanted to make the food better
C．they hoped the old man would leave the bag in the inn
D．they wanted to know if the grass was useful小题4:According to the passage the old man forgot _______.
A．to take his bag away
B．to tell the owner when he left
C．to close the door when he went to sleep
D．to pay them the inn money小题5:Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Both the owner and his wife were clever.
B．The owner of the inn got nothing from the old man.
C．The old man left the inn without his bag.
D．The woman forget to put the grass into the food.
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:B
题目分析：文章讲述一对夫妇想得到老人的包，给他吃了健忘草，但是不但没有得到包，老人还忘了付住宿的钱，他们什么也没有得到。
小题1:细节题：从第一段的句子：It was already dark when an old man came to a small town. He found an inn and wanted to stay there for the night.可知这个人是晚上到旅馆的。选C
小题2:细节题：从第一段的句子：the owner said to his wife, “Look at his bag, dear. I’m sure there are lots of valuable things in it. I want to steal it when he is asleep.” 可知旅店的主人和妻子想得到他的包。选A
小题3:细节题：从第二段的句子：If he has the food, he will forget to take his bag away.可知他们希望这个人吃了健忘草就会忘了把包带走。选C
小题4:推理题：从文章的最后一句话He must forget something.” “Oh, I’ve remembered!” The owner cried out suddenly, “He forgot…” 可知这个人是忘了付钱了。选D
小题5:推理题：从文章内容可知这对夫妇想得到男子的包，但是不但没有得到包，男子还忘了付住宿的钱，所以他们什么也没有得到。选B
点评：本文以细节题的考查为主，细节题是针对文中某个细节、某句话或某部分具体内容设置问题，正确答案的根据一定可以在原文中找到，即原文的改写往往成为正确选项。通常细节题的正确选项有以下特征：对原文句子中的关键词进行替换。把原文中的一些词换成意义相近的词，成为正确选项。词性或者语态的变化。把原文中的一些词变换一下词性，或者改变原文句子的语态，给考生制造障碍。语言简化。把原文中的复杂语言现象进行简化，成为正确答案。正话反说。把原文中的意思反过来表达而成为正确选项(适用于寻找错误选项的题目)。