A lawyer and a young lady were sitting next to each other on a long flight. The lawyer asked if she would like to play a fun game. The lady just wanted to take a nap, so she politely refused.
The lawyer explained that the game was actually very easy. He explained “I ask you a question, and if you don’t know the answer, you pay me, and vice versa（反之亦然）.” Again, the lady politely refused and tried to get some sleep.
The lawyer added eagerly, “Okay, if you don’t know the answer, you pay me $5, and if I don’t know the answer, I will pay you $50!” Considering that there would be no end to this suffering unless she played, the lady agreed.
The lawyer asked the first question, “What is the distance from the earth to the moon?” The young lady didn't say a word, pulled out five dollars from her purse and handed it to the lawyer.
Now, it was the lady’s turn. She asked the lawyer, “What goes up a hill with three legs, and es down with four?” The lawyer was greatly puzzled. He took out his puter and searched all of his references. He searched the Net and sent e-mails to all of his friends, but it was all to no avail. After over an hour, he woke up the lady and handed her $50. The lady politely took the money and turned away to get back to sleep.
The lawyer, very puzzled now, woke the lady up again and asked, “Well, what on earth is the answer?” Without a word, the lady reached into her purse, handed the lawyer another $5 and went back to sleep.
【小题1】The lawyer tried to persuade the lady to play the game because he .A．knew he could winB．wanted to have fun with the ladyC．wanted to lose money to herD．liked to chat with young ladies【小题2】Which of the following best describes the meaning of the underlined words?A．No messages arrivedB．No one could help himC．The Net failed to workD．Nobody answered his e-mails【小题3】We may infer from the story that .A．the lawyer and the lady used to be lovers.B．there was no answer to the lady’s question.C．the lady didn't like playing games with strangers.D．the lawyer was too stupid to answer the question.【小题4】The author’s purpose for writing the story is to .A．tell us how clever the lady isB．describe the rules of playing gamesC．show that it is interesting to play gamesD．make fun of the lawyerA
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(答案→)A
解析：
【小题1】推理题，由第二段的第一句话The lawyer explained that the game was actually very easy.可以推出律师他认为问题很简单，自己会赢，所以选A
【小题2】推理题，由第五段的倒数第三行He searched the Net and sent e-mails to all of his friends,他找到所有的朋友，都没有问出答案，所以选B
【小题3】推理题，由最后一段的最后一句“Well, what on earth is the answer?” Without a word, the lady reached into her purse, handed the lawyer another $5 and went back to sleep.可以知道这是个没有答案的问题，所以选B
【小题4】推理题，文章讲述谁要是回答不出问题，年轻女士拿5元，而律师拿55元，从这可以看出玩游戏，要遵守游戏规则，所以选B