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【題目】 When I was young, each family worked in our father's store. We started working by doing small jobs like cleaning, tidying shelves and packing, and later graduated （畢業(yè)）to serve customers. As we worked and watched, we learned that work was about more than living and selling things.

One day, I was tidying the toy area. A little boy, five or six years old, came in. He was wearing an old brown coat, and his hair and shoes were dirty. The little boy looked poor to me—too poor to afford to buy anything. He looked around the toys, picked up some of them, and then carefully put them back.

At that time, Dad walked over to the boy. He smiled and asked the boy what he could do for him. The boy said he was looking for a birthday present to buy for his brother. Dad told him to take his time and look around. He did.

After about 20 minutes, the little boy carefully picked up a toy plane, walked up to my dad and said, "How much for this. Sir?

“How much do you have?" Dad asked.

The little boy held out his hand and opened it. He counted the coins and said, “27 cents. But the price of the toy plane is ---US$3.98!”

“That will just about do it. "Dad said softly. Dad's reply still rings in my ears. When the little boy walked out of the store. I didn't notice the old coat or the dirty shoes. What I saw was a lovely child with a treasure.

【1】According to the passage, the little boy ________.

A.was under 10 years old.B.was wearing an old grey coat.

C.didn’t wear shoesD.has short brown hair

【2】What does the underlined（劃線）sentence mean in the last paragraph?

A.The boy couldn't buy the toy.

B.The money was not enough to buy the toy.

C.The boy could buy the toy with the money.

D.The writer's dad didn't want to sell the toy to the boy.

【3】What do you think of the writer's father?

A.Strict.B.Talented.C.Kind.D.Serious.

【4】What can we learn from the passage?

A.There were eight people in the writer's family.B.The little boy might be from a poor family.

C.The work in the store is to sell old clothes.D.The writer didn't like working in his father's store.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】

本文講述一個貧窮的小男孩拿著27美分來到店里為他的弟弟挑選禮物，父親為了幫助這個小男孩把禮物低價賣給了他，通過這件事讓作者明白，他在父親店里的工作不只是為了生存和賣東西，還可以給別人帶去快樂。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“A little boy, five or six years old, came in.”可知，小男孩大概五六歲，故選A。

【2】詞句猜測題。The boy couldn't buy the toy. 男孩買不了玩具。The money was not enough to buy the toy. 錢不夠買玩具。The boy could buy the toy with the money. 這個男孩可以用這些錢買玩具。The writer's dad didn't want to sell the toy to the boy. 作者的爸爸不想把玩具賣給那個男孩。根據(jù)后文“When the little boy walked out of the store…What I saw was a lovely child with a treasure.”可知，爸爸低價把玩具賣給了小男孩，所以本句話的意思是“這些錢夠買這個玩具了”，故選C。

【3】推理判斷題。Strict嚴肅的；Talented有天賦的；Kind善良的；Serious嚴肅的。根據(jù)全文內(nèi)容可知，作者的爸爸以低價將玩具賣給了小男孩，卻又沒有傷及小男孩的自尊心，可見他是一位善良的人，故選C。

【4】推理判斷題。There were eight people in the writer's family. 作者家里有八個人。文章并未提及，該項表述錯誤；The little boy might be from a poor family. 這個小男孩可能來自一個貧窮的家庭。根據(jù)“He counted the coins and said, 27 cents.”和“I didn't notice the old coat or the dirty shoes.”可知，該項表述正確；The work in the store is to sell old clothes. 這家商店的工作是出售舊衣服。根據(jù)“We started working by doing small jobs like cleaning, tidying shelves and packing…”可知，該項表述錯誤；The writer didn't like working in his father's store. 作者不喜歡在他父親的店里工作。根據(jù)“As we worked and watched, we learned that work was about more than living and selling things.”可知，該項表述錯誤；故選B。