Question

Tom walked into a shop . It had a sign outside : "Second-hand (旧的) clothes bought and sold . "He was carrying an old pair of trousers and asked the owner of the shop, "How much will you give me for these?" The man looked at them and then said: "Two dollars."

　　"What !" said Tom. "I had guessed they were worth at least five dollars."

　　"No," said the man, "they aren't worth a cent more than two dollars."

　　"Well," said Tom, taking two dollars out of his pocket. "Here's your money. These trousers were hanging outside your shop. The list price (标价)of them was six dollars and a half. But I thought that was too much money, so I wanted to find out how much they were really worth."

　　Then he walked out of the shop with the pair of trousers and disappeared before the shop owner could think of anything to say .

1.At first the owner of the shop thought that Tom __________.

A. wanted to steal the trousers　 　　  B. wanted to sell the trousers

C. wanted to fool him　　　　　　   D. wanted to buy the trousers 

2.The owner of the shop_______ 　for the old trousers.

A. would give Tom two dollars　  

B. would pay three dollars

C. would pay five dollars　　　  　　 

D. would give Tom six dollars and a half 

3.The shop owner insisted（坚持） that the trousers were worth only two dollars because ____.

A. he wanted to sell them cheaply   　 

B. he wanted to buy them cheaply

C. he didn't like the trousers    　　 

D. they were old and dirty 

4.In fact, the trousers _________.

A. were hanging inside the shop　  　　 

B. were stolen by Tom from the shop

C. had been the shop owner's　　 　　 

D. had been Tom's 

5.From the story we know that _________ cheaper than the list price.

A. the owner sold the trousers two dollars

B. Tom sold the trousers one dollar and a half

C. the owner bought the trousers three dollars

D. Tom bought the trousers four dollars and a half

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.B

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：这篇短文介绍了汤姆因为老板的误会，以低于标价4美元的价格买了一条旧裤子。

1.细节理解题。故短文汤姆和老板的对话，可知在一开始老板以为汤姆是来卖裤子的。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据The man looked at them and then said: "Two dollars."描述，可知这个店老板想给汤姆两美元买这条裤子。故选A。

3.细节理解题。阅读短文可知，老板出价比较低是因为他以为这条裤子是汤姆的，想以低价买了这条裤子。故选B。

4.细节理解题。根据Here's your money. These trousers were hanging outside your shop. 描述，可知这条裤子是店老板挂在商店外面的。故选B。

5.推理判断题。阅读短文可知，最后汤姆给了老板2美元，从价格表中可以看出这条裤子卖6美元，所以汤姆以比价格表便宜4美元的价格买了这条裤子。故选D。

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